Brian Tinnion (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 June 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Workington, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Workington | 98 | (24) |
| 1968–1976 | Wrexham | 279 | (54) |
| 1971–1972 | → Chester (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1976 | New York Cosmos | 20 | (8) |
| 1977 | Team Hawaii | 26 | (7) |
| 1978 | Colorado Caribous | 24 | (4) |
| 1978–1984 | Detroit Express | 24 | (2) |
| 1979–1981 | Detroit Express (indoor) | 19 | (14) |
| 1980–1981 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 21 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1984 | Detroit Express | ||
| 1990–1994 | Detroit Rockers | ||
| 1994–1999 | Eastern Michigan University | ||
| 2000–2001 | Detroit Rockers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Brian Tinnion (born 11 June 1948 in Workington, Cumberland) is an English retired Association football forward who played eleven seasons in the lower English divisions, four in the North American Soccer League, three in the American Soccer League and one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also coached professionally in the American Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League as well as at the collegiate level with Eastern Michigan University. He was the 1982 ASL league leading scorer and most valuable player (MVP).
Tinnion began his career in 1965 with Workington A.F.C. which then played in the Third Division. However, the team dropped to the Fourth Division in 1967. In 1968, he transferred to fellow fourth division club Wrexham A.F.C. During the 1971–1972 season, he played three games on loan to Chester F.C., but otherwise was a regular first team player with Wrexham during his eight seasons in Wales. In 1976, he left Wrexham for the United States where he signed for the New York Cosmos, playing alongside Pele. He played one season in New York before being selected by Team Hawaii in the expansion draft. Hawaii lasted only one season before folding and the Colorado Caribous picked him up in the dispersal draft. He played twenty-four games with Colorado, scoring four goals in 1978 before being traded to the Detroit Express. The Express left the NASL following the 1980 season and moved to the second division American Soccer League. In 1982, the Express won the league title as Tinnion led the league in scoring and was named the league MVP. That season, Tinnion coached the team as well as played midfielder. However, he was not listed as head coach as the league prohibited player-coaches. The league changed the rules in 1983 and Tinnion was named the official head coach for 1983 and 1984. Tinnion also spent 1980–1981 Major Indoor Soccer League with the Wichita Wings.
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