Joel Taylor (born 24 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for National League club Notts County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Notts County | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Rochdale (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Kidderminster Harriers | 50 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Halesowen Town (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2019–2020 | Chester | 37 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Chesterfield | 16 | (0) |
| 2021– | Notts County | 21 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 9 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Taylor began his career at Stoke City where he progressed through their Academy and signed a professional contract in 2014.[2] Taylor joined League One side Rochdale on loan in January 2017.[3] He made his Football League debut on 4 February 2017 against Bristol Rovers.[4] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2016–17 season.[5]
Taylor joined Kidderminster Harriers in June 2017. On 4 December 2018, Taylor was loaned out to Halesowen Town until 5 January 2019.[6] The deal was later extended for one month further.[7] He returned to Kidderminster on 8 February 2019.[8]
On 21 May 2019, Chester confirmed the signing of Taylor on a one-year deal.[9]
On 8 December 2020, Taylor joined Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee.[10] He made his debut later that day, in a 1–0 victory over Sutton United.[11]
On 13 July 2021, Taylor joined Chesterfield's rivals Notts County on a two-year deal, signing for an undisclosed fee.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City U23 | 2016–17[14] | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Stoke City | 2016–17[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Stoke total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Rochdale (loan) | 2016–17[14] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2017–18[15] | National League North | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2018–19[16] | National League North | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Kidderminster total | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Chester | 2019–20 | National League North | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | National League North | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2020–21[17] | National League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 104 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 121 | 3 | ||
Notts County F.C. – current squad | |
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2019–20 National League North Team of the Year | |
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