Jonathan Tiffoney (born 7 May 1991) is a Scottish

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who last played for

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

as a

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. He has previously played for Ayr United,

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(two spells),

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and

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

Club career

Jonathan Tiffoney began his career with the Ayr United Youth Academy, joining the first team squad prior to the 2010-11 season. He made his first competitive start for Ayr United against

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. After establishing himself in the right back position, he signed a contract to stay at Ayr until 2012. Tiffoney scored an own goal in the

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at Glebe Park against

. He scored his first goal for Ayr against Raith Rovers at Somerset Park in the Boxing Day fixture. At the end of the 2011-12 season, Tiffoney was given the official 'Young Player of the Year' by the club, voted by the club's supporters. In 2018, he sued Ayr United over their refusal to allow him to leave on a transfer to

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in 2012. In January 2013, Tiffoney signed for

, playing four games for the club. He then joined

ahead of the 2013 League of Ireland season, but left the club shortly after, and in March 2013 returned for a second spell at Alloa. On 15 May 2013, Tiffoney scored as Alloa defeated Dunfermline Athletic 3-0 in the first leg of the SFL First Division play-off which Alloa won over two legs to gain promotion to the First Division. On 28 July 2013, Tiffoney signed a new contract with Alloa; however, due to a contract dispute with Ayr United, he was only able to sign as an amateur. Tiffoney signed for

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club

in July 2015. He signed for

on 15 November 2019. On 29 April 2021, during a match against

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, Tiffoney allegedly taunted Rovers player David Cox over his

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. Cox left the stadium at half-time and stated he was retiring from football. Tiffoney denied the allegations and claimed it was Cox that verbally abused him. Tiffoney was later released by Stenhousemuir and charged by the SFA due to the incident.

International career

He has played at under-21 level for

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, in a closed door friendly match against

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, in which he provided the cross for the winner.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiffoney, Jonathan 1991 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Glasgow Ayr United F.C. players Scottish Football League players League of Ireland players Limerick F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football fullbacks Stenhousemuir F.C. players