Tom Taylor (English footballer)

Tom Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Tom Taylor
Date of birth	(1985-02-10) 10 February 1985
Place of birth	Chatham, England
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–2002	Walsall
2002–2004	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Viking FK
2005–2006	Grimsby Town	0	(0)
2006–2007	Walsall	0	(0)
2007	→ Halesowen Town (loan)	10	(2)
2007	Portland Timbers	5	(0)
2008	Wrexham	0	(0)
2009	Real Maryland Monarchs	18	(2)
2011	Wilmington Hammerheads	6	(0)
Total		39	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2011

Tom Taylor (born 10 February 1985 in Chatham, Kent) is an English footballer.

Career

Professional

Taylor came up through the ranks in the youth academies of English clubs Walsall and Derby County, but made his professional debut in Norway at the age of 19 after being signed by Viking FK manager Roy Hodgson, and helped his team to win the Norwegian Premier League title in 2005.

After brief spells at Grimsby Town, Walsall and a one-month loan at non-League side Halesowen Town in England, Taylor moved to the United States to play with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division in 2007.

Moving back to the UK, Taylor was signed by Wrexham manager Brian Little in August 2008, but only saw limited action in the Wrexham squad as the club struggled in the Conference National.

Taylor was announced as a Real Maryland Monarchs player on 10 February 2009, scoring in his first game for the Monarchs, and helping the Monarchs reach the play-offs for the first time in their history.

Taylor signed for Wilmington Hammerheads in February 2011.

External links

• Real Maryland Monarchs bio