Jason Taylor (English footballer)

Jason Taylor
Taylor playing for Cheltenham Town in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jason James Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-28) 28 January 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Droylsden, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2005 Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Oldham Athletic 0 (0)
2006 → Stockport County (loan) 9 (0)
2006–2009 Stockport County 96 (6)
2009–2013 Rotherham United 118 (10)
2009–2010 → Rochdale (loan) 23 (1)
2013–2015 Cheltenham Town 65 (2)
2015–2016 Northampton Town 51 (1)
2016–2017 Eastleigh 20 (0)
2017–2018 Fylde 17 (0)
2018–2023 Barrow 122 (1)
Total 521 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2023

Jason James Taylor (born 28 January 1987) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Droylsden, Greater Manchester,[2] Taylor began his career as a trainee at Oldham Athletic in October 2005. However, he made no appearances for Oldham before joining Stockport County on loan in March 2006.[3] He signed a permanent two-year contract with Stockport County in August 2006,[4] and then signed a new two-year in January 2007, with manager Jim Gannon saying, "He has all the attributes in terms of stamina and work-rate, plus he is mobile and we keep trying to add to his game. He has grown in confidence and he could be a fantastic player. He might out-grow us but I like to think we are bringing in players that will grow with this club. We think he's going to be an important player for us for a number of years and I'm delighted he's extended his contract."[5] He made 51 league and cup appearances for Stockport in the 2006–2007 season,[6] and won the club's Young Player of the Year award at the end of the season.[7]

Rotherham United

Taylor joined Rotherham United on a free transfer in January 2009, signing a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[8] He made his debut in the 1–0 win over AFC Bournemouth at Don Valley Stadium, he got his first goal in the 3–2 win over Morecambe which was also at Don Valley.[9]

Rochdale (loan)

Taylor went on loan to Rochdale for the 2009–10 season. He scored his first goal for Rochdale on 5 December 2009 against Macclesfield.[10]

Cheltenham Town

On 28 January, Jason Taylor has had his contract with Rotherham United terminated by mutual consent, and joined Cheltenham Town. He made his first appearance for the club in a 2–1 win over Torquay United. He was placed on the transfer list in the summer of 2014, but after a number of impressive pre-season games, rumours began spreading he would stay at the club.

Northampton Town

On 1 January, Jason Taylor joined Northampton Town on a loan deal.[11]

Eastleigh

On 16 August 2016, Jason Taylor joined National League Eastleigh from League One Northampton Town.[12]

AFC Fylde

In October 2017, Jason Taylor joined fellow National League side AFC Fylde from Eastleigh.[13]

Barrow

In July 2018, Taylor moved on again, joining National League Barrow.[14] He was the Bluebirds Player of the Year in 2018/2019, and formed part of the team that won the National League in 2020, gaining promotion to League Two.[15]

He retired from football at the end of the 2022–23 season and was subsequently offered a coaching role at the club.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023
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
Oldham Athletic 2005–06[17] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stockport County (loan) 2005–06[17] League Two 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Stockport County 2006–07[18] League Two 45 1 3 0 1 0 2[a] 0 51 1
2007–08[19] 43 4 2 0 2 0 2[a] 0 49 4
2008–09[20] League One 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Stockport total 96 6 8 0 3 0 4 0 111 6
Rotherham United 2008–09[20] League Two 15 1 — 0 0 2[a] 0 17 1
2009–10[21] 2 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2010–11[22] 42 5 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 47 5
2011–12[23] 39 2 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 42 2
2012–13[24] 20 2 4 0 1 0 1[a] 0 26 2
Rotherham total 118 10 6 0 4 0 8 0 136 10
Rochdale (loan) 2009–10[21] League Two 23 1 0 0 — — 23 1
Cheltenham Town 2012–13[24] League Two 16 0 — — 1[b] 0 17 0
2013–14[25] 33 2 1 0 1 0 1[a] 1 36 3
2014–15[26] 16 0 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 21 0
Cheltenham total 65 2 3 0 2 0 4 1 74 3
Northampton Town 2014–15[26] League Two 21 0 — — — 21 0
2015–16[27] 30 1 3 1 2 0 2[a] 0 37 2
Northampton total 51 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 58 2
Eastleigh 2016–17[28] National League 20 0 4 0 — 0 0 24 0
AFC Fylde 2017–18[28] National League 17 0 2 0 — 0 0 19 0
Barrow 2018–19[28] National League 43 1 0 0 — 0 0 43 1
2019–20[28] 32 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 34 0
2020–21[28] League Two 34 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 1 37 1
2021–22[28] 12 0 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 18 0
2022–23[28] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Barrow total 122 1 3 0 1 0 8 1 134 2
Career total 521 21 29 1 12 0 26 2 588 24
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the League Two play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barrow" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. ^ "Stockport move to sign midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Stockport pull off double signing". BBC Sport. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  5. ^ Dunn, Alex (27 January 2007). "Taylor nets County deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Stockport 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 18 April 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  7. ^ "Jason Taylor profile". Stockport County F.C. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008. [Taylor] picked up the Stockport County Young Player of the Season award for the 2006/07 season.
  8. ^ "Rotherham sign midfielder Taylor". BBC Sport. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Rotherham 3–2 Morecambe". BBC. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Rochdale 3 – 0 Macclesfield". BBC. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  11. ^ "Cobblers make midfielder Taylor their first January signing". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Eastleigh sign Northampton midfielder following release". BBC Sport. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Eastleigh midfielder Jason Taylor joins National League rivals AFC Fylde". Southern Daily Echo. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Barrow AFC had to fight off Football League interest for latest recruit". The Mail (Cumbria). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  15. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/barrowafc/status/1120073179077185543. Retrieved 24 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ "Barrow Confirm Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Jason Taylor in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g Jason Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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