Rob Taylor

Robert James "Rob" Taylor (born 16 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Port Vale. His career in the Football League began later than most, as he chose to put his education before his football. Signing with Port Vale in the summer of 2008, he won himself a regular first team place in the 2009–10 season. Taylor started off playing for non-league sides Redditch United and Nuneaton Borough in the Conference North, whe... more

Robert James "Rob" Taylor (born 16 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Port Vale. His career in the Football League began later than most, as he chose to put his education before his football. Signing with Port Vale in the summer of 2008, he won himself a regular first team place in the 2009–10 season. Taylor started off playing for non-league sides Redditch United and Nuneaton Borough in the Conference North, where he was a consistently good performer in the division. Despite several trials at league clubs he chose to put his education first and complete a degree at Worcester University, however after a successful trial with Port Vale, where he scored in a reserve outing, Lee Sinnott signed him up on a two year deal in readiness for the 2008–09 season. He scored on his Vale debut in a 3–1 victory against Luton Town. When Sinnott's replacement Dean Glover took charge of the club, Taylor found himself out of contention and when Glover himself was... less