Marc Tierney

Marc Tierney

Personal information
Full name	Marc Peter Tierney[1]
Date of birth	23 August 1985 (1985-08-23) (age 26)
Place of birth	Prestwich, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Norwich City
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2007	Oldham Athletic	37	(0)
2004–2005	→ Carlisle United (loan)	10	(0)
2007–2009	Shrewsbury Town	79	(1)
2008–2009	→ Colchester United (loan)	6	(0)
2009–2011	Colchester United	74	(1)
2011–	Norwich City	27	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:10, 15 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Marc Peter Tierney (born 23 August 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Norwich City. Predominantly a left back, Tierney can play in other positions, such as centre-back.^[2] His brother Paul is also a professional footballer.

Career

Tierney rose through the youth ranks at Oldham Athletic, making his professional debut for Oldham in a Carling Cup match in August of the 2003–04 season, against Scunthorpe United. In December 2004 he went to Carlisle United on loan for a three month spell under Paul Simpson.

In January 2007, Tierney was signed by Shrewsbury Town in a two and a half year deal. He was a regular in the Shrewsbury side during the closing months of the 2006–07 season, as Town reached the League Two playoff final at Wembley. Notably, Tierney was sent off in the dying minutes of that game, making him only the second player to suffer this fate at the new stadium, and meaning he would miss the first game of the 2007–08 season.

In spite of Shrewsbury's disappointing 2007–08 season, Tierney enjoyed excellent personal form. His consistently dependable performances earned him both the fans' and players' player of the year awards.^[3]

Colchester United

On November 27, 2008 Tierney joined Colchester United on an initial five-week loan.^[4] The move was made permanent in the January transfer window.^[5] Tierney received his 1st red card against former employers Oldham.

Norwich City

On 12 January 2011, Tierney signed for Championship side Norwich City^[6] and was handed the number 32 shirt. The move came despite Tierney saying he would not move to Norwich "in a million years".^[7] He made his debut for The Canaries against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park as a substitute for Adam Drury in a 0-0 draw, and made his first start in the 2-1 win over Millwall at Carrow Road. Once Norwich had completed promotion he joined in with the mass celebrations by doing numerous cartwheels on the pitch. He repeated a similar celebration during a pre-season friendly against Real Zaragoza when two of the floodlights failed after a lightning strike to "entertain the fans". Tierney was given squad number 23 ahead of the 2011/12 Premier League season and started on the opening day of the season. He was the only player to start the first 6 games of the season, establishing himself as first choice left back.

International career

Aside from England, Tierney is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland national team. His brother Paul has previously represented Republic of Ireland at U21 level.^{[citation needed]}

Career Statistics

Club

^[8]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2002–03	Oldham Athletic	Division Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003–04			2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2004–05		League One	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
2004–05	Carlisle United (loan)	Conference National	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2005–06	Oldham Athletic	League One	19	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
2006–07			5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Oldham Athletic Total			37	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	44	0
2006–07	Shrewsbury Town	League Two	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
2007–08			43	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	46	1
2008–09			18	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
2008–09	Colchester United (loan)	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Shrewsbury Town Total			79	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	84	1
2008–09	Colchester United	League One	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
2009–10			41	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	44	0
2010–11			13	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
Colchester United Total			74	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	79	1
2010–11	Norwich City	Championship	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
2011–12		Premier League	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Norwich City Total			27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
Career total			233	2	10	0	7	0	0	0	250	2

• Does not include Football League Trophy appearances.

References

1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 409. ISBN 9781845964740. 
2. ^ "Town Sign Young Left-Sided Player". Shrewsbury Town Official Website. http://www.shrewsburytown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~965458,00.html. Retrieved January 17, 2007. 
3. ^ "Tierney clebrates double award". BBC Sport. April 30, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7374634.stm. Retrieved May 25, 2008. 
4. ^ "Tierney Makes Two". Colchester United Official Website. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1468990,00.html. Retrieved November 27, 2008. 
5. ^ "Tierney makes U's move permanent". BBC Sport. January 2, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/7808209.stm. Retrieved January 2, 2009. 
6. ^ "Tierney poised to join City". canaries.co.uk. 12 January 2011. http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~2264941,00.html. Retrieved 13 January 2011. 
7. ^ "Norwich City snap up Colchester defender Marc Tierney". bbc.co.uk. 14 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/9360168.stm. Retrieved 14 January 2011. 
8. ^ "Marc Tierney Career Stats". Soccerbase. 20 October 2010. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=35713. Retrieved 20 October 2010. 

External links

• Marc Tierney career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Tierney, Marc Peter
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1985-08-23
Place of birth	Prestwich, Bury, England
Date of death
Place of death