Ex-Hammers, Burnley midfielder Matt Taylor announces retirement

Taylor wrote: "After 20 years as a professional footballer, the time has come for me to retire at the end of the current season.

"I have loved every minute from leaving school at 16 years of age to pursue my dream and will look back on it all with the fondest of memories."

After leaving Burnley in 2016, Taylor moved on to Northampton before joining his current club Swindon in 2017.

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