Douglas James-Taylor

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Douglas James-Taylor
Personal information
Full name Douglas Edward James-Taylor [1]
Date of birth (2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Camden, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Drogheda United (on loan from Walsall)
Number TBC
Youth career
2018–2020 Salford City
2020–2021 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Stoke City 0 (0)
2022 → Wealdstone (loan) 4 (0)
2022 → AFC Fylde (loan) 10 (2)
2022–2023 → Walsall (loan) 22 (1)
2023– Walsall 26 (2)
2024– → Drogheda United (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:45, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Douglas Edward James-Taylor (born 18 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Drogheda United, on loan from Walsall.

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Club career

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. [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 loan until the end of their season in November, upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July 2024. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salford City 2018–19 [2] National League 0000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Stoke City 2021–22 [15] Championship 000000—00
2022–23 [11] Championship000000—00
Total000000—00
Wealdstone (loan) 2021–22 [15] National League4000——40
AFC Fylde (loan) 2021–22 [2] National League North 10200——102
Walsall (loan) 2022–23 [11] League Two 22131203 [lower-alpha 2] 0302
Walsall 2023–24 [16] League Two26231103 [lower-alpha 2] 0333
Total483623060635
Career total625623070787
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 15th May 2021: Stoke City" (PDF). English Football League. 15 May 2021. p. 35. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Douglas James-Taylor at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "AGSB CAMPAIGN - SPORT FOR ALL". Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Maidstone United 3-0 Salford City". kentsportsnews.com. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Stoke City sign prolific teenage Salford City striker Douglas Taylor". Stoke Sentinel. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "DOUGLAS TAYLOR JOINS THE COASTERS ON LOAN". AFC Fylde. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Walsall: Stoke City striker Douglas James-Taylor joins the Saddlers on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Walsall seal loan signing of Stoke City striker Douglas James-Taylor". Express & Star. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Walsall 4–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Walsall 2–1 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 "Games played by Douglas James-Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. ↑ "Seven to depart as Potters pave the way for summer reset". Stoke City. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Douglas James-Taylor returns to Walsall". www.saddlers.co.uk. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  14. ↑ https://droghedaunited.ie/douglas-james-taylor-to-join-on-loan/
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Douglas James-Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Douglas James-Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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