Gerald "Gerry" Taggart (born 18 October 1970 in
BelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
,
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) is a former professional footballer. On 10 June 2010, he was announced as the new assistant manager at Oldham Athletic.
Manchester City
Taggart started his career as a trainee with
Manchester CityManchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
in 1989. Gerry spent one season with the club making 13 appearances, and scoring one goal.
Barnsley
Limited chances in the Manchester City team saw Taggart drop down a division to take up the option of joining
BarnsleyBarnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
where he spent five seasons, making the
Northern Irish national teamThe Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
in the process. Taggart spent most of his time at Barnsley under former Northern Ireland player Danny Wilson, where he made 247 appearances and scored 20 goals for the club.
Bolton Wanderers
He signed for
Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
for a club record £1.5 million on 1 August 1995, as they prepared for the Premier League after winning promotion from Division One. However, he was unable to prevent them from being relegated after just one season among the elite.
In his second season with the club (
1996/1997The 1996–1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England.Arrival into the league and exit out of the league returns in the fourth tier for the first time after its 3 season absence with only 1 relegation spot.- Premier League :...
) Taggart helped Bolton reach the Premiership after they had amassed 98 points and 100 goals in that season and gained promotion as Champions of the
First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
. The following season Taggart was relegated back to the First Division. In a total of three seasons with the club, Taggart made 81 appearances, scoring 5 goals for Bolton, with one such goal coming in the last ever game at the clubs old
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ground against
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in April 1997.
Leicester City
Taggart again played in Premiership football when he signed for
Leicester CityLeicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
on 16 June 1998. Taggart was often partnered with
Steve WalshSteven Walsh is a former professional footballer, who spent most of his career at Leicester City. He also played for Wigan, Norwich, Tamworth and Coventry City, over a career lasting 21 years. He was a defender and an occasional striker...
and Matt Elliott in Leicester's defence. In 2000 he won a
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winners medal with Leicester.
He scored his last European goal in a 1-1
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draw against
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on 15 September 2000, at
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. In the 2001/2002 season Leicester were relegated from the Premiership. Taggart spent a following two seasons with the club, but falling out of favour in the first team, he spent the end of the season on loan with
Stoke CityStoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
.
Stoke City
After showing some impressive displays while on loan,
Stoke CityStoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
signed Taggart permanently on 26 February 2004.
At Stoke, Taggart formed a partnership with
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in Stoke City's defence, however injuries began to hamper Taggart's time with the club. He retired from the playing and took up a coaching role with the club. Taggart only stayed with the club for two seasons, before being released on 8 June 2006.
Taggart was a coach at Stoke when they met the team he was playing for, Tamworth, in the third round of the
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in January 2006.
Tamworth
Taggart had spent the 2006/2007 season back with his former club Leicester City in order to take his coaching badges. He signed for
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division side Tamworth on 16 May 2007. He and former team mate
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both participated in the Football League Cup Final 1999 for Leicester City in which they lost 1-0 to
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.
Coaching career
Taggart returned to Leicester on 13 September 2007 as first team coach under
Gary MegsonGary John Megson is an English former football player and is currently manager of Sheffield Wednesday.He has previously managed Norwich City, Blackpool, Stockport County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers...
. He and
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became caretaker managers following Megson's departure to Bolton Wanderers on 25 October 2007.
Taggart left Leicester on 10 June 2010, when it was announced he would become the new assistant manager at Oldham Athletic alongside former Leicester team mate
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.
International career
Taggart played international football for his native
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, making his debut in 1990 and spending 13 years at the back for Northern Ireland with his final appearance coming in 2003 while at Leicester. Taggart earned 51 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring seven goals. He retired from his Northern Ireland and international football career on 18 August 2003.
International goals
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
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5 February 1991 |
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3-1 |
Friendly match |
| 2 |
5 February 1991 |
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3-1 |
Friendly match |
| 3 |
13 November 1991 |
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1-2 |
UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 4 |
28 April 1992 |
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2-2 |
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| 5 |
2 June 1993 |
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2-1 |
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9 November 1996 |
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1-1 |
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| 7 |
3 June 1998 |
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Friendly match |
Honours
Manchester City
- Runner-Up
- FA Youth Cup
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: 1988/89
Bolton Wanderers
- Winner
- First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
: 1996/97
Leicester City
- Winner
- League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: 1999/00The 2000 Worthington Cup Final was played between Leicester City, in their third final appearance in four years, and First Division side Tranmere Rovers at Wembley on 27 February 2000...
- Runner-Up
- League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: 1998/99The 1999 Worthington Cup Final was played between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, at Wembley on Sunday 21 March 1999. Tottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header from Allan Nielsen...
- First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
: 2002/03The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable...
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