Shaun Taylor was an old-fashioned centre-half, brave as a lion and ever ready to put his head into a challenge others might have shirked with their feet.
Signed at the age of 33 by Bristol City boss Joe Jordan early in the 1996-97 season, the Devonian defender had already racked up more than 400 League appearances for Exeter City and Swindon Town.
But anyone who thought Jordan had erred by recruiting a player in the twilight of his career was made to think again as big Shaun became the linchpin of City’s defence.
