Neil Tarrant

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.

Neil Tarrant

Personal information
Full name	Neil Kenneth Tarrant[1]
Date of birth	(1979-06-24) 24 June 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Darlington, England
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	2	(0)
1999–2000	→ Ayr United (loan)	15	(4)
2000	→ York City (loan)	7	(1)
2001	→ Motherwell (loan)	5	(0)
2001–2002	Ross County	6	(0)
2002	Boston Utd	14	(5)
2002–2003	Barrow[2]	21	(11)
2003–200?	Drogheda United[2]	9	(3)
2003–2004	Raufoss[3]	29	(12)
2005–2006	Barrow[2]	18	(7)
2006	Workington[4]	14	(8)
2006	Gateshead[5]	15	(10)
2006–200?	Newcastle Blue Star[6]	19	(10)
	Sunderland Nissan[7]	32	(22)
200?–2010	Dunston UTS[8]	21	(11)
2010–2011	Northallerton Town[8]	15	(7)
2011	Darlington Railway Athletic	36	(21)
Total		322	(152)
International career
1999–2000	Scotland U-21	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]