Jason Tindall Explained

Jason Tindall
Fullname:Jason James Tindall
Birth Date:15 November 1977
Birth Place:Mile End,[1] England
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)[2]
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Newcastle United (assistant manager)
Youthyears1:?–1995
Youthclubs1:Senrab F.C., Arsenal
Youthyears2:1995–1996
Youthclubs2:Charlton Athletic
Years1:1996–1998
Years2:1998–2006
Years3:2006–2008
Years4:2009–2011
Clubs1:Charlton Athletic
Clubs2:AFC Bournemouth
Clubs3:Weymouth
Clubs4:AFC Bournemouth
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Caps2:171
Goals2:6
Caps3:17
Goals3:1
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:190
Totalgoals:7
Manageryears1:2007–2008
Managerclubs1:Weymouth
Manageryears2:2020–2021
Managerclubs2:AFC Bournemouth
Manageryears3:2021–
Managerclubs3:Newcastle United (assistant)

Jason James Tindall (born 15 November 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the assistant manager at Newcastle United.

A defender during his playing days, Tindall spent the bulk of his career with AFC Bournemouth, making more than 170 appearances for the club. He briefly managed Weymouth, before returning to Bournemouth as assistant manager. Working alongside manager and former teammate Eddie Howe, Tindall helped lead Bournemouth's rise from League Two to the Premier League which saw them win three promotions in six seasons.

After Bournemouth were relegated from the Premier League in 2020, Howe left the club and Tindall was appointed manager. He remained in the role for six months before he was sacked in February 2021 after a poor run of results. After a brief stint as a coach at Sheffield United, Tindall reunited with Howe as his assistant in November 2021 following Howe's appointment as Newcastle United manager.

Playing career

Tindall showed early promise, playing for noted east London youth side Senrab F.C., a club founded in 1961 by his father, Jimmy.[3] Jason Tindall played in midfield with Lee Bowyer, and later joined Arsenal's youth set-up but suffered from knee issues.[3]

Tindall was then an apprentice at Charlton Athletic, but was released and joined AFC Bournemouth on a free transfer in 1998 as a midfielder, becoming a regular in the side after being switched to central defence when Sean O'Driscoll replaced Mel Machin as manager. On 24 April 2004, in a 1–0 win at Peterborough United, Tindall made his last appearance for the Cherries for 18 months, when a knee injury recurred. After missing the entire 2004–05 season, he resorted to surgery in the United States with specialist surgeon Dr Richard Steadman, returning to action on 2 January 2006 as an 86th-minute substitute in the Cherries 1–1 draw with Scunthorpe United at Dean Court.[4]

Released by Bournemouth in the summer of 2006, after a trial at Wycombe Wanderers,[5] Tindall joined local side Weymouth as a utility player.

Tindall was re-registered as a Bournemouth player on Tuesday 24 February 2009, three years after his last appearance, coming on as a substitute against Dagenham and Redbridge.[6]

Managerial career

Tindall was appointed as player-manager of Weymouth in January 2007, but was sacked a year later in January 2008 after a 2007–08 season record of only three wins, leaving the club in 19th, 5 points off of the relegation zone.[7]

Assistant manager roles

On 2 September 2008, Tindall was appointed as assistant manager to Jimmy Quinn at Bournemouth. With the Cherries performing poorly under Quinn, being second last in the league table at Christmas 2008, Quinn was sacked in January 2009 with Eddie Howe promoted to Caretaker Manager, and after a string of good results, Howe became the permanent manager with Tindall as his assistant. The duo of Howe and Tindall became the youngest managerial partnership in the Football League, and they soon had a growing reputation as they saved the Cherries from relegation into the Conference National, then in the 2009–10 season led Bournemouth to promotion to League One, finishing 2nd behind Notts County. With Howe having to deal with a transfer embargo, leaving the team with a threadbare squad, Tindall was still registered as a player and made a handful of appearances in the Cherries promotion campaign in 2009–10. After a positive start to the first half of the 2010–11 season in League One, which saw the Cherries in the play-off places throughout the season, Tindall and Howe were drawing significant interest from other clubs.[8] After committing their immediate future to the club on 12 January 2011, Howe and Tindall did a complete U-turn less than a week later as they were confirmed as Manager and Assistant Manager of Championship side Burnley, respectively.[9]

