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 23) [2]
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Walsall
Number 21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Romulus 35 (5)
2019 Nuneaton Borough 16 (2)
2019–2022 Forest Green Rovers 14 (1)
2019–2020Hereford (loan) 8 (1)
2020Gloucester City (loan) 6 (0)
2020–21Leamington (loan) 8 (1)
2022– Walsall 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

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

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Romulus 2018–19 MFL Premier DivisionNo data currently available
Nuneaton Borough 2018–19 [11] National League North 1620000162
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20 [12] EFL League Two 5100201 [lower-alpha 1] 081
2020–21 [13] EFL League Two5000003 [lower-alpha 1] 080
2021–22 [14] EFL League Two4000104 [lower-alpha 1] 090
Total141003080251
Hereford (loan) 2019–20 [11] National League North81000081
Gloucester City (loan) 2019–20 [11] National League North60000060
Leamington (loan) 2020–21 [11] National League North81000081
Walsall 2022–23 [15] EFL League Two22030103 [lower-alpha 1] 0290
2023–24 [16] EFL League Two11100103 [lower-alpha 1] 0151
Total331302060441
Career total85630501401076

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

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References

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  3. The Apprenticeship Journey – Taylor Allen
  4. Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic
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  7. "Forest Green Rovers youngster checks in on loan". Leamington FC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. "Forest Green youngster extends loan spell". Leamington FC. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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