Stuart Taylor (born 26 November 1974) is a Scottish professional

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former player and coach, and was most recently the assistant manager of

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. Taylor played for several clubs in Scotland, and

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in Ireland, between 1992 and 2009. He then became a coach, and has since managed

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and

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Club career

In July 2002 Taylor signed for

and made his

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debut on the opening day of the

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season. In his next game he scored his first goal at

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Coaching career

Taylor began his coaching career at

, where he joined as assistant manager to Billy Reid from 2007 to 2011, when the club won the

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and promotion to the

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. In August 2012, he joined

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as assistant manager to

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. In January 2013, Taylor was appointed manager of

on a three-year deal. Taylor resigned as the manager of Limerick in July 2014. Taylor then joined

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in July 2014 as Under-23 head coach. He joined

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as first team coach at

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in November 2016. Taylor and most of Lambert's back-room staff left the club in May 2017. He once again joined up with Lambert as his assistant manager at

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in January 2018. He left Stoke at the end of the 2017–18 season as Lambert also left the club. Taylor joined up with Lambert for the third time as his assistant manager at

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in October 2018. He left Ipswich along with manager Paul Lambert in February 2021. After a short spell with Ross County, Taylor became head coach of

in August 2021. He left Hamilton in June 2022. In June 2023, Taylor was announced as the new assistant manager of

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club

alongside new manager

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. After two seasons with the ''Dark Blues'' which included a top six finish and a 10th place finish the following season, Taylor was sacked along with Docherty at the end of the 2024–25 season.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

;Airdrieonians *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2001–02

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Stuart 1974 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders St Mirren F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Drogheda United F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Scottish Football League players League of Ireland players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Scottish football managers Limerick F.C. managers League of Ireland managers Aston Villa F.C. non-playing staff Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff Ipswich Town F.C. non-playing staff Scottish expatriate football managers Ross County F.C. non-playing staff Hamilton Academical F.C. managers Scottish Professional Football League managers Hamilton Academical F.C. non-playing staff Dundee F.C. non-playing staff