| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher David Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005– | Oldham Athletic | 238 | (32) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 13 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Christopher David Taylor (born 20 December 1986 in Oldham, Greater Manchester) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic in League One. He primarily plays as a midfielder. In March 2009, he signed a contract extension with Oldham to keep him with the club until 2012.
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Taylor, who is a lifelong Oldham fan, signed a professional contract with his hometown club,where a scout colin shaw scouted him and where he had been a trainee, on 1 August 2005.[2] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home win over Nottingham Forest in the 2005–06 season, during which he made a further thirteen league appearances. In the 2006–07 season he made 51 appearances.[3]
On 3 March 2007, Taylor scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw with Carlisle United.[4] After waiting 51 games for his first goal, Taylor then scored twice in a 4–0 demolition of Doncaster Rovers in his next game.[5] He then made it four goals from three games with a goal against Leyton Orient in his next game.[6] In April 2007 he signed a new three year contract until summer 2010.[3]
On 2 June 2008, the Oldham Chronicle reported that Oldham had, the week before, rejected a bid for Taylor by Championship club Blackpool. Newly promoted Doncaster Rovers were also linked with a possible offer[2] and it was claimed that Oldham had placed a £500,000 price tag on Taylor.[7]
Early in Oldham's 2008–09 campaign, Taylor scored a double in a 2–0 victory over Leeds United.[8] Several weeks later on 20 September, he scored another double in a 3–3 draw with Hartlepool United.[9] On 18 March 2009, he signed a new contract for Oldham, extending his contract with the club until 2012. After signing the deal Taylor told the club website: "Everyone knows Oldham is where I want to be, I love playing for this club. "There has always been speculation but all I want is to play for Oldham."[10] His season was cut short, however, when he picked up an ankle injury during a morning training session on 21 April.[11] On 26 April, Taylor was named to League One's Team of the Year, along with teammate Neal Eardley.[12]
On 8 June 2009, both the Oldham Chronicle [13] and Yorkshire Evening Post[14] reported that Leeds United were preparing to make a bid of over £500,000 for Taylor.
2009/2010 proved to be a difficult season for Taylor, injuries massively hindered a season in which he struggled to find the form with which he had impressed with in the previous season and managed only a single goal. However, with Paul Dickov installed as manager at the start of the 2010/11 season, Taylor was given a more advanced role and along with the club made an impressive start to the campaign. Following an impressive first half of the season in which he managed 6 goals, Scunthorpe United made a bid for Taylor believed to be around £250,000 in January 2011. The bid was rejected by Oldham.
A poor second half of the season saw Oldham's play off push fall away in 2011, yet the season proved a successful one individually for Taylor as he finished as the club's top scorer with 11 league goals.
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| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Play-Offs | Total | |||||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2011-12 | Oldham Athletic | League One | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | League One | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 11 | ||||
| 2009–10 | League One | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | League One | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 11 | ||||
| 2007–08 | League One | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 50 | 5 | ||||
| 2006–07 | League One | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||||
| 2005–06 | League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 236 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 264 | 34 | |||||
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