Graham Taylor (footballer, born 1998)

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Graham Taylor
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Camelon Juniors
Youth career
2008–2018 Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Dundee United 0 (0)
2018 → Edinburgh City (loan) 14 (2)
2018–2019 Edinburgh City 32 (2)
2019–2021 Cowdenbeath 23 (1)
2021–2023 Berwick Rangers
2023- Camelon Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Graham Taylor (born 19 March 1998) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Scottish club Camelon Juniors.

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Taylor started his career with Dundee United, making his debut for them in November 2016. He had a short spell on loan with Edinburgh City, which became permanent in June 2018 following his release from Dundee United. He then signed for Cowdenbeath in 2019 before joining Berwick in 2021 and left for Camelon Juniors.

Playing career

Dundee United

Taylor signed his first professional contract with Dundee United in 2015, having been part of their youth academy for seven years. He had travelled daily from his home in Stirling to attend the club's development programme based at St John's Roman Catholic High School in Dundee. [1]

Taylor's performances at development team level led to his inclusion in the first team squad for Scottish Challenge Cup matches during the 2016-17 season. After being an unused substitute against Peterhead, he made his debut as a substitute against Dunfermline Athletic on 12 November 2016. During the early part of the 2017–18 season, Taylor appeared in a number of further cup fixtures, and was named man of the match against Linfield in the Challenge Cup in October 2017. [2]

In January 2018, Dundee United sent Taylor to League Two club Edinburgh City on a development loan for the rest of the season. [3] Dundee United announced on 26 April 2018 that Taylor was one of four players who would be leaving the club, having not been offered a new contract. [4]

Edinburgh City

In June 2018, Taylor was signed by Edinburgh City on a permanent basis. [5]

Cowdenbeath

On 12 July 2019, Taylor signed for Cowdenbeath. [6]

Berwick Rangers

Taylor signed with Lowland League club Berwick Rangers in the summer of 2021. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 000000—00
2016–17 [8] Scottish Championship 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2017–18 [9] 0000003 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Total0000004040
Edinburgh City (loan) 2017–18 [9] Scottish League Two 142000000142
Edinburgh City 2018–19 [10] Scottish League Two32230407 [lower-alpha 2] 0462
Cowdenbeath 2019–20 [11] Scottish League Two60004100101
Career total5243081110795
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Five appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Dundee United Statement - Trio sign professional contracts". Youth Football Scotland. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Under 20s - Graham Taylor". Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Christian Dailly's son Harvey one of two players to leave Dundee United". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player Departures". The Official Website of Dundee United. Dundeee United FC. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Welcoming Graham Taylor". Edinburgh City FC. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Signing News". Cowdenbeath F.C. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Graham Taylor". Berwick Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Graham Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Graham Taylor in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Graham Taylor in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Graham Taylor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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