Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1998)

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Jack Taylor
Personal information
Full name Jack Henry Philip Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2012 Chelsea
2012–2016 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Barnet 106 (13)
2016 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 6 (0)
2020– Peterborough United 67 (7)
National team‡
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:23, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Jack Henry Philip Taylor (born 23 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Peterborough United. He was born in England, but also holds Irish citizenship.

Club career[]

Taylor was in the youth team at Chelsea for seven years,[3] before joining Barnet in 2012. He made his senior debut as a 15 year old when he came on as substitute in a 3–1 Herts Senior Cup win over Hatfield Town on 3 December 2013.[4] He signed a two-year professional contract in April 2016,[5] making his professional debut for the first team on 4 October 2016 in an EFL Trophy match against Norwich City.[6]

Taylor joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan for a month on 28 October 2016.[7] He was recalled from loan in December, and made his league debut against Yeovil Town on 10 December.[8]

After being a standout player for Barnet in the early stages of the 2019–20 season, he joined Peterborough United on 7 January 2020 for an initial fee of £500,000.[9]

International career[]

Taylor is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his grandfather being from county Longford in Ireland and he's had Irish citizenship since birth. Taylor was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament in June 2019.[10] Taylor scored a brace in a training match against the senior team on 30 May 2019.[11] He made his debut as a substitute against Bahrain U23 on 9 June.[12] He received his first senior call-up in November 2020 for a UEFA Nations League match against Bulgaria.[13] On 1 September 2021, he was named FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year for 2020.[14]

Personal life[]

Taylor also holds Irish citizenship. His grandfather is from County Longford in Ireland. Taylor's older brother Harry (born 1997) was also in the youth team at Chelsea and is now a professional at Barnet.[15]

Career statistics[]

As of 15 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnet 2013–14[4][16] Conference Premier 0 0 0 0 ― 2[a] 0 2 0
2014–15[17] Conference Premier 0 0 0 0 ― 1[a] 0 1 0
2015–16[18] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[19] League Two 14 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 15 0
2017–18[20][21] League Two 38 2 1 0 1 0 3[c] 1 43 3
2018–19[20][22] National League 30 3 7 1 0 0 3[d] 0 40 4
2019–20[20] National League 24 8 3 1 0 0 1[d] 0 28 9
Total 106 13 11 2 1 0 11 1 129 16
Hampton & Richmond (loan) 2016–17[20] National League South 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Peterborough United 2019–20[20] League One 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
2020–21[20] League One 36 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 40 7
2021–22[20] Championship 20 1 1 0 0 0 ― 21 1
Total 67 7 3 2 1 0 1 1 72 10
Career total 179 20 14 4 2 0 12 2 207 26
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance in the FA Trophy

Honours[]

Individual[]

  • FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year: 2020[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". www.efl.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jack Taylor". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.markblundellpartners.com/profile.php/football/Jack+Taylor
  4. ^ a b "Hatfield Town Battle Well". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Harry and Jack Taylor sign new deals with the Bees!". www.barnetfc.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Barnet vs. Norwich City U23 - 4 October 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Jack Taylor seals loan move". www.barnetfc.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Yeovil Town 0-1 Barnet". Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Posh sign Barnet midfielder Taylor". Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Ireland U21: Kenny names Toulon tournament squad | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  11. ^ "REPORT: Jack Taylor brace secures U-21 victory | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  12. ^ Fallon, John. "Ireland Under-21s into Toulon semis after Bahrain win". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Squad Update | Four players called into squad for Bulgaria". Football Association of Ireland. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  14. ^ a b https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/giles-and-gorham-recognised-in-fai-awards
  15. ^ "Football - Harry Taylor". Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.bsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "Jack Taylor Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Jack Taylor in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Jack Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g "Republic of Ireland - J. Taylor - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  21. ^ @BarnetFC (21 February 2018). "#BarnetFC line-up versus @HendonFC