Quade Gerald Taylor (born 11 December 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Cray Wanderers.
Career Early career Taylor joined Dulwich Hamlet's youth academy aged 16, in the summer of 2010, and spent seven months at the club before joining Crystal Palace in March 2011. In the summer of 2012, Taylor signed a two-year professional contract with Crystal Palace committing his future until the summer of 2014. In March 2014, Taylor signed a loan deal with Conference side Welling United that lasted a month. During his loan spell, Taylor made nine league appearances and scored one league goal. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Taylor was released by Crystal Palace along with 11 others.
Bolton Wanderers In July 2014, Taylor signed a one-year professional contract with Championship side Bolton Wanderers. He became a regular in the reserve side appearing in 20 league games and this resulted in Taylor making his first-team debut on the last day of the 2014–15 season against Birmingham City which Bolton lost 1–0 and Taylor played the full 90 minutes of the match. He said after making his professional debut, "The Birmingham game was a bit crazy – it was all new and a bit daunting, but I personally felt as though it couldn't have gone any better aside from the result. I just felt really at home in the team. I didn't have any idea that I was going to be starting the game either – I was obviously included in the matchday squad, but I didn't find out until we were in the dressing room beforehand." After making his debut, Taylor was rewarded with a 12-month contract extension that kept him at the Macron Stadium until the summer of 2016.
In March 2016, he joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until the end of the season.
At the end of the 2015–16 season, the club confirmed that he would be leaving when his contract expired at the end of June.
Non-league Following his release from Bolton Wanderers, Taylor signed for National League side Braintree Town in August 2016, following a trial period throughout the summer. Shortly after he arrived at the club, his contract was terminated and he had a short spell out of the game. In October 2016, he returned to former club Dulwich Hamlet of the Isthmian League Premier Division on a free transfer.
In May 2023, Taylor joined Carshalton Athletic. Having failed to make an appearance, he joined Hastings United in September 2023. Having joined Corinthian-Casuals, he made his debut on 1 January 2024.
In July 2024, Taylor joined Isthmian Premier Division side Cray Wanderers.
Personal life During the earlier part of his career, he struggled with a gambling addiction.The Bolton News: "Ex-Bolton and Crystal Palace man Quade Taylor on gambling addiction"
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCrystal Palace 2012–13Championship00000000002013–14Premier League000000—00Total0000000000Welling United (loan)2013–14Conference Premier91———91Bolton Wanderers2014–15Championship100000—102015–16Championship000000—00Total100000—10Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)2015–16League Two20———20Braintree Town2016–17National League00———00Dulwich Hamlet2016–17IL Premier Division110——8Appearances in FA Trophy and Alan Turvey Trophy11912017–18IL Premier Division35000—5Appearances in FA Trophy and Alan Turvey Trophy04002018–19Soccerway: Quade TaylorNational League South31020—1Appearances in FA Trophy03402019–20National League South27131—4Appearances in FA Trophy and London County Cup03222020–21National League South10010—2Appearances in FA Trophy1131Total114161—2021404Career total126261002021525
References
External links
Quade Taylor at Dulwich Hamlet F.C.