| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Edward James-Taylor [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 2001 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bohemians | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Salford City | ||
| 2020–2021 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Salford City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Walsall (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Walsall | 26 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Drogheda United (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2025– | Bohemians | 5 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:48, 12 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Douglas Edward James-Taylor (born 18 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.
James-Taylor grew up in Altrincham where he attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. [3] He began his football career with Salford City and was a prolific goalscorer for their under-18s which saw him make his senior debut in a FA Trophy game at Maidstone United. [4]
He joined the Stoke City U23s in September 2020. [5] He gained first team experience in the second half of the 2021–22 season playing four times for Wealdstone and ten times for AFC Fylde, scoring twice. [6] [2]
On 1 July 2022, James-Taylor joined Walsall on loan for the 2022–23 season. [7] [8] He made his Football League debut on 30 July 2022 in a 4–0 victory against Hartlepool United. [9] He scored his first EFL goal of his career on 1 January 2023 in a 2–1 win against Mansfield Town. [10] James-Taylor made 30 appearances for Walsall, scoring twice as the Saddlers finished in 16th position. [11] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2022–23 season. [12]
On 28 June 2023, he returned to Walsall on a permanent basis, signing a one-year deal with the option for a further year. [13]
On 22 May 2024, it was announced that James-Taylor would join Walsall's sister club Drogheda United of the League of Ireland Premier Division, on a one-year loan, upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July 2024. [14] He scored his first career hat-trick against Wilton United in the FAI Cup on the 16 August 2024. [15] He also scored in the Final against Derry City with a penalty which secured Drogheda's win and his top goalscorer of the tournament award with 7. [16] James-Taylor departed Drogheda at the end of June 2025 after scoring 15 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions, with the club announcing that he had turned down a substantial contract offer in order to pursue another opportunity. [17]
On 1 July 2025, James-Taylor signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians on a multi-year contract. [18]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salford City | 2018–19 [2] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stoke City | 2021–22 [19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2021–22 [19] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2021–22 [2] | National League North | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2022–23 [11] | League Two | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Walsall | 2023–24 [20] | League Two | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2024 [21] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 20 | 13 | |
| 2025 [21] | 13 | 2 | — | — | 2 [d] | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 8 | 5 | 7 | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 15 | |||
| Bohemians | 2025 [21] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 119 | 25 | ||