Taylor joined Blackburn at aged 15 working his way through the academy and reserve teams at Ewood Park.
Before becoming a first team regular at Ewood Park, Taylor had loan spells at both Darlington and Stockport.
He was capped at England Under-21 level for the first time in 2002.Martin Taylor Information Date of birth 9 November 1979 Height 6.4 Place of birth Ashington Weight 14.0 Nationality English Position Defence Nickname Tiny Squad No. ? Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) Team Debut Apps (+ sub) Goals Yellows Reds Blackburn 22/08/2000 90 (19) 6 1 0 Stockport 25/03/2000 7 (0) 0 0 0 Darlington 18/01/2000 4 (0) 0 0 0 Blackburn 7 (2) 0 0 0 Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) Season First App. Apps (+ sub) Goals Yellows Reds 2003/2004 16/08/2003 11 (3) 0 0 0 2002/2003 17/08/2002 38 (4) 2 1 0 2001/2002 22/08/2001 21 (8) 0 0 0 2000/2001 22/08/2000 20 (4) 4 0 0 1999/2000 22/09/1999 18 (2) 0 0 0 Appearances 108 (+ 21 as sub); Goals 6; Yellow cards 1; Red cards 0