Personal information | |||
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Full name | Taylor Ellis Allen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Romulus | 35 | (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 | 0 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:43, 26 June 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.
Allen began his career at Midland Football League side Romulus while completing an apprenticeship as a sports coach. [3] 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.
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. [4] 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. [5] Taylor then joined Gloucester City on loan for an initial month. [6] On 2 December 2020, Allen joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal. [7] The loan was then extended for a further month. [8] On 9 February 2021, the loan was further extended for an additional month. [9]
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. [10] 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 [11] 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. [12] 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. [13] At the end of the season he was named Walsall Player of the Season for 2024–25 [14] 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. [15]
On 26 June 2025, Taylor Allen Signed for League One side Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee. [16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Romulus | 2018–19 | MFL Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
Nuneaton Borough | 2018–19 [17] | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
Forest Green Rovers | 2019–20 [18] | EFL League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2020–21 [19] | EFL League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2021–22 [20] | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Hereford (loan) | 2019–20 [17] | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Gloucester City (loan) | 2019–20 [17] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Leamington (loan) | 2020–21 [17] | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Walsall | 2022–23 [21] | EFL League Two | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
2023–24 [22] | EFL League Two | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
2024–25 [23] | EFL League Two | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 [b] | 1 | 57 | 11 | |
Total | 95 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 119 | 14 | ||
Career total | 147 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 182 | 19 | ||
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