Dave Tarpey
David Charles Tarpey (born 14 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Gosport Borough on loan from Isthmian League South Central Division side Leatherhead.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Charles Tarpey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gosport Borough (on loan from Leatherhead) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Henley Town | ||
| 2007–2009 | Basingstoke Town | 61 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 109 | (27) |
| 2009 | → Walton & Hersham (loan) | 8 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → Chertsey Town (loan) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Farnborough | 56 | (13) |
| 2014 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 20 | (11) |
| 2014–2017 | Maidenhead United | 124 | (87) |
| 2017–2019 | Barnet | 17 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Woking (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Woking | 46 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Bracknell Town | 25 | (17) |
| 2022– | Leatherhead | 33 | (16) |
| 2023 | → Hungerford Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 18 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Tarpey began his career at Henley Town, where he played for two years in the senior team before joining Basingstoke Town in 2007. After two years with Basingstoke, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough to seek more frequent first-team football. Tarpey broke into the first team following loan spells with Walton & Hersham and Chertsey Town, before joining Farnborough in June 2012 after turning down a new contract at the Beveree.[3][4]
Tarpey scored 13 league goals in eighteen months at the Yellows before his contract was cancelled in January 2014 by mutual consent. He then re-joined Hampton.[5]
For the 2014–15 season, Tarpey joined Maidenhead United. After 36 league goals in his first two seasons, he scored 44 goals in 41 league games in the 2016–17 season as Maidenhead won the National League South, a new record for the league.[6]
He turned down an offer from Coventry City in summer 2017[7] and signed a new contract with the Magpies.[8] He opened his first season in the National League with seven goals in his first six games, before signing for Barnet on 31 August 2017 which enabled him to leave his full-time job as a fire & security alarm installer.[9] Tarpey injured his anterior cruciate ligament in his second appearance for the Bees, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[10] Tarpey returned from injury in October 2018 before re-joining Maidenhead on loan on 26 November 2018.[11]
On 4 February 2019, Tarpey reunited with former manager, Alan Dowson at Woking on a 28-day loan.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance against East Thurrock United. He returned to Barnet and scored for them for the first time on the 19th of March against Harrogate Town. Tarpey turned down the offer of a new contract from the Bees and left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season in order to return to part-time football.[13]
On the 23 May 2019 it was confirmed in an interview by Alan Dowson that Tarpey would be rejoining Woking on a permanent contract for the following season.[14] He scored nine goals in 51 games for the Cards before joining Isthmian League side Bracknell Town for the 2021-22 season.[15] Following just one campaign in Berkshire with Bracknell, Tarpey announced he would be leaving the club in May 2022,[16] with thirty appearances and nineteen goals to his name.[17]
On 18 May 2022, after leaving Bracknell, Tarpey opted to join newly-relegated, Leatherhead for the 2022–23 campaign.[18] On 17 August 2023, Tarpey joined Hungerford Town on a short-term loan.[19] Tarpey was then loaned to Gosport Borough in September 2023.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 August 2023.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Henley Town | 2005–06 | Hellenic League Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | Hellenic League Division One East | No data currently available | ||||||||||
| Basingstoke Town | 2007–08 | Conference South | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 61 | 4 | — | — | — | 61 | 4 | |||||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2009–10 | Conference South | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | 32 | 10 | |||
| 2010–11 | 39 | 7 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 7 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 38 | 10 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 42 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 109 | 27 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 115 | 31 | ||||
| Walton & Hersham (loan) | 2009–10 | Isthmian League Division One South | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Chertsey Town (loan) | 2009–10 | CCL Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Farnborough | 2012–13 | Conference South | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 10 | |
| 2013–14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 24 | 5 | |||
| Total | 56 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 63 | 15 | |||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2013–14[22] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | |
| Maidenhead United | 2014–15 | Conference South | 37 | 20 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 43 | 22 | |
| 2015–16 | National League South | 40 | 16 | 6 | 3 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 48 | 21 | ||
| 2016–17 | 41 | 44 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 44 | 45 | |||
| 2017–18 | National League | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Total | 124 | 87 | 10 | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 141 | 95 | |||
| Barnet | 2017–18 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | National League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Maidenhead United (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| Woking | 2019–20 | National League | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| 2020–21 | National League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 51 | 9 | |||
| Bracknell Town | 2021–22 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 19 | |
| Leatherhead | 2022–23 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 32 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 18 | |
| 2023–24 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | 39 | 18 | |||
| Hungerford Town (loan) | 2023–24 | Southern League Premier Division South | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 648 | 194 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 554 | 212 | ||
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in Surrey Senior Cup
Honours
Club
Maidenhead United
Bracknell Town
- Isthmian League South Central Division: 2021–22[24]
Individual
References
- Non-league side change names by deed poll to Messi, Moore, Pele, Gazza…
- Football Database: Dave Tarpey
- Tarpey keen to commit to Hampton
- Departing striker backs Boro to bounce back
- Tarpey to bring 'Maradona magic' to Beveree
- Dave Tarpey: Maidenhead United striker breaks National League South goal record
- Boss lets Dave Tarpey leave work early to travel 225 miles and bag four goals
- Tarpey: I'm staying at Maidenhead United
- Transfer | Dave Tarpey signs for Barnet FC
- "Team News | Dave Tarpey ruled out until 2018". Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- Magpies announce Tarps transfer
- "Dave Tarpey signs on loan for Woking". The Non-League Paper. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- @BarnetFC (1 May 2019). "Thank you for all your efforts Tarps, we wish you all the best for your future career 💪#BarnetFC 🐝" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Dave Tarpey rejoins Woking". Woking FC TV. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- @BracknellTownFC (25 May 2021). "✍️ Dave Tarpey...The Gaffa is delighted to announce the signing of @7tarps Tarps former clubs include Woking, B…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Dave Tarpey on Twitter". Twitter. Dave Tarpey. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "Bracknell Town – Appearances – Dave Tarpey". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- Keogh, Simon (18 May 2022). "New signing". Leatherhead F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- Keogh, Simon (17 August 2023). "DAVE TARPEY". Leatherhead F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- "Club Announce Double Signing - Ahead of Busy Programme". Gosport Borough F.C. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- "D. Tarpey". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- "Hampton & Richmond Borough | Appearances | Dave Tarpey | 2013-2014 | Football Web Pages".
- "National League 2017-18 fixtures: Leyton Orient open at Sutton, Hartlepool host Dover". BBC Sport. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- Canning, Tom (19 March 2022). "Bracknell Town win Isthmian League South Central". Football in Berkshire. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- "Dave Tarpey: Maidenhead United looks to continue goal streak in step up". BBC Sport. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Dave Tarpey named National League South player of the year".
External links
- David Tarpey at Soccerway