Paul Tierney (footballer)

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Paul Tierney
Personal information
Full name Paul Thomas Tierney [1]
Date of birth (1982-09-15) 15 September 1982 (age 41) [1]
Place of birth Salford, England [1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Left-back [1]
Youth career
1999–2000 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2005 Manchester United 0 (0)
2002–2003 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 14 (1)
2004 → Colchester United (loan) 2 (0)
2004–2005 → Bradford City (loan) 14 (0)
2005–2006 Livingston 25 (0)
2006–2008 Blackpool 10 (0)
2007–2008 → Stockport County (loan) 16 (0)
2008–2009 Altrincham 3 (0)
Total84(1)
International career
2002–2003 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Thomas Tierney (born 15 September 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back. His brother Marc is also a former professional footballer. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland U21 team.

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Club career

Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Tierney signed for Manchester United as a trainee in July 1999 and as a professional 12 months later. He was loaned out to Crewe Alexandra (where he scored his first career goal against Blackpool), [3] Colchester United, and Bradford City. He made his senior debut for Manchester United on 3 December 2003 against West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup. He signed for Livingston on 16 June 2005 having been released by Manchester United, but failed to impress in his first season at the club and they were relegated from the Scottish Premier League. He joined Blackpool on 2 June 2006 on a free transfer.

In July 2007, Blackpool manager Simon Grayson allowed Tierney to join Stockport County in a six-month loan deal. [4] At Stockport he scored once against Macclesfield in the Football League Trophy. [5] Tierney returned to Blackpool in January 2008, and in May 2008, he was released by the club. [6] In September 2008 he signed for Conference National club Altrincham. [7] However, he left the club after less than a month. [8]

International career

Tierney made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-21s against Italy in the 2002 Toulon Tournament. [9] [10] He made three appearances during Ireland's qualifying campaign for the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, with his last cap coming in the draw with Georgia in March 2003. [9]

Personal life

Paul is the brother of former Bolton Wanderers player Marc Tierney. [11] His career was eulogised in the song 'The Ballad of Paul Tierney' by the Lonely Tourist. [12]

Honours

Blackpool

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Paul Tierney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Player Profiles − Paul Tierney". BlackpoolFC.co.uk. Blackpool Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Crewe 3-0 Blackpool". BBC. 23 November 2002. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Deal done". Stockport County F.C. 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  5. ↑ "Macclesfield 0-1 Stockport". BBC. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Retained List Latest". Blackpool. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  7. ↑ "Altrincham complete Tierney deal". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  8. ↑ "Altrincham FC". www.altrinchamfc.co.uk.
  9. 1 2 "Paul Tierney". SoccerScene.ie. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "30È Festival International Espoirs". Festival-Foot-Espoirs.com (in French). Festival International Espoirs. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Salford-born Bolton defender Marc Tierney forced to announce retirement". Manchester Evening News.
  12. ↑ "Lonely Tourist is living the High Life".
  13. ↑ Bostock, Adam (4 May 2010). "Award joy for Keane". ManUtd.com. Manchester United Football Club. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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