{{short description|English-Montserratian footballer}} {{for|persons of a similar name|Nicholas Taylor (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Use British English|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nick Taylor | fullname = Nicholas Taylor Mills Greaves | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|04|06|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | position = Goalkeeper | height = 1.88 m<ref name="Footballcritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcritic.com/nic-mills-greaves/profile/59611|title=Profile of N. Taylor|website=footballcritic.com|accessdate=16 June 2019}}</ref> | currentclub = Croydon | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = Millwall | youthclubs2 = Crystal Palace | youthyears1 = ?–2008 | youthyears2 = 2008 | years1 = 2008 | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Woking | years2 = 2009–2010 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Dagenham & Redbridge | years3 = 2010 | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | years4 = 2010 | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → Kingstonian (loan) | years5 = 2010–2011 | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Kingstonian | years6 = 2011 | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = → Fisher (loan) | years7 = 2012 | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Sutton United | years8 = 2011–2012 | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = Epsom & Ewell | years9 = 2012–2013 | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = Tooting & Mitcham United | years10 = 2013–2014 | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = Chipstead | years11 = 2014 | caps11 = 17 | goals11 = 0 | clubs11 = Cray Wanderers | years12 = 2014–2015 | caps12 = 36 | goals12 = 2 | clubs12 = Shoreham | years13 = 2015 | caps13 = 6 | goals13 = 0 | clubs13 = → Tunbridge Wells (dual registration) | years14 = 2015–2016 | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 0 | clubs14 = Redhill | years15 = 2015 | caps15 = 20 | goals15 = 0 | clubs15 = East Grinstead Town | years16 = 2016 | caps16 = 14 | goals16 = 0 | clubs16 = Guildford City | years17 = 2016 | caps17 = 2 | goals17 = 0 | clubs17 = East Grinstead Town | years18 = 2016 | caps18 = 5 | goals18 = 0 | clubs18 = Ashford United | years19 = 2016–2018 | caps19 = 64 | goals19 = 0 | clubs19 = Fisher | years20 = 2018–2019 | caps20 = 24 | goals20 = 0 | clubs20 = AFC Croydon Athletic | years21 = 2019 | caps21 = 0 | goals21 = 0 | clubs21 = Punjab United | years22 = 2019–2020 | caps22 = 26 | goals22 = 0 | clubs22 = AFC Croydon Athletic | years23 = 2020–2021 | caps23 = 9 | goals23 = 0 | clubs23 = Erith Town | years24 = 2021–2022 | caps24 = 23 | goals24 = 0 | clubs24 = Croydon | nationalteam1 = Montserrat | nationalyears1 = 2014–2021 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 09:00, 24 May 2015 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 05:57, 3 June 2021 (UTC) }}
'''Nicholas Taylor Mills Greaves''' (born 20 August 1991) is an English-Montserratian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Taylor works as a sports coach in a primary school in Clapham, London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bonneville-primary.lambeth.sch.uk/school/staff-school-structure/|title=Staff / School Structure - Bonneville Primary School|website=Bonneville Primary School|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Professional career === Taylor 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/shorehamfc/news/musselmen-strengthen-squad-1345329.html|title=Musselmen strengthen squad – News – Shoreham FC|website=pitchero.com|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref>
=== Non-League career === Struggling 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/shorehamfc/teams/128352/player/nick-taylor-1424245|title=Nick Taylor – First Team – Shoreham FC|website=pitchero.com|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref> Upon his return to the Daggers, he joined Isthmian Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kingstonian.net/players.jsp?player=401|title=kingstonian.net {{!}} Players|website=kingstonian.net|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kingstonian.net/report.jsp?20102011/WaltonA|title=kingstonian.net {{!}} Match Report|website=kingstonian.net|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref>
While registered with Kingstonian, Taylor joined Fisher on loan in October 2011 to gain first team football, before departing Kingsmeadow to join Epsom & Ewell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fisherfc.co.uk/2011/10/25/fisher-fc-1-3-bethnal-green-utd/|title=Fisher FC 1 – 3 Bethnal Green Utd|date=2011-10-24|website=FISHER FOOTBALL CLUB|access-date=2016-05-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517072021/http://fisherfc.co.uk/2011/10/25/fisher-fc-1-3-bethnal-green-utd/|archive-date=2013-05-17}}</ref> Finally cementing his place in a senior side, he remained with the Salts until the conclusion of the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/epsomandewellfc/news/epsom-ewell-1-4-farnham-town-540904.html|title=Epsom & Ewell 1–4 Farnham Town – News – Epsom & Ewell Photographic Archive|website=pitchero.com|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isthmian.co.uk/saturdays-ryman-transfer-list-15746|title=Saturday's Ryman Transfer List – The Ryman Isthmian Football League|website=isthmian.co.uk|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/sport/football/international-call-for-mussels-keeper-nic-1-6598289|title=International call for Mussels keeper Nic|website=shorehamherald.co.uk|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref> Taylor joined Combined Counties outfit Redhill in August 2015. Taylor was released by Tunbridge Wells in October 2015, due to costs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.courier.co.uk/Tunbridge-Wells-boss-targets-new-signings/story-28056325-detail/story.html|title=Tunbridge Wells boss targets new signings|date=2015-10-26|website=Kent and Sussex Courier|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ccleague.co.uk/transfers.htm|title=Combined Counties 2015/2016 Transfers|website=www.ccleague.co.uk|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref> Taylor was sent off following a red card in his first game with Guildford City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guildfordcityfc.co.uk/2016/02/21/colliers-wood-2-guildford-city-4-match-report/|title=Colliers Wood 2 Guildford City 4: Match Report|last=FC|first=Guildford City|date=2016-02-21|website=Guildford City Football Club|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eastgrinsteadcourier.co.uk/Fulham-Aldershot-Town-goalkeeper-adds-experience/story-29340585-detail/story.html|title=Former Fulham and Aldershot Town goalkeeper adds experience to East Grinstead Town squad}}</ref> Taylor signed for East Grinstead Town for the start of the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastgrinsteadcourier.co.uk/Fulham-Charlton-Athletic-players-join-East/story-29328445-detail/story.html|title=Ex-Fulham man among eight new arrivals at East Grinstead Town|date=2016-05-27|website=East Grinstead Courier|access-date=2016-06-12}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fisherfc.org/2016/12/02/signings-like-new-deano-brings-in-defensive-reinforcements-including-international-goalkeeper/|title=Fisher FC » Signings like new – Deano brings in defensive reinforcements including international goalkeeper}}</ref>
After a spell at AFC Croydon Athletic in 2018, Taylor joined Punjab United in January 2019.<ref>[https://kentishfootball.co.uk/news/punjab110119 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.</ref>
Taylor re-joined AFC Croydon Athletic in the summer of 2019 and was their first-choice goalkeeper.<ref>http://afccroydonathletic.co.uk/teams/AFC-Croydon-Athletic/players/213375 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> He then joined Erith Town for the 2020–21 season,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fulltime-league.thefa.com/DisplayStatsForPlayer.do?id=745022849|title = Full-Time League Administration | the Football Association}}</ref> then Croydon in June 2021.<ref>[https://insidecroydon.com/2021/06/27/from-montserrat-to-norwood-junction-a-goalkeepers-journey/ From Montserrat to Norwood Junction: a goalkeeper's journey]</ref>
=== International career === Taylor 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/55610/Nic_Taylor_Greaves.html|title=Nic Taylor-Greaves|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref>
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