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Grant Tierney

b. 1961

Association football player (born 1961)

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About Grant Tierney

Born 1961. Grant Tierney is a British association football player.

Peter Grant Tierney (born 11 October 1961) is a Scottish former footballer who has played in the Scottish Football League Premier Division for Dunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle. Tierney has always been known as Grant rather than Peter.

Playing career Tierney began his playing career at Hearts but never made a first team appearance and after breaking a leg in a reserve team fixture, moved on to Cowdenbeath. After joining Meadowbank Thistle, he was appointed club captain and led the Edinburgh club in a successful period where they won the Scottish Football League Second Division in 1986–87 then finished runners-up in the First Division the following year, being denied a place in the Premier Division by league reconstruction.

In December 1988, Tierney joined Dunfermline Athletic and won promotion to the Premier Division at the end of the season. As the only part-time player in the top division however, Tierney gradually slipped out of the first-team at Dunfermline and he joined Partick Thistle in the summer of 1990 for what was then, a club record transfer fee.

Coaching career Tierney was appointed as caretaker-manager of Camelon Juniors in May 2016 until the end of the season following the departure of John Sludden.

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Peter Grant Tierney

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Grant Tierney?

association football player (born 1961)

When was Grant Tierney born?

Grant Tierney was born on 11 October 1961 in Falkirk.

What is Grant Tierney's occupation?

Grant Tierney is an association football player.

What nationality is Grant Tierney?

Grant Tierney is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Grant Tierney

· Wikidata: Q24263662

· DBpedia: Grant Tierney

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