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Taylor Allen

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Taylor Allen
Personal information
Full name Taylor Ellis Allen[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Salford City
(on loan from Wycombe Wanderers)
Number 24
Youth career
2016–2017 Romulus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Romulus 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Stafford Town (loan) 25 (4)
2018–2019 Wolverhampton Sporting Community 11 (5)
2019 Nuneaton Borough 16 (2)
2019–2022 Forest Green Rovers 14 (1)
2019–2020 → Hereford (loan) 8 (1)
2020 → Gloucester City (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Leamington (loan) 8 (1)
2022–2025 Walsall 95 (13)
2025– Wycombe Wanderers 34 (1)
2026– → Salford City (loan) 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 (UTC)

Taylor Ellis Allen (born 16 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for EFL League Two club Salford City, on loan from EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.

Career

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Romulus

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Allen began his career at the academy of Midland Football League side Romulus[3] while completing an apprenticeship as a sports coach,[4] scoring 3 goals in 17 appearances for Romulus Reserves during 2016–17.[5]

After spending 2017–18 on loan,[6] Allen rejoined Romulus in August 2018 and he debuted during the 3–2 loss against Walsall Wood on 4 August 2018.[7] He left Romulus in October 2018.

Loan to Stafford Town

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Allen left to join Stafford Town on loan in August 2017 where he made 30 appearances and scored 5 goals.[6]

He debuted for Stafford Town on 12 August 2017 as a substitute during the 4–2 loss against Hinckley AFC.[8] He scored his first goal for Stafford Town on 23 September 2017 during the 4–1 victory against Ashby Ivanhoe in the FA Vase second qualifying round.[9]

Allen also played in the penalty shoot-out victory against EFL League Two club Port Vale in the Staffordshire Senior Cup on 6 December 2017.[10]

Wolverhampton Sporting Community

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Allen joined Wolverhampton Sporting Community in October 2018. He debuted on 27 October 2018 during the 1–1 draw against Loughborough University.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 December 2018 and it was the equaliser during the 1–1 draw against Worcester City.[12]

Nuneaton Borough

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Allen joined Nuneaton Borough in January 2019, winning man of the match on his National League North debut, before having a trial with Leicester City in March, where he played for the under-23 team in Premier League 2.

Forest Green Rovers

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Allen turned down offers from English Premier League clubs to sign for Forest Green Rovers in summer 2019 on a one-year deal. He made his EFL League Two debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic on 3 August 2019, scoring the only goal of the game in the 72nd minute.[13] Taylor joined National League North side Hereford on 25 October 2019 on a one month loan, with the loan being extended on 27 November 2019 for a further month.[14] Taylor then joined Gloucester City on loan for an initial month.[15] On 2 December 2020, Allen joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal.[16] The loan was then extended for a further month.[17] On 9 February 2021, the loan was further extended for an additional month.[18]

Walsall

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On 20 June 2022, Allen agreed to join League Two club Walsall on a one-year contract from 1 July when his Forest Green contract were to expire.[3] He signed a contract extension at the end of the 2023 season.

Allen scored his first Walsall goal in a 3–1 win over Wrexham on 29 December 2023[19] and captained the club for the first time in a 3–0 win over Morecambe. He signed a further extension to 2026 at the end of the 2024 season.[20] He made his 100th appearance in all competitions for Walsall in a 2–1 loss to Colchester on 8 February 2025 in a match where he also received a red card. After the match he apologised to Walsall fans for this.[21] At the end of the season he was named Walsall Player of the Season for 2024–25[22] after a 4th place finish and 17 goal contributions. Alongside teammate Connor Barrett he was named into the EFL League Two Team of the Season.[23]

Wycombe Wanderers

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On 26 June 2025, Taylor Allen signed for League One side Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[24]

He made his Wycombe Wanderers debut during the 2–1 EFL League One loss against Bradford City on 2 August 2025.[25] He suffered with a knee injury through November and December 2025,[26] and returned as a second-half substitute on 26 December 2025 during the 4–0 loss against Luton Town.[27]

He scored his first goal for Wycombe Wanderers on 2 May 2026 during the 3–2 victory against Rotherham United.[28]

