Gerrit Thomas "Gary" Tallon (born 5 September 1973) is an Irish former professional

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who played in

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, principally for

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Career

Born in

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, he was a trainee at

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. However, he failed to play a first team game for Blackburn and was released on a free transfer in 1996, moving to

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side Kilmarnock. He made his debut for Kilmarnock on 10 August 1996 in a 2–1 victory against Hibernian. He played Kilmarnock's following two league games but had to wait until January for his fourth appearance in a 6–0 defeat to

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. It would be his last game for Kilmarnock. Instead, in March 1997, he moved on loan to English Division Three side Chester City, where he played one game. In December 1997, he returned to England with

. He made his debut on 2 December in a 2–1 defeat to

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and later the same season scored the first goal of his professional career as Mansfield defeated

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2–0. He eventually played 86 games with Mansfield, scoring two goals, until he was forced to retire in July 2000 at the age of 26 because of injury.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tallon, Gary 1973 births Living people People from Drogheda Association footballers from County Louth Republic of Ireland association footballers Association football midfielders Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players