Attack - Centre-Forward ·FC Salisbury ·England

Matty Taylor

Age36 BornMar 30, 1990 Height1.76 m FootRight At Salisbury413 days Contract2026

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Market value -

Centre-Forward Attack

At a glance

Salisbury hub

Career snapshot

8Clubs played for

07/08Debut season

0.32Goals per match

Oxford UnitedTop club · 171 apps

Career highs

€750kPeak value · 2019

€350kTop transfer fee · 16/17

28Best season · 15/16

1 / 0Caps / int'l goals

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Everyone born Mar 30, 1990

580Appearances

188Goals

63Assists

76Yellow cards

2Red cards

77Full matches (90′)

Full name	Matty Taylor
Name in home country	Matthew James Taylor
Date of birth	1990-03-30 (36 yrs)
Place of birth	Oxford, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Foot	right
Height	176.00 m
Current club	FC Salisbury
Joined	2025-07-18
Contract expires	2026-06-30
Agent	Wasserman

Jul 2025

Transfer: Cheltenham → Salisbury

25/26 · Transfer

Jul 2025

25/26 - FC Salisbury

8 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2024

24/25 - Cheltenham Town

45 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Feb 2024

Transfer: Forest Green → Cheltenham

23/24 · Transfer

Oct 2023

Injury: unknown

13 games missed

Jul 2023

Transfer: Oxford United → Forest Green

23/24 · Transfer

Jul 2023

23/24 - Forest Green Rovers, Cheltenham Town

31 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

May 2023

Transfer: Port Vale → Oxford United

22/23 · Return from loan

Jan 2023

Transfer: Oxford United → Port Vale

22/23 · Loan

Oct 2022

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Sep 2022

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Jul 2022

22/23 - Oxford United, Port Vale FC

43 matches · 10 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2021

21/22 - Oxford United

46 matches · 22 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2020

Transfer: Bristol City → Oxford United

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2020

Transfer: Oxford United → Bristol City

19/20 · Return from loan

Jul 2020

20/21 - Oxford United

51 matches · 19 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Aug 2019

Transfer: Bristol City → Oxford United

19/20 · Loan

Jul 2019

19/20 - Bristol City, Oxford United

38 matches · 17 G · 5 A · across 6 competitions

Jul 2018

18/19 - Bristol City

36 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2017

17/18 - Bristol City

23 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2017

Transfer: Bristol Rovers → Bristol City

16/17 · Transfer · €350k

Jul 2016

16/17 - Bristol City, Bristol Rovers

48 matches · 20 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2015

15/16 - Bristol Rovers

50 matches · 28 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2014

14/15 - Bristol Rovers

49 matches · 21 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2014

Transfer: Forest Green → Bristol Rovers

14/15 · Transfer

Mar 2014

Transfer: Chester → Forest Green

13/14 · Return from loan

Jan 2014

Transfer: Forest Green → Chester

13/14 · Loan

Jul 2013

13/14 - Forest Green Rovers, Chester FC

32 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2012

12/13 - Forest Green Rovers

43 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions

Sep 2011

Transfer: North Leigh → Forest Green

11/12 · Transfer

Jul 2011

11/12 - Forest Green Rovers

29 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2010

Transfer: Didcot → North Leigh

10/11 · Transfer

Jul 2009

Transfer: Oxford United → Didcot

09/10 · Transfer

May 2009

Transfer: Abingdon United → Oxford United

08/09 · Return from loan

Apr 2009

Transfer: Oxford United → Abingdon United

08/09 · Loan

Mar 2009

Transfer: Brackley → Oxford United

08/09 · Return from loan

Feb 2009

Transfer: Oxford United → Brackley

08/09 · Loan

Jul 2008

08/09 - Oxford United

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

May 2008

Transfer: Cirencester → Oxford United

07/08 · Return from loan

Mar 2008

Transfer: Oxford United → Cirencester

07/08 · Loan

Jul 2007

07/08 - Oxford United

3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2007

Transfer: Oxford Utd U18 → Oxford United

07/08 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €750k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

FC Salisbury 0.0%

Cheltenham Town 7.9%

Forest Green Rovers 19.0%

Oxford United 28.5%

Port Vale FC 3.2%

Bristol City 26.4%

Bristol Rovers 13.4%

Chester FC 1.5%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
FC Salisbury	1	25/26	25/26	8	0	1	0
Cheltenham Town	2	23/24	24/25	58	14	4	544
Forest Green Rovers	4	11/12	23/24	115	24	13	1,311
Oxford United	6	07/08	22/23	171	64	19	1,968
Port Vale FC	1	22/23	22/23	14	4	1	223
Bristol City	4	16/17	19/20	75	8	13	1,824
Bristol Rovers	3	14/15	16/17	132	68	11	928
Chester FC	1	13/14	13/14	7	6	1	105

Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	RC	Minutes
25/26	National League South	FC Salisbury	8	0	1	0	0	0
24/25	EFL Cup	Cheltenham Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
24/25	EFL Trophy	Cheltenham Town	5	2	2	1	0	151
24/25	FA Cup	Cheltenham Town	2	0	0	0	0	0
24/25	League Two	Cheltenham Town	37	5	2	4	0	256
23/24	EFL Trophy	Forest Green Rovers	1	0	0	0	0	0
23/24	League One	Cheltenham Town	13	7	0	4	0	137
23/24	League Two	Forest Green Rovers	17	2	0	2	0	284
22/23	EFL Cup	Oxford United	1	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	EFL Trophy	Oxford United	3	2	1	0	0	105
22/23	FA Cup	Oxford United	3	1	0	1	0	229
22/23	League One	Port Vale FC	14	4	1	2	0	223
22/23	League One	Oxford United	22	3	2	3	1	486
21/22	EFL Cup	Oxford United	0	0	0	0	0	0
21/22	FA Cup	Oxford United	2	2	2	1	0	67
21/22	League One	Oxford United	44	20	5	11	0	185
20/21	EFL Cup	Oxford United	1	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	EFL Trophy	Oxford United	2	0	0	1	0	0
20/21	League One	Oxford United	46	18	4	7	0	180
20/21	League One Play-Offs	Oxford United	2	1	0	1	0	158
19/20	Championship	Bristol City	1	0	0	1	0	0
19/20	EFL Cup	Oxford United	3	2	1	0	0	88
19/20	EFL Trophy	Oxford United	1	1	0	0	0	69
19/20	FA Cup	Oxford United	4	1	2	0	0	264
19/20	League One	Oxford United	26	13	2	5	0	137
19/20	League One Play-Offs	Oxford United	3	0	0	1	0	0
18/19	Championship	Bristol City	33	4	6	4	0	300
18/19	EFL Cup	Bristol City	1	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	FA Cup	Bristol City	2	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	Championship	Bristol City	18	1	0	0	1	519
17/18	EFL Cup	Bristol City	4	2	2	1	0	106
17/18	FA Cup	Bristol City	1	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Championship	Bristol City	15	1	5	0	0	899
16/17	EFL Cup	Bristol Rovers	2	0	0	1	0	0
16/17	EFL Trophy	Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	1	0	68
16/17	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	2	2	0	0	0	90
16/17	League One	Bristol Rovers	27	16	0	3	0	131
15/16	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	FL Trophy	Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	0	0	180
15/16	League Cup	Bristol Rovers	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	League Two	Bristol Rovers	46	27	5	3	0	124
14/15	Conference	Bristol Rovers	45	19	5	5	0	185
14/15	FA Cup	Bristol Rovers	1	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	National League Playoffs	Bristol Rovers	3	2	1	1	0	150
13/14	Conference	Forest Green Rovers	25	3	4	3	0	476
13/14	Conference	Chester FC	7	6	1	1	0	105
12/13	Conference	Forest Green Rovers	42	9	4	4	0	334
12/13	FA Cup	Forest Green Rovers	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	Conference	Forest Green Rovers	29	10	5	4	0	217
08/09	Conference	Oxford United	4	0	0	0	0	0
08/09	FA Cup	Oxford United	1	0	0	0	0	0
07/08	Conference	Oxford United	3	0	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
07/08	2007-07-01	Oxford Utd U18	Oxford United	Transfer	0	-
07/08	2008-03-18	Oxford United	Cirencester	Loan	0	-
07/08	2008-05-31	Cirencester	Oxford United	Return from loan	0	-
08/09	2009-02-18	Oxford United	Brackley	Loan	0	-
08/09	2009-03-13	Brackley	Oxford United	Return from loan	0	-
08/09	2009-04-01	Oxford United	Abingdon United	Loan	0	-
08/09	2009-05-01	Abingdon United	Oxford United	Return from loan	0	-
09/10	2009-07-01	Oxford United	Didcot	Transfer	0	-
10/11	2010-07-01	Didcot	North Leigh	Transfer	0	-
11/12	2011-09-09	North Leigh	Forest Green	Transfer	0	-
13/14	2014-01-31	Forest Green	Chester	Loan	0	-
13/14	2014-03-10	Chester	Forest Green	Return from loan	0	-
14/15	2014-07-01	Forest Green	Bristol Rovers	Transfer	0	-
16/17	2017-01-31	Bristol Rovers	Bristol City	Transfer	150000	€350k
19/20	2019-08-19	Bristol City	Oxford United	Loan	750000	-
19/20	2020-07-14	Oxford United	Bristol City	Return from loan	600000	-
20/21	2020-07-31	Bristol City	Oxford United	Transfer	600000	-
22/23	2023-01-31	Oxford United	Port Vale	Loan	600000	-
22/23	2023-05-31	Port Vale	Oxford United	Return from loan	400000	-
23/24	2023-07-17	Oxford United	Forest Green	Transfer	200000	-
23/24	2024-02-01	Forest Green	Cheltenham	Transfer	125000	-
25/26	2025-07-18	Cheltenham	Salisbury	Transfer	75000	-

