Sean James Taylforth (born 10 March 1989) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City. He played as a striker or a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean James Taylforth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Middlewich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northwich Victoria | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Bradford City | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Droylsden (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Guiseley (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Guiseley (loan) | 3 | |
| 2009 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:03, 18 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
Career
editTaylforth rose through the trainee ranks at Bradford City. He made his debut in a Football League Trophy game against Doncaster Rovers on 4 September 2007 which Bradford lost 5–1.[2] Despite Taylforth's first team chances being limited, City manager Stuart McCall said the youngster was one to keep an eye on.[3] Taylforth's second game was his FA Cup debut when he came on as a substitute in Bradford's second round defeat against Tranmere Rovers in December 2007.[4] A month later he joined Conference National side Droylsden on loan.[5] He made his debut for Droylsden as a second-half substitute the following day against Cambridge City, for whom Bradford teammate Luke Medley was also making his debut in a loan spell, with Droylsden winning 1–0 in the FA Trophy.[6] He also played two Conference National league games during his loan spell before returning to Bradford in February. A month later he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley on another month-long loan deal.[7] He made his debut for Guiseley as a second-half substitute on 24 March 2008 in a 0–0 draw with Stamford.[8] The following week he scored his first goal, with the final goal of a 2–2 draw with Fleetwood Town.[9] He was one of three junior players to be offered a new deal by manager Stuart McCall on 29 April 2008,[10] and was rewarded with his first league appearance four days later in City's 2–1 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on the final day of the 2007–08 season.[11]
In October 2008, Taylforth rejoined Guiseley, on another one-month loan deal,[12] going on to score on his first game back for Guiseley in a 2–2 draw with Matlock Town.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ Parker, Simon (5 September 2007). "Night To Forget For Battered Bantams". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ Parker, Simon (26 October 2007). "McCall keeping eye on young winger". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ Parker, Simon (2 December 2007). "Rovers in a different league". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ^ "Droylsden capture Bradford pair". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ Glennon, Tony (13 January 2008). "Droylsden 1 Cambridge City 0". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ Whiting, Ian (16 March 2008). "Pugh rescues point for Guiseley". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
- ^ Whiting, Ian (24 March 2008). "Guiseley cannot break down Stamford". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
- ^ Whiting, Ian (30 March 2008). "Taylforth makes a point for Guiseley". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ^ Parker, Simon (29 April 2008). "Johnson one of 13 axed by City". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ Parker, Simon (3 May 2008). "Wycombe 2 City 1". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ "Taylforth joins Guiseley on loan". BBC Sport. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ Whiting, Ian (7 October 2008). "Bantams loan star makes instant impact". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
External links
edit- Sean Taylforth at Soccerbase
- Sean Taylforth at world.bradfordcityfc.co.uk
