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Joseph Terrence Taylor (born 18 August 1997) is a Montserratian footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Cray Wanderers of the Isthmian League and the Montserrat national team. He has previously played for Welling United, Leatherhead, Burgess Hill Town, VCD Athletic, East Grinstead Town, Whyteleafe, Horsham, Hythe Town and Staines Town.

Joey Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Terrence Taylor[1]
Date of birth	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 25)
Position(s)	Left-back, left midfield
Club information
Current team	Cray Wanderers
Youth career
	Welling United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Welling United	10	(0)
2015	→ Leatherhead (loan)	6	(0)
2016	→ Burgess Hill Town (loan)	12	(0)
2016–2017	→ VCD Athletic (loan)	5	(0)
2017	→ East Grinstead Town (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2018	Burgess Hill Town	32	(1)
2018	Whyteleafe	6	(1)
2018–2019	Horsham	15	(1)
2019	Hythe Town	4	(0)
2019	Horsham	3	(0)
2019	Staines Town	13	(3)
2020–2021	Sevenoaks Town	21	(1)
2021–	Cray Wanderers	4	(0)
National team‡
2018–	Montserrat	15	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 15 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:07, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Welling United

Having come through the academy of Welling United, becoming their first graduate of their academy to progess to the first team,[2] Taylor made his debut for the club on 25 November 2014, starting in a 1–0 victory away to Braintree Town.[3] He agreed a one-year deal with Welling United in summer 2015.[4] He joined Leatherhead on a one-month loan in September 2015.[5][6] He was retained at Welling following the expiry of his contract at the end of the season, with Welling having been relegated to the National League South.[7]

In August 2016, Taylor joined Burgess Hill Town on loan.[8] He had spells on loan at VCD Athletic and East Grinstead Town later on that season.[1]

Burgess Hill Town and Whyteleafe

In summer 2017, he returned to Burgess Hill Town on a permanent deal.[9][10] Taylor scored once in 39 appearances for Burgess Hill Town.[11] He joined Whyteleafe in April 2018.[12] He scored once in 6 appearances for Whyteleafe.[13]

Horsham and Hythe Town

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Taylor signed for Isthmian League South East Division side Horsham.[14] In February 2019, he switched to fellow Isthmian League South East Division side Hythe Town.[15] He returned to Horsham in April 2019.[16] Horsham finished second in the Isthmian League South East Division and qualified for the promotion play-offs.[17] After coming on as a substitute at half-time in extra-time in the play-off final, he provided the assist for the winning goal with a free-kick headed in by Dylan Merchant in the 108th minute, confirming a 2–1 win over Ashford United and promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division.[18] Across the 2018–19 season, Taylor scored once in 29 appearances for Horsham,[19] whilst he played four times without scoring for Hythe Town.[20]

Staines Town and Sevenoaks Town

In June 2019, Taylor joined Staines Town of the Isthmian League South Central Division in search of regular first-team football.[21] He scored twice in 23 appearances for Staines Town,[22] prior to joining Sevenoaks Town of the South East Division on 1 January 2020.[23]

Cray Wanderers

On 9 August 2021, Taylor signed for Cray Wanderers.[24]

International career

Taylor, who is of Montserratian descent through his grandparents,[25] made his international debut for Montserrat on 8 September 2018 and scored his first international goal for Montserrat in a 1–2 loss against El Salvador in a CONCACAF Nations League qualification match.[26][25]

Style of play

Taylor can play either at left-back or left midfield.[14]

Personal life

Taylor is the younger brother of fellow Montserrat international Lyle, who plays professionally for Nottingham Forest.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 September 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Welling United	2014–15[27]	Football Conference	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	2015–16[27]	National League	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	2016–17[27]	National League South	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	Total		10	0	1	0	3	0	14	0
Leatherhead (loan)	2015–16[28]	Isthmian League Premier Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Burgess Hill Town (loan)	2016–17[29]	Isthmian League Premier Division	12	0	5	0	0	0	17	0
VCD Athletic (loan)	2016–17[30]	Isthmian League Division One North	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
East Grinstead Town (loan)	2016–17[31]	Isthmian League Division One South	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Burgess Hill Town	2017–18[11]	Isthmian League Premier Division	32	1	5	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	39	1
Whyteleafe	2017–18[13]	Isthmian League South Division	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
Horsham	2018–19[19]	Isthmian League South East Division	15	1	4	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	22	1
Hythe Town	2018–19[20]	Isthmian League South East Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Horsham	2018–19[19]	Isthmian League South East Division	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	4	0
Staines Town	2019–20[22]	Isthmian League South Central Division	13	3	2	0	3[lower-alpha 6]	0	18	3
Sevenoaks Town	2019–20[32]	Isthmian League South East Division	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2020–21[33]	Isthmian League South East Division	8	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	10	1
	Total		21	1	1	0	1	0	23	1
Cray Wanderers	2021–22	Isthmian League Premier Division	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			134	7	19	0	13	0	166	7

International

As of match played 2 July 2021[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Montserrat	2018	3	1
	2019	7	0
	2021	5	0
Total		15	1

Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Montserrat goal.

List of international goals scored by Joey Taylor

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	8 September 2018	Blakes Estate Stadium, Look Out, Montserrat	El Salvador	1–0	1–2	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification	[34]

References

External links

• Joey Taylor at Soccerway

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