The next Charlie Austin? Non-League hitman to go on trial with Swindon
Tabor opted to leave Amersham Town this summer to pursue a higher level of football, having scored 127 goals in 91 appearances in the Combined Counties League Premier Division North, the ninth tier of English football.
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In May, it was revealed that Tabor had agreed to go on trial at a League Two club, a jump of five divisions, and The Moonraker has reported that Swindon will welcome him through their doors once pre-season begins next week.
The Adver floated Tabor's name to a source close to the club earlier this summer, and at that point, it seemed likely he would get his shot with Crawley Town or Gillingham, but Holloway has moved to give him a shot in professional football in recent days.
Swindon will be hoping that Tabor can emulate the success that Charlie Austin had stepping out of Non-League and scoring goals in the EFL back in 2009/10.
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The former Amersham striker has been on trial with Wycombe Wanderers before, although he did not earn a contract at Adams Park, who were able to turn Richard Kone into a success in the EFL after he joined from Athletic Newham in 2024, after scoring 88 goals in 109 games.
Swindon had evaluated multiple Non-League players in January as Holloway looked for an injection of energy into his team, although none reached his standards for fitness, and at that point of the season, it was not feasible to bring them up to speed.
The man who has scored more than a century of goals across the last three seasons will have to impress more than those fellow Non-League players in Holloway's famously punishing pre-season running schedule.
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Since leaving Amersham at the end of last season, Tabor has featured in multiple Non-League showcase games and evidently impressed, scoring three goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers under-21s and netting another six in a game this week.
Speaking to Chall on YouTube about his journey, Tabor said: 'It all started just playing Sunday football. I have never really played at a great level or in academy football.
'In the last two or three seasons, I have had a massive rise while scoring loads of goals, and following that, I have been getting more attention and more goals.
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'I think it is about time for a step up. Everyone says, 'He is doing well, but it is at Step Five or Step Six', so now it is time to put myself in a challenging environment and see if I can live up to it.
'Everyone thinks I am a big fish in a small pond, but hopefully I can prove them all wrong.'
The striker may now get the chance to show he is worthy of the attention, with Swindon beginning their pre-season against Step Four sides Swindon Supermarine on July 5 and Melksham Town on July 12.
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