Jack Tinn

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Jack Tinn
Personal information
Date of birth(1878-01-20)20 January 1878
Date of death 13 March 1971(1971-03-13) (aged 93)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
South Shields
Managerial career
1919–1927 South Shields
1927–1947 Portsmouth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Tinn (20 January 1878 - 13 March 1971) [1] was an English football manager. He managed South Shields in the early 1920s and Portsmouth from 1927 until 1947.

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Career

In 1919, the year South Shields were selected for the Football League Second Division, Tinn was named manager of the team. After several seasons of the club finishing in the top half of the table, he joined Portsmouth in 1927. [2] Under Tinn's stewardship Portsmouth won the FA Cup for the first time in their history when they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 at Wembley in 1939. Although Tinn departed in 1947 he is still credited with creating the great Pompey side which went on to win back-to-back league championships in 1949 and 1950. He famously credited the 1939 cup success to his 'lucky spats' which he wore in every round. He also guided Pompey to the 1929 and 1934 cup finals.

Honours won

As a manager

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References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post, 18 July 1939
  2. Jack Tinn - Portsmouth Football Club Hall of Fame The Pompey Chimes