Stephen Monroe Taylor

Short Biography

Steven Vincent Taylor (born 23 January 1986 in Greenwich, Greater London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Football League Championship club Newcastle United. He is a central defender who can also play at right back and is sometimes utilised as a left back and was also the captain of the England under-21 team. Taylor had started playing football as a striker with Whitley Bay Boys Club. After a season of limited appearances he signed for Cramlington Juniors where he played regularly and impressed local Newcastle United scouts. In 1995, following injury-absence of defensive players, Taylor was forced to play as a centre-half, and following successful performances, was told that he would not be moving back to centre-forward. Taylor moved to Wycombe Wanderers in December 2003 for a month-long loan deal in order to get first team experience. He made his league debut in Wycombe colours, in a 1–1 away draw against Notts County on December 13. He played a total of six games for the club in the loan period that lasted until January 11, 2004. He was a very popular player at Wycombe, having a large influence despite his youth and limited number of appearances.