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
22/23	Muscle injury	2022-09-01	2022-09-20	20	3
22/23	muscular problems	2022-10-24	2022-11-05	13	3
23/24	Hamstring injury	2023-10-20	2023-12-28	70	13

Current€75k

Peak€750k

Low-

Δ since start−€75k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€75k
Jan 1, 1970	-
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€75k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€125k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€750k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #40453	-	1	0	-	-	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Cameron Brannagan	2	5
Sam Long	2	1
Billy Bodin	2	9
James Henry	2	15
Mark Sykes	2	6
Stuart Sinclair	2	3
Ellis Harrison	1	2
Alex Gorrin	2	0
James Norwood	1	7
Tom Parkes	2	0
Simon Eastwood	1	0
Daniel Leadbitter	2	4
Ollie Clarke	2	0
Chris Stokes	2	0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
15/16	League Two	Bristol Rovers	27	46
21/22	League One	Oxford United	20	44
14/15	Conference	Bristol Rovers	19	45

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
18/19	Championship	Bristol City	6	33
13/14	Conference	Forest Green Rovers	5	32
11/12	Conference	Forest Green Rovers	5	29

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
22/23	2023-05-31	Port Vale	Oxford United	Return from loan	-	€400k
22/23	2023-01-31	Oxford United	Port Vale	Loan	-	€600k
19/20	2020-07-14	Oxford United	Bristol City	Return from loan	-	€600k
19/20	2019-08-19	Bristol City	Oxford United	Loan	-	€750k
13/14	2014-03-10	Chester	Forest Green	Return from loan	-	-
13/14	2014-01-31	Forest Green	Chester	Loan	-	-
08/09	2009-05-01	Abingdon United	Oxford United	Return from loan	-	-
08/09	2009-04-01	Oxford United	Abingdon United	Loan	-	-
08/09	2009-03-13	Brackley	Oxford United	Return from loan	-	-
08/09	2009-02-18	Oxford United	Brackley	Loan	-	-
07/08	2008-05-31	Cirencester	Oxford United	Return from loan	-	-
07/08	2008-03-18	Oxford United	Cirencester	Loan	-	-

Teams faced most often by Matty 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 %
Exeter City	75	28	18	29	92	101	-9	37%
Morecambe FC	75	30	21	24	98	88	+10	40%
Northampton Town	72	32	16	24	105	77	+28	44%
Burton Albion	69	25	18	26	110	86	+24	36%
Accrington Stanley	69	21	16	32	102	98	+4	30%
Fleetwood Town	69	22	21	26	83	93	-10	32%
Shrewsbury Town	64	26	15	23	82	75	+7	41%
Plymouth Argyle	64	24	11	29	80	88	-8	38%
AFC Wimbledon	63	33	14	16	103	70	+33	52%
Wycombe Wanderers	63	16	15	32	79	99	-20	25%
Bradford City	62	21	24	17	83	84	-1	34%
Gillingham FC	58	21	20	17	74	74	0	36%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
07/08	Senior debut season
11/12	First senior goal
15/16	Goal #50 (career)
17/18	Goal #100 (career)
21/22	Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	RC	Cards / 90′
24/25	45	407	5	0	1.11
23/24	31	421	6	0	1.28
22/23	43	1,043	6	1	0.6
21/22	46	252	12	0	4.29
20/21	51	338	9	0	2.4
19/20	38	558	7	0	1.13
18/19	36	300	4	0	1.2
17/18	23	625	1	1	0.29
16/17	48	1,188	5	0	0.38
15/16	50	304	3	0	0.89
14/15	49	335	6	0	1.61
13/14	32	581	4	0	0.62
12/13	43	334	4	0	1.08
11/12	29	217	4	0	1.66