Market value
—
Rating · 20/21
5.4
Average
Left Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Oldham Athletic
top club · 300 apps
Position rank · 20/21
#109
goals rank
#123
assists rank
50
season goals
46
season assists
Among 242 Midfield - Left Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€750k
peak value · 2013
—
top transfer fee
11
best season · 08/09
1 · 2%
pens / of goals
503Appearances
50Goals
46Assists
64Yellow cards
1Red cards
112Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Chris Taylor |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Christopher David Taylor |
| Date of birth | 1986-12-20 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Oldham, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Midfield - Left Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-05-24 |
| Contract expires | — |
May 2023
Transfer: FC United → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Feb 2022
Transfer: Radcliffe → FC United
21/22 · Transfer
Oct 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Radcliffe
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Transfer: Barrow → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Oct 2020
Transfer: Without Club → Barrow
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Barrow AFC
34 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2020
Transfer: Bradford → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Nov 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Bradford
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Bradford City
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Blackpool → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Blackpool FC
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Bolton → Blackpool
18/19 · Transfer
May 2017
Transfer: Oldham Athletic → Bolton
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Bolton → Oldham Athletic
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic
39 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Blackburn → Bolton
16/17 · Transfer
May 2016
Transfer: Millwall → Blackburn
15/16 · Return from loan
Mar 2016
Transfer: Blackburn → Millwall
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Blackburn Rovers, Millwall FC, Blackburn Rovers U21
29 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Blackburn Rovers
21 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Blackburn Rovers
37 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Millwall → Blackburn
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Millwall FC
26 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Oldham Athletic → Millwall
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Oldham Athletic
46 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Oldham Athletic
45 matches · 11 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Oldham Athletic
34 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Oldham Athletic
46 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Oldham Athletic
50 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Oldham Athletic
49 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Oldham Athletic
14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Oldham U18 → Oldham Athletic
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 143 other Midfield - Left Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.20/90
Assists2 total · 0.20/90
G+A4 total · 0.40/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.40/90
Minutes played by club
Barrow AFC
8.9%
Bradford City
0.0%
Blackpool FC
5.7%
Bolton Wanderers
0.0%
Oldham Athletic
67.5%
Blackburn Rovers
9.6%
Millwall FC
7.6%
Blackburn Rovers U21
0.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow AFC | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 896 |
| Bradford City | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackpool FC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 572 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 8 | 05/06 | 16/17 | 300 | 35 | 30 | 6,797 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 13/14 | 15/16 | 73 | 5 | 4 | 964 |
| Millwall FC | 2 | 12/13 | 15/16 | 39 | 6 | 9 | 767 |
| Blackburn Rovers U21 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Barrow AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Barrow AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League Two | Barrow AFC | 31 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 896 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League Two | Bradford City | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Blackpool FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Blackpool FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League One | Blackpool FC | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 572 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League One | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League One | Millwall FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 277 |
| 15/16 | League One Play-Offs | Millwall FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 747 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Millwall FC | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 490 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Millwall FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Millwall FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | EFL Trophy | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1,646 |
| 10/11 | EFL Trophy | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 323 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2,437 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 372 |
| 07/08 | EFL Trophy | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 710 |
| 06/07 | EFL Trophy | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 859 |
| 06/07 | League One Play-Offs | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Oldham U18 | Oldham Athletic | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Oldham Athletic | Millwall | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Millwall | Blackburn | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-17 | Blackburn | Millwall | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Millwall | Blackburn | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Blackburn | Bolton | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-31 | Bolton | Oldham Athletic | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-31 | Oldham Athletic | Bolton | Return from loan | 350000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Bolton | Blackpool | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Blackpool | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-11 | Without Club | Bradford | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-05-13 | Bradford | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-05 | Without Club | Barrow | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Barrow | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-10-29 | Without Club | Radcliffe | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-11 | Radcliffe | FC United | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-24 | FC United | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€750k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deane Smalley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Furman | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Beevers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Hanley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 42 |
| 08/09 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 42 |
| 07/08 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 42 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 42 |
| 11/12 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 38 |
| 09/10 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 32 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2017-05-31 | Oldham Athletic | Bolton | Return from loan | — | €350k |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-31 | Bolton | Oldham Athletic | Loan | — | €400k |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Millwall | Blackburn | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-17 | Blackburn | Millwall | Loan | — | €500k |
Teams faced most often by Chris Taylor's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 45 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 20% |
| Nottingham Forest | 44 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 32% |
| Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 29% |
| Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 43% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 31% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 40% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 35% |
| Charlton Athletic | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 34% |
| Wigan Athletic | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 50% |
| Birmingham City | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 26% |
| Derby County | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 32% |
| Ipswich Town | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 37% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Senior debut season | |
| 06/07 | First senior goal | |
| 20/21 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 34 | 896 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 19/20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 18 | 572 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 16/17 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 29 | 352 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.79 |
| 14/15 | 21 | 844 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 13/14 | 37 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 |
| 12/13 | 26 | 490 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 11/12 | 46 | 1,916 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 10/11 | 45 | 323 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.95 |
| 09/10 | 34 | 2,437 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 08/09 | 46 | 552 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 |
| 07/08 | 50 | 710 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 06/07 | 49 | 859 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.52 |
| 05/06 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League One
308 apps
37 G
33 A
FA Cup
32 apps
5 G
1 A
Championship
84 apps
4 G
9 A
League Two
45 apps
2 G
2 A
League Cup
12 apps
1 G
1 A
U21 PL
1 apps
1 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
16 apps
0 G
0 A
League One Play-Offs
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Chris Taylor
Who is Chris Taylor?
Chris Taylor is an England professional footballer who plays as a left midfield for Retired.
How old is Chris Taylor?
Chris Taylor is 39 years old. He was born on December 20, 1986 in Oldham.
What position does Chris Taylor play?
Chris Taylor plays as a left midfield (Midfield - Left Midfield).
What club does Chris Taylor play for?
Chris Taylor currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Chris Taylor scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Chris Taylor has scored 50 goals in 503 appearances.