Richard Neil Peter Tait (born 2 December 1989) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

He played professionally for Nottingham Forest, Cambridge United, Grimsby Town, Motherwell and St. Mirren.

[5] He appeared regularly for the side, and helped Tamworth gain promotion from the Conference North as champions in the 2008–09 season.

[9] On 8 August 2014 Tait played in Cambridge's first match back in League Two, starting in a 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.

[17] In his last season at Motherwell he helped the Steelmen finish third in the Scottish Premiership which got them into the Europa League qualifiers.