Career
He was born in Stanley, County Durham and was recruited by Newcastle United as an apprentice after scouts had spotted his useful left foot, he went on to be a member of the Newcastle United FA Youth Cup winning side of 1985 that included the likes of Paul Gascoigne. Tinnion signed as a professional before a first-team home game on the pitch of St James' Park a few days after his eighteenth birthday in 1986. In the 1987–88 season, he started 30 league games for the Magpies in the left-back slot. He earned a call-up to the England Under-21 squad in May 1988 for a tour of Toulon but unfortunately had to pull out injured.
He moved from Newcastle to Bradford City in March 1989. He played a total of 173 senior matches for the Bantams, scoring 29 goals, before moving to Bristol City in March 1993.
He was to go on and play over 450 league games for Bristol City.
He later became manager of Bristol City.
After his departure from Bristol City, Tinnion trained with Cheltenham Town, turning out for them in a reserve match, and then joined Conference side Aldershot.
He subsequently played for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare and in January 2007 joined Team Bath.
Tinnion has since retired from playing in the summer of 2007, and planned to concentrate on his football schools in Spain and England.
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