Nicholas Taylor Mills Greaves (born 20 August 1991) is an English-Montserratian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Croydon. Taylor works as a sports coach in a primary school in Clapham, London.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Taylor Mills Greaves | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Croydon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2008 | Millwall | ||
| 2008 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Woking | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Kingstonian | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Fisher (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Sutton United | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Epsom & Ewell | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Chipstead | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Cray Wanderers | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Shoreham | 36 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Tunbridge Wells (dual registration) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Redhill | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | East Grinstead Town | 20 | (0) |
| 2016 | Guildford City | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | East Grinstead Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ashford United | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Fisher | 64 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | AFC Croydon Athletic | 24 | (0) |
| 2019 | Punjab United | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | AFC Croydon Athletic | 26 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Erith Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Croydon | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2021 | Montserrat | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:00, 24 May 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:57, 3 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
editProfessional career
editTaylor began his career progressing through the ranks for the Millwall Academy, before joining Crystal Palace in 2008. After a year in the youth set-up at Selhurst Park, he joined Woking. Signing his first professional contract later that year, he continued to spend the season with the youth side before his departure to Dagenham & Redbridge. Signing on professional terms, Taylor was also unable to break into the first team at the League Two club.[3]
Non-League career
editStruggling to become a regular in the senior side, Taylor joined Southern League Premier Division side Hemel Hempstead Town on loan – making sporadic appearances for the first team while lining-up for the Reserves.[4] Upon his return to the Daggers, he joined Isthmian Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan.[5] The deal was later made permanent, but the goalkeeper only managed a single senior appearance, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win at Walton & Hersham in the Isthmian League Cup second round.[6]
While registered with Kingstonian, Taylor joined Fisher on loan in October 2011 to gain first team football, before departing Kingsmeadow to join Epsom & Ewell.[7] Finally cementing his place in a senior side, he remained with the Salts until the conclusion of the 2011–12 season.[8]
Following a short stint with Sutton United, featuring in the reserves once more, Taylor joined Isthmian Division One South side Tooting & Mitcham United and returned to senior football. Departing at the end of the season, he joined Chipstead for six months before impressing Isthmian Premier Division side Cray Wanderers and being rewarded with his international debut.[9]
Taylor joined Sussex County League side Shoreham ahead of the 2015–16 season and earned another international call-up. Following this he dual-registered with Tunbridge Wells.[10] Taylor joined Combined Counties outfit Redhill in August 2015. Taylor was released by Tunbridge Wells in October 2015, due to costs.[11]
Following this, Taylor joined East Grinstead Town in November 2015, before a lack of first team appearances prompted another move. February 2016 saw him join Guildford City, where he was bought in to replace the injured Luke Badiali for the remainder of the season.[12] Taylor was sent off following a red card in his first game with Guildford City.[13] Taylor made 10 appearances for City as they finished the season in 14th place.
Despite being penalised for unexpectedly pushing another player in East Grinstead's final game of the season against Walton & Hersham in April 2016 and their signing of a new, more experienced goalkeeper Milan Stojsavljevic,[14] Taylor signed for East Grinstead Town for the start of the 2016–17 season.[15] Following a short period with Ashford United, Taylor signed for Fisher in December 2016 as one of returning manager Dean Harrison's key signings to help strengthen the club's defence. He won Manager's Player of the Year at the end of the season.[16]
After a spell at AFC Croydon Athletic in 2018, Taylor joined Punjab United in January 2019.[17]
Taylor re-joined AFC Croydon Athletic in the summer of 2019 and was their first-choice goalkeeper.[18] He then joined Erith Town for the 2020-21 season,[19] then Croydon in June 2021.[20]
International career
editTaylor made his international debut for Montserrat on 30 March 2014, featuring in a 1–0 win over the US Virgin Islands in the 2014 Gold Cup. His second international cap came during a 0–0 draw with Bonaire on 3 June 2014. Taylor was named on the bench in two fixtures against Curaçao in 2018 World Cup qualification a year later, but did not feature.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Profile of N. Taylor". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Staff / School Structure - Bonneville Primary School". Bonneville Primary School. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Musselmen strengthen squad – News – Shoreham FC". pitchero.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Nick Taylor – First Team – Shoreham FC". pitchero.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "kingstonian.net | Players". kingstonian.net. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "kingstonian.net | Match Report". kingstonian.net. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Fisher FC 1 – 3 Bethnal Green Utd". FISHER FOOTBALL CLUB. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Epsom & Ewell 1–4 Farnham Town – News – Epsom & Ewell Photographic Archive". pitchero.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Saturday's Ryman Transfer List – The Ryman Isthmian Football League". isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "International call for Mussels keeper Nic". shorehamherald.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Tunbridge Wells boss targets new signings". Kent and Sussex Courier. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Combined Counties 2015/2016 Transfers". www.ccleague.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ FC, Guildford City (21 February 2016). "Colliers Wood 2 Guildford City 4: Match Report". Guildford City Football Club. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Former Fulham and Aldershot Town goalkeeper adds experience to East Grinstead Town squad".
- ^ "Ex-Fulham man among eight new arrivals at East Grinstead Town". East Grinstead Courier. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Fisher FC » Signings like new – Deano brings in defensive reinforcements including international goalkeeper".
- ^ The boys have the potential to compete at this level and I want them to start showing it now, insists Punjab United boss Jugjit Sian Kentish Football. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ http://afccroydonathletic.co.uk/teams/AFC-Croydon-Athletic/players/213375 [dead link]
- ^ "Full-Time League Administration | the Football Association".
- ^ From Montserrat to Norwood Junction: a goalkeeper's journey
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nic Taylor-Greaves". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.