Alastair Taylor
Personal information
Full name Alastair Taylor
Date of birth (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grantham Town
Youth career
2000–2010 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Barnsley 4 (0)
2011 → Worksop Town (loan) ? (?)
2012–2014 Alfreton Town 17 (0)
2013 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 4 (1)
2013–2014 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 5 (0)
2014 → Buxton (loan) 6 (1)
2014–2020 Buxton
2019 → Handsworth (dual reg.)
2020– Grantham Town 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Alastair Taylor (born 13 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grantham Town.

Playing career

Taylor joined Barnsley aged 8 and was named Academy Player of the Year in 2009–10.[1][2] He made his professional debut for the club on 24 April 2010, replacing Nathan Doyle 81 minutes into a 1–0 defeat by Queens Park Rangers at Oakwell.[3] In October 2011, he joined Worksop Town on loan.[4]

Following his release from Barnsley after the 2011–12 season he signed for Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on 9 August 2012.[5] He made his first appearance for Alfreton on 25 August in a 3–1 victory away at Barrow, almost scoring with a 25-yard effort.[6] He made a further 12 appearances over the course of the season and was given a new one-year contract in May 2013.[7]

He made his first appearance of the 2013–14 season as a late substitute in Alfreton's 3–1 defeat to Grimsby Town.[8] With his opportunities limited at Alfreton, Taylor joined Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity on a one-month loan in October 2013.[9] He scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 defeat to Solihull Moors and made a total of four appearances before returning to Alfreton in November.[10][11] Having started only one of Alfreton's nine league games since his return,[12] Taylor rejoined Gainsborough on loan for a month in late December.[13] After a further five appearances he returned to Alfreton though he soon left the club on loan again, this time joining Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton.[14]

Career statistics

As of 4 April 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 2009–10[15] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2010–11[16] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2011–12[17] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Alfreton Town 2012–13[18] Conference Premier 11 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 13 0
2013–14[19] Conference Premier 6 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 8 0
Total 17 0 0 0 — 4 0 21 0
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2013–14[11] Conference North 9 1 0 0 — 0 0 9 1
Buxton (loan) 2013–14[20] Northern Premier 6 1 0 0 — 0 0 6 1
Career total 36 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 40 2
  1. ^ Appearances in the Derbyshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Derbyshire Senior Cup

Honours

Barnsley

References

  1. ^ "Alastair Taylor profile". Barnsley F.C. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Alastair Taylor named Academy Player of the Year". Barnsley F.C. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Barnsley 0–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  4. ^ "October moves (part two)". Pitchero Non-League. 16 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Reds sign three". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Reds record first victory of the season". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Major double boost for boss Law". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Grimsby Town 3–1 Alfreton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  9. ^ White, Andy (4 October 2013). "Taylor joins Trinity from Alfreton". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Last-minute Moors strike denies Trinity a deserved draw". Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  11. ^ a b "A. Taylor". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Results/Matches". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Taylor goes on loan to Gainsborough". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  14. ^ "Taylor goes on loan to Buxton". Alfreton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  15. ^ "Games played by Alastair Taylor in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Games played by Alastair Taylor in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Games played by Alastair Taylor in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  18. ^ "Games played by Alastair Taylor in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
    Derbyshire Senior Cup appearances sourced to:
    "Alfreton Town 3–2 Buxton". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
    "Mickleover Royals 0–6 Alfreton Town". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  19. ^ "A. Taylor". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
    Derbyshire Senior Cup appearance sourced to:
    "Lions tame Reds in extra time". Alfreton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  20. ^ "Statistics". Buxton F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

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