Dale Taylor - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameDale Taylor

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityNorthern Ireland

Age22

Date of birth12 Dec 2003

Shirt number#18

ClubBlackpool

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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1

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

17

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Blackpool.

Career

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Taylor's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 10→0), while his Rating eased 43→37. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Blackpool · 17th	1	0	0	6.52	43	0
2025/26	Blackpool · 13th	19	3	1	6.57	43	10
2024/25	WiganLoan · 15th	43	11	7	6.85	53	41
2023/24	Wycombe · 10th	42	5	1	6.73	51	19
2022/23	Burton AlbionLoan · 15th	20	5	1	6.78	47	16
2022/23	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	6.3	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland	9	0
Northern Ireland U21	9	1
Northern Ireland U19	2	0
Northern Ireland U17	8	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

D. Taylor is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Blackpool, rated 37.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taylor.

On the season, Taylor graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 1 appearance (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 0). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 22 Taylor is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/254 clubs

37.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

0

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

0.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Blackpool finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

1

Apps

0

Goals

0

Assists

0

G+A

0

Goals / app

0 goals in 1 appearance (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 0.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.2 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %0.8%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %40

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 22, Taylor sits on 7.9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Taylor's projected Rating — 37.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

BlackpoolAug 2025 – now

Nottingham Forest(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Wiganuntil Jul 2025

Southampton(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

Wigan(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2025

Burton Albion(on loan)Jan 2023 – Aug 2024

Nottingham Forestuntil Jan 2023

Transfer history

About D. Taylor

Dale Taylor is a 22-year-old centre-forward who plays for Blackpool, born on December 12, 2003. He is from Northern Ireland. Blackpool currently sit 17th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, D. Taylor has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 17 minutes.

D. Taylor's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Blackpool face Sheffield Wednesday away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Taylor at 37.2 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, D. Taylor has totalled 143 club appearances with 35 goals and 10 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 43 appearances for Wigan.

D. Taylor's career has also included time at Nottingham Forest, Wigan, Southampton and Burton Albion.

On the international stage, D. Taylor has represented Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland U21, Northern Ireland U19, Northern Ireland U17 — 28 caps and 2 goals in our records.