Hugh Tinney (footballer)

Hugh Tinney
Personal information
Full name Hugh Joseph Tinney[1]
Date of birth (1944-05-14) 14 May 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Bathgate St Mary's
?-1961 Bathgate Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1966 Partick Thistle 64 (0)
1966–1973 Bury 238 (3)
1973–1974 Fleetwood F.C. 26 (0)
1974 Balgownie Rangers
International career
1966–1967 Scotland U23 2 (0)
1967 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Joseph Tinney (born 14 May 1944, in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer.[2]

Tinney played for Partick Thistle in Scotland before moving to England where he played for Bury. Tinney played six seasons at Bury before moving to Northern Premier League club Fleetwood in 1973. Tinney later moved to Australia to play for Balgownie Rangers.[3][4]

Tinney made two appearances for the Scotland national team during a 1967 overseas tour that the Scottish Football Association decided in October 2021 to reclassify as full internationals.[5]

  1. ^ Gorman, Douglas; Tossani, Gabriele (30 September 2021). "Scotland Unofficial Matches 1960-1967". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Scotland Record – Hugh Tinney". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Australian Player Database – TI". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Player Profile – Hugh Tinney". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Former Scotland players to be recognised with international caps including Sir Alex Ferguson". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.