| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Charles Taylor [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | Aberdeen | ||
| 2017–2020 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Burton Albion | 58 | (0) |
| 2023– | Charlton Athletic | 13 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Northampton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Scotland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Wales U21 | 12 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 30 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:10, 26 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Terence Charles Taylor (born 29 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Northampton Town on loan from EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.
Born in Scotland, he represented Wales at under-21 international level.
Taylor made his first team debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers, whose academy he had progressed from after moving from his hometown Aberdeen, on 30 October 2019 in an EFL Cup tie against Aston Villa. [3] He had also been part of the club's pre-season tour of China, where he played in the club's Premier League Asia Trophy Final victory against Manchester City. [4]
On 7 September 2020, Taylor joined Grimsby Town on a season-long loan, with manager Ian Holloway stating Taylor was in line for his debut in an EFL Trophy tie with Harrogate Town the next day. [5] [6] After getting injured and missing out on Holloway's final five games before his resignation and not playing any games under new manager Paul Hurst, Wolves recalled Taylor in the winter transfer window. [7]
On 1 February 2021, Taylor joined League One side Burton Albion on a permanent deal, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal. [8]
On 26 July 2023, Taylor signed for Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal. [9]
On 22 January 2025, Taylor joined fellow League One side Northampton Town on loan for the remainder of the season. [10] [11]
On 4 March 2025, Taylor scored the first goal of his career while on loan at Northampton Town in a League One match against Stockport County. [12]
On 11 August 2025, Taylor rejoined Northampton Town for a second time on a season-long loan. [13]
Taylor played for both Scotland and Wales as a youth and qualifies for Wales through his mother, whose family are all Welsh, and was born in Cardiff. [14] He represented Scotland at under-17 and under-18 level. [15] He made his debut for the Wales under-21 team on 19 November 2019 as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina. He went on to represent the under-21 side a further five times, captaining them as well. [16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 [17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2020–21 [18] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Burton Albion | 2020–21 [18] | League One | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 [19] | League One | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 [20] | League One | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Burton Albion total | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2023–24 [21] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [22] | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 [23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charlton Athletic total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2024–25 [22] | League One | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2025–26 [23] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 107 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 129 | 1 | ||
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