Paul Tait (footballer, born 1974)

For the ex-Birmingham City player, see Paul Tait (footballer, born 1971).

Paul Tait

Personal information
Full name	Paul Tait
Date of birth	(1974-10-24) 24 October 1974
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Wallsend Boys Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	Everton	0	(0)
1994–1995	Wigan Athletic	5	(0)
1995–1996	Runcorn
1996–1999	Northwich Victoria	157	(65)
1999–2002	Crewe Alexandra	62	(6)
2001	→ Hull City (loan)	2	(0)
2002–2004	Bristol Rovers	74	(19)
2004–2006	Rochdale	47	(3)
2006	Chester City	9	(0)
2006	Boston United	14	(2)
2006–2007	Southport	14	(2)
2007–2008	Northwich Victoria	16	(0)
2008–2009	Barrow	24	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2009

Paul Tait (born 24 October 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Tait is a former Everton trainee who became a much travelled player having played for ten different clubs with his most productive span coming at Bristol Rovers between 2002 and 2004.

At Chester City, Tait was the final first-team player signed by Keith Curle just over a week before the manager was released in February 2006. He struggled to make an impact under successor Mark Wright and subsequently moved on to Boston United three months later.

He signed for Southport in January 2007 after initially being on loan from Boston United, although his Southport career was hampered by a serious facial injury that sidelined him for much of January 2007 and onwards. He was released by Southport in May 2007 and returned to Northwich two months later. After being placed on the transfer list by manager Dino Maamria. Tait moved on to Barrow whom he helped gain promotion to Conference National in 2008. He was released by the Bluebirds in May 2009.

External links

• Paul Tait at Soccerbase