Kris Taylor was born on 12 January 1984 and is an English football manager and former professional player who is a player-coach at Northern Premier League Division One West club Chasetown.
37 Facts About Kris Taylor
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Kris Taylor spent two seasons at Hereford United from 2007 to 2009 before moving on to Port Vale for another two-season spell.
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Kris Taylor signed with AFC Telford United in August 2012 and was loaned out to Hednesford Town in March 2013.
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Kris Taylor's move to Hednesford was permanent three months later after he helped the club to win the Birmingham Senior Cup and the Northern Premier League play-off final.
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Kris Taylor continued playing for the club after beating testicular cancer in 2014, representing Hednesford Town, Rushall Olympic, Stafford Rangers, Sutton Coldfield Town, and Romulus.
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Kris Taylor served Walsall Wood as manager from November 2019 to January 2020.
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Kris Taylor signed his first professional contract on 26 January 2001 but never played for the first team.
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Kris Taylor left Old Trafford in February 2003, having featured three times for the reserves, and joined Walsall.
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Kris Taylor went on to make a further ten first-team appearances for the club that season.
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Kris Taylor was retained upon the season's conclusion, signing a one-year deal.
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Kris Taylor impressed at Eton Park, making a total of six appearances and scoring four goals.
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Kris Taylor scored four goals in six games for the Conference club, making a massive impact in his five weeks in Burton.
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Kris Taylor signed a new two-year contract at the end of the season.
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Kris Taylor scored four goals in fifteen games before returning to Walsall in time for the last game of the season.
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Kris Taylor hit forty games for the "Swifts", helping the club achieve promotion as champions.
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Kris Taylor was not rewarded for his efforts and was instead told to look for a new club by "Saddlers" boss Richard Money.
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In similar form to the previous season, Kris Taylor put in a forty-game season to help his club win promotion to League One, this time with a third-place finish.
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Kris Taylor played 43 games, though could do little to prevent the "Whites" suffering relegation with a last-place finish, 14 points off safety.
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Kris Taylor made 49 appearances throughout the season, as his club finished just outside the play-offs.
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Kris Taylor was offered a new one-year contract by the club at the end of the season, which he quickly signed.
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Kris Taylor's manager explained that Taylor's inconsistency prevented a longer contract offer, and Taylor accepted the explanation.
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Kris Taylor got his opportunity to shine when left-back Lee Collins was out of action for a month with split shins.
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However, a surprise decision meant that the club would continue to complete their remaining fixtures, and Kris Taylor returned to Darlington on a non-contract basis.
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Kris Taylor joined Northern Premier League side Hednesford Town on loan in March 2013.
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Kris Taylor was recalled to the Telford squad for the last two games of the season after Ryan Valentine and Dan Preston both picked up injuries.
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Kris Taylor returned to Keys Park to help the "Pitmen" win the Birmingham Senior Cup final against Sutton Coldfield Town and the play-off final against FC United of Manchester.
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Kris Taylor was named Conference North Player of the Month for February 2024 despite only playing one game as sponsors Skrill wanted to support his battle against cancer.
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Kris Taylor joined Stafford Rangers in June 2016, and stated that "I think we're looking at the play-offs as a minimum".
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Kris Taylor did not feature in the play-off final defeat to Belper Town.
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Kris Taylor was appointed joint-manager of Midland League Premier Division side Walsall Wood, along with Peter Till, in November 2019.
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Kris Taylor filled in at left-back at Hereford but is talented in central midfield.
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Kris Taylor has two good feet but is particularly strong on his left foot.
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Kris Taylor's positioning as a full back is very good and he has got a great left foot.
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Kris Taylor contributes with a goal now and then as well and is comfortable with the ball at his feet which is something you can't say about every defender in this division.
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In January 2014, Kris Taylor was informed he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
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Kris Taylor's tumour was removed and after one dose of chemotherapy he returned to playing football within weeks.
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Kris Taylor graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in July 2016 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Science.