| Taylor Allen | |
| Fullname: | Taylor Ellis Allen[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 2000[2] |
| Birth Place: | Walsall, England |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in |
| Currentclub: | Walsall |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Position: | Defender / Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Romulus |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | Nuneaton Borough |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Forest Green Rovers |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Hereford (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Gloucester City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–21 |
| Clubs6: | → Leamington (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Walsall |
| Caps7: | 52 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 22:14, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
Taylor Ellis Allen (born 16 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for club Walsall.
Allen began his career at Midland Football League side Romulus while completing an apprenticeship as a sports coach.[3] Allen joined Nuneaton Borough in January 2019, winning man of the match on his National League North debut, before having a trial with Leicester City in March, where he played for the under-23 team in Premier League 2. Allen turned down offers from English Premier League clubs to sign for Forest Green Rovers in summer 2019 on a one-year deal. He made his EFL League Two debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic on 3 August 2019, scoring the only goal of the game in the 72nd minute.[4]
Taylor joined National League North side Hereford on 25 October 2019 on a one month loan, with the loan being extended on 27 November 2019 for a further month.[5]
Taylor then joined Gloucester City on loan for an initial month. [6]
On 2 December 2020, Allen joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal.[7] The loan was then extended for a further month.[8] On 9 February 2021, the loan was further extended for an additional month.[9]
On 20 June 2022, Allen agreed to join League Two club Walsall on a one-year contract from 1 July when his Forest Green contract were to expire.[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Romulus | 2018–19 | MFL Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Nuneaton Borough | 2018–19 | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2019–20 | EFL League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | EFL League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Hereford (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Leamington (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Walsall | 2022–23 | EFL League Two | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 107 | 6 | ||
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