Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1985)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie James Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Billericay Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 2002–2003 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2003–2004 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | Welling United | ||
| 2004 | AFC Hornchurch | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Fisher Athletic | ||
| 2005–2008 | Margate | ||
| 2008–2009 | Dulwich Hamlet | 19 | (10) |
| 2009 | Grays Athletic | 11 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Sutton United | 27 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Barnet | 36 | (2) |
| 2012 | Eastbourne Borough | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | Billericay Town | 17 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:50, 11 May 2013 (UTC). | |||
Charlie James Taylor (born 1 December 1985) is a professional footballer who played for Billericay Town.
Career
Taylor started his career as a trainee with Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, before dropping into non-League football. Taylor signed for Welling United before leaving in 2004 to join AFC Hornchurch. He then had spells at Fisher Athletic, Margate and Dulwich Hamlet before joining Grays Athletic in 2009. He scored once in 11 games for Grays, away at Crawley Town in the 1–1 draw in the Conference National on 29 August.[2]
In July 2010, Taylor had an unsuccessful trial with Championship club Bristol City,[3] before eventually signing for Barnet on 31 August 2010 from Isthmian League Premier Division club Sutton United.[4] Taylor made his debut on 25 September for Barnet in their 2–2 away draw with Morecambe in League Two, replacing Steve Kabba in the 65th minute as a substitute.[5]
Taylor was given a three-match ban for spitting at an opponent in a game against Aldershot Town in October 2011.[6]
Taylor was sent off for violent conduct in the Football League Trophy Area Final against Swindon Town in February 2012 after coming on as a substitute and playing for 10 minutes.[7] It was announced on 13 April 2012, that Taylor had left the club by mutual consent.[8]
In October 2012 he joined Billericay Town.[9]
Style of play
Football manager, Mark Stimson described Taylor as "a striker who plays off the shoulder".[4]
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Whose Registrations have been Cancelled by Mutual Consent Between 01/04/2012 and 30/04/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ "Crawley 1–1 Grays". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Charlie included in squad". Bristol City F.C. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Barnet sign striker Charlie Taylor from Sutton United". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Morecambe 2–2 Barnet". BBC Sport. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "FA fines Barnet and Aldershot for 'mass confrontation'". BBC Sport. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ "Robins through to JPT final". Sky Sports. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ↑ "Taylor leaves Barnet". Barnet F.C. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "Blues sign striker Taylor". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.