Connor Joseph Taylor (born 5 September 1992) is an

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who plays for Leamington, where he plays as a

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Playing career

Aston Villa

Taylor began his professional career with

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side

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

. However, his time at the club was unsuccessful, and he was released on 23 May 2012 without having made an appearance.

Tamworth (loan)

On 2 March 2012, Taylor agreed to join

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side Tamworth on a month-long loan deal. In total, he made eight appearances for the club and scored his one and only goal for The Lambs in a 1–1 draw with

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Walsall

Following his release by

, Taylor signed a one-year contract with

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side

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on 1 August 2012, arriving at the

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on the same day as former

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player

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. He only made one appearance for the club, playing the entirety of a 3–0 defeat in the

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away to

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on 28 August 2012. Taylor was released by Walsall on 9 May 2013, along with

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, Aaron Williams and Jake Jones.

Nuneaton Town (loan)

In October 2012, whilst still at Walsall, he joined

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side

Nuneaton Town Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton to ...

on a one-month loan, which was later extended. He made 18 appearances with the club and scored one goal in a 1–1 home draw with

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on 6 November 2012.

Nuneaton Town

Following been released by

, Taylor signed a permanent deal with

on 9 July 2013, joining the club on the same day as on-loan

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defender

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In total, he made 22 appearances with the club during the 2013–14 season. He was invited back to training for on 1 May 2014 for the subsequent 2014–15 season by manager Brian Reid, despite being out of contract with the club.

Tamworth

On 3 June 2014, Taylor re-joined newly relegated

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side Tamworth, where he signed a one-year deal, and was joined by former

colleagues James Belshaw and Jon Adams.

Leamington

Despite the offer of a new contract from Tamworth, Connor joined Leamington on 21 May 2018, securing an immediate return to the

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Bromsgrove Sporting

Following a three year spell with Leamington, Taylor opted to sign for Southern League Premier Division Central side Bromsgrove Sporting on 16 July 2021.

Return to Leamington

On 23 March 2022, Taylor returned to former club Leamington.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Connor 1992 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Coventry Sphinx F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Bromsgrove Sporting F.C. players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Footballers from Coventry