Adam Tanner (footballer)

For other people named Adam Tanner, see Adam Tanner (disambiguation).

Adam Tanner

Personal information
Full name	Adam David Tanner
Date of birth	(1973-10-25) 25 October 1973
Place of birth	Maldon, Essex, England
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1992	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–2000	Ipswich Town	72	(7)
2000	Peterborough United	0	(0)
2000–2001	Colchester United	4	(0)
2001–2002	Canvey Island
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam David Tanner (born 25 October 1973) is an English former professional footballer who is most notable for his spell with Ipswich Town. He played both as a defender and as a midfielder.

Career

Adam Tanner began his career with Ipswich and signed a professional contract at the start of the 1992-93 season. He made his league debut on 2 January 1995 at home to Leicester City. He scored twice in 10 league games that season as Ipswich were relegated from the Premier League, the first coming a week after his debut when he scored the only goal as Ipswich achieved a win over Liverpool - one of just seven league wins that season.

He made the headlines on 4 February 1997 when he received a three-month ban from football after a drugs test uncovered traces of cocaine in his blood. During the season of his high-profile drugs scandal, Tanner scored four Division One goals in 16 league appearances.

In November 1999, Tanner was arrested after the Mercedes-Benz he was driving collided with a parked Vauxhall Cavalier in Witham. As he failed to stop at the scene of the accident he was later arrested and a blood test showed that he was three times over the legal alcohol limit for driving. In January 2000 he admitted the offence in court. It later emerged that it was his second drink-driving offence in ten years, but in February 2000 he was spared a prison sentence and instead ordered to do 80 hours of community service, placed on probation for 12 months and banned from driving for three years. He was released by Ipswich the same month and was linked with a move to Colchester United.

He joined Peterborough United the following month, but failed to make a first team appearance and was released. He signed for Colchester United at the start of the 2000-01 season. He made six first-team appearances (four as a substitute) before exiting Layer Road on 23 January 2001 and signing for non-league Canvey Island.

External links

• Adam Tanner career statistics at Soccerbase
• Profile at Sporting Heroes