adminOxford United legend Matty Taylor has been signed by Oxford City FC in a playing capacity after the U’s announced he would be coaching in the academy.
Taylor is taking up a coaching role at Oxford United’s academy which was announced by the Championship club on Monday.
And now National League North side Oxford City have secured his signature on the pitch.
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Commenting on his move to Oxford City, Taylor said: “I’m delighted to be here.
“I’m obviously from here and been down here (at Oxford City) many times, trained here, played games here. Now I can’t wait to get on the pitch, get started and help the team.”
Oxford City manager Ross Jenkins added: “Matty has a wealth of experience that will help our younger players in the group.
“He’s scored plenty of goals at different levels so he knows where the goal is.
“Getting Matty up to speed quickly will give us a boost for sure.”
The striker began his career across the city with Oxford United in the National League before spending time with a range of clubs on loan.
From there, he moved to Forest Green Rovers, back in the National League, where he made more than 100 appearances for the side.
Following a loan spell at Chester, Taylor signed for Bristol Rovers. He helped Rovers achieve promotion back to the Football League through the playoffs, scoring 21 goals in his debut season.
Promotion followed the following season too, and it was a fruitful one for Taylor, who scored 28 goals in all competitions as Rovers progressed through League Two with Taylor finishing the season as the league’s top scorer and named in the PFA Team of the Season.
The following season, Taylor scored 16 goals in 27 league starts before he became one of the rare players to move directly across the city to Rovers’ arch-rivals Bristol City.
Taylor made 75 appearances for Bristol City, contributing eight goals and 13 assists at Ashton Gate whilst playing a big part in the Robins’ side that reached the League Cup Semi-Final stage in 2017/18.
He returned to Oxford United on loan in 2019, scoring 13 goals in 26 appearances before making the move permanent in 2020.
A further 112 appearances and 41 goals over two and a half seasons later, Taylor firmly asserted himself as a cult hero with the Yellows finishing as the club’s top scorer in three successive campaigns.
He joined Port Vale on a short-loan spell before rejoining Forest Green Rovers and then Cheltenham Town.
Another impressive spell at Whaddon Road ended before Taylor returned to non-league football in the summer when he joined Salisbury.
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