Joel_Taylor_(footballer)
Joel Taylor (footballer)
English footballer
Joel Paul Antonio Taylor (born 24 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Paul Antonio Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hednesford Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Rochdale (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Kidderminster Harriers | 56 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Halesowen Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Halesowen Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Chester | 37 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Chesterfield | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Notts County | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Wealdstone | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Chester | 28 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hednesford Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 29 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Stoke City
Taylor began his career at Stoke City where he progressed through their Academy and signed a professional contract in 2014.[3] Taylor joined League One side Rochdale on loan in January 2017.[4] He made his Football League debut on 4 February 2017 against Bristol Rovers.[5] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2016–17 season.[6]
Kidderminster
Taylor joined Kidderminster Harriers in June 2017. On 4 December 2018, Taylor was loaned out to Halesowen Town until 5 January 2019.[7] The deal was later extended for one month further.[8] He returned to Kidderminster on 8 February 2019.[9]
Chester
On 21 May 2019, Chester confirmed the signing of Taylor on a one-year deal.[10]
Chesterfield
On 8 December 2020, Taylor joined Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee.[11] He made his debut later that day, in a 1–0 victory over Sutton United.[12]
Notts County
On 13 July 2021, Taylor joined Chesterfield's rivals Notts County on a two-year deal, signing for an undisclosed fee.[13]
On 12 November 2022, Taylor joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-month loan deal.[14]
On 13 March 2023, Taylor departed Notts County after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[15]
Wealdstone
The day after his release from Notts County, Taylor joined National League play-off hopefuls Wealdstone.[16] Taylor was released by Wealdstone at the end of the 2022-2023 season. [17]
Chester
On 30 May 2023, it was announced that Taylor would be rejoining Chester on a one year deal.[18]
Hednesford Town
On 27 May 2024, Taylor joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town.[19]
- As of match played 27 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City U23 | 2016–17[20] | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Stoke City | 2016–17[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rochdale (loan) | 2016–17[20] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2017–18[21][22] | National League North | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[23] | National League North | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 62 | 3 | |||
| Halesowen Town (loan) | 2018–19[24] | SFL Premier Division Central | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chester | 2019–20[2][25][26] | National League North | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[2][27] | National League North | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2020–21[28] | National League | 16 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Notts County | 2021–22[29] | National League | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[30] | National League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2022–23[30] | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone | 2022–23[2] | National League South | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chester | 2023–24[31] | National League North | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Career total | 177 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 214 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one in National League North play-offs
- Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance in National League North play-offs
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- Joel Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Joel Taylor 'has all the attributes' to break into Premier League first team". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- "Joel Taylor: Stoke City full-back joins Rochdale on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- "Rochdale v Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "Potters Submit Retained List". Stoke City Official Site. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- Taylor to join Yeltz, harriers.co.uk, 4 December 2018
- Heaton added to squad, harriers.co.uk, 4 January 2019
- Taylor back with Harriers, harriers.co.uk, 8 February 2019
- "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | Joel Taylor signs up for the Blues!". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Spireites sign defender". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 8 December 2020.
- "Sutton United 0–1 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 8 December 2020.
- "New signing: Joel Taylor". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 13 July 2021.
- "Welcome to Dagenham & Redbridge, Joel Taylor!". daggers.co.uk. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "Departure: Taylor". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "NEW SIGNING : Joel Taylor joins". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "BREAKING | Joel Taylor returns to Chester FC!". chesterfc.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- "Hednesford Town sign Joel Taylor". www.hednesfordtownfc.com. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- Joel Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "Joel Taylor - defender". Kidderminster Harriers FC. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- Joel Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- For FA Cup second qualifying round: Powell, Dave (21 September 2019). "Chester FC 1 Altrincham 1: FA Cup replay beckons after bizarre game". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: McDougall, John (24 September 2019). "Altrincham 1 Chester FC 0: Blues dumped out of the FA Cup after second qualifying round replay defeat". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Altrincham 1 Chester FC 0: Blues dumped out of the FA Cup after second qualifying round replay defeat". Cheshire Live. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2022. - For FA Cup second qualifying round: "FA CUP REPORT Worksop Town 2-2 Chester (CFC win 5-3 on pens)date=3 October 2020". Chester FC. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
For FA Cup third qualifying round: "FA CUP REPORT Chester 3-1 Spennymoor Town". Chester FC. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2022. - "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- Joel Taylor at Soccerbase