Taylor Allen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Taylor Ellis Allen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 24)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Romulus | 35 | (5) |
2019 | Nuneaton Borough | 16 | (2) |
2019–2022 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Hereford (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2020 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020–21 | → Leamington (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2022– | Walsall | 52 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
Taylor Ellis Allen (born 16 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League Two club Walsall.
Career
Allen began his career at Midland Football League side Romulus while completing an apprenticeship as a sports coach.[3] Allen joined Nuneaton Borough in January 2019, winning man of the match on his National League North debut, before having a trial with Leicester City in March, where he played for the under-23 team in Premier League 2. Allen turned down offers from English Premier League clubs to sign for Forest Green Rovers in summer 2019 on a one-year deal. He made his EFL League Two debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic on 3 August 2019, scoring the only goal of the game in the 72nd minute.[4]
Taylor joined National League North side Hereford on 25 October 2019 on a one month loan, with the loan being extended on 27 November 2019 for a further month.[5]
Taylor then joined Gloucester City on loan for an initial month. [6]
On 2 December 2020, Allen joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal.[7] The loan was then extended for a further month.[8] On 9 February 2021, the loan was further extended for an additional month.[9]
On 20 June 2022, Allen agreed to join League Two club Walsall on a one-year contract from 1 July when his Forest Green contract were to expire.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 January 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Romulus | 2018–19 | MFL Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
Nuneaton Borough | 2018–19[11] | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
Forest Green Rovers | 2019–20[12] | EFL League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2020–21[13] | EFL League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2021–22[14] | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Hereford (loan) | 2019–20[11] | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Gloucester City (loan) | 2019–20[11] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Leamington (loan) | 2020–21[11] | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Walsall | 2022–23[15] | EFL League Two | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
2023–24[16] | EFL League Two | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
Career total | 85 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 107 | 6 |
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
Honours
Forest Green Rovers
- EFL League Two: 2021–22[17]
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Taylor Allen". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ The Apprenticeship Journey – Taylor Allen
- ^ Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic
- ^ Bull, Organic (27 November 2019). "Bulls News: Taylor Allen's Loan Extended". Bulls News. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Gloucester City AFC: Taylor Allen joins on loan". 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers youngster checks in on loan". Leamington FC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Forest Green youngster extends loan spell". Leamington FC. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Forest Green forward Allen extends Leamington loan". Nonleaguedaily.com. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Taylor Allen joins Walsall". www.saddlers.co.uk. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Taylor Allen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
External links
- Taylor Allen at Soccerway
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