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Neil Tarrant
Personal information
Full name Neil Kenneth Tarrant[1]
Date of birth (1979-06-24) 24 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Darlington, England
Height 6 ft (1.8 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Darlington 0 (0)
1997 Shamrock Rovers 2 (0)
1997–1999 Ross County 44 (20)
1999–2001 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1999–2000 → Ayr United (loan) 15 (4)
2000 → York City (loan) 7 (1)
2001 Motherwell 5 (0)
2001–2002 Ross County 6 (0)
2002 Boston Utd ? (?)
2002–2003 Barrow[2] ? (?)
2003–200? Drogheda United[2] ? (?)
2003–2004 Raufoss[3] ? (?)
2005–2006 Barrow[2] ? (?)
2006 Workington[4] 7 (1)
2006 Gateshead[5] 10 (3)
2006–200? Newcastle Blue Star[6] ? (?)
200?–200? Sunderland Nissan[7] ? (?)
200?–200? Bedlington Terriers[7] ? (?)
200?–2010 Dunston UTS[8] ? (?)
2010–2011 Northallerton Town[8] ? (?)
2011 Darlington Railway Athletic 2 (0)
International career
1999–2000 Scotland U-21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Tarrant (born 24 June 1979) is a footballer who played for a variety of British clubs including Ross County, Aston Villa and Ayr United, and the Scotland national under-21 football team.

Club career

Tarrant signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1997 but only made 2 substitute appearances before being released in November. He made his debut on 17 October at the Hoops temporary home at the time Tolka Park.

Tarrant won the Scottish Third Division at Ross County in 1998-99 and was voted SPFA Players' Player of the Year for the Third Division that season.[9] He holds the record for the highest transfer fee received in the Scottish Third Division at a reported £250,000 from when he moved to Aston Villa.[citation needed]

In his time at Ayr United, Tarrant reached the Scottish Cup semi-final.[10]

He went on to win the Football Conference in 2001-02 whilst playing for Boston United.

International career

Tarrant won five caps for the Scotland national under-21 football team.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Neil Tarrant". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Neil Tarrant - Striker". barrowfc.com. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. ^ Profile at Football Association of Norway
  4. ^ "Neil Tarrant". Workington AFC. Retrieved 6 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Gateshead F.C. Season 2006/07". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Tarrant Joins Blue Star". Gateshead FC. 30 December 2006. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  7. ^ a b "NORTHALLERTON TOWN FC - CURRENT SQUAD". Northallerton Town FC. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  8. ^ a b "FA Vase: Bishops' plans in confusion". The Northern Echo. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  9. ^ "The Pie Shop > Who Is The Best Player In The Third Division Ever?". Pieandbovril.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  10. ^ "FA CUP | Aston Villa squad guide". BBC News. 13 May 2000. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  11. ^ Scotland U21 stats at Fitbastats
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