Brian Tinnion

Brian Tinnion (born 23 February 1968 ) is an English former football player and manager. He made over 450 appearances for Bristol City, including a spell as player-manager, and is currently the club's Academy Director. He started as a left-back but later became a goal-scoring left-sided midfielder.

Career Tinnion was born in Stanley, County Durham

Tinnion's first season in charge saw Bristol City fail to make the play-offs and the 2005–06 season started inconsistently, leaving the City fans unconvinced about his ability to make his move into management successful. City's league results failed to improve in 2005/6, and capitulating in a 7–1 thrashing by Swansea City on 10 September 2005 was the final straw; facing a wave of discontent among the supporters, Tinnion stepped down as manager the following day.

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 TeamBath.

Tinnion has since retired from playing in the summer of 2007 and now coaches youth football, running soccer schools both in Southern Spain and at The Imperial Ground in Bristol. In addition to this, he now works in the Bristol City youth setup, managing the loan moves of young players. In October 2021, Tinnion was promoted to the role of Academy Director.

In November 2022, Tinnion was appointed as Technical Director. On 11 June 2026, he announced he was leaving the club.

Honours Bristol City Football League Trophy: 2002–03

Individual PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2000–01 Second Division PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 Second Division, 2003–04 Second Division