| Alastair Taylor | |
| Fullname: | Alastair Taylor |
| Birth Date: | 1991 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Grantham Town |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Barnsley |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Barnsley |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Worksop Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Goals2: | ? |
| Years3: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Alfreton Town |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Clubs4: | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs5: | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | → Buxton (loan) |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2014–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Buxton |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Clubs8: | → Handsworth (dual reg.) |
| Years9: | 2020– |
| Clubs9: | Grantham Town |
| Caps9: | 5 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:06, 26 November 2020 (UTC) |
Alastair Taylor (born 13 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grantham Town.
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barnsley | 2009–10 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Alfreton Town | 2012–13[15] | Conference Premier | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[16] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[17] | Conference Premier | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[18] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference North | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Buxton (loan) | 2013–14[19] | Northern Premier | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||