# Taylor Allen

Taylor Ellis Allen (born 16 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League Two club Walsall.

## Career

Allen began his career at Midland Football League side Romulus while completing an apprenticeship as a sports coach. 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. 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.
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.
Taylor then joined Gloucester City on loan for an initial month.
On 2 December 2020, Allen joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal. The loan was then extended for a further month. On 9 February 2021, the loan was further extended for an additional month.
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. 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 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. 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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Romulus | 2018–19 | MFL Premier Division | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available | No data currently available |
| Nuneaton Borough | 2018–19 | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2019–20 | EFL League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2020–21 | EFL League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2021–22 | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers | Total | Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Hereford (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Leamington (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Walsall | 2022–23 | EFL League Two | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Walsall | 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Walsall | 2024–25 | EFL League Two | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 6 |
| Walsall | Total | Total | 103 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 124 | 11 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 133 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 165 | 14 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

## Honours

Forest Green Rovers
* EFL League Two: 2021–22