[1] Other notable appointments included refereeing Cheltenham Town's first game in the Football League[2] and Southampton's last match at The Dell versus Arsenal.

[3] His overseas appointments included the 2000-01 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round fixture between Dynamo Kyiv and Red Star Belgrade.

Taylor refereed his first senior FIFA International between Nigeria and Venezuela in August 2003.

[5] He refereed the Ipswich v Preston match on the opening day of the 2008-2009 Championship season.

He now works as a Referee Coach for the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd.