Taylor Clark

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Taylor Clark

Personal information
Full name	Taylor Boyd Clark [1]
Date of birth	(2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 (age 19)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wealdstone (on loan from Wycombe Wanderers)
Number	26
Youth career
	West Ham United
	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Needham Market	31	(1)
2023–	Wycombe Wanderers	0	(0)
2024	→ Farnborough (loan)	20	(1)
2024–2025	→ Farnborough (loan)	23	(2)
2025–	→ Wealdstone (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:37, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Taylor Boyd Clark (born 17 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Wealdstone on loan from EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers. ^[2]

Career

After playing youth football for West Ham United and Ipswich Town. ^[3] He then played in non-League football for Needham Market, playing for the first-team at the age of 16. ^[4] He trialled with Aston Villa in early 2022. ^[5] Following a successful trial, Clark signed for Wycombe Wanderers in August 2023. ^{[3] [6]}

Wycombe Wanderers

Clark made his first-team debut for Wycombe on 19 September 2023, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Kieran Sadlier in a 1–0 win over Crystal Palace U21 at Adams Park. ^[7]

On 5 January 2024, Clark joined National League South side, Farnborough on a one-month loan. ^[8] His loan was eventually extended until the end of the campaign, as Farnborough narrowly missed out on a play-off place. He featured twenty times in all competitions, scoring once before returning to the club for a second loan spell in July later that year until January 2025. ^[9]

On 20 January 2025, Clark joined National League side Wealdstone on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Needham Market	2021–22 [11]	Southern League Premier Division Central	16	1	0	0	1	0	7 [a]	0	24	1
	2022–23 [11]	Southern League Premier Division Central	15	0	2	0	0	0	3 [b]	0	20	0
	Total		31	1	2	0	1	0	10	0	44	1
Wycombe Wanderers	2023–24 [12]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	2	0
	2024–25 [13]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Farnborough (loan)	2023–24 [2]	National League South	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
Farnborough (loan)	2024–25 [2] [14]	National League South	23	2	1	0	0	0	1 [d]	0	25	2
Career total			74	4	3	0	1	0	13	0	92	4

1. Three appearances in FA Trophy; four appearances in Suffolk Premier Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Suffolk Premier Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
2. "England - T. Clark - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
3. Wanderers, Wycombe (25 August 2023). "Taylor Clark signs following successful trial". Wycombe Wanderers.
4. "Needham youngster earns professional contract". Suffolk News. 25 August 2023.
5. "Needham Market FC and Suffolk New College celebrate three-year partnership". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 March 2022.
6. "Exclusive: Needham talent takes aim at pro contract at League One club". Suffolk News. 21 July 2023.
7. Wanderers, Wycombe. "Wycombe Wanderers - Crystal Palace U21 | 19 Sep 2023". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
8. Lloyd, Dom (5 January 2024). "Clark joins on loan". Farnborough F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
9. Lloyd, Dom (28 June 2024). "Latest Player Update". Farnborough FC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
10. "Taylor teams up with Wealdstone". www.wwfc.com. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
11. "Taylor Clark | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
12. "Games played by Taylor Clark in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
13. "Games played by Taylor Clark in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
14. For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Walton & Hersham 2 - 1 Farnborough". Football Web Pages. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.