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.

Taylor Allen

Personal information
Full name	Taylor Ellis Allen[1]
Date of birth	(2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Walsall, England
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Walsall
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Romulus	35	(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)
2020–21	→ Leamington (loan)	8	(1)
2022–	Walsall	81	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:23, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Career

Allen began his career at Midland Football League side Romulus while completing an apprenticeship as a sports coach.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Taylor then joined Gloucester City on loan for an initial month.^[5]

On 2 December 2020, Allen joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal.^[6] The loan was then extended for a further month.^[7] On 9 February 2021, the loan was further extended for an additional month.^[8]

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.^[9] 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^[10] 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.^[11] 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. ^[12] At the end of the season he was named Walsall Player of the Season for 2024–25^[13] 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. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Romulus	2018–19	MFL Premier Division	No data currently available
Nuneaton Borough	2018–19[15]	National League North	16	2	0	0	—		0	0	16	2
Forest Green Rovers	2019–20[16]	EFL League Two	5	1	0	0	2	0	1[a]	0	8	1
	2020–21[17]	EFL League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	8	0
	2021–22[18]	EFL League Two	4	0	0	0	1	0	4[a]	0	9	0
	Total		14	1	0	0	3	0	8	0	25	1
Hereford (loan)	2019–20[15]	National League North	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
Gloucester City (loan)	2019–20[15]	National League North	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Leamington (loan)	2020–21[15]	National League North	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
Walsall	2022–23[19]	EFL League Two	22	0	3	0	1	0	3[a]	0	29	0
	2023–24[20]	EFL League Two	28	3	1	0	1	0	3[a]	0	33	3
	2024–25[21]	EFL League Two	45	10	2	0	3	0	5[b]	1	55	11
	Total		95	13	6	0	5	0	11	1	117	14
Career total			147	18	6	0	8	0	19	1	180	19

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Four appearances in Football League Trophy, one appearance and one goal in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

• EFL League Two: 2021–22^[22]

Individual

• Walsall Player of the Season: 2024–25^[23]
• EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2024–25^[24]