Phillip Tinney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Playing 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) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Phillip Tinney (born 15 January 1945) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career
Born in Liverpool,[1] Tinney spent his early career with Liverpool and Dundee.[2] He then played for Dutch club Heracles,[3] becoming the first British player to score in the Eredivisie.[2] After leaving Heracles in January 1966,[4] he was subject to a five-year FIFA ban for breaking his contract.[2] He subsequently played in the United States for the Philadelphia Spartans and the Dallas Tornado.[1] His career was ended by a broken leg whilst playing for Wigan Athletic.[2] After retiring as a player he worked in residential childcare in Merseyside.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- 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.
- ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Heracles Statistieken. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Heimwee" (in Dutch). Leidsch Dagblad. 18 January 1966. p. 7. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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