Phillip Tinney

Phillip Tinney
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-01-15) 15 January 1945 (age 81)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Winger
Youth career
Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Dundee 0 (0)
1965–1966 Heracles 3 (1)
1967 Philadelphia Spartans 14 (1)
1970–1972 Dallas Tornado 58 (4)
Wigan Athletic
Total 75 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phillip Tinney (born 15 January 1945) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Early and personal life

Tinney was from Dundee, and attended St Stephen's and St John's schools in the city.

Career

Tinney spent his early career with Liverpool and Dundee. He made one first-team appearance for Dundee, in the Summer Cup, where he scored a goal. He then played for Dutch club Heracles, becoming the first British player to score in the Eredivisie. After leaving Heracles in January 1966, he was subject to a five-year FIFA ban for breaking his contract. He subsequently played in the United States for the Philadelphia Spartans and the Dallas Tornado. His career was ended by a broken leg whilst playing for Wigan Athletic. After retiring as a player he worked in residential childcare in Merseyside.

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 John Brown (28 November 2016). "Blether with Brown: Jimmy Gabriel feared John Phillips would 'steal his place'". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Brian Fowlie (16 October 2016). "Shanks' snub led to Phil making history in Holland". Sunday Post. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 John Brown (26 December 2016). "Blether with Brown: Three goals in cup final wasn't sufficient to please Bill Shankly". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Heracles Statistieken. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Heimwee" (in Dutch). Leidsch Dagblad. 18 January 1966. p. 7. Retrieved 23 April 2017.