Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1997)
English footballer
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Harry William Taylor (born 4 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a center back or defensive midfielder for National League club Southend United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry William Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southend United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Chelsea | ||
| 2012–2015 | Barnet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | Barnet | 171 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Staines Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Woking (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Southend United | 150 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:19, 14 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Taylor was in the youth team at Chelsea for seven years,[3] before joining Barnet as an under-15.[4] He made his senior debut with a start in a 3–0 Herts Senior Cup defeat to Bishop's Stortford on 21 January 2014.[5] He returned to the first team on 13 December 2014, starting an FA Trophy tie away to Concord Rangers.[6] He won Barnet's Youth Player of the Year award for the 2014–15 season.[7] Taylor joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan in September 2015.[8] After returning to Barnet following a three-month loan spell, he made his debut in the Football League as a late substitute for Curtis Weston at home to Newport County on 26 December 2015.[9] He then joined Staines Town on loan on 18 February 2016, alongside team-mate Ryan Gondoh.[10] On 21 December 2018, Taylor agreed to reunite with former manager, Alan Dowson at Woking on a one-month loan deal.[11] Taylor left Barnet at the end of the 2021-22 season. He made 229 appearances for the Bees, scoring one goal.[12]
Taylor signed for Southend United on 28 June 2022, on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[13]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnet | 2013–14[5] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[15][16] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[15] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[15] | League Two | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[15] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[15] | National League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[15] | National League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[15] | National League | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[15] | National League | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 171 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 197 | 1 | ||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2015–16[17] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Staines Town (loan) | 2015–16[18] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2018–19[15] | National League South | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Southend United | 2022–23[15] | National League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[15] | National League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[f] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[15] | National League | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5[h] | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[15] | National League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 136 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 149 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 334 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 378 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Herts Senior Cup
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup
- One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League playoffs
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
- 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in National League play-offs