Ellis Taylor

Ellis Taylor

Taylor warming up for Sunderland in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Hartlepool, England [1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Harrogate Town
Number	21
Youth career
2012–2021	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Sunderland	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	4	(0)
2024–	Harrogate Town	46	(8)
International career
2017	England U15	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:34, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

Ellis Taylor (born 14 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town.

Playing career

Taylor played for Seaton Carew before joining the academy at Sunderland at the age of nine following a series of trials. He won two caps for the England U15 squad in December 2017. ^[2] He signed his first professional contract in June 2021, which would keep him at the Stadium of Light until 2024. ^[3] Taylor made his first-team debut on 10 August 2021, in a 2–1 win at Port Vale in an EFL Cup first round fixture. ^[4]

On 28 July 2022, Taylor signed for his hometown club Hartlepool United on a season-long loan. ^[5] Taylor's loan was cut short on 1 January 2023. ^[6]

On 17 May 2024, Sunderland announced the player would be released in the summer when his contract expired. ^[7]

On 16 July 2024, Taylor signed for League Two club Harrogate Town on a two-year contract following a successful trial period. ^[8] Taylor scored his first senior goal in a 3–3 draw at Accrington Stanley on 17 August 2024. ^[9] He followed up his successful start to his Harrogate career with goals in Yorkshire derbies against Doncaster Rovers ^[10] and Bradford City. ^[11]

Statistics

As of match played 30 September 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	2021–22 [12]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	4	0
	2022–23 [13]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [14]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	5	0
Hartlepool United (loan)	2022–23 [15]	League Two	4	0	1	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	8	0
Harrogate Town	2024–25 [16]	League Two	36	7	2	0	2	0	2	0	42	7
	2025–26 [17]	League Two	10	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	13	3
	Total		46	8	2	0	3	1	4	1	55	10
Career total			50	8	3	0	6	1	9	1	68	10

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. Hewitt, Matty (29 July 2021). "Ellis Taylor ready to take his chance when handed one by Lee Johnson". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
2. "Youngstars: Hartlepool footballer Ellis Taylor makes debut for England". Hartlepool Mail. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
3. Hewitt, Matty (17 June 2021). "Ellis Taylor signs first professional contract at Sunderland". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
4. "Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
5. "Pools Sign Ellis Taylor". Hartlepool United FC. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
6. "Confirmation that @EllisTaylor21 has been recalled to @SunderlandAFC. We'd like to thank Ellis for his hard work, commitment and dedication to the club since joining last summer. We wish him all the best in the future 🙌 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗲... #HUFC". Twitter. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
7. "Sunderland AFC release Bradley Dack and Corry Evans". BBC Sport. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
8. "Ellis Taylor becomes our third Summer signing". www.harrogatetownafc.com. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
9. "Accrington Stanley 3-3 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
10. "Harrogate Town 2-0 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
11. "Harrogate Town 2-1 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
12. "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
13. "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
14. "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
15. "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
16. "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
17. "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.