Following his move to Blackpool, Taylor's current-season form is down 76% on last season (Season 41→10), while his Rating eased 53→43. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
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.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

D. Taylor is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Blackpool, rated 43.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 32nd of 108 on scout potential in the League One and 758th of 1770 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taylor.

Judged on this season alone, Taylor graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 7th of 10 of the 10 centre-forwards in the League One, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 19 appearances (0.356 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 10). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 20% of the 10 centre-forwards in the League One. At 22 Taylor is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.2 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

Current potentialTop 20% centre-forwards · League One Current season7th of 10 centre-forwards · League One 7th-best centre-forward in the League One 32nd in the League One · potential 2nd-highest potential centre-forward in the League One 758th-highest potential U-23 tracked

43.3

Ratingi

2nd of 10 centre-forwards

10.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

24.4%

Minutes

limited game time

0.36

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Blackpool finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.16

Goals / app

3 goals in 19 appearances (0.16 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.09 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 24.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 43.3, Taylor carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One (top 20%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.36 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 %24.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.267

Assists / 900.089

Goal contribution / 900.356

Defensive actions / 900.8

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.089

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 22, Taylor sits on 9.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Taylor's projected Rating — 43.3 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles4

Interceptions2

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

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

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 6th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, D. Taylor has made 19 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 1,012 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

D. Taylor's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Blackpool face Peterborough at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Taylor at 43.3 with a Season form score of 10.3, ranking 32nd of 108 centre-forwards in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, D. Taylor has totalled 142 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Blackpool finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points