Peter Taylor (born January 3, 1953 in Southend-on-Sea) is an English football (soccer) manager. He is currently manager of Crystal Palace FC and head coach of the England under-21 team; he was the England national football team manager on a caretaker basis in 2000. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Southend-on-Sea is a resort town in Essex, England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... Englands national under-21 team, also known as England under-21s or England U-21s, is a rank below the England national football team and one above the Under-20s, with players aged 21 and under allowed to represent this side. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... A caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of team affairs of a football club. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Playing career

Taylor had enjoyed a successful playing career as a winger, playing for Southend United, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient and Oldham Athletic, as well as winning four international caps for England (despite being at Third Division Palace, at the time), before embarking on a career as a coach and manager. Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell, in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, which will be playing in the Football League Championship in the 2006-07 season. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in South Norwood in south-east London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a London football club. ... Leyton Orient F.C. are an English football team recently promoted to League One of the Football League. ... Oldham Athletic Association Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ...

Management Career

At club level, Peter Taylor spent two years (1993-1995) as manager of Southend United, but quit at the end of the 1994-95 season after failing to get them beyond the middle of the Division One table. He returned to club management four years later at the beginning of the 1999-2000 season with Gillingham, and at the end of the season guided them to victory over Wigan Athletic in the Division Two playoff final which marked the club's promotion to the upper half of the English league for the first time in their history. A few weeks later he walked out on the club to take charge at Leicester City in the Premiership and for a few months he did surprisingly well. With hindsight it seems clear that the initial success of his tenure was due to Martin O'Neill's rich legacy rather than any qualities Taylor brought to the job, however for 2 weeks in October, Leicester were Premiership leaders and there was much debate as to whether they could maintain their good form. But then things turned sour; 9 defeats in their final 10 Premiership fixtures (following a shock FA Cup quarter final defeat by Division Two strugglers Wycombe Wanderers) saw Leicester plummet down the Premiership table to finish 13th. Southend United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... For the team based in Dorset, see Gillingham Town F.C. Gillingham Football Club is a football team based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, England. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Second Division was the second-highest division of The Football League and the third-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... Leicester City Football Club, nicknamed the Foxes, are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ... FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership or just The Premiership in the UK and as the Barclays English Premier League or the English Premier League or the EPL internationally) is a league competition for English Football clubs located at the top... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Wycombe Wanderers Football Club are an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League Two. ...

Taylor was sacked two months after the start of the 2001-02 season, leaving Leicester penniless and rooted to the foot of the Premiership, but he returned to management within two weeks to take charge at Brighton whose previous manager Micky Adams had coincidentally become the new assistant manager of Leicester City. Having inherited a strong team, Taylor guided Brighton to the Division Two championship (marking their return to the upper half of the English league after an 11-year exile) but resigned from his job because he was frustrated at the club's lack of ambition and financial resources. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in Brighton & Hove. ... Micky Adams (born 8 November 1961) is a professional football manager in England. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Second Division was the second-highest division of The Football League and the third-highest division in the overall English football league system. ...

In November 2002, Peter Taylor was appointed manager of Hull City who were weeks away from their big move to the 25,404-seat KC Stadium (Kingston Communications Stadium). Taylor was unable to guide Hull to anything higher than a mid table finish (although they drew some of the largest crowds outside the Premiership) but in 2003-04 they achieved promotion as Division Three runners-up. They finished League One runners-up the following season, 2004-05, and were in the Football League Championship in the 2005-06 season - their first appearance at that level since 1990-91. They survived, quite comfortably. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the KC Stadium (Kingston Communications Stadium) in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside. ... Kingston Communications Stadium or KC Stadium is a new facility for the city of Hull hosting football, rugby league and a series of pop concerts. ... Kingston Communications PLC is a telecommunications provider based in Kingston upon Hull serving primarily the East Yorkshire area. ... The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2003 to July 2004: // Events 29 February 2004: Middlesbrough win their first ever trophy as a professional club by beating Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup final. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ... The Football League Championship logo The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the FA Premier... The 2005-2006 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ...

However, as is always the way, this success led to bigger clubs calling, and Championship promotion contenders Crystal Palace and their chairman Simon Jordan agreed a £300,000 compensation package with Adam Pearson, and appointed Taylor on 13 June 2006. Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in South Norwood in south-east London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... Simon Jordan (born circa. ... Adam Pearson is the chairman of Hull City A.F.C. Pearson left his position as Leeds Uniteds commercial director in 2001 to take over at Hull. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He has also been England's U-21 team coach since 8 July 2004 (and had a previous spell from 1996 to 1999). He took charge of the senior national team for one game in November 2000 in which he significantly handed the captaincy to David Beckham. July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ...