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Alan Tinsley (born 1 January 1951) is an English former professional football midfielder and non-league manager. He played in the
Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the w ...
for
Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...
and Bury. His grandson Ryan Poole also played for Fleetwood Town FC and was an outstanding player, following in his grandad's footsteps. Tinsley played for
Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...
, which he left to join Bury in August 1970. On leaving Bury in 1975, he joined
Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, south-east of Oldham and east of Manchester. The town grew ...
. He later played for
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Established in 1997, the current Flee ...
before joining Blackpool Wren Rovers. Tinsley left Rovers to rejoin
Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, south-east of Oldham and east of Manchester. The town grew ...
in October 1980, remaining with them until the end of the season. With Mossley he missed their FA Cup shock win at home to
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side
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...
, but did play in the second round tie which Mossley lost 3–1 at home to
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...
. He played 94 times in his two spells with Mossley, scoring 7 times. After leaving Mossley, he re-signed for Fleetwood Town. He later became manager of Fleetwood Town and in 1994 became manager of
Lancaster City Lancaster City Football Club is an English semi-professional non-League football club based in the northern city of Lancaster, Lancashire. They currently compete in and play at Giant Axe. They are full members of the Lancashire County Foot ...
. He resigned in November 1996, but had a second spell in charge of Lancaster from 1998 to March 1999 when resigned with a complaint about the standard of refereeing.


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1951 births Living people English men's footballers Preston North End F.C. players Bury F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. managers Lancaster City F.C. managers Footballers from Fleetwood Miami Toros players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Men's association football midfielders Blackpool Wren Rovers F.C. players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers English football managers {{England-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub