Peter Taylor is an English football mastermind who has worked his way through every level of the professional game and is regarded by coaches and players alike as a manager of the highest calibre.

Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Peter Taylor started his playing career in 1970 with Southend United, scoring a dozen goals in his 75 appearances. Plying his trade on the wing, Peter made 388 appearances in total, notching up 87 goals in the process. His most memorable performances were for Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur, making over 120 appearances for each club and scoring 33 and 31 goals respectively. He also made over 50 appearances for Leyton Orient as well as brief stints at Exeter City and on loan at Oldham.

In 1976, whilst playing for Palace, Peter was called up to the England National side, despite the club being in the Third Division. He was awarded 4 International caps, netting a couple of goals in the process.

In 1986, Peter took his first job in management as a player/manager with non-league Dartford, where he won two Southern Cups and increased attendances from 400 to 1000 in the four years he was there. His next job was as manager of his hometown club Southend United where he remained for two seasons. In 1996, Peter signed a two-year-deal at Conference side Dover Athletic but left after two months to accept Glenn Hoddle’s invitation to manage the England U-21’s. He galvanised the young talent and from their fifteen games won eleven, drew three and only lost one match.

Peter then returned to club football managing Division Two side Gillingham. In his one season with the Gills Peter steered them to a Division Two Play-Off Final victory against Wigan, promoting the club into the upper half of the English league for the first time in their history.

This success secured him a swift move to Premier League outfit Leicester City, where he managed an excellent start so the season earning himself the Manager of the Month accolade for September 2000. Whilst in charge at the Foxes, Peter was appointed caretaker manager of the senior England squad for one match. He aptly used this as a milestone opportunity to hand David Beckham the captain’s armband for the first time and also to showcase the younger talent for the future.

Peter’s next club was Brighton & Hove Albion with whom he won the Division Two title, returning them to the top half of English football after an 11-year absence.

Hull City appointed Peter Taylor as their manager at the start of the 2003/04 campaign and after a fine season were rewarded with second place and promotion from Division Three into the newly named League One. The Tigers secured back-to-back promotions after a good run of form saw them finish runners-up, reaching the Football League Championship.

Peter’s performances saw him return as England U-21 coach and also attract attention from some bigger clubs. Peter continued his good run of results with England’s youngsters, winning 9 games from 16 and qualifying for the UEFA 2006 and 2007 European Championship Finals.

Peter returned to his former club Crystal Palace in 2006 after they agreed a compensatory deal worth £300,000 with Hull. In 2008, after a short spell managing Stevenage Borough, Peter joined Wycombe Wanderers. The Chairboys, under his guidance, went on an eighteen game unbeaten run and secured promotion to League One on the last day of the season.

Peter Taylor then joined his current side Bradford City in February 2010 and signed Junior Lewis as first team coach, the seventh time the pair have worked together at the same club in the last 15 years. This is testament to Peter’s loyalty, one of his many strong traits as a player and manager.

Having worked through every level of the game, Peter has a vast amount of experience and knowledge to a Premier League and International standard. With his expertise and football brain, as both a pundit and a professional, Peter’s advice is invaluable.