Terry Taylor (footballer)

Terry Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Terence Timothy Taylor [1]
Date of birth	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Northampton Town (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
Number	16
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)	3	(0)
International career‡
2016–2018	Scotland U17	9	(0)
2018	Scotland U18	2	(0)
2019–	Wales U21	10	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 1 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:10, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Terence Charles Taylor (born 29 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northampton Town on loan from EFL League One club Charlton Athletic.

Born in Scotland, he represented Wales at under-21 international level.

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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. ^[2] 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. ^[3]

Grimsby Town (loan)

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. ^{[4] [5]} 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. ^[6]

Burton Albion

On 1 February 2021, Taylor joined League One side Burton Albion on a permanent deal, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal. ^[7]

Charlton Athletic

On 26 July 2023, Taylor signed for Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal. ^[8]

Northampton Town (loan)

On 22 January 2025, Taylor joined fellow League One side Northampton Town on loan for the remainder of the season. ^{[9] [10]}

International career

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. ^[11] He represented Scotland at under-17 and under-18 level. ^[12] 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. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 [14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21 [15]	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 [15]	League Two	13	0	0	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	14	0
Burton Albion	2020–21 [15]	League One	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	16	0
	2021–22 [16]	League One	16	0	2	0	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	20	0
	2022–23 [17]	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 [18]	League One	5	0	0	0	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	7	0
	2024–25 [19]	League One	8	0	2	0	0	0	—		4 [a]	0	14	0
	Charlton Athletic total		13	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	21	0
Northampton Town (loan)	2024–25 [19]	League One	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Career total			87	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	10	0	108	0

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Club List of Registered Players as at September 2024" (PDF). English Football League. p. 58 and 59. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
2. "Aston Villa 2–1 Wolves". BBC Sport. 30 October 2019.
3. "Wolves edge Man City to win Asia Trophy". Premier League. 20 July 2019.
4. "Holloway on Terry Taylor and his other transfer plans". Grimsby Telegraph. 7 September 2020.
5. "Grimsby sign Taylor on loan from Wolves". BBC Sport.
6. "Exclusive: Wolves terminate midfielder deal". Football Insider 247. 6 January 2021.
7. "BURTON ALBION SIGN TERRY TAYLOR FROM WOLVES". Burton Albion F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
8. "DONE DEAL : TERRY TAYLOR IS AN ADDICK". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
9. "Terry Taylor joins Northampton on loan". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
10. "TERRY TAYLOR JOINS NORTHAMPTON TOWN". www.ntfc.co.uk. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
11. "Taylor voices Wales hope in Scottish accent". BBC Sport.
12. "Terry Taylor Scotland". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
13. "Wales Football – dragonsoccer – Welsh International Football". dragonsoccer.co.uk.
14. "Games played by Terry Taylor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
15. "Games played by Terry Taylor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
16. "Games played by Terry Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
17. "Games played by Terry Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
18. "Games played by Terry Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
19. "Games played by Terry Taylor in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

External links

Terry Taylor at Soccerbase