Personal information | |||
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Full name | Taylor Ellis Allen | ||
Date of birth | (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
Number | 21 | ||
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) |
2020–21 | → Leamington (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2022– | Walsall | 69 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:23, 16 December 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.
Career
Allen began his career at Midland Football League side Romulus while completing an apprenticeship as a sports coach. 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.
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.
Taylor then joined Gloucester City on loan for an initial month.
On 2 December 2020, Allen joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal. The loan was then extended for a further month. On 9 February 2021, the loan was further extended for an additional month.
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. 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 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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 December 2024
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 | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
Forest Green Rovers | 2019–20 | EFL League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2020–21 | EFL League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2021–22 | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Hereford (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Gloucester City (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Leamington (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Walsall | 2022–23 | EFL League Two | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
2023–24 | EFL League Two | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
2024–25 | EFL League Two | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
Total | 69 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 89 | 8 | ||
Career total | 121 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 152 | 13 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
Honours
Forest Green Rovers
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Taylor Allen". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- The Apprenticeship Journey – Taylor Allen
- Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic
- Bull, Organic (27 November 2019). "Bulls News: Taylor Allen's Loan Extended". Bulls News. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Gloucester City AFC: Taylor Allen joins on loan". 24 January 2020.
- "Forest Green Rovers youngster checks in on loan". Leamington FC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- "Forest Green youngster extends loan spell". Leamington FC. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- "Forest Green forward Allen extends Leamington loan". Nonleaguedaily.com. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- "Taylor Allen joins Walsall". www.saddlers.co.uk. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- "Walsall 3-1 Wrexham - Wrexham end 2023 with heavy defeat at Walsall". BBC Sport. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- "Walsall defender Allen signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Taylor Allen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
External links
- Taylor Allen at Soccerway
Walsall F.C. – current squad | |
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Romulus F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Hereford F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. players
- Leamington F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Footballers from Walsall
- 21st-century English sportsmen