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Melbourne Tierney (3 December 1923 – 27 November 2014) was a Welsh professional
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footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. Starting with his home village club
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after the second world war, Tierney turned professional after the 1946 West Wales Cup final against Amman United RFC at Stradey Park, Llanelli. He played at representative level for
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, and at club level for Belle Vue Rangers and
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, as a .


Playing career


International honours

Tierney won a
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for
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while at Belle Vue Rangers in 1953.


County Cup Final appearances

He played at in Belle Vue Rangers' 7-10 defeat by
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in the
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Final during the 1947–48 season at
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,
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on Saturday 1 November 1947.


Club records

Tierney holds Belle Vue Rangers' most consecutive appearances record, with 137-appearances from Saturday 23 September 1950 to Saturday 5 December 1953.


Personal life and death

Tierney was born in
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, Wales on 3 December 1923. He married Eiry Bowen in 1947, in
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district. They had two children; Eiriona (born 1949 in
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), and Linda (born 1953 in
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). Tierney later worked as an engineer. He was predeceased by his wife, and died from dementia in
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,
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on 27 November 2014, at the age of 90.


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