Zoe Tynan

Zoe Tynan (20 May 1998 – 30 August 2016) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Manchester City and Fylde Ladies.

Youth career Tynan started playing with Liverpool Feds at age six, while also competing in swimming, athletics and cross country running competitions, as well as playing netball and rounders. She was a promising track athlete, once ranked third in England in the 1200m, but chose to focus on football, training at Everton's Centre of Excellence for six years before joining Manchester City.

Club career Having signed for Manchester City's academy in 2015, Tynan was given her first team debut when she played all 90 minutes of a FA Women's Cup quarter-final against Sporting Club Albion on 3 April 2016.

Though she did not play any further matches for Manchester City, her performance drew the attention of FA Women's Premier League side Fylde Ladies for whom she signed in the summer of 2016. Tynan would go on to play twice for Fylde. Tynan was later called up to the England U-19 squad and took part in a training camp under manager Mo Marley in August 2016. It was subsequently announced that her death was an act of suicide, caused by a fatal collision with a train at West Allerton railway station. The news was met by an outpouring of tributes from across the women's footballing community in England.

Legacy In 2017 Tynan's first team, Liverpool Feds, announced the creation of the Zoe Tynan Tournament for under-10 and under-12 7-a-side teams which would be played on 20 May, coinciding with the date of her birth. The competition has become an annual event which raises money for charity.

Tynan's final club, Fylde Ladies, retired the number 19 shirt in her memory. In 2022, the Zoe Tynan award was created, to be given to the player of the match in the WSL academy cup final.

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