Corey Blackett-Taylor

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.

This article is about the footballer. For the vocalist, see Corey Taylor. For the writer, see Cory Taylor.

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 69 (14)
International career‡
2013 England U19 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:00, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

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 24 October 2023
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] 134000000134
Charlton Athletic total 69144030618215
Career total 124171336013315623
  1. Five appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. 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. "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. "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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