| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 24, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft (1.8 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 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- | Darlington Railway Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Scotland U-21 | 5 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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.
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Tarrant signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1997 but only made 2 substitute appearances before being released in November. He made his debut on the 17th of 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 Nationwide Conference in 2001-02 whilst playing for Boston Utd.
Tarrant won five caps for the Scotland national under-21 football team.[9]