Paul Taylor (footballer, born 1987)

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Paul Taylor
Personal information
Full name Paul Thomas Taylor [1]
Date of birth (1987-10-04) 4 October 1987 (age 36) [2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Congleton Town
Youth career
Everton
Liverpool
2005–2006 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Vauxhall Motors 32 (17)
2008Chester City (loan) 9 (0)
2009 Montegnée 18 (13)
2009–2011 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2010Charleroi (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 Peterborough United 48 (12)
2012–2015 Ipswich Town 21 (1)
2013Peterborough United (loan) 6 (0)
2014Rotherham United (loan) 17 (0)
2015Blackburn Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Peterborough United 39 (3)
2017–2018 Bradford City 27 (6)
2018–2019 Doncaster Rovers 14 (1)
2019–2020 Stevenage 10 (0)
2022 Sandbach United 4 (0)
2022– Congleton Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:43, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Paul Thomas Taylor (born 4 October 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Congleton Town.

Contents

He has previously played for Vauxhall Motors, Chester City, Montegnée, Anderlecht, Charleroi, Ipswich Town, Peterborough United, Rotherham United, Blackburn Rovers, Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers and Stevenage.

Career

Apprenticeship and Vauxhall Motors

Born in Liverpool, [3] Taylor is a former youth player of both Liverpool & Everton who then moved onto Manchester City from 2005 to 2006. [4] [5] Taylor joined non–league side Vauxhall Motors in 2007 and scored 17 goals in the Conference North in 2007–08. [4]

During the season, Chester City had a bid for the player rejected and Taylor spent time on trial with Nottingham Forest. [4] After several weeks of talks in the summer of 2008, Taylor joined Chester on 1 July on a six-month loan deal with a view to a permanent signing. [4] On 27 October 2008, he was released from his loan contract with Chester City, he moved back to Vauxhall Motors. [6]

Chester City and controversy

Taylor made his Chester debut as a substitute in a 6–0 defeat at Dagenham & Redbridge on 9 August 2008, which was also his first Football League appearance. He went on to play nine league games (seven as substitute) and one cup match before the club announced his loan was being terminated on 24 October 2008. [7] This followed a "third breach of club discipline". Due to Chester city not paying Paul Taylor full wages he was unable to travel to 3 away matches. [7] Despite Chester not wanting his services, Vauxhall Motors insisted City were legally bound to pay for his transfer in January 2009. [8]

On 31 October 2008, it was reported that Taylor had tested positive in a random drugs test when at Chester, after traces of cocaine were found in his sample. [9] As a result, he faced a six-month playing ban, [9] before joining Belgian fifth division Montegnée.

Belgium

On 16 December 2009, he signed for Anderlecht, [10] but on 26 January 2010 was loaned to Charleroi. [11]

Peterborough United

Taylor signed for Peterborough United on an 18-month deal on 28 February 2011. He scored his first goal in the 2–2 draw at Millwall on 17 August 2011. He went on to make his first start on 20 August against Ipswich Town and scored two goals in a 7–1 victory. On 26 November, he scored a volley in the 1–1 draw against Middlesbrough. On 17 December 2011, Peterborough faced Coventry City at home, and with 20 minutes remaining Taylor picked up the ball and played it into the path of Emile Sinclair who finished off the move nicely, the game finished 1–0 to the Posh. He then continued his fine form in 2012, helping Peterborough avoid relegation to secure another year in the Championship. In April 2012, Taylor rejected a four-year deal at London Road Stadium, a chance to become the highest paid player at the club, as a result he was put on the Summer transfer list as part of the club's new policy. [12]

On 28 August 2012, Taylor, along with teammate George Boyd, were the subject of an undisclosed bid from fellow Championship side, Ipswich Town, which was accepted by the club. The following day, both players travelled to discuss personal terms and both also passed medicals. However, later that night the deals fell through as neither player could agree personal terms.[ citation needed ]

Ipswich Town

On 30 August 2012, Ipswich returned with a second undisclosed bid of an initial £1.5 million, this time for Taylor only, which was also accepted by Peterborough. Taylor agreed personal terms the same day.[ citation needed ] On 14 June 2013, Taylor pleaded guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. [13] In April 2014, Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy confirmed that Taylor had been placed on the transfer list along with out of favour Goalkeeper Scott Loach.

On 26 September 2013, Taylor rejoined former club Peterborough United on a short-term loan deal running until 2 November 2013, as a replacement for the injured Lee Tomlin and to help gain first team football after a season long injury in his debut season at Ipswich Town. [14]

In August 2014, it was announced Taylor had joined Rotherham United on loan until January 2015. [15]

Peterborough United

In July 2016 it was announced that Taylor Had rejoined Peterborough United on a 1-year deal. He scored his first goal in his third spell for Peterborough in a 3–2 EFL Cup win against AFC Wimbledon on 9 August 2016. [16]

Bradford City

On 23 June 2017, Bradford City confirmed the signing of Taylor from Peterborough United. He arrived on a free transfer, with his contract at Peterborough having left them in the summer. [17] He left the club for personal reasons in April 2018. [18]

Doncaster Rovers

On 2 August 2018, Taylor joined Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal. [19] On 31 January 2019, Taylor had his contract terminated by mutual consent following 19 appearances, scoring one goal. [20]

Sandbach United

In January 2022, Taylor has joined North West Counties League Division 1 South Team Sandbach United. [21]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2010–11 [22] League One 1000000010
2011–12 [23] Championship 441210204712
2012–13 [24] Championship30002252
Total48121042005312
Ipswich Town 2012–13 [24] Championship30000030
2013–14 [25] Championship1812010211
2014–15 [26] Championship0000100010
Total211202000251
Peterborough United (loan) 2013–14 [25] League One6000001 [lower-alpha 1] 070
Rotherham United (loan) 2014–15 [26] Championship1700000170
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2014–15 [26] Championship50000050
Peterborough United 2016–17 [27] League One39341212 [lower-alpha 2] 1476
Bradford City 2017–18 [28] League One27630102 [lower-alpha 2] 0336
Doncaster Rovers 2018–19 [29] League One14120201 [lower-alpha 2] 0191
Stevenage 2019–20 [30] League Two 10000101 [lower-alpha 2] 0120
Guilsfield F.C. 2021–22 [31] Cymru North 0000000 [lower-alpha 2] 000
Sandbach United 2022- NWCL Div1 0000000000
Career total187231211237121828
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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