Douglas James-Taylor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Edward James-Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bohemians | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Salford City | ||
| 2020–2021 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Salford City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Walsall (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Walsall | 26 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Drogheda United (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2025– | Bohemians | 22 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:22, 3 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Douglas Edward James-Taylor (born 18 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.
Club career
[edit]Salford City
[edit]James-Taylor grew up in Altrincham where he attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys.[3] He began his football career with Salford City and was a prolific goalscorer for their under-18s which saw him make his senior debut in a FA Trophy game at Maidstone United.[4]
Stoke City
[edit]He joined the Stoke City U23s in September 2020.[5] He gained first team experience in the second half of the 2021–22 season playing four times for Wealdstone and ten times for AFC Fylde, scoring twice.[6][2]
Walsall
[edit]On 1 July 2022, James-Taylor joined Walsall on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7][8] He made his Football League debut on 30 July 2022 in a 4–0 victory against Hartlepool United.[9] He scored his first EFL goal of his career on 1 January 2023 in a 2–1 win against Mansfield Town.[10] James-Taylor made 30 appearances for Walsall, scoring twice as the Saddlers finished in 16th position.[11] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2022–23 season.[12]
On 28 June 2023, he returned to Walsall on a permanent basis, signing a one-year deal with the option for a further year.[13]
Drogheda United loan
[edit]On 22 May 2024, it was announced that James-Taylor would join Walsall's sister club Drogheda United of the League of Ireland Premier Division, on a one-year loan, upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July 2024.[14] He scored his first career hat-trick against Wilton United in the FAI Cup on the 16 August 2024.[15] He also scored in the Final against Derry City with a penalty which secured Drogheda's win and his top goalscorer of the tournament award with 7.[16] James-Taylor departed Drogheda at the end of June 2025 after scoring 15 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions during the loan, with the club announcing that he had turned down a substantial contract offer in order to pursue another opportunity.[17]
Bohemians
[edit]On 1 July 2025, James-Taylor signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians on a multi-year contract.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 June 2026
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salford City | 2018–19[2] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stoke City | 2021–22[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2021–22[19] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2021–22[2] | National League North | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2022–23[11] | League Two | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Walsall | 2023–24[20] | League Two | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2024[21] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 20 | 13 | |
| 2025[21] | 13 | 2 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 8 | 5 | 7 | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 15 | |||
| Bohemians | 2025[21] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| 2026[21] | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 111 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 136 | 30 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
- 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation Playoff
- ↑ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Drogheda United
Individual
[edit]- Drogheda United Supporters Player of the Year: 2024
References
[edit]- ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 15th May 2021: Stoke City" (PDF). English Football League. 15 May 2021. p. 35. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Douglas James-Taylor at Soccerway
- ↑ "AGSB CAMPAIGN - SPORT FOR ALL". Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Maidstone United 3-0 Salford City". kentsportsnews.com. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Stoke City sign prolific teenage Salford City striker Douglas Taylor". Stoke Sentinel. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "DOUGLAS TAYLOR JOINS THE COASTERS ON LOAN". AFC Fylde. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Walsall: Stoke City striker Douglas James-Taylor joins the Saddlers on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Walsall seal loan signing of Stoke City striker Douglas James-Taylor". Express & Star. July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ↑ "Walsall 4–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "Walsall 2–1 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. January 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Douglas James-Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ↑ "Seven to depart as Potters pave the way for summer reset". Stoke City. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "Douglas James-Taylor returns to Walsall". www.saddlers.co.uk. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ "Douglas James-Taylor to join on loan - Drogheda United F.C. | Home of the Drogs". Drogheda United F.C. | Home of the Drogs. 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "FAI Cup Report: Drogheda United 9 - 0 Wilton United". Extra Time. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ "Drogheda stun below-par Derry to win FAI Cup". BBC Sport. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ "James-Taylor on the move after turning down Drogs offer". 29 June 2025 – via www.rte.ie.
- ↑ "Bohs sign Douglas James-Taylor following Drogheda exit". July 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Douglas James-Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ↑ "Games played by Douglas James-Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- 1 2 3 4 "England - D. James-Taylor - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- 2001 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Salford City F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- AFC Fylde players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Footballers from Altrincham
- 21st-century English sportsmen