Dave Tarpey

Dave Tarpey

Personal information
Full name	David Charles Tarpey [1]
Date of birth	(1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 (age 35) [2]
Place of birth	Reading, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Marlow
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)
2022–2023	Leatherhead	35	(16)
2023	→ Hungerford Town (loan)	6	(1)
2023	→ Gosport Borough (loan)	2	(0)
2023–	Marlow	13	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

David Charles Tarpey (born 14 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Marlow.

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 19 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]

On 15 November 2023, Leatherhead announced that Tarpey was leaving the club amicably and by mutual consent, with the player's desire to get more first team football being a key reason. ^[21] Two days later, Isthmian South Central rivals Marlow announced via social media site X that Tarpey had joined the club. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024. ^[23]

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 [24]	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	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
	Total		35	16	2	2	—		4	0	41	18
Hungerford Town (loan)	2023–24	SFL Premier Division South	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Gosport Borough (loan)	2023–24	SFL Premier Division South	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
Marlow	2023–24	Isthmian League South Central Division	13	13	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	14	13
Career total			669	210	21	7	0	0	25	13	580	226

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in Surrey Senior Cup
3. Appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

Honours

Club

Maidenhead United

• National League South: 2016–17 ^[25]

Bracknell Town

• Isthmian League South Central Division: 2021–22 ^[26]

Individual

• National League South Golden Boot: 2016–17 ^[27]
• National League South Player of the Year: 2016-17 ^[28]

References

1. Non-league side change names by deed poll to Messi, Moore, Pele, Gazza…
2. Football Database: Dave Tarpey
3. Tarpey keen to commit to Hampton
4. Departing striker backs Boro to bounce back
5. Tarpey to bring 'Maradona magic' to Beveree
6. Dave Tarpey: Maidenhead United striker breaks National League South goal record
7. Boss lets Dave Tarpey leave work early to travel 225 miles and bag four goals
8. Tarpey: I'm staying at Maidenhead United
9. "Transfer | Dave Tarpey signs for Barnet FC". Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
10. "Team News | Dave Tarpey ruled out until 2018". Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
11. Magpies announce Tarps transfer
12. "Dave Tarpey signs on loan for Woking". The Non-League Paper. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
13. @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.
14. "Dave Tarpey rejoins Woking". Woking FC TV. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
15. @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.
16. "Dave Tarpey on Twitter". Twitter. Dave Tarpey. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
17. "Bracknell Town – Appearances – Dave Tarpey". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
18. Keogh, Simon (18 May 2022). "New signing". Leatherhead F.C. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
19. Keogh, Simon (17 August 2023). "DAVE TARPEY". Leatherhead F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
20. "Club Announce Double Signing - Ahead of Busy Programme". Gosport Borough F.C. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
21. Keogh, Simon (15 November 2023). "DAVE TARPEY". Leatherhead F.C. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
22. "Marlow Football Club on X". X. Marlow F.C. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
23. "D. Tarpey". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
24. "Hampton & Richmond Borough | Appearances | Dave Tarpey | 2013-2014 | Football Web Pages".
25. "National League 2017-18 fixtures: Leyton Orient open at Sutton, Hartlepool host Dover". BBC Sport . 5 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
26. Canning, Tom (19 March 2022). "Bracknell Town win Isthmian League South Central". Football in Berkshire. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
27. "Dave Tarpey: Maidenhead United looks to continue goal streak in step up". BBC Sport . 14 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
28. "Dave Tarpey named National League South player of the year".

External links

• David Tarpey at Soccerway