Taylor Clark
English footballer (born 2005)
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Taylor Boyd Clark (born 17 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan from Chelmsford City.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Boyd Clark[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Hampton & Richmond Borough (on loan from Chelmsford City) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Needham Market | 31 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Farnborough (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Farnborough (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Slough Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chelmsford City | 17 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 27 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
After playing youth football for West Ham United and Ipswich Town.[4] He then played in non-League football for Needham Market, playing for the first-team at the age of 16.[5] He trialled with Aston Villa in early 2022.[6] Following a successful trial, Clark signed for Wycombe Wanderers in August 2023.[4][7]
Wycombe Wanderers
Clark made his first-team debut for Wycombe on 19 September 2023, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Kieran Sadlier in a 1–0 win over Crystal Palace U21 at Adams Park.[8]
On 5 January 2024, Clark joined National League South side, Farnborough on a one-month loan.[9] His loan was eventually extended until the end of the campaign, as Farnborough narrowly missed out on a play-off place. He featured twenty times in all competitions, scoring once before returning to the club for a second loan spell in July later that year until January 2025.[10]
On 20 January 2025, Clark joined National League side Wealdstone on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]
On 14 March 2025, following a premature end to his time at Wealdstone, Clark opted to return to the National League South to join Slough Town on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[12]
Chelmsford City
On 27 May 2025, following his release from Wycombe, Clark signed for Chelmsford City.[13]
On 15 January 2026, fellow National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough announced that Clark had signed on loan for the remainder of the 2025−26 season.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Needham Market | 2021–22[15] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[15] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2023–24[3] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024–25[3] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Farnborough (loan) | 2023–24[3] | National League South | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25[3][16] | National League South | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2024–25[3] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Slough Town (loan) | 2024–25[3] | National League South | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 88 | 3 | ||
- One appearance in the Southern League Cup, three in the FA Trophy
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearance in the National League Cup