Career
He shot to prominence in January 1995 when he scored two goals in victories in the Premier League. Adam Tanner began his career with Ipswich and signed a professional contract at the start of the 1992-1993 season, not making a league debut until 2 January 1995 in which season Ipswich were relegated from the Premier League. He was the centre of a high profile drugs scandal on 4 February 1997 when he received a three-month ban from football after a drugs test uncovered traces of cocaine in his blood.
In November 1999, Tanner was arrested after colliding with a parked car 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.
lieutenant 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, banned from driving for three years and released by Ipswich in the same month. He joined Peterborough United, but failed to make a first team appearance and was released.
He signed for Colchester United at the start of the 2000-2001 season before exiting Layer Road on 23 January 2001 and signing for non-league Canvey Island.