Mark Tinkler

Mark Roland Tinkler (born 24 October 1974 in Bishop Auckland) is an English former professional footballer and Academy Coach at EFL Championship side Middlesbrough.

Mark Tinkler
Personal information
Full name Mark Roland Tinkler[1]
Date of birth (1974-10-24) 24 October 1974
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
(Academy Coach)
Youth career
0000–1993 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Leeds United 25 (0)
1997–1999 York City 94 (8)
1999–2000 Southend United 56 (1)
2000–2007 Hartlepool United 211 (34)
2007–2008 Livingston 19 (2)
2008 Whitby Town
2008–2009 Shildon
2009–2010 Esh Winning
2010 Newton Aycliffe
National team
1992–1993 England U18 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a player, he played as a midfielder, most notably in the Premier League for Leeds United. He also played for York City, Southend United, Hartlepool United, Livingston, Whitby Town, Shildon, Esh Winning and Newton Aycliffe.

Club career

Born in Bishop Auckland,[1][3] Tinkler started his career in Leeds United's youth team. Tinkler was part of the youth team that made the FA Youth Cup Final and played against a Manchester United side that fielded a mass of future internationals including David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt.[4] Leeds United won 4–1 on aggregate. In April 1993, Tinkler was promoted to the first team aged 18 and made his debut in the 2–1 defeat to Sheffield United.[5] However, Tinkler suffered a serious ankle injury ealy on in the 1993–94 season in a reserves match against Manchester United.[6] In his first four seasons at Leeds, Tinkler started just 19 first team matches and made 5 substitute appearances.

He left Leeds United in March 1997 and joined York City permanently for a fee of £85,000.[7] Mark Tinkler went on to play a key role for York in the 1997/98 season and played in all but 2 of their 46 league matches, scoring 4 goals in the process. Tinkler made a similar impact for the following season and added another 36 league appearances to his tally.

In August 1999, Tinkler joined Southend United on a three-year deal for a fee of £40,000, with Southend managed by Alan Little, whom he played under at York City.[8] He made 41 league appearances for Southend across the 1999–2000 season.[9] Mark Tinkler started his second season at Southend strongly but it was unfortunately cut short after he fell off his ladder.

In November 2000, Tinkler signed for Third Division side Hartlepool United on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[10] Tinkler's Hartlepool debut came against Scunthorpe United on 4 November 2000, in which they lost 3–0,[11] and he immediately cemented his place in the first team and he formed a formidable partnership alongside Paul Stephenson and Tommy Miller. He managed to play a pivotal role in helping Hartlepool make the play-offs making 30 appearances, scoring 3 goals.[12]

The 2001–02 season saw Tinkler score nine goals in forty league appearances as Hartlepool finished 7th, and qualified for the play-offs.[13]

Tinklerwas part of Hartlepool's promotion-winning team in the 2002–03 season, in which he scored 13 goals in 45 league appearances,[13] and was named in the PFA Third Division Team of the Year.[14][15] One of Tinkler's most notable performances came in the 4–3 win against Wrexham where he managed to score his first hattrick.

During the following seasons, Tinkler would once again play a vital part in Hartlepool's team as he helped establish them in League One. Unfortunately, injury has hampered Tinkler's career and he has struggled to play the number of games that he had previously. He was released by Hartlepool in May 2007[16] and joined Scottish First Division side Livingston in July 2007.[17] He was released by Livingston when his contract expired in May 2008[18] and joined Whitby Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division in June.[19] He joined Shildon from Whitby Town in December 2008,[20] before joining Esh Winning in November 2009.[21] Following his spell at Esh Winning, he joined for Newton Aycliffe in 2010, and made his debut in a 3–0 win over Whitehaven.[22]

International career

He was part of the England under-18 squad for the 1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.[4][23]

Coaching career

Tinkler is employed as an Academy Coach at Middlesbrough.[4][24]

Personal life

Tinkler is a fan of Sunderland.[25] He has a daughter named Olivia, who was born in 1999.[3]

References
  1. "Mark Tinkler". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. "Mark Tinkler". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. "Tinkler's tailor-made for return 'back home'". The Northern Echo. 4 November 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. Tallentire, Philip (2 February 2017). "How Boro's FA Youth Cup coach overcame the 'class of 92'". TeessideLive. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. Hodgson, Derek (7 April 1993). "Football: Deane's strike is decisive". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. "Leeds United: No regrets for Elland Road's England star who once shone alongside the likes of Scholes, Butt and Fowler". The Yorkshire Post. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. "Ex-Minstermen ready for move". York Press. 13 October 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. "Soccer: Mark to make mark with Southend". Daily Gazette. 18 August 1999. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  9. "Games played by Mark Tinkler in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  10. "Pool on the Mark for Tinks". The Northern Echo. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  11. "Hartlepool undo their good work". The Northern Echo. 4 November 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  12. "Games played by Mark Tinkler in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  13. "Games played by Mark Tinkler in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  14. "Hartlepool top best XI". BBC Sport. 28 April 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  15. McKechnie, David (28 April 2003). "Henry lands PFA award". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  16. "Wonder goal not enough to earn Williams contract". The Northern Echo. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  17. "Livingston next stop for Tinkler". BBC Sport. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  18. "Livingston release five players". Daily Record. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  19. "News 2007/08". Whitby Town FC. Archived from the original on 30 August 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  20. "Non-league preview". The Northern Echo. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  21. Simpson, Ray (23 November 2009). "Ainsley hails strike ace Cogdon the best". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  22. "skilltrainingltd Northern League". The Northern Echo. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  23. Culley, Jon (18 July 1993). "Football: Hope for the future: Jon Culley previews football's European". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  24. "Leeds United: My Whites playing days - Mark Tinkler INTERVIEW". Yorkshire Evening Post. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  25. "Home draw the key to Pool's Cup aspirations". The Northern Echo. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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