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Joel Taylor (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.

Joel Taylor
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)

Career

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Stoke City

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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

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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

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On 21 May 2019, Chester confirmed the signing of Taylor on a one-year deal.[10]

Chesterfield

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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

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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

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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

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On 30 May 2023, it was announced that Taylor would be rejoining Chester on a one-year deal.[18]

Hednesford Town

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On 27 May 2024, Taylor joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 27 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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[b] 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[c] 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[d] 0 18 0
Notts County 2021–22[29] National League 20 0 4 0 — 3[e] 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[e] 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[e] 0 32 0
Career total 177 3 19 1 0 0 18 0 214 4
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in National League North play-offs
  3. ^ Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance in National League North play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  5. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Joel Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Joel Taylor 'has all the attributes' to break into Premier League first team". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Joel Taylor: Stoke City full-back joins Rochdale on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Rochdale v Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Potters Submit Retained List". Stoke City Official Site. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. ^ Taylor to join Yeltz, harriers.co.uk, 4 December 2018
  8. ^ Heaton added to squad, harriers.co.uk, 4 January 2019
  9. ^ Taylor back with Harriers, harriers.co.uk, 8 February 2019
  10. ^ "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | Joel Taylor signs up for the Blues!". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Spireites sign defender". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 8 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Sutton United 0–1 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 8 December 2020.
  13. ^ "New signing: Joel Taylor". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 13 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Welcome to Dagenham & Redbridge, Joel Taylor!". daggers.co.uk. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Departure: Taylor". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  16. ^ "NEW SIGNING : Joel Taylor joins". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Fifteen players retained for 2023/24 season". 17 May 2023.
  18. ^ "BREAKING | Joel Taylor returns to Chester FC!". chesterfc.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Hednesford Town sign Joel Taylor". www.hednesfordtownfc.com. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  20. ^ a b c "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  21. ^ Joel Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Joel Taylor - defender". Kidderminster Harriers FC. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  23. ^ Joel Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  24. ^ "The Southern League Men's fixtures 24/25 - the Southern League".
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "First Team Statistics 2019/20".
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  31. ^ "First Team Statistics 2023/24".
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