Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1997)

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Harry Taylor
Personal information
Full name Harry William Taylor [1]
Date of birth (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Center-back, Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 16
Youth career
2005–2012 Chelsea
2012–2015 Barnet
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2022 Barnet 171 (1)
2015 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 15 (1)
2016 → Staines Town (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Woking (loan) 6 (0)
2022– Southend United 109 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:11, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Harry William Taylor (born 4 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a center back or defensive midfielder for National League club Southend United.

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Career

Taylor was in the youth team at Chelsea for seven years, [3] before joining Barnet as an under-15. [4] He made his senior debut with a start in a 3–0 Herts Senior Cup defeat to Bishop's Stortford on 21 January 2014. [5] He returned to the first team on 13 December 2014, starting an FA Trophy tie away to Concord Rangers. [6] He won Barnet's Youth Player of the Year award for the 2014–15 season. [7] Taylor joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan in September 2015. [8] After returning to Barnet following a three-month loan spell, he made his debut in the Football League as a late substitute for Curtis Weston at home to Newport County on 26 December 2015. [9] He then joined Staines Town on loan on 18 February 2016, alongside team-mate Ryan Gondoh. [10] On 21 December 2018, Taylor agreed to reunite with former manager, Alan Dowson at Woking on a one-month loan deal. [11] Taylor left Barnet at the end of the 2021-22 season. He made 229 appearances for the Bees, scoring one goal. [12]

Taylor signed for Southend United on 28 June 2022, on a two-year deal with a one-year option. [13]

Personal life

Born in England, Taylor is of Irish descent. His younger brother Jack (born 1998) was also in the youth team at Chelsea and later a professional at Barnet, Peterborough and Ipswich. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnet 2013–14 [5] Conference Premier 0000—1 [a] 010
2014–15 [15] [16] Conference Premier0000—3 [b] 030
2015–16 [15] League Two 8000000080
2016–17 [15] League Two25000001 [c] 0260
2017–18 [15] League Two16000202 [c] 0200
2018–19 [15] National League 18000—4 [d] 0220
2019–20 [15] National League26030—3 [e] 0320
2020–21 [15] National League41130—1 [f] 0451
2021–22 [15] National League37010—2 [g] 0400
Total171170201701971
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2015–16 [17] Isthmian League Premier Division15100—4 [f] 0191
Staines Town (loan)2015–16 [18] Isthmian League Premier Division6000—0060
Woking (loan) 2018–19 [15] National League South 6010—0070
Southend United 2022–23 [15] National League0000—0000
Career total198280202102292
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Herts Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League playoffs
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  7. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2015 and 31/07/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Harry Taylor". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Football - Harry Taylor". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "First Team - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com.
  5. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). www.bsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Concord Rangers vs. Barnet - 13 December 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "MB Partners Harry Taylor receives Player of the Year award". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Allen, Ryan (18 September 2015). "Harry comes to Hampton". www.hamptonfc.net.
  9. ↑ "Barnet 2-0 Newport County". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ "Ryan Gondoh and Harry Taylor go out on loan". www.barnetfc.com.
  11. ↑ "Woking Football Club on Twitter". Woking F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  12. ↑ @harrytay4597 (9 June 2022). "After 9 years my time @BarnetFC has come to an end. I would to thank all the staff, players and the fans over the y…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Blues secure Taylor signature". www.southendunited.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Football - Jack Taylor". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "H. Taylor". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  16. ↑ "Harry Taylor Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Harry Taylor". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "Harry Taylor Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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