Tommy Tynan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tommy Tynan | ||
| Date of birth | November 17, 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (Gls)2 | |
| 1971–1976 | Liverpool | 0 (0) | |
| 1975 | → Swansea City (loan) | 6 (6) | |
| 1976–1978 | Sheffield Wednesday | 91 (31) | |
| 1978 | Lincoln City | 9 (1) | |
| 1978–1983 | Newport County | 183 (66) | |
| 1983–1985 | Plymouth Argyle | 80 (43) | |
| 1985–1986 | Rotherham United | 32 (13) | |
| 1986 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 9 (10) | |
| 1986–1990 | Plymouth Argyle | 173 (73) | |
| 1990–1991 | Torquay United | 35 (13) | |
| 1991–1992 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 (1) | |
| Total | 629 (257) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1991 | Torquay United (player-coach) | ||
| 199?–199? | Goole Town | ||
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 Appearances (Goals). |
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Tommy Tynan (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer.
A hard working striker with flowing blonde hair, Tynan was signed as an apprentice for Liverpool by manager Bill Shankly after winning a talent contest run by the Liverpool Echo newspaper but he never made a first team appearance before being transferred to Sheffield Wednesday.
After just 9 appearances for Lincoln City Tynan moved on to Newport County where he formed a dynamic striking partnership with John Aldridge as the Newport team gained promotion from Division 4, won the Welsh Cup and reached the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners Cup. Tynan scored both goals in the away leg against Carl Zeiss Jena F.C. of East Germany, the equalising goal being in the 90th minute but Newport lost the home leg 1-0. In total Tynan scored 66 goals in 183 matches during the most successful period in the club's history [1].
In 1983 Tynan moved on to Plymouth Argyle where he became a cult figure during the 1980s and is frequently named by Argyle fans as one of the club's all time greatest players. He was a member of the side which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984, scoring the goal which beat then top flight West Bromwich Albion in the sixth round of the competition. Argyle went on to beat Derby County in the quarter finals before losing to Watford in the penultimate stage of the competition. In 1985, Tynan was joint top scorer in all 4 divisions of the Football League with 31 goals, level with Tranmere's John Clayton. In total Tynan scored 126 goals in 262 appearances for Plymouth.
Tynan spent a season as manager of Goole Town in the Northern Premier League in the early 1990s.
He is now a taxi driver in Plymouth, and writes a regular column for the local newspaper the Plymouth Evening Herald. Tynan's biography was published in March 2009 entitled 'The Original Football Idol: The Tommy Tynan story'.
