Alastair Taylor (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{For|others of a similar name|Alistair Taylor (disambiguation)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alastair Taylor
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Alastair Taylor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|09|13}}
| birth_place = Sheffield, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Grantham Town
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2000–2010 | youthclubs1 = Barnsley
| years1 = 2010–2012 | clubs1 = Barnsley | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → Worksop Town (loan) | caps2 = ? | goals2 = ?
| years3 = 2012–2014 | clubs3 = Alfreton Town | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = → Buxton (loan) | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2014–2020 | clubs7 = Buxton | caps7 = | goals7 =
| years8 = 2019 | clubs8 = → Handsworth (dual reg.) | caps8 = | goals8 =
| years9 = 2020– | clubs9 = Grantham Town | caps9 = 5 | goals9 = 0
| club-update = 21:06, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
}}
Alastair Taylor (born 13 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grantham Town.
Playing career
Taylor joined Barnsley aged 8 and was named Academy Player of the Year in 2009–10.{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10309~51240,00.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511224230/http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10309~51240%2C00.html |archivedate=11 May 2012 |title=Alastair Taylor profile |publisher=Barnsley F.C |accessdate=11 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~2026422,00.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428223857/http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10309~2026422%2C00.html |archivedate=28 April 2010 |title=Alastair Taylor named Academy Player of the Year |date=5 May 2010 |publisher=Barnsley F.C |accessdate=11 August 2013 |url-status=dead }} He made his professional debut for the club on 24 April 2010, replacing Nathan Doyle 81 minutes into a 1–0 defeat by Queens Park Rangers at Oakwell.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8632320.stm |title=Barnsley 0–1 QPR |date=24 April 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=20 September 2010}} In October 2011, he joined Worksop Town on loan.{{cite web |url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/october-moves-part-two-7456/ |title=October moves (part two) |date=16 October 2011 |publisher=Pitchero Non-League}}
Following his release from Barnsley after the 2011–12 season he signed for Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on 9 August 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.alfretontownfc.com/news/reds-sign-three-1675.htm |title=Reds sign three |publisher=Alfreton Town F.C |accessdate=16 October 2012}} He made his first appearance for Alfreton on 25 August in a 3–1 victory away at Barrow, almost scoring with a 25-yard effort.{{cite web|url=http://www.alfretontownfc.com/info/reports.asp?repID=573 |title=Reds record first victory of the season |publisher=Alfreton Town F.C |accessdate=12 November 2012}} He made a further 12 appearances over the course of the season and was given a new one-year contract in May 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.alfretontownfc.com/news/MAJOR-DOUBLE-BOOST-FOR-BOSS-LAW-2037.htm |title=Major double boost for boss Law |publisher=Alfreton Town F.C |accessdate=11 August 2013}}
He made his first appearance of the 2013–14 season as a late substitute in Alfreton's 3–1 defeat to Grimsby Town.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23737078 |title=Grimsby Town 3–1 Alfreton Town |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=27 August 2013}} With his opportunities limited at Alfreton, Taylor joined Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity on a one-month loan in October 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/conference-premier-step-two/8220/taylor-joins-trinity-from-alfreton/ |last=White |first=Andy |date=4 October 2013 |title=Taylor joins Trinity from Alfreton |newspaper=The Non-League Paper |accessdate=4 October 2013}} He scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 defeat to Solihull Moors and made a total of four appearances before returning to Alfreton in November.{{cite web |url=http://www.gainsboroughtrinity.com/match-reports/last-minute-moors-strike-denies-trinity-a-deserved-draw.html |title=Last-minute Moors strike denies Trinity a deserved draw |publisher=Gainsborough Trinity F.C |accessdate=18 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alistair-taylor/127880/ |title=A. Taylor |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=4 October 2013}} Having started only one of Alfreton's nine league games since his return,{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=94&teamTabs=results&season_id=143 |title=Results/Matches |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |accessdate=31 December 2013}} Taylor rejoined Gainsborough on loan for a month in late December.{{cite web |url=http://www.alfretontownfc.com/news/TAYLOR-GOES-ON-LOAN-TO-GAINSBOROUGH-2258.htm |title=Taylor goes on loan to Gainsborough |publisher=Alfreton Town F.C |accessdate=31 December 2013}} After a further five appearances he returned to Alfreton though he soon left the club on loan again, this time joining Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton.{{cite web |url=http://www.alfretontownfc.com/news/TAYLOR-GOES-ON-LOAN-TO-BUXTON-2258.htm |title=Taylor goes on loan to Buxton |publisher=Alfreton Town F.C |accessdate=10 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221221958/http://www.alfretontownfc.com/news/TAYLOR-GOES-ON-LOAN-TO-BUXTON-2258.htm |archive-date=21 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Career statistics
{{updated|4 April 2014.}}
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Honours
;Barnsley
- Academy Player of the Year: 2009–10
References
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External links
- [http://www.alfretontownfc.com/content/taylor,-alastair-169.htm Alastair Taylor profile] at Alfreton Town F.C.
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:Footballers from Sheffield
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Barnsley F.C. players
Category:Worksop Town F.C. players
Category:Alfreton Town F.C. players
Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
Category:Handsworth F.C. players
Category:Grantham Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players