Mr Taylor is a very experienced referee. His listing on Soccerbase covers him back to the 97 / 98 season, he was in charge of Premiership matches around the turn of the century and has officiated many City games, the last one being the 1 - 1 draw at Leicester last season.
The oldest recorded game I can find was City's 3 - 1 home win over Hendon back in December 1997.
So far this season he's handed out 52 yellow cards and 2 red in 17 games.