Ryan Taylor (footballer, born 1988)

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Ryan Taylor
Personal information
Full name Ryan Paul Taylor
Date of birth (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Rotherham, England
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 20
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– Oxford United 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:51, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

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

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]

Career statistics

As of 24 November 2015
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 1 0 — — — 1 0
2006–07 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 13 0
2007–08 35 6 2 0 — 1 0 38 6
2008–09 32 4 — 3 0 2 0 37 4
2009–10 19 0 2 0 1 0 4 2 26 2
2010–11 34 11 2 0 — 1 1 37 12
Subtotal 131 21 7 0 5 0 9 3 152 24
Burton Albion (loan) 2007–08 5 1 — — — 5 1
Subtotal 5 1 — — — 5 1
Exeter City (loan) 2009–10 7 0 — — — 7 0
Subtotal 7 0 — — — 7 0
Bristol City 2011–12 7 1 — 1 0 — 8 1
2012–13 25 1 1 0 — — 26 1
2013–14 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Subtotal 39 2 2 0 1 0 — 42 2
Portsmouth 2013–14 18 6 — — — 18 6
2014–15 37 9 2 0 1 0 1 1 41 10
Subtotal 55 15 2 0 1 0 1 1 59 16
Oxford United 2015–16 17 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 21 4
Subtotal 17 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 21 4
Career total 254 42 12 1 9 0 11 4 286 47
  1. ↑ Including Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs.

References

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  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
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  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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