Dale Taylor

Dale Taylor
Personal information
Full name Dale Taylor[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
(on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number 28
Youth career
Greenisland
Linfield
2020–2022 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2023 → Burton Albion (loan) 20 (5)
2023–2024 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 42 (5)
2024– → Wigan Athletic (loan) 21 (6)
International career‡
2018 Northern Ireland U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 Northern Ireland U17 11 (1)
2021 Northern Ireland U19 2 (0)
2021– Northern Ireland U21 8 (2)
2021– Northern Ireland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Dale Taylor (born 12 December 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Northern Ireland national team.[3]

Club career

Taylor is a former youth academy player of Greenisland and Linfield.[4] He joined English club Nottingham Forest in July 2020.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2020.[6] On 4 July 2022, Taylor signed a new three-year deal with Forest.[7]

On 23 August 2022, Taylor made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup.[8] On 20 January 2023, Taylor signed on loan with EFL League One side Burton Albion for the remainder of the season.[9][10] Taylor scored his first senior league goal in a 2–0 victory over Oxford United on 28 January 2023.[11]

On 23 July 2023, Taylor signed with League One side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan.[12] In the 2024 EFL Trophy final at Wembley Stadium, Taylor scored an 89th-minute equaliser against Peterborough United, but Wycombe went on to lose the match 2–1.[13]

On 28 August 2024, Taylor returned to League One, joining Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.[14]

International career

Taylor is a Northern Irish youth international.[15] In November 2021, he received his first call-up to senior team.[16] He made his senior team debut on 12 November 2021 in a 1–0 World Cup qualifier win against Lithuania.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 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
Nottingham Forest 2022–23[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2023–24[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Burton Albion (loan) 2022–23[18] League One 20 5 — — — 20 5
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2023–24[19] League One 42 5 2 0 1 0 7[a] 4 52 9
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2024–25[20] League One 21 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 6
Career total 83 16 5 0 2 0 7 4 97 20
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 11 June 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 2021 1 0
2023 5 0
2024 2 0
Total 8 0

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

References

  1. ^ "Nottingham Forest Retained List 23/24". premierleague.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Dale Taylor". IFA.
  3. ^ a b Dale Taylor at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Dale Taylor's Northern Ireland debut is a moment that many can take pride in, says legend David Healy". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Who is Dale Taylor? Nottingham Forest beat Leeds United to sign teenage talent". 3 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Dale Taylor: Former Linfield forward signs professional Forest deal". BBC Sport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (4 July 2022). "Dale Taylor signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  8. ^ "Forest progress with routine victory at Grimsby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  9. ^ "BURTON ALBION SIGN NORTHERN IRELAND INTERNATIONAL DALE TAYLOR ON LOAN FROM NOTTINGHAM FOREST". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Burton sign striker Taylor from Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 20 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Burton 2-0 Oxford: Brewers back to winning ways". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Wycombe sign Forest striker Taylor on loan". BBC Sport. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  13. ^ a b Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Latics sign Dale Taylor on loan!". wiganathletic.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Dale Taylor and Barry Baggley lead Northern Ireland Under-21s to victory". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  16. ^ "World Cup qualifiers: Northern Ireland call-up for Nottingham Forest teenager Dale Taylor". BBC Sport. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Dale Taylor reacts to Northern Ireland debut in win over Lithuania". 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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