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Jamie Taylor

Jamie Taylor

English footballer

Not to be confused with Jamie Taylor (footballer, born 1977).

Jamie Taylor (born 16 December 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Broadbridge Heath as a striker.

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Career

Born in Crawley, West Sussex, Taylor played for Broadbridge Heath, scoring 17 times during the 2000–01 season, before moving to Horsham at the start of the 2001–02 season. In November 2001 he scored 9 times in three matches, all within 12 days. He moved to Aldershot Town in August 2002.[2]

He struggled to establish himself with Aldershot and had a number of loan spells with other clubs, including Horsham in February 2003,[3] and Carshalton Athletic in December 2003,[4] before being released in February 2004.[5] He joined AFC Wimbledon in March 2004, helping them gain promotion to the Isthmian First Division, before returning to Horsham in October the same year.[6]

In the 2006, Taylor joined Woking and in March 2007 he joined Dagenham & Redbridge.[7] With Dagenham promoted to the football league at the end of the season, Taylor made his league debut on 18 August 2007 as a second-half substitute for Chris Moore in the 2–2 draw at home to Wycombe Wanderers.

On 22 February 2008, Taylor joined Grays Athletic on loan for a month, which was later extended until the end of the 2007–08 season.[8] Taylor scored nine goals in 16 appearances for the Blues, finishing as second top goal scorer to Danny Kedwell.

Following his impressive loan spell at Grays Athletic, he was offered a two-year contract at the start of the 2008–09 season.[9]

Taylor signed for fellow Conference National outfit Eastbourne Borough on 10 July 2009.[10] He was voted the Supporters & Players' Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season. However, he turned down a new deal with the club following their drop in division.[11]

Taylor signed for Lincoln City on a two-year deal on 1 July 2011.[12] After an injury hit first season, Taylor helped the Imps survive in the Conference Premier in a difficult 2012–13 season, finishing as top scorer. At the end of his contract, Taylor left to return to his native South Coast.

In August 2018, he joined Three Bridges[13] before, in January 2019, returning to Broadbridge Heath who he had first joined when just fifteen years old.[14]

In November 2023, Jamie joined Horsham YMCA, making his debit in a Sussex Senior Cup draw against Bognor Regis Town on 7/11/23.

References

  1. [1]
    Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. [2]
    Brown adds final piece to jigsaw, nonleaguedaily.com
  3. [3]
    Maggs wants Taylor to extend stay, nonleaguedaily.com
  4. [4]
    Robins borrow Shots' hot-shot, nonleaguedaily.com
  5. [5]
    Shots release Taylor, nonleaguedaily.com
  6. [6]
    Taylor returns to Hornets, nonleaguedaily.com
  7. [7]
    Taylor becomes a Dagger, nonleaguedaily.com
  8. [8]
    New Striker For Grays Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, graysathletic.co.uk
  9. [9]
    GRAYS POUNCE FOR TAYLOR, nonleaguedaily.com
  10. [10]
    Hollis, Steve (10 July 2009). "Borough sign striker". The Argus. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  11. [11]
    "Borough striker turns down new deal". The Argus. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  12. [12]
    "Lincoln City sign Eastbourne forward Jamie Taylor". BBC Sport. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  13. [13]
    "New South East Signings". BetVictor Isthmian League Official Website. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Former Dagenham & Redbridge, Lincoln and Eastbourne Borough striker joins Broadbridge Heath". West Sussex County Times. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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