Former Portsmouth, Bolton and West Ham midfielder Matt Taylor, 37, set to hang up his boots at end of the season Matt Taylor, 37, has announced his decision to retire when this season is over Midfielder played for Portsmouth, Bolton, West Ham and Burnley in top flight He started career at Luton, where he played 146 times, before Pompey switch He is currently a player-coach at League Two Swindon, who sit 13th in table By Press Association Reporter Published: 09:22 GMT, 19 March 2019 | Updated: 09:22 GMT, 19 March 2019 Viewcomments Former Premier League player Matt Taylor has confirmed his intention to retire from playing at the end of the current season. The 37-year-old, who is currently with League Two Swindon, announced the news in a statement on his Twitter feed. Taylor started his career at Luton and went on to play in the Premier League for Portsmouth, Bolton, West Ham and Burnley. Former Premier League midfielder Matty Taylor has announced he will retire in the summer Taylor is perhaps most famous for his time at Portsmouth, where he played in the top flight He played for West Ham between 2011 and 2014; he is pictured during a game at Upton Park Taylor posted a long message to his 44,000 followers on Twitter on Tuesday morning TAYLOR'S CAREER 1999–2002: Luton Town 2002–2008: Portsmouth 2008–2011: Bolton Wanderers 2011–2014: West Ham 2014–2016: Burnley 2016–2017: Northampton Town 2017–present: Swindon Town 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. He is currently a player-coach at the League Two side, who sit 13th in the table. Taylor played 139 times for Bolton; he is pictured taking on Jose Bosingwa at Stamford Bridge Taylor celebrates scoring for West Ham against Burnley, a team he would go on to play for https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Gqf4dwxluU?feature=oembed Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility