Alan Tinsley (born in

Fleetwood Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830 ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

) 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 football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

and

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. His grandson Ryan Poole also played for Fleetwood Town FC and was an outstanding player, following in his grandad's footsteps. Tinsley played for

, which he left to join

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 Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, southeast of Oldham and east of Manchester. The historic counties of Lancashire, Cheshire ...

. He later played for

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

before joining Blackpool Wren Rovers. Tinsley left Rovers to rejoin

in October 1980, remaining with them until the end of the season. With Mossley he missed their FA Cup shock win at home to

side

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

, 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, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

. 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 Footb ...

. 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.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) English 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 People from Fleetwood Miami Toros players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Association football midfielders Blackpool Wren Rovers F.C. players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers English football managers {{England-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub