Ash Taylor

Tranmere Rovers

Taylor started his footballing career at Tranmere Rovers as a youth team player at the age of 10. In the summer of 2007, he signed as a first-year scholar at Tranmere Rovers. In January 2009, Taylor signed his first professional contract with the club. He joined Colwyn Bay on loan in 2009, where he made a total of 14 appearances. Whilst on loan, Taylor scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win over Lancaster City in the Northern Premier League Division One North in March 2009. Following his return from Colwyn Bay, Taylor made his first team debut in a League One match against Scunthorpe United, a 1–1 away draw on 2 May 2009, replacing Antony Kay as a substitute in the 89th minute. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Taylor signed a twelve-month contract extension keeping him at the club until 2011. He scored his first goal for Tranmere in a 1–0 win at Leyton Orient in the FA Cup First Round in November 2009. His first league goal came on 26 January 2010, as Tranmere beat Yeovil Town 2–1. In February 2010, Taylor sustained a hamstring injury that kept him out for three weeks. He made his return, in a 0–0 draw against Bristol Rovers on 15 March 2010. After making his return, Taylor continued to make more appearances and went on to make thirty-three appearances. At the end of the season he won Tranmere's "Young Player of The Season" award for the 2009–10 season. On 21 May 2010, he extended his contract by another year, until 2012. Taylor missed the first the half…

Taylor represented Wales under-19 in the Milk Cup in 2009. He was named in the Wales Under-21 squad for the friendly match against Austria on 18 May 2010. Two years later, he was selected again for Wales Under-21 squad for the qualifying match against Andorra where he made his debut, coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute, in a 4–0 win.

As of match played 28 May 2023

He attended South Wirral High School and grew up in Eastham, Wirral. In 2014, he was engaged to model India Lea and planned to marry in Italy before his contract with Aberdeen began.