Sean Taylforth

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Sean Taylforth
Personal information
Full name Sean James Taylforth [1]
Date of birth (1989-03-10) 10 March 1989 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth Middlewich, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1]
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Northwich Victoria
Youth career
000?–2007 Bradford City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 Bradford City 1 (0)
2008 → Droylsden (loan) 2 (0)
2008 → Guiseley (loan) 3 (2)
2008 → Guiseley (loan) 3
2009 Northwich Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:03, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Sean James Taylforth (born 10 March 1989) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City. He played as a striker or a winger.

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Career

Taylforth rose through the trainee ranks at Bradford City. He made his debut in a Football League Trophy game against Doncaster Rovers on 4 September 2007 which Bradford lost 5–1. [2] Despite Taylforth's first team chances being limited, City manager Stuart McCall said the youngster was one to keep an eye on. [3] Taylforth's second game was his FA Cup debut when he came on as a substitute in Bradford's second round defeat against Tranmere Rovers in December 2007. [4] A month later he joined Conference National side Droylsden on loan. [5] He made his debut for Droylsden as a second-half substitute the following day against Cambridge City, for whom Bradford teammate Luke Medley was also making his debut in a loan spell, with Droylsden winning 1–0 in the FA Trophy. [6] He also played two Conference National league games during his loan spell before returning to Bradford in February. A month later he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley on another month-long loan deal. [7] He made his debut for Guiseley as a second-half substitute on 24 March 2008 in a 0–0 draw with Stamford. [8] The following week he scored his first goal, with the final goal of a 2–2 draw with Fleetwood Town. [9] He was one of three junior players to be offered a new deal by manager Stuart McCall on 29 April 2008, [10] and was rewarded with his first league appearance four days later in City's 2–1 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on the final day of the 2007–08 season. [11]

In October 2008, Taylforth rejoined Guiseley, on another one-month loan deal, [12] going on to score on his first game back for Guiseley in a 2–2 draw with Matlock Town. [13]

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  6. ↑ Glennon, Tony (13 January 2008). "Droylsden 1 Cambridge City 0" . Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  7. ↑ Whiting, Ian (16 March 2008). "Pugh rescues point for Guiseley". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
  8. ↑ Whiting, Ian (24 March 2008). "Guiseley cannot break down Stamford". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
  9. ↑ Whiting, Ian (30 March 2008). "Taylforth makes a point for Guiseley". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  10. ↑ Parker, Simon (29 April 2008). "Johnson one of 13 axed by City". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  11. ↑ Parker, Simon (3 May 2008). "Wycombe 2 City 1". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  12. ↑ "Taylforth joins Guiseley on loan". BBC Sport. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  13. ↑ Whiting, Ian (7 October 2008). "Bantams loan star makes instant impact". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
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