Education
He attended Glan Afan Comprehensive School, Portuguese Talbot, and later moved to the Richard Challoner School, New Malden. The loan was completed on 6 July.
He attended Glan Afan Comprehensive School, Portuguese Talbot, and later moved to the Richard Challoner School, New Malden. The loan was completed on 6 July.
He has played for Wales up to under-21 level Born in Portuguese Talbot, Neath Portuguese Talbot, Taylor played mainly in the Chelsea Reserves and the Youth Team but occasionally got called to sit on the bench when another goalkeeper got injured. He joined Queens Park Rangers on loan in November 2009 until 4 January 2010.
During the 2009-2010 season, he made eight appearances for Chelsea"s reserve team as their first choice goalkeeper.
He joined League Two team Crewe Alexandra for pre-season training in June 2010 and an agreement was made for him to join the club on loan. The loan was initially set to last for two months, with Taylor expected to gain first team experience as a replacement for injured goalkeeper Steve Phillips.
The loan period was subsequently converted into a season-long arrangement, with Taylor soon establishing himself as first-choice goalkeeper. On 2 January 2012, Taylor moved to Rotherham United on a one-month loan deal.
On 31 January 2012, Rotherham extended Taylor"s loan deal until the end of the season.
Taylor returned to Chelsea at the end of League Two season after a successful spell at the club, playing 20 games. On 1 June 2012, he was released with Salomon Kalou, José Bosingwa and Marko Mitrović. He never made a professional appearance for the Premier League side.
Following his release from Chelsea, Taylor joined Southend United on a free transfer before joining Preston North End on non-contract terms.
But after twice on the bench as an unused substitute, Taylor left Preston to join Lower League side Macclesfield Town as cover for the injured Lance Cronin and was given number 40 shirt. Since his debut, Taylor established himself in the first team as the club"s first choice goalkeeper and remained there for the reminder of the season.
Ahead of a new season, Taylor signed a new contract with the club In May 2015 Taylor signed for League Two club Newport County.
He made his debut for Newport on 1 September 2015 in the Football League Trophy first round match versus Swindon Town.
On 29 October 2015 Taylor joined Conference national team Wrexham on loan until January 2016, subsequently extended to the end of the 2015-2016 season. Taylor was called up to the Wales under-21 squad at the age of 17 in 2008. He was subsequently identified by manager Brian Flynn to be one of the country"s most promising future prospects.