 At Chester City, Tait was the final first-team player signed by Keith Curle just over a week before the manager was released in February 2006.He struggled to make an impact under successor Mark Wright and subsequently moved on to Boston United three months later.He signed for Southport in January 2007 after initially being on loan from Boston United, although his Southport career was hampered by a serious facial injury that sidelined him for much of January 2007 and onwards.