Gary Tallon

Football player infobox
playername = Gary Tallon


fullname =
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|9|5|df=y
cityofbirth = Drogheda
countryofbirth = Republic of Ireland
currentclub =
position = Midfielder
years = 1995–1996
1996–1997
1997
1997–2000
clubs = Blackburn Rovers
Kilmarnock
→ Chester City (loan)
Mansfield Town
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
04 (0)
01 (0)
76 (2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =

Gary Tallon (born 5 September 1973) is an Irish former professional footballer who played in midfield, principally for Mansfield Town.

Career

Born in Drogheda, he was a trainee at Blackburn Rovers. However, he failed to play a first team game for Blackburn and was released on a free transfer in 1996, moving to Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock.cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7791
title=Gary Tallon
accessdate=2008-08-20
publisher=Soccerbase] 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 Celtic. 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. [cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?seasonid=126&playerid=7791
title=Games played by Gary Tallon in 1996/1997
accessdate=2008-08-20
publisher=Soccerbase]

In December 1997, he returned to England with Mansfield Town. He made his debut on 2 December in a 2–1 defeat to Torquay United and later the same season scored the first goal of his professional career as Mansfield defeated Peterborough United 2–0. [cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?seasonid=127&playerid=7791
title=Games played by Gary Tallon in 1997/1998
accessdate=2008-08-20
publisher=Soccerbase] He eventually played 86 games with Mansfield, scoring two goals.

References

External links

*soccerbase|7791|Gary Tallon