Richard Taylor, born on 2 October 2000 (age 25), is an English central defender with Bolton Wanderers. He wears the number 5 shirt and has spent the 2025-26 season working for a place in a League One squad rather than commanding one outright.
His career is still shaped mainly by St Mirren. Across three seasons in Paisley he made 71 league appearances and scored twice, becoming a regular part of a side where defenders do not get much room for decorative football. His strongest league campaign came in 2024-25, when he played 34 times and scored both of his league goals for the club.
At Bolton, Taylor has had a quieter spell so far. In 2025-26 he has made seven League One appearances and four more in the EFL Trophy, giving him 11 outings in all competitions without a goal. His career to date is that of a centre-half whose main body of senior work came at St Mirren, with Bolton the next stage rather than yet another defining chapter.
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