Marc Tierney
Personal information
Full name	Marc Peter Tierney
Date of birth	August 23, 1985 (1985-08-23) (age 24)
Place of birth	Prestwich, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Colchester United
Number	23
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2007 2004-2005 2007-2009 2008-2009 2009-	Oldham Athletic → Carlisle United (loan) Shrewsbury Town → Colchester United (loan) Colchester United	37 (0) 10 (0) 79 (1) 06 (0) 33 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:12, 24 July 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Marc Tierney (born August 23, 1985) is an English-born footballer, who currently plays for Colchester United. Predominantly a left back, Tierney can play in other left-sided positions, such as centre-back.^[1] His brother Paul is also a professional footballer.

[edit] 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.^[2]

On November 27, 2008 Tierney joined Colchester United on an initial five-week loan.^[3] The move was made permanent in the January transfer window.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Marc Tierney career stats at Soccerbase

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Persondata
NAME	Tierney, Marc Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tierney, Marc
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1985-08-23
PLACE OF BIRTH	Prestwich, Bury, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH