Douglas James-Taylor
{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Douglas James-Taylor
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Douglas Edward James-Taylor{{Cite web |date=15 May 2021 |title=Club list of registered players: As at 15th May 2021: Stoke City |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf |access-date=7 May 2022 |publisher=English Football League |page=35}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|18|df=y}}{{Soccerway|id=596361}}
| birth_place = Camden, England
| height =
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Drogheda United (on loan from Walsall)
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2018–2020
| youthclubs1 = Salford City
| youthyears2 = 2020–2021
| youthclubs2 = Stoke City
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = Stoke City
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Wealdstone (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → AFC Fylde (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = → Walsall (loan)
| caps4 = 22
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Walsall
| caps5 = 26
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = → Drogheda United (loan)
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 6
| club-update = 23:42, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Douglas Edward James-Taylor (born 18 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Drogheda United, on loan from {{English football updater|Walsall}} club Walsall.
Club career
James-Taylor grew up in Altrincham where he attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys.{{cite web |title=AGSB CAMPAIGN - SPORT FOR ALL |url=https://www.agsb.co.uk/news/?pid=105&nid=1&storyid=25 |website=Altrincham Grammar School for Boys |access-date=2 August 2022}} He began his football career with Salford City and was a prolific goalscorer for their under-18s which saw him make his senior debut in a FA Trophy game at Maidstone United.{{cite web |title=Maidstone United 3-0 Salford City |url=https://www.kentsportsnews.com/maidstone-united-3-0-salford-city-12-02-2019/ |website=kentsportsnews.com |date=12 February 2019 |access-date=2 August 2022}} He joined the Stoke City U23s in September 2020.{{cite web |title=Stoke City sign prolific teenage Salford City striker Douglas Taylor |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-transfer-douglas-taylor-4505607 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=2 August 2022}} He gained first team experience in the second half of the 2021–22 season playing four times for Wealdstone and ten times for AFC Fylde.{{cite web |title=DOUGLAS TAYLOR JOINS THE COASTERS ON LOAN |url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/douglas-taylor-joins-the-coasters-on-loan/ |website=AFC Fylde |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022}}
On 1 July 2022, James-Taylor joined Walsall on loan for the 2022–23 season.{{cite news |title=Walsall: Stoke City striker Douglas James-Taylor joins the Saddlers on loan |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62009805 |access-date=2 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Walsall seal loan signing of Stoke City striker Douglas James-Taylor |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/walsall-fc/2022/07/01/walsall-seal-loan-signing-of-stoke-city-striker-douglas-james-taylor/ |website=Express & Star |date=July 2022 |access-date=3 August 2022}} He made his Football League debut on 30 July 2022 in a 4–0 victory against Hartlepool United.{{cite news |title=Walsall 4–0 Hartlepool United |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62275116 |access-date=31 July 2022}} He scored his first EFL goal of his career on 1 January 2023 in a 2–1 win against Mansfield Town.{{cite news |title=Walsall 2–1 Mansfield Town |work=BBC Sport |date=January 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64088502 |access-date=8 May 2023}} James-Taylor made 30 appearances for Walsall, scoring twice as the Saddlers finished in 16th position. He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |title=Seven to depart as Potters pave the way for summer reset |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/may/10/seven-to-depart-as-potters-pave-the-way-for-summer-reset/ |website=Stoke City |date=10 May 2023 |access-date=10 May 2023}}
On 28 June 2023, he returned to Walsall on a permanent basis, signing a one-year deal with the option for a further year.{{cite web|url=https://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/2023/june/douglas-james-taylor-returns-to-walsall/|title=Douglas James-Taylor returns to Walsall|website=www.saddlers.co.uk|date=28 June 2023|access-date=28 June 2023}}
On 22 May 2024, it was announced that James-Taylor would join Walsall's sister club Drogheda United of the League of Ireland Premier Division, on a one-year loan, upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July 2024.https://droghedaunited.ie/douglas-james-taylor-to-join-on-loan/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} He scored his first career hat-trick against Wilton United in the FAI Cup on the 16 August 2024.{{cite web |title=FAI Cup Report: Drogheda United 9 - 0 Wilton United|url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/34495/fai-cup-report-drogheda-united-9---0-wilton-united/ |website=Extra Time |date=17 August 2024 |access-date=11 December 2024}} He also scored in the Final against Derry City with a penalty which secured Drogheda's win and his top goalscorer of the tournament award with 7.{{cite web |title=Drogheda stun below-par Derry to win FAI Cup|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy9jnr1852no |website=BBC Sport |date=10 November 2024 |access-date=11 December 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 25 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Domestic Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford City
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=3|Stoke City
|2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=149196|season=2021}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=149196|season=2022}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|—||0 | 0 | |||
| Wealdstone (loan)
|National League |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| AFC Fylde (loan)
|10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 10 | 2 | |||
| Walsall (loan)
|22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| rowspan=2|Walsall
|2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=149196|season=2023}} |League Two |26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!48 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 5 | |
| rowspan="3"|Drogheda United (loan)
|2024{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/douglas-james-taylor/596361/ | title=England - D. James-Taylor - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway }} |rowspan="2"|League of Ireland Premier Division |14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation Playoff}} | 0 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 2025{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/douglas-james-taylor/596361/ | title=England - D. James-Taylor - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway }}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|Appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | 22 | 13 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!76 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 20 |
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Honours
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Salford City F.C. players
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Wealdstone F.C. players
Category:Drogheda United F.C. players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:League of Ireland players