Taylor Clark
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Boyd Clark[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelmsford City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Needham Market | 31 | (1) |
| 2023– | 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 | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 27 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Taylor Boyd Clark (born 17 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for National League South side Chelmsford City.[3]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Later career
[edit]On 27 May 2025, following his release from Wycombe, Clark signed for Chelmsford City.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- 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[14] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[14] | 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][15] | 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
- ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the National League Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Needham Market FC and Suffolk New College celebrate three-year partnership". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "England - T. Clark - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b Wanderers, Wycombe (25 August 2023). "Taylor Clark signs following successful trial". Wycombe Wanderers.
- ^ "Needham youngster earns professional contract". Suffolk News. 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Needham Market FC and Suffolk New College celebrate three-year partnership". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Exclusive: Needham talent takes aim at pro contract at League One club". Suffolk News. 21 July 2023.
- ^ Wanderers, Wycombe. "Wycombe Wanderers - Crystal Palace U21 | 19 Sep 2023". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Dom (5 January 2024). "Clark joins on loan". Farnborough F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Lloyd, Dom (28 June 2024). "Latest Player Update". Farnborough FC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Taylor teams up with Wealdstone". www.wwfc.com. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Rebels loan Clark and Bartolo". Slough Town FC. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Taylor Clark is a Claret". Chelmsford City F.C. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Taylor Clark Player Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Walton & Hersham 2 - 1 Farnborough". Football Web Pages. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- 2005 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Colchester
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Needham Market F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Farnborough F.C. players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Slough Town F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century English sportsmen