Taylor Allen

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Taylor Allen
Personal information
Full name Taylor Ellis Allen [1]
Date of birth (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Wycombe Wanderers
Number 6
Youth career
–2017 Romulus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Romulus 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Stafford Town (loan) 25 (4)
2018–2019 Wolverhampton Sporting Community 11 (5)
2019 Nuneaton Borough 16 (2)
2019–2022 Forest Green Rovers 14 (1)
2019–2020 → Hereford (loan) 8 (1)
2020 → Gloucester City (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Leamington (loan) 8 (1)
2022–2025 Walsall 95 (13)
2025– Wycombe Wanderers 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:10, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Taylor Ellis Allen (born 16 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.

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Career

Romulus

Allen began his career at the academy of Midland Football League side Romulus [3] while completing an apprenticeship as a sports coach, [4] scoring 3 goals in 17 appearances during 2016–17. [5]

After spending 2017–18 on loan, [6] Allen rejoined Romulus in August 2018 and he debuted during the 3–2 loss against Walsall Wood on 4 August 2018. [7] He left Romulus in October 2018.

Loan to Stafford Town

Allen left to join Stafford Town on loan in August 2017 where he made 30 appearances and scored 5 goals. [6]

He debuted for Stafford Town on 12 August 2017 as a substitute during the 4–2 loss against Hinckley AFC. [8] He scored his first goal for Stafford Town on 23 September 2017 during the 4–1 victory against Ashby Ivanhoe in the FA Vase second qualifying round. [9]

Allen also played in the penalty shoot-out victory against EFL League Two club Port Vale in the Staffordshire Senior Cup on 6 December 2017. [10]

Wolverhampton Sporting Community

Allen joined Wolverhampton Sporting Community in October 2018. He debuted on 27 October 2018 during the 1–1 draw against Loughborough University. [11] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 December 2018 and it was the equaliser during the 1–1 draw against Worcester City. [12]

Nuneaton Borough

Allen joined Nuneaton Borough in January 2019, winning man of the match on his National League North debut, before having a trial with Leicester City in March, where he played for the under-23 team in Premier League 2.

Forest Green Rovers

Allen turned down offers from English Premier League clubs to sign for Forest Green Rovers in summer 2019 on a one-year deal. He made his EFL League Two debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic on 3 August 2019, scoring the only goal of the game in the 72nd minute. [13] Taylor joined National League North side Hereford on 25 October 2019 on a one month loan, with the loan being extended on 27 November 2019 for a further month. [14] Taylor then joined Gloucester City on loan for an initial month. [15] On 2 December 2020, Allen joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal. [16] The loan was then extended for a further month. [17] On 9 February 2021, the loan was further extended for an additional month. [18]

Walsall

On 20 June 2022, Allen agreed to join League Two club Walsall on a one-year contract from 1 July when his Forest Green contract were to expire. [3] He signed a contract extension at the end of the 2023 season.

Allen scored his first Walsall goal in a 3–1 win over Wrexham on 29 December 2023 [19] and captained the club for the first time in a 3–0 win over Morecambe. He signed a further extension to 2026 at the end of the 2024 season. [20] He made his 100th appearance in all competitions for Walsall in a 2–1 loss to Colchester on 8 February 2025 in a match where he also received a red card. After the match he apologised to Walsall fans for this. [21] At the end of the season he was named Walsall Player of the Season for 2024–25 [22] after a 4th place finish and 17 goal contributions. Alongside teammate Connor Barrett he was named into the EFL League Two Team of the Season. [23]

Wycombe Wanderers

On 26 June 2025, Taylor Allen signed for League One side Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee. [24]

He made his Wycombe Wanderers debut during the 2–1 EFL League One loss against Bradford City on 2 August 2025. [25] He suffered with a knee injury through November and December 2025, [26] and returned as a second-half substitute on 26 December 2025 during the 4–0 loss against Luton Town. [27]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Romulus 2016–17 MFL Premier Division00———00
2017–18 MFL Premier Division00———00
2018–19 [28] MFL Premier Division7020—1 [a] 0100
Stafford Town (loan) 2017–18 [6] MFL Premier Division254——5 [b] 1305
Wolverhampton Sporting Community 2018–19 [28] MFL Premier Division115——00115
Nuneaton Borough 2018–19 [29] National League North 16200—00162
Total591120—616712
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20 [30] EFL League Two 5100201 [c] 081
2020–21 [31] EFL League Two5000003 [c] 080
2021–22 [32] EFL League Two4000104 [c] 090
Total141003080251
Hereford (loan) 2019–20 [29] National League North8100—0081
Gloucester City (loan) 2019–20 [29] National League North6000—0060
Leamington (loan) 2020–21 [29] National League North8100—0081
Walsall 2022–23 [33] EFL League Two22030103 [c] 0290
2023–24 [34] EFL League Two28310103 [c] 0333
2024–25 [35] EFL League Two451020307 [d] 15711
Wycombe Wanderers 2025–26 [36] EFL League One 150002000170
Total15322807019218724
Career total205278010027225129
  1. ↑ One appearance in FA Vase
  2. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in FA Vase; two appearances in Staffordshire Senior Cup; one appearance in Polymac Packaging League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ Four appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances and one goal in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ↑ https://www.whoscored.com/players/381098/show/taylor-allen
  3. 1 2 "Taylor Allen joins Walsall". www.saddlers.co.uk. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ↑ The Apprenticeship Journey – Taylor Allen
  5. ↑ "Taylor Allen Player Stats 2016/17". www.fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Taylor Allen Player Stats 2017/18". www.fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Walsall Wood 3–2 Romulus". Full Time The FA. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Stafford Town 2–4 Hinckley AFC". www.fulltime.thefa.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Stafford Town 4–1 Ashby Ivanhoe". www.fulltime.thefa.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Stafford Town 4 - 3 Port Vale (After Penalties)". Port Vale Football Club. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Wolverhampton Sporting Community 1–1 Loughborough University". www.fulltime.thefa.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Worcester City 1–1 Wolverhampton Sporting Community". www.fulltime.thefa.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic
  14. ↑ Bull, Organic (27 November 2019). "Bulls News: Taylor Allen's Loan Extended". Bulls News. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  15. ↑ "Gloucester City AFC: Taylor Allen joins on loan". 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers youngster checks in on loan". Leamington FC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Forest Green youngster extends loan spell". Leamington FC. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Forest Green forward Allen extends Leamington loan". Nonleaguedaily.com. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  19. ↑ "Walsall 3-1 Wrexham - Wrexham end 2023 with heavy defeat at Walsall". BBC Sport. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  20. ↑ "Walsall defender Allen signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "Taylor Allen issues apology after seeing red on Walsall milestone". Express and Star. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  22. 1 2 "End of Season Awards round-up". www.saddlers.co.uk. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  23. ↑ "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  24. ↑ Wanderers, Wycombe (26 June 2025). "Taylor Allen is fifth summer signing". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  25. ↑ "Bradford City 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers team updates ahead of Port Vale clash". Bucks Free Press. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "Luton Town 4-0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  28. 1 2 "Taylor Allen Player Stats 2018/19". www.fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  29. 1 2 3 4 Taylor Allen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  37. ↑ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  38. ↑ Ashton, Ben (27 April 2025). "Burnley's Parker and Blades' Hamer win EFL awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  39. ↑ "PFA League Two Team of the Year 2025". PFA. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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