Ryan Taylor (footballer, born 1988)

Ryan Taylor
Personal information
Full name Ryan Paul Taylor
Date of birth (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Rotherham United 134 (23)
2007 → Burton Albion (loan) 5 (1)
2010 → Exeter City (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2014 Bristol City 39 (2)
2014–2015 Portsmouth 55 (15)
2015–2017 Oxford United 43 (4)
2017– Plymouth Argyle 39 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:33, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

Ryan Paul Taylor (born 4 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Plymouth Argyle.

Career

Rotherham United and loans

Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Taylor began his career as a trainee at Rotherham United in July 2005,[1] making his first-team debut as an 81st-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Swindon Town.[2] He made twelve first-team appearances in the 2006–07 season before glandular fever ruled him out for the rest of the season in November 2006.[3]

Following Rotherham's relegation to League Two at the end of the 2006–07 season, he signed a new two-year contract,[3] and then joined Conference National side Burton Albion on a one-month loan in September 2007.[4] On his return to Rotherham, he established himself in the first team and scored his first goal for Rotherham in a 2–0 win over Shrewsbury Town in November 2007.[5] By the end of the 2007–08 season, Taylor had made 38 appearances for Rotherham, scoring six goals.[1]

Mark Robins twice extended Taylor's contract: in May 2008 and then the following year, each time by one year.[6] This surprised some supporters and critics, who questioned Robins' persistence with the young striker. Ronnie Moore again took charge of the Millers at the start of the 2009–10 season, by which time Taylor had scored 10 goals in almost 100 appearances, sending him out on loan to Exeter City.[7]

Taylor made an immediate impact to the Exeter squad, helping them avoid relegation and receiving Man of the Match awards on several occasions. He returned to his hometown club in time for the play-off finals, where he went straight into the starting line up on the strength of his performances at Exeter, and scored two goals in the final at Wembley.

Bristol City

On 20 June 2011, Taylor signed a three-year deal with Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his Robins debut on 17 August, but in a 1–2 loss to Leicester City;[9] Taylor netted his first goal for the club on 28 April 2012, in a 1–1 away draw against Burnley.[10]

Despite featuring more regularly in his second season, Taylor failed to make an impression and left the club in January 2014, with the Robins being relegated to League One in the process.

Portsmouth

On 9 January 2014, Taylor left Bristol City and signed an 18-month deal with League Two side Portsmouth, being handed the number 20 shirt.[11] He made his debut for Pompey two days later, starting in a 0–0 draw against Oxford United.[12] On 24 February 2015, Taylor scored two goals in the last 10 minutes to ensure Pompey's comeback against Tranmere Rovers and guide them to a 3–2 win, after Pompey had trailed 0–2.[13]

Oxford United

On 26 May 2015, Taylor signed for fellow League Two side Oxford United on a two-year deal.[14] He was a first-team regular during the first half of the 2015–16 season, but missed the second half through injury, at the end of which Oxford were promoted to League One.[15] He returned to regular first-team appearances the following season, though often as a substitute. His contract was ended by mutual consent at the end of the January transfer window in 2017, and he signed immediately for Plymouth Argyle, promotion-chasers in League Two.[16] In his one and a half seasons with Oxford, he scored 4 league goals in 43 appearances (19 as substitute), 3 FA Cup goals and once in the Football League Trophy.[1]

Plymouth Argyle

On 30 January 2017, Taylor signed for League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer.[17] The 28-year-old forward became Derek Adams' fourth signing of the January transfer window to further bolster the Pilgrims' attacking options going into the crucial final part of their promotion challenge.[18] Taylor made his debut for Argyle on 4 February during a 1–0 away win against Cambridge United,[19] and scored his first goal for the club on his home debut, a 3–0 victory over local rivals Exeter City on 11 February.[20]

He re-signed for Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 2017/18 season.[21]

Career statistics

As of 21 January 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-roman 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rotherham United 2005–06 10———10
2006–07 100101010130
2007–08 35620—10386
2008–09 324—3020374
2009–10 190201042262
2010–11 341120—113712
Subtotal 1312170509315224
Burton Albion (loan) 2007–08 51———51
Subtotal 51———51
Exeter City (loan) 2009–10 70———70
Subtotal 70———70
Bristol City 2011–12 71—10—81
2012–13 25110——261
2013–14 7010——80
Subtotal 3922010—422
Portsmouth 2013–14 186———186
2014–15 3792010114110
Subtotal 55152010115916
Oxford United 2015–16 223212010274
2016–17 211422041314
Subtotal 434634051588
Career total 2804317311015532351
  1. ↑ Including Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ryan Taylor". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  2. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Taylor in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Rotherham tie Taylor to new deal". BBC Sport. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Clough hints at start for Taylor". BBC Sport. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Rotherham 2–0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  6. ↑ "Six sign new deals at Rotherham". BBC Sport. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  7. ↑ Rotherham loan striker Ryan Taylor to Exeter City; BBC Sport, 25 March 2010
  8. ↑ Bristol City sign Rotherham United striker Ryan Taylor; BBC Sport, 20 June 2011
  9. ↑ Leicester 1–2 Bristol City; BBC Sport, 17 August 2011
  10. ↑ Burnley 1–1 Bristol City; BBC Sport, 28 April 2012
  11. ↑ Transfer window: Portsmouth sign Jake Jervis and Ryan Taylor; BBC Sport, 9 January 2014
  12. ↑ Oxford 0–0 Portsmouth; BBC Sport, 11 January 2014
  13. ↑ "Portsmouth 3–2 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ryan Taylor: Oxford United sign striker from Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  15. ↑ Pritchard, David (30 June 2016). "Joe Skarz and Ryan Taylor thrilled to return injury-free for Oxford United's pre-season". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  16. ↑ Pritchard, David (30 January 2017). "Oxford United hopeful of new signing as Ryan Taylor departs". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ryan Taylor: Plymouth Argyle sign striker after Oxford United exit". BBC Sport. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  18. ↑ Rowse, Paul. "Taylor Made Pilgrim". Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  19. ↑ "Cambridge United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  20. ↑ Errington, Chris (13 February 2017). "Ryan Taylor: Green Army were Plymouth Argyle's 12th man against Exeter City". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "Gary Sawyer: Plymouth Argyle offer new deal to captain as nine are released". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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