Mark Roland Tinkler was born on 24 October 1974 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who is the assistant manager at EFL Championship side Middlesbrough.
13 Facts About Mark Tinkler
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Mark Tinkler played in the Football League for York City, Southend United and Hartlepool United.
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Mark Tinkler appeared in Scotland for Livingston before going on to feature in non-league for Whitby Town, Shildon, Esh Winning and Newton Aycliffe.
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Mark Tinkler was part of the youth team that made the FA Youth Cup Final and played against a Manchester United side that fielded a mass of future internationals including David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt.
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Mark Tinkler made a similar impact for the following season and added another 36 league appearances to his tally.
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Mark Tinkler started his second season at Southend strongly but it was unfortunately cut short after he fell off his ladder.
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In November 2000, Mark Tinkler signed for Third Division side Hartlepool United on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
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Mark Tinkler managed to play a pivotal role in helping Hartlepool make the play-offs making 30 appearances, scoring 3 goals.
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Mark Tinkler was released by Hartlepool in May 2007 and joined Scottish First Division side Livingston in July 2007.
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Mark Tinkler was released by Livingston when his contract expired in May 2008 and joined Whitby Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division in June.
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Mark Tinkler joined Shildon from Whitby Town in December 2008, before joining Esh Winning in November 2009.
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Mark Tinkler was part of the England under-18 squad for the 1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.
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Mark Tinkler was appointed as first team assistant manager at Middlesbrough when Michael Carrick became manager in October 2022.