Loan to Salford City

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On 28 August 2026, Allen joined Salford City on a season-long loan.[29] He debuted for Salford City on 29 August 2026 during the 1–0 loss against Shrewsbury Town in EFL League Two.[30]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Romulus 2016–17 MFL Premier Division 0 0 — — — 0 0
2017–18 MFL Premier Division 0 0 — — — 0 0
2018–19[31] MFL Premier Division 7 0 2 0 — 1[a] 0 10 0
Stafford Town (loan) 2017–18[6] MFL Premier Division 25 4 — — 5[b] 1 30 5
Wolverhampton Sporting Community 2018–19[31] MFL Premier Division 11 5 — — 0 0 11 5
Nuneaton Borough 2018–19[32] National League North 16200—00162
Total 59 11 2 0 — 6 1 67 12
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20[33] EFL League Two 5100201[c]081
2020–21[34] EFL League Two 5000003[c]080
2021–22[35] EFL League Two 4000104[c]090
Total 141003080251
Hereford (loan) 2019–20[32] National League North 8100—0081
Gloucester City (loan) 2019–20[32] National League North 6000—0060
Leamington (loan) 2020–21[32] National League North 8100—0081
Walsall 2022–23[36] EFL League Two 22030103[c]0290
2023–24[37] EFL League Two 28310103[c]0333
2024–25[38] EFL League Two 451020307[d]15711
Wycombe Wanderers 2025–26[39] EFL League One 34 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 36 1
2026–27[40] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 1 0
Salford City (loan) 2026–27[40] EFL League Two 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 15317807020217918
Career total 226288010028227131
  1. ↑ One appearance in FA Vase
  2. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in FA Vase; two appearances in Staffordshire Senior Cup; one appearance in Polymac Packaging League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ Four appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances and one goal in EFL League Two play-offs
  5. ↑ Four appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances and one goal in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

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Forest Green Rovers

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ↑ https://www.whoscored.com/players/381098/show/taylor-allen
  3. 1 2 "Taylor Allen joins Walsall". www.saddlers.co.uk. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ↑ The Apprenticeship Journey – Taylor Allen
  5. ↑ "Taylor Allen Player Stats 2016/17". www.fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Taylor Allen Player Stats 2017/18". www.fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Walsall Wood 3–2 Romulus". Full Time The FA. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Stafford Town 2–4 Hinckley AFC". www.fulltime.thefa.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Stafford Town 4–1 Ashby Ivanhoe". www.fulltime.thefa.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Stafford Town 4 - 3 Port Vale (After Penalties)". Port Vale Football Club. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Wolverhampton Sporting Community 1–1 Loughborough University". www.fulltime.thefa.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Worcester City 1–1 Wolverhampton Sporting Community". www.fulltime.thefa.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic
  14. ↑ Bull, Organic (27 November 2019). "Bulls News: Taylor Allen's Loan Extended". Bulls News. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  15. ↑ "Gloucester City AFC: Taylor Allen joins on loan". 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers youngster checks in on loan". Leamington FC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Forest Green youngster extends loan spell". Leamington FC. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Forest Green forward Allen extends Leamington loan". Nonleaguedaily.com. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  19. ↑ "Walsall 3-1 Wrexham - Wrexham end 2023 with heavy defeat at Walsall". BBC Sport. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  20. ↑ "Walsall defender Allen signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "Taylor Allen issues apology after seeing red on Walsall milestone". Express and Star. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  22. 1 2 "End of Season Awards round-up". www.saddlers.co.uk. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  23. ↑ "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  24. ↑ Wanderers, Wycombe (26 June 2025). "Taylor Allen is fifth summer signing". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  25. ↑ "Bradford City 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers team updates ahead of Port Vale clash". Bucks Free Press. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "Luton Town 4-0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  28. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026. Taylor Allen buried home his first goal of the season with a well-taken finish
  29. ↑ "Wycombe defender Allen heads to Salford on loan". BBC Sport. 28 August 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Salford City". BBC Sport. 29 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  31. 1 2 "Taylor Allen Player Stats 2018/19". www.fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  32. 1 2 3 4 Taylor Allen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  40. 1 2 "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  41. ↑ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  42. ↑ Ashton, Ben (27 April 2025). "Burnley's Parker and Blades' Hamer win EFL awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  43. ↑ "PFA League Two Team of the Year 2025". PFA. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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