| Tylor Golden | |
| Fullname: | Tylor Reed Golden[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Ipswich, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Wigan Athletic |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Droylsden (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Nantwich Town (loan) |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Salford City |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Notts County (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | FC Halifax Town |
| Caps6: | 78 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Altrincham |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22:51, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
Tylor Golden (born 8 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Altrincham.
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk to parents Tony and Tania,[2] Golden moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States in 2000. Golden moved back to Ipswich, England in 2008 and spent a year with Ipswich Town alongside his brother Deven.[3] After spells with Manchester City, Rochdale and Blackburn Rovers, Golden joined Wigan Athletic in 2014, and was included as a substitute for the senior team for the first time for a match against Scunthorpe United in October 2017.[4] He made his first-team debut during their EFL Trophy tie against Middlesbrough U23s later in the month, setting up a goal for mentor Noel Hunt in a 4–1 victory.[5] Golden signed his first professional contract in April 2018.[6] In 2019, he had spells on loan at Droylsden,[7] where he made four appearances,[8] and Nantwich Town[9] before being released by Wigan at the end of June 2020.[10]
On 31 August 2020, it was announced that Golden had joined the development squad of League Two side Salford City.[11] He made his competitive début for the club on 9 September in an EFL Trophy game against Manchester United Under-21s.[12] Golden made his Football League début on 26 September, playing the whole match and helping to keep a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Forest Green Rovers,[13] and he received praise from manager Graham Alexander for his "flawless" performance.[14]
On 22 February 2021, Golden joined National League side Notts County on a one-month loan deal.[15] He made only one appearance for County, against Oxford City in the FA Trophy, where he scored an own-goal and was criticised for his performance by County fans.[16] During the match, Golden suffered an injury and eventually returned to Salford at the end of April without playing another match.[17]
He was released by Salford at the end of the 2021–22 season.[18]
In July 2022 he signed for FC Halifax Town.[19]
Former Salford manager Graham Alexander has described him as a player who sticks to his defensive tasks but who enjoys going forward and being directly involved in the game,[14] as well as showing the "right enthusiasm and attitude towards the game".[20] Neil Eardley, his manager at Notts County, said he was a player who would "run up and down that line as much as he physically can" and that he is "physically robust, puts himself about and defends for his life".[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Droylsden (loan) | 2018–19 | Northern Premier League Division One West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Nantwich Town (loan) | 2019–20 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | No data | ||||||||||
| Salford City | 2020–21 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Notts County (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Halifax Town | 2022–23 | National League | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | National League | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 80 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 83 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 107 | 3 | |||
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