Dale Taylor

Dale Taylor
Personal information
Full name Dale Taylor[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 18
Youth career
Greenisland
Linfield
2020–2022 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2023 → Burton Albion (loan) 20 (5)
2023–2024 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 42 (5)
2024–2025 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 43 (11)
2025– Blackpool 12 (1)
International career‡
2018 Northern Ireland U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 Northern Ireland U17 11 (1)
2021 Northern Ireland U19 2 (0)
2021–2024 Northern Ireland U21 12 (2)
2021– Northern Ireland 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:30, 26 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2025

Dale Taylor (born 12 December 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Blackpool and the Northern Ireland national team.[4]

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Taylor is a former youth academy player of Greenisland and Linfield.[5] He joined English club Nottingham Forest in July 2020.[6] He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2020.[7] On 4 July 2022, Taylor signed a new three-year deal with Forest.[8]

On 23 August 2022, Taylor made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup.[9]

Burton Albion (loan)

On 20 January 2023, Taylor signed on loan with EFL League One side Burton Albion for the remainder of the season.[10][11] Taylor scored his first senior league goal in a 2–0 victory over Oxford United on 28 January 2023.[12]

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

On 23 July 2023, Taylor signed with League One side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan.[13] In the 2024 EFL Trophy final at Wembley Stadium, Taylor scored an 89th-minute equaliser against Peterborough United, but Wycombe went on to lose the match 2–1.[14]

Wigan Athletic (loan)

On 28 August 2024, Taylor returned to League One, joining Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.[15] He scored 11 goals for the club, and received the club's Player of the Year award.[16]

Blackpool

On 7 August 2025, Taylor signed for League One club Blackpool for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with an optional fifth year.[17] Due to a clerical error by the club, resulting in an issue with his registration with the Football League, Taylor was unable to make his debut on 9 August as planned.[18] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 victory over Barrow in the EFL Trophy on 16 September.[19] After a two-month break due to injury, Taylor returned to action on 13 December. On 26 December, he was injured in the first few minutes of Blackpool's victory against Doncaster Rovers at Bloomfield Road. Head coach Ian Evatt revealed that Taylor had broken a metatarsal and would likely be out for at least six to eight weeks.[20]

International career

Taylor has represented Northern Ireland at youth level.[21] In November 2021, he received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland national team.[22] He made his senior team debut on 12 November 2021 in a 1–0 World Cup qualifier win against Lithuania.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 2022–23[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Burton Albion (loan) 2022–23[24] League One 20 5 — — — 20 5
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2023–24[25] League One 42 5 2 0 1 0 6[a] 4 51 9
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2024–25[26] League One 43 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 47 11
Blackpool 2025–26[27] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 105 21 6 0 2 0 6 4 119 25
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 21 March 2025[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 2021 1 0
2023 5 0
2024 2 0
2025 1 0
Total 9 0

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Blackpool fc Retained List 23/24". premierleague.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Dale Taylor". IFA.
  3. ^ https://www.irishfa.com/ifa-international/squads/northern-ireland-senior-men/dale-taylor
  4. ^ a b Dale Taylor at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Dale Taylor's Northern Ireland debut is a moment that many can take pride in, says legend David Healy". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Who is Dale Taylor? Nottingham Forest beat Leeds United to sign teenage talent". 3 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Dale Taylor: Former Linfield forward signs professional Forest deal". BBC Sport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (4 July 2022). "Dale Taylor signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  9. ^ "Forest progress with routine victory at Grimsby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  10. ^ "BURTON ALBION SIGN NORTHERN IRELAND INTERNATIONAL DALE TAYLOR ON LOAN FROM NOTTINGHAM FOREST". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Burton sign striker Taylor from Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 20 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Burton 2-0 Oxford: Brewers back to winning ways". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Wycombe sign Forest striker Taylor on loan". BBC Sport. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  14. ^ a b Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Latics sign Dale Taylor on loan!". wiganathletic.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Northern Ireland international celebrates Player of the Year double at Wigan Athletic". Belfast News Letter. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Dale Taylor: Blackpool sign Nottingham Forest forward for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  18. ^ "EFL respond to Blackpool boss' criticism following registration issue for new man". Blackpool Gazette. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Blackpool vs Barrow: EFL Trophy stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  20. ^ "Problem explained for striker following withdrawal in Blackpool's win over Doncaster". Blackpool Gazette. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  21. ^ "Dale Taylor and Barry Baggley lead Northern Ireland Under-21s to victory". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  22. ^ "World Cup qualifiers: Northern Ireland call-up for Nottingham Forest teenager Dale Taylor". BBC Sport. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Dale Taylor reacts to Northern Ireland debut in win over Lithuania". 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  26. ^ "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  27. ^ "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  28. ^ FC, Wigan Athletic (1 May 2025). "Dale Taylor voted the 2024/25 Wigan Athletic Player of the Year!". Wigan Athletic FC.
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