Corey Blackett-Taylor
Personal information
Full name Corey Josiah Paul Blackett-Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997
Place of birth Erdington, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2016 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Aston Villa 1 (0)
2019 → Walsall (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2021 Tranmere Rovers 44 (3)
2021– Charlton Athletic 81 (18)
International career‡
2013 England U19 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:00, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Corey Josiah Paul Blackett-Taylor (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic. He has represented England at Under-19 level.

Career

Aston Villa

Blackett-Taylor joined Aston Villa and worked his way up through the team's academy age groups.[3] In the 2015–16 season he scored five goals in his opening nine matches for the Villa Under-18s side and was later selected for the annual international seven-a-side tournament, the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens, which Villa won for the record sixth time.[3] He was named on the first team bench for a Football League Cup match against Notts County by Tim Sherwood in August 2015 but did not take part. Villa won 5–3 in extra time.[4]

Blackett-Taylor was named on the bench for a league match the first time on 7 March 2017 and replaced Neil Taylor to make his debut in the 87th minute in a 1–0 loss to Huddersfield.[5]

Tranmere Rovers

On 26 June 2019, Blackett-Taylor signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League One side Tranmere Rovers.[6] He made his debut on 17 September 2019, in a 2–2 home draw against Peterborough United.[7] Blackett-Taylor scored his first professional goal on 13 October 2019, a late winner in a 1–0 away victory over Coventry City.[8]

Blackett-Taylor left Tranmere at the end of his contract in July 2021.[9]

Charlton Athletic

On 20 August 2021, Blackett-Taylor joined Charlton Athletic on a short-term deal until January 2022.[10] He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 6–1 EFL Trophy tie victory against Crawley Town on 31 August 2021.[11]

On 18 November 2021, it was announced that Blackett-Taylor had signed an extension to his contract at Charlton Athletic until at least 2023.[12]

Personal life

Blackett-Taylor attended Handsworth Grammar School and donated both an England and Aston Villa shirt to the school having signed his first professional contract with Villa in 2016.[13] His older brother, Daryl Taylor, is a former professional footballer and strength coach.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2016–17[15] Championship 1000000010
2017–18[16] 0000100010
2018–19[17] 0000000000
Aston Villa total 1000100020
Walsall (loan) 2018–19[17] League One 100000000100
Tranmere Rovers 2019–20[18] League One 242621031345
2020–21[19] League Two 201311041283
Tranmere Rovers total 443932072628
Charlton Athletic 2021–22[20] League One 27220005[lower-alpha 1]1343
2022–23[21] 29820301[lower-alpha 2]0358
2023–24[22] 25820001[lower-alpha 3]1289
Charlton Athletic total 81186030729720
Career total 136211536014417128
  1. ↑ Five appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa U23s

Tranmere Rovers

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Walsall Fc" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Corey Taylor - Midfielder - First Team - Tranmere Rovers Football Club". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Who is Corey Blackett-Taylor? A quick lowdown on Aston Villa's substitute winger at Huddersfield". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Aston Villa vs. Notts County". ESPN. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 1–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Corey: Tranmere is a place where you want to be". Tranmere Rovers. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers vs Peterborough United". Tranmere Rovers Football Club. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Coventry City 0-1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Mail, Harry (15 October 2021). "Charlton Athletic winger Corey Blackett-Taylor wants to stay for longer". The72. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "DONE DEAL: The Addicks sign pacey winger Corey Blackett-Taylor". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Charlton Athletic 6, Crawley Town 1: Nightmare start costs Reds against Addicks in EFL Trophy". crawleyobserver.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Corey Blackett-Taylor signs contract extension with the Addicks". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "England Team Shirt". Handsworth Grammar School. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Former Saddlers Brother Joins Walsall On Loan From Aston Villa". Vital Walsall. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  23. ↑ "Match report: Aston Villa U23s win Premier League Cup!". Aston Villa Football Club. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  24. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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