David Taylor (14 March 1954 – 24 June 2014) was a General Secretary of UEFA and Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association.
Born in Forfar, Scotland in 1954,[1] he was educated at the High School of Dundee before graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in law.
[1] He qualified as a solicitor and practised law until 1985, during which time he added to his legal qualifications with an MSc in Economics and an MBA.
[1] Taylor was appointed to General Secretary of UEFA on 1 June 2007, after the UEFA extraordinary congress in Zürich on 29 May 2007 voted to replace the role of Chief Executive with that of General Secretary.
[2] He was previously the Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association (SFA).