Neil Tarrant (born 24 June 1979) is a

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who played for a variety of British clubs including Ross County,

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and

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, and the

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Club career

Tarrant signed for

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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

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. Tarrant won the

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at Ross County in 1998-99 and was voted

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for the Third Division that season. He holds the record for the highest

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received in the Scottish Third Division at a reported from when he moved to

. In his time at

, Tarrant reached the

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in 2001-02 whilst playing for

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International career

Tarrant won five

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s for the

.Scotland U21 stats
at Fitbastats

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* 1979 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Darlington F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Northern Football League players League of Ireland players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players York City F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Drogheda United F.C. players Raufoss IL players Workington A.F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Newcastle Blue Star F.C. players Sunderland Nissan F.C. players Dunston UTS F.C. players Northallerton Town F.C. players Darlington Railway Athletic F.C. players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Norwegian First Division players Men's association football forwards {{Scotland-footy-forward-1970s-stub