Neil Tarrant

Neil Tarrant
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-06-24) 24 June 1979
Place of birth Darlington, England
Height 6 ft (1.8 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Darlington Railway Athletic
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 15 (4)
2000 York City 7 (1)
2001 Motherwell 5 (0)
2001–2002 Ross County 6 (0)
2002 Boston Utd ? (?)
2002–2003 Barrow[1] ? (?)
2003–200? Drogheda United[1] ? (?)
200?–200? Raufoss[1] ? (?)
2005–2006 Barrow[1] ? (?)
2006 Workington[2] 7 (1)
2006 Gateshead[3] 10 (3)
2006-200? Newcastle Blue Star[4] ? (?)
200?-200? Sunderland Nissan[5] ? (?)
200?-200? Bedlington Terriers[5] ? (?)
200?-2010 Dunston UTS[6] ? (?)
2010- Northallerton Town[6] ? (?)
2011- Darlington Railway Athletic 2 (0)
National team
1999–2000 Scotland U-21 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Neil Tarrant (born 24 June 1979) is an association football player who played for a variety of British clubs including Ross County, Aston Villa and Ayr United, and the Scotland national under-21 football team. He currently plays for Northallerton Town.

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.[7] He holds the record for the highest transfer fee received in the Scottish Third Division at a reported GB£250,000 from when he moved to Aston Villa.

In his time at Ayr United, Tarrant reached the Scottish Cup semi-final.[8]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Neil Tarrant - Striker". barrowfc.com. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  2. ↑ "Neil Tarrant". Workington AFC. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Gateshead F.C. Season 2006/07". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  4. ↑ "Tarrant Joins Blue Star". Gateshead FC. 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  5. 1 2 "NORTHALLERTON TOWN FC - CURRENT SQUAD". Northallerton Town FC. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  6. 1 2 "FA Vase: Bishops' plans in confusion". The Northern Echo. 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  7. ↑ "The Pie Shop > Who Is The Best Player In The Third Division Ever?". Pieandbovril.com. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  8. ↑ "FA CUP | Aston Villa squad guide". BBC News. 2000-05-13. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
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