Nick Tanner (footballer)
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Nick Tanner is a former footballer who played non league football for Mangotsfield United before playing professionally for Bristol Rovers
, Liverpool
, Norwich City
and Swindon Town
. He started professional life as a central midfield player at Bristol Rovers before being signed by Liverpool,and was then converted to a central defender.
Tanner joined Liverpool from Bristol Rovers F.C.
and had a short spell on loan at Norwich City in 1990 where he made six appearances. He returned to Liverpool and played 59 games for the club scoring one goal V Everton In 1991 before retiring through a back injury in 1994.
Since retiring, Tanner has been a coach and/or scout at a series of non-league clubs including Almondsbury Town
, Mangotsfield United
, Roman Glass St George and Wotton Rovers F.C. In November 2009 he was appointed manager of Hellenic West League
side Winterbourne United F.C.
. Tanner quit Winterbourne in August 2011 however after a poor start to their Hellenic West season.
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
, Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
and Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
. He started professional life as a central midfield player at Bristol Rovers before being signed by Liverpool,and was then converted to a central defender.
Tanner joined Liverpool from Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
and had a short spell on loan at Norwich City in 1990 where he made six appearances. He returned to Liverpool and played 59 games for the club scoring one goal V Everton In 1991 before retiring through a back injury in 1994.
Since retiring, Tanner has been a coach and/or scout at a series of non-league clubs including Almondsbury Town
Almondsbury Town F.C.
Almondsbury Town F.C. are a football club based in Almondsbury, near Bristol, England. The club resigned from the Zamaretto Southern Football League Division One South & West at the end of the 2010–11 season and the first team disbanded, but they are continuing to play at the level of their former...
, Mangotsfield United
Mangotsfield United F.C.
Mangotsfield United F.C. is an English football club based in Mangotsfield, in the Greater Bristol area, who currently play in the Southern League Division One South and West. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA and Somerset County FA....
, Roman Glass St George and Wotton Rovers F.C. In November 2009 he was appointed manager of Hellenic West League
Hellenic Football League
The Hellenic Football League is an English football league covering an area including the English counties of Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, southern Buckinghamshire, southern Herefordshire, western Greater London, and northern Wiltshire. There is also one team from Hampshire.The league...
side Winterbourne United F.C.
Winterbourne United F.C.
Winterbourne United F.C. are a football club based in Winterbourne, near Bristol, England. They were established in 1911 and joined the Gloucestershire County League in 1992. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One West...
. Tanner quit Winterbourne in August 2011 however after a poor start to their Hellenic West season.
External links
- http://www.lfc.tv/history/past-players/nick-tanner
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
- http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=424&submit1=Submit