Zoe Tynan (20 May 1998 – 30 August 2016) was an English

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who played as a

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for

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and Fylde Ladies.

Club career

Having signed for

's academy in 2015, Tynan was given her first team debut when she played all 90 minutes of a

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quarter-final against Sporting Club Albion on 3 April 2016. Though she did not play any further matches for Manchester City, her performance drew the attention of

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side Fylde Ladies for whom she signed in the summer of 2016. Tynan would go on to play twice for Fylde.

Death

On 31 August 2016, it was reported that Tynan had died at the age of 18. It was subsequently announced that Zoe's death was an act of suicide, caused by a fatal collision with a train at

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. Her death was met by an outpouring of tributes from across the women's footballing community in England. In particular, her first team – Liverpool Feds, whom she had joined as a six-year old – announced the creation of the ''Zoe Tynan Tournament'' for under-10 and under-12 7-a-side teams which would be played on 20 May, coinciding with the date of her birth. The competition has become an annual event which has been held every year since 2017.

Career statistics

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References

1998 births 2016 suicides English women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Manchester City W.F.C. players Fylde Ladies F.C. players Footballers from Liverpool Liverpool Feds W.F.C. players Suicides by train Suicides in England 2016 deaths {{England-women-footy-bio-stub