Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1997)

Harry Taylor
Personal information
Full name Harry William Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 16
Youth career
2005–2012 Chelsea
2012–2015 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Barnet 171 (1)
2015 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 15 (1)
2016 → Staines Town (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Woking (loan) 6 (0)
2022– Southend United 58 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:14, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Harry William Taylor (born 4 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for National League club Southend United.

Career

Taylor was in the youth team at Chelsea for seven years,[3] before joining Barnet as an under-15.[4] He made his senior debut with a start in a 3–0 Herts Senior Cup defeat to Bishop's Stortford on 21 January 2014.[5] He returned to the first team on 13 December 2014, starting an FA Trophy tie away to Concord Rangers.[6] He won Barnet's Youth Player of the Year award for the 2014–15 season.[7] Taylor joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan in September 2015.[8] After returning to Barnet following a three-month loan spell, he made his debut in the Football League as a late substitute for Curtis Weston at home to Newport County on 26 December 2015.[9] He then joined Staines Town on loan on 18 February 2016, alongside team-mate Ryan Gondoh.[10] On 21 December 2018, Taylor agreed to reunite with former manager, Alan Dowson at Woking on a one-month loan deal.[11] Taylor left Barnet at the end of the 2021-22 season. He made 229 appearances for the Bees, scoring one goal.[12]

Taylor signed for Southend United on 28 June 2022, on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[13]

Personal life

Born in England, Taylor is of Irish descent. His younger brother Jack (born 1998) was also in the youth team at Chelsea and later a professional at Barnet, Peterborough and Ipswich.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2022.
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
Barnet 2013–14[5] Conference Premier 0 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 1 0
2014–15[15][16] Conference Premier 0 0 0 0 — 3[b] 0 3 0
2015–16[15] League Two 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2016–17[15] League Two 25 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 26 0
2017–18[15] League Two 16 0 0 0 2 0 2[c] 0 20 0
2018–19[15] National League 18 0 0 0 — 4[d] 0 22 0
2019–20[15] National League 26 0 3 0 — 3[e] 0 32 0
2020–21[15] National League 41 1 3 0 — 1[f] 0 45 1
2021–22[15] National League 37 0 1 0 — 2[g] 0 40 0
Total 171 1 7 0 2 0 17 0 197 1
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2015–16[17] Isthmian League Premier Division 15 1 0 0 — 4[f] 0 19 1
Staines Town (loan) 2015–16[18] Isthmian League Premier Division 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Woking (loan) 2018–19[15] National League South 6 0 1 0 — 0 0 7 0
Southend United 2022–23[15] National League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 198 2 8 0 2 0 21 0 229 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Herts Senior Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup
  5. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League playoffs
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  7. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2015 and 31/07/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Harry Taylor". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Football - Harry Taylor". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ^ "First Team - Barnet Football Club". www.barnetfc.com.
  5. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). www.bsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Concord Rangers vs. Barnet - 13 December 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "MB Partners Harry Taylor receives Player of the Year award". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  8. ^ Allen, Ryan (18 September 2015). "Harry comes to Hampton". www.hamptonfc.net.
  9. ^ "Barnet 2-0 Newport County". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "Ryan Gondoh and Harry Taylor go out on loan". www.barnetfc.com.
  11. ^ "Woking Football Club on Twitter". Woking F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  12. ^ @harrytay4597 (9 June 2022). "After 9 years my time @BarnetFC has come to an end. I would to thank all the staff, players and the fans over the y…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Blues secure Taylor signature". www.southendunited.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Football - Jack Taylor". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "H. Taylor". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Harry Taylor Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Harry Taylor". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Harry Taylor Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 21 December 2018.