Alastair Taylor (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alastair Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grantham Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2010 | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Barnsley | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Worksop Town (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2012–2014 | Alfreton Town | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Buxton (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2020 | Buxton | ||
| 2019 | → Handsworth (dual reg.) | ||
| 2020– | Grantham Town | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:06, 26 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Alastair Taylor (born 13 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grantham Town.
Taylor joined Barnsley aged 8 and was named Academy Player of the Year in 2009–10.[1][2] He made his professional debut for the club on 24 April 2010, replacing Nathan Doyle 81 minutes into a 1–0 defeat by Queens Park Rangers at Oakwell.[3] In October 2011, he joined Worksop Town on loan.[4]
Following his release from Barnsley after the 2011–12 season he signed for Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on 9 August 2012.[5] He made his first appearance for Alfreton on 25 August in a 3–1 victory away at Barrow, almost scoring with a 25-yard effort.[6] He made a further 12 appearances over the course of the season and was given a new one-year contract in May 2013.[7]
He made his first appearance of the 2013–14 season as a late substitute in Alfreton's 3–1 defeat to Grimsby Town.[8] With his opportunities limited at Alfreton, Taylor joined Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity on a one-month loan in October 2013.[9] He scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 defeat to Solihull Moors and made a total of four appearances before returning to Alfreton in November.[10][11] Having started only one of Alfreton's nine league games since his return,[12] Taylor rejoined Gainsborough on loan for a month in late December.[13] After a further five appearances he returned to Alfreton though he soon left the club on loan again, this time joining Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton.[14]
