Stuart Taylor (footballer, born 1974)
Scottish footballer
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Stuart Taylor (born 26 November 1974) is a Scottish professional football former player and coach, who is currently assistant coach at Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Taylor played for several clubs in Scotland, and Drogheda United in Ireland, between 1992 and 2009. He then became a coach, and has since managed Limerick and Hamilton Academical.
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Stuart Taylor during a Dundee warm-up in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 November 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | St Mirren | 79 | (8) |
| 1998–2002 | Airdrieonians | 85 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | Drogheda United | 22 | (2) |
| 2003 | Falkirk | 13 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Partick Thistle | 13 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | St Johnstone | 9 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Ross County | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Airdrie United | 36 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Hamilton Academical | 16 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Hamilton Academical (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Khor Sports Club (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Limerick | ||
| 2014-2016 | Aston Villa (Under 23 Head coach) | ||
| 2016-2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Stoke City (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Ipswich Town (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 2023–2025 | Dundee (assistant) | ||
| 2026 | St Mirren (assistant) | ||
| 2026– | Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
In July 2002 Taylor signed for Drogheda United[1] and made his League of Ireland debut on the opening day of the 2002–03 League of Ireland season. In his next game he scored his first goal at Tolka Park.
Coaching career
Taylor began his coaching career at Hamilton Academical, where he joined as assistant manager to Billy Reid from 2007 to 2011, when the club won the Scottish First Division and promotion to the Scottish Premier League.
In August 2012, he joined Al-Khor Sports Club in Qatar as assistant manager to László Bölöni.[2]
In January 2013, Taylor was appointed manager of Limerick on a three-year deal.[3][4] [5] Taylor resigned as the manager of Limerick in July 2014.[6] Taylor then joined Aston Villa in July 2014 as Under-23 head coach.
He joined Paul Lambert as first team coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 Stoke City in January 2018. He left Stoke at the end of the 2017–18 season as Lambert also left the club.[7] Taylor joined up with Lambert for the third time as his assistant manager at Ipswich Town in October 2018. He left Ipswich along with manager Paul Lambert in February 2021.[8]
After a short spell with Ross County, Taylor became head coach of Hamilton Academical in August 2021.[9] He left Hamilton in June 2022.[10]
In June 2023, Taylor was announced as the new assistant manager of Scottish Premiership club Dundee alongside new manager Tony Docherty.[11] 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.[12]
On 28 March 2026, Taylor joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren as interim assistant manager under interim head coach Craig McLeish.[13]
On 23 June 2026, Taylor joined Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Tel Aviv as assistant coach under head coach Kenny Miller.[14]
Career statistics
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 29 April 2022
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Limerick | 11 January 2013 | 7 July 2014 | 51 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 31.4 |
| Hamilton Academical | 20 August 2021 | 23 June 2022 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 29.7 |
| Total | 88 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 30.7 | ||
Honours
- Airdrieonians
Falkirk FC. League Championship winners 2002/03 season.
Hamilton Academical FC. League Championship winners. 2007/08 season.
