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Richard Neil Peter Tait (born 2 December 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren.

Richard Tait

Tait in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Richard Neil Peter Tait[1]
Date of birth	(1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth	Galashiels, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Centre-back, Full-back
Club information
Current team	St Mirren
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Curzon Ashton
2008–2009	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
2009	→ Tamworth (loan)	4	(1)
2009–2013	Tamworth	157	(6)
2013–2015	Cambridge United	72	(0)
2015–2016	Grimsby Town	37	(0)
2016–2020	Motherwell	103	(3)
2020–	St. Mirren	55	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Playing career

Early years

Born in Galashiels, Tait began his career with Ashton-under-Lyne side Curzon Ashton. In January 2008, Tait was signed on a youth contract by Nottingham Forest.[2] On 28 March 2009, Tait joined Conference North side Tamworth on loan.[3] At the end of the 2008–09 Tait was released by Forest.[4]

Tamworth

Tait was snapped up by Conference North side Tamworth following the successful loan.[5] He appeared regularly for the side, and helped Tamworth gain promotion from the Conference North as champions in the 2008–09 season.[6]

He signed a new deal in February 2012.[7]

Cambridge United

On 8 May 2013 Tait joined Cambridge United.[8] He appeared in 35 league matches during the season, helping the club return to League Two, being a part of the team that won promotion by winning the 2014 Conference Premier play-off Final.[9] On 8 August 2014 Tait played in Cambridge's first match back in League Two, starting in a 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[10] At the end of the 2014–15 season the club did not offer him a new deal when his contract expired.[11][12]

Grimsby Town

On 30 June 2015, Tait signed for Conference National side Grimsby Town.[13]

Tait played in Grimsby's 3–1 victory over Forest Green Rovers in the 2016 National League play-off Final at Wembley, seeing Grimsby promoted to League Two after a six-year absence from the Football League.[14][15]

Motherwell

On 23 June 2016, Tait signed for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, agreeing a three-year contract.[16] He scored his first goal for Motherwell on 29 October 2016, in a 4–1 win over Ross County.[17] In his last season at Motherwell he helped the Steelmen finish third in the Scottish Premiership which got them into the Europa League qualifiers.

St. Mirren

On 18 June 2020, Tait signed for Scottish Premiership club St. Mirren, on a two-year deal.[18]

Career statistics

As of 18 June 2020[19][20]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Curzon Ashton	2007–08	NPL Division One North	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Nottingham Forest	2007–08	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2008–09	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamworth (loan)	2008–09	Conference North	4	1	0	0	–		0	0	4	1
Tamworth	2009–10	Conference Premier	41	3	0	0	–		0	0	41	3
	2010–11		41	1	4	0	–		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	1
	2011–12		41	1	4	0	–		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	1
	2012–13		34	1	1	0	–		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	1
	Total		157	7	9	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	171	7
Cambridge United	2013–14	Conference Premier	35	0	3	0	–		5	0	43	0
	2014–15	League Two	37	0	6	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	45	0
	Total		72	0	9	0	1	0	6	0	88	0
Grimsby Town	2015–16	National League	37	0	4	0	–		10[lower-alpha 3]	0	51	0
Motherwell	2016–17	Scottish Premiership	25	1	1	0	5	0	–		31	1
	2017–18		34	1	5	0	7	1	–		46	2
	2018–19		38	1	1	0	6	1	–		45	2
	2019–20		14	0	2	0	4	0	–		20	0
	Total		111	3	9	0	22	2	0	0	142	5
St Mirren	2020-21	Scottish Premiership	8	1	0	0	1	1	–		9	2
Career total			389	11	31	0	24	3	21	0	465	14

Honours

Club

Tamworth

• Conference North Champions: 2008–09

Cambridge United

• FA Trophy: 2013–14[21]
• Conference Premier play-offs Winners: 2013–14[9]

Grimsby Town

• National League Play-offs Winners: 2015–16[14]

References

External links

• Richard Tait at Soccerbase
• Richard Tait at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Richard Tait

Richard Neil Peter Tait (* 2. Dezember 1989 in Galashiels) ist ein schottischer Fußballspieler, der beim FC St. Mirren auf der Position des Außenverteidigers spielt.

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- [en] Richard Tait (footballer)

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[it] Richard Tait

Richard Neil Peter Tait (Galashiels, 2 dicembre 1989) è un calciatore scozzese, difensore del St. Mirren.

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