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Full nameCharles James Taylor
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age32
Date of birth18 Sept 1993
BirthplaceYork
Height176 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubWest Brom
Centre-back
26
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1684
Minutes

Domestic-league season · West Brom.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship260016846.69
FA Cup2002106.5
League Cupat Southampton200557.1

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

C. Taylor is a 32-year-old central defender at West Brom, rated 24.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 460th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (42.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taylor.

Judged on this season alone, Taylor graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 6 clean sheets and 2.458 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 75th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 32 Taylor is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2023/24
Current potential75th of 82 centre-backs · ChampionshipCurrent season57th of 82 centre-backs · Championship57th-best centre-back in the Championship460th in the Championship · potential75th-highest potential centre-back in the Championship
24.1
Ratingi
75th of 82 centre-backs
19.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
42.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.46
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · West Brom finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

2.46
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
16
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 42.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.1, Taylor carries the 75th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (West Brom finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.