Jason Taylor (English footballer)

Jason Taylor

Taylor playing for Cheltenham Town in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Jason James Taylor [1]
Date of birth	(1987-01-28) 28 January 1987 (age 38) [2]
Place of birth	Droylsden, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rochdale (assistant head coach)
Youth career
0000–2005	Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Oldham Athletic	0	(0)
2006	→ Stockport County (loan)	9	(0)
2006–2009	Stockport County	96	(6)
2009–2013	Rotherham United	118	(10)
2009–2010	→ Rochdale (loan)	23	(1)
2013–2015	Cheltenham Town	65	(2)
2015–2016	Northampton Town	51	(1)
2016–2017	Eastleigh	20	(0)
2017–2018	Fylde	17	(0)
2018–2023	Barrow	122	(1)
Total		521	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2023

Jason James Taylor (born 28 January 1987) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently assistant head coach at Rochdale.

Career

Born in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, ^[2] Taylor began his career as a trainee at Oldham Athletic in October 2005. However, he made no appearances for Oldham before joining Stockport County on loan in March 2006. ^[3] He signed a permanent two-year contract with Stockport County in August 2006, ^[4] and then signed a new two-year in January 2007, with manager Jim Gannon saying, "He has all the attributes in terms of stamina and work-rate, plus he is mobile and we keep trying to add to his game. He has grown in confidence and he could be a fantastic player. He might out-grow us but I like to think we are bringing in players that will grow with this club. We think he's going to be an important player for us for a number of years and I'm delighted he's extended his contract." ^[5] He made 51 league and cup appearances for Stockport in the 2006–2007 season, ^[6] and won the club's Young Player of the Year award at the end of the season. ^[7]

Rotherham United

Taylor joined Rotherham United on a free transfer in January 2009, signing a 2+1⁄2-year contract. ^[8] He made his debut in the 1–0 win over AFC Bournemouth at Don Valley Stadium, he got his first goal in the 3–2 win over Morecambe which was also at Don Valley. ^[9]

Rochdale (loan)

Taylor went on loan to Rochdale for the 2009–10 season. He scored his first goal for Rochdale on 5 December 2009 against Macclesfield. ^[10]

Cheltenham Town

On 28 January, Jason Taylor has had his contract with Rotherham United terminated by mutual consent, and joined Cheltenham Town. He made his first appearance for the club in a 2–1 win over Torquay United. He was placed on the transfer list in the summer of 2014, but after a number of impressive pre-season games, rumours began spreading he would stay at the club.

Northampton Town

On 1 January, Jason Taylor joined Northampton Town on a loan deal. ^[11]

Eastleigh

On 16 August 2016, Jason Taylor joined National League Eastleigh from League One Northampton Town. ^[12]

AFC Fylde

In October 2017, Jason Taylor joined fellow National League side AFC Fylde from Eastleigh. ^[13]

Barrow

In July 2018, Taylor moved on again, joining National League Barrow. ^[14] He was the Bluebirds Player of the Year in 2018/2019, and formed part of the team that won the National League in 2020, gaining promotion to League Two. ^[15]

He retired from football at the end of the 2022–23 season and was subsequently offered a coaching role at the club. ^[16]

Coaching career

On 1 July 2025, Taylor departed Barrow to join National League side Rochdale in the role of assistant head coach. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oldham Athletic	2005–06 [18]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stockport County (loan)	2005–06 [18]	League Two	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Stockport County	2006–07 [19]	League Two	45	1	3	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	51	1
	2007–08 [20]	League Two	43	4	2	0	2	0	2 [a]	0	49	4
	2008–09 [21]	League One	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	Total		96	6	8	0	3	0	4	0	111	6
Rotherham United	2008–09 [21]	League Two	15	1	—		0	0	2 [a]	0	17	1
	2009–10 [22]	League Two	2	0	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	4	0
	2010–11 [23]	League Two	42	5	1	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	47	5
	2011–12 [24]	League Two	39	2	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	42	2
	2012–13 [25]	League Two	20	2	4	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	26	2
	Total		118	10	6	0	4	0	8	0	136	10
Rochdale (loan)	2009–10 [22]	League Two	23	1	0	0	—		—		23	1
Cheltenham Town	2012–13 [25]	League Two	16	0	—		—		1 [b]	0	17	0
	2013–14 [26]	League Two	33	2	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	1	36	3
	2014–15 [27]	League Two	16	0	2	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	21	0
	Total		65	2	3	0	2	0	4	1	74	3
Northampton Town	2014–15 [27]	League Two	21	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2015–16 [28]	League Two	30	1	3	1	2	0	2 [a]	0	37	2
	Total		51	1	3	1	2	0	2	0	58	2
Eastleigh	2016–17 [29]	National League	20	0	4	0	—		0	0	24	0
AFC Fylde	2017–18 [29]	National League	17	0	2	0	—		0	0	19	0
Barrow	2018–19 [29]	National League	43	1	0	0	—		0	0	43	1
	2019–20 [29]	National League	32	0	1	0	—		1 [c]	0	34	0
	2020–21 [29]	League Two	34	0	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	1	37	1
	2021–22 [29]	League Two	12	0	2	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	18	0
	2022–23 [29]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	2	0
Total			122	1	3	0	1	0	8	1	134	2
Career total			521	21	29	1	12	0	26	2	588	24

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in League Two play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Stockport County

• Football League Two play-offs: 2008 ^[30]

Rochdale

• Football League Two third-place promotion: 2009–10 ^[31]

Northampton Town

• Football League Two: 2015–16 ^[32]

Individual

• Barrow Player of the Season: 2018–19 ^[33]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Barrow" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84596-474-0.
3. "Stockport move to sign midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
4. "Stockport pull off double signing". BBC Sport. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
5. Dunn, Alex (27 January 2007). "Taylor nets County deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
6. "Stockport 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 18 April 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
7. "Jason Taylor profile". Stockport County F.C. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008. [Taylor] picked up the Stockport County Young Player of the Season award for the 2006/07 season.
8. "Rotherham sign midfielder Taylor". BBC Sport. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
9. "Rotherham 3–2 Morecambe". BBC. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
10. "Rochdale 3 – 0 Macclesfield". BBC. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
11. "Cobblers make midfielder Taylor their first January signing". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
12. "Eastleigh sign Northampton midfielder following release". BBC Sport. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
13. "Eastleigh midfielder Jason Taylor joins National League rivals AFC Fylde". Southern Daily Echo. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
14. "Barrow AFC had to fight off Football League interest for latest recruit". The Mail (Cumbria). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
15. Twitter https://twitter.com/barrowafc/status/1120073179077185543 . Retrieved 24 December 2022.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
16. "Barrow Confirm Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
17. "Jason Taylor Joins Coaching Staff". rochdaleafc.co.uk. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
18. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
19. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
20. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
21. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
22. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
23. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
24. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
25. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
26. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
27. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
28. "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
29. Jason Taylor at Soccerway . Retrieved 22 December 2020.
30. Fletcher, Paul (26 May 2008). "Stockport 3–2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
31. "League Two 2009/10". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
    "Rochdale AFC Player Appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
32. "League Two 2015/16". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
    "Northampton FC Player Appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
33. "The 2018/19 Barrow AFC player of the year is Jason Taylor!". Twitter. Barrow AFC. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

External links

• Jason Taylor at Soccerbase