Injuries restricted his appearances, though after scoring in four consecutive matches against Newcastle United, he joined the club in a trade deal in January 2009.

[12] Taylor scored his first goal for Paul Jewell's Wigan with a penalty in a 3–0 home victory over Watford in the League Cup on 25 October 2005.

[17] When Newcastle returned to the JJB Stadium on Boxing Day, Taylor repeated his feat of the same tie in the previous season, again beating Shay Given with a free kick to score the only goal of the match.

[18] On 5 April, he doubled his Premier League goal tally with two close-range efforts to give Wigan an important 2–0 home win over relegation rivals Birmingham City.

[26] Taylor lost his first-team place under Chris Hughton's stewardship at the start of the 2010–11 season, though claimed two long-range goals in the League Cup in victories over Accrington Stanley and Chelsea.

[27][28] After a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to an ankle ligament injury picked up in training after colliding with Sol Campbell, Taylor returned to first-team action against Bolton Wanderers on 26 February, and was sent off after a two-footed challenge on Johan Elmander.

[33] Taylor then scored a late equaliser from another free kick in the 2–1 away win against Scunthorpe United in the second round of the League Cup five days later.

[42] Taylor made his long-awaited return to the first-team after 26 months out, starring in the 2–0 League Cup win at Manchester City on 29 October 2014.

[30][47] Taylor revealed that Newcastle manager "John Carver rang me and told me the club weren't going to offer me a new deal, then he asked me to pass the phone to Jonas, which was unbelievable.

"[48] In July 2015, Taylor signed a one-year contract with newly-relegated Championship club Hull City, coached by Steve Bruce, his former manager at Wigan.

[56] Manager Bruno Ribeiro preferred to play him at right-back, and Taylor was named in the League One 'Team of the Day' after making a goal saving interception in a 2–1 victory over Fleetwood Town on 12 November.

[59] He returned to Port Vale to sign another short-term contract on 17 March, and later that evening provided an assist and scored a goal in a crucial 2–1 home win against relegation rivals Shrewsbury Town.

[60] On 12 December 2017, Taylor joined reigning Indian Super League champions ATK as a replacement for the injured Carl Baker.

[63] On 23 September 2018, Taylor returned to England and joined League One club Fleetwood Town as a free agent following a successful trial.

[67] He played in goal for the club after goalkeeper Joel Torrance was sent off five minutes before half-time in an FA Trophy victory over Buxton in November 2021.

[69] Taylor made his debut for the England under-21 team in a 2–1 defeat to Austria in a 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match at Elland Road on 7 October 2005.

[71] He then featured in both legs of England U21s qualification play-off defeat to France, before making his final appearance for the under-21s in a 3–1 friendly win over Norway on 28 February 2006.