After 18 months at Burnley, Tindall and Howe returned to Bournemouth in October 2012, with the club in the relegation places of League One at the time.[10] By the end of the 2012–13 season, however, the duo steered Bournemouth to the Championship, returning the club to the 2nd tier for just the 2nd time in its history.[11] After a 10th-place finish in the 2013–14 season, Bournemouth were promoted to the Premier League after winning the 2014–15 Championship.[12]

Tindall and Howe would lead the club to a narrow survival in 2015–16, before comfortable finishes of 9th, 12th and 14th in the following 3 seasons.[13] [14] [15] In the 2019-20 season, however, Bournemouth's five-year run in the top flight ended after the club finished in 18th place.[16] On 1 August 2020, Howe left the club by mutual consent and Tindall took over as manager on a temporary basis.[17]

AFC Bournemouth

On 8 August 2020, one week after Howe's departure, Tindall was appointed as manager of Bournemouth on a permanent basis, following the club's relegation from the Premier League. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[18] On 12 September 2020, Tindall took charge of his first competitive match for Bournemouth, opening the season with a 3–2 victory over Blackburn Rovers.[19]

Following a run of poor results at the start of 2021, Tindall was sacked on 3 February 2021, with the club eight points outside automatic promotion places.[20]

Return to assistant coaching

On 13 March 2021, Tindall joined Paul Heckingbottom's backroom staff at Sheffield United as a coach.[21] He was later appointed by Newcastle United as assistant head coach in November 2021 following the appointment of manager Eddie Howe, reuniting the pair once again.[22]

Personal life

Tindall has a wife, Claudine, with whom he has two children - Sienna (born 2006) and Levi (born 2010).[23] [24] [25] [26]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth1998–99Second Division171300000201
1999–2000Second Division8000001090
2000–01Second Division451302010511
2001–02Second Division443200010473
2002–03Third Division271401020341
2003–04Second Division190201010230
2004–05League One0000000000
2005–06League One110000000110
Total171614040601956
Weymouth2006–07Football Conference1711000181
AFC Bournemouth2008–09League Two2000000020
2009–10League One0000002020
Total2000002040
Career total190715040802177

Managerial statistics

Updated 3 February 2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cherries: We're stronger than ever says Tindall. Bournemouth Echo.
  2. Web site: Jason Tindall - Player Profile - Football . 2022-09-08 . Eurosport UK . en.
  3. News: McRae . Donald . 'You never give up': three generations of footballing Tindalls . 28 January 2021 . Guardian . 28 January 2021.
  4. Web site: The long road back. BBC Sport. 4 January 2006. 28 January 2008.
  5. Web site: July 2006 – Triallists Ditched. chairboys.co.uk. 25 July 2006. 28 January 2008.
  6. Web site: Tindall admits comeback was scary. BBC Sport. 25 February 2009. 2 March 2009.
  7. Web site: Weymouth dismiss manager Tindall. BBC Sport. 28 January 2008. 28 January 2008.
  8. Web site: Rumour after rumour and the viral blog . Bournemouth Echo . 11 January 2011 . 11 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401145015/http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/cherries/league_one/news_articles/8781878.Cherries__Rumour_after_rumour_and_the_viral_blog/ . 1 April 2012 .
  9. Web site: Howe is new Burnley manager . Burnley FC . 16 January 2011 . 16 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110117214813/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0%2C%2C10413~2268285%2C00.html . 17 January 2011 .
  10. News: Eddie Howe: I had to leave Burnley for AFC Bournemouth. BBC Sport. 13 October 2012.
  11. Web site: AFC Bournemouth Home Page for the 2012–2013 season - Statto.com. 11 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150511005121/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/afc-bournemouth/2012-2013. 11 May 2015.
  12. Web site: Never been a day like it! Cherries achieve the impossible dream of Premier League football. Bournemouth Echo.
  13. Web site: 2016/17 preview: Cherries primed for second term. www.premierleague.com.
  14. Web site: PICTURES: Cherries claim Leicester draw to seal ninth-place Premier League finish. Bournemouth Echo.
  15. Web site: Bournemouth's 12th-place Premier League finish a huge achievement, says Eddie Howe. Sky Sports.
  16. News: Everton 1-3 AFC Bournemouth: Cherries relegated despite win. BBC Sport. 26 July 2020.
  17. Web site: Tindall and coaches remain at Cherries despite Howe departure. Bournemouth Echo.
  18. Web site: Jason Tindall Appointed AFC Bournemouth Manager. AFCB.
  19. Web site: Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn: Cherries hold on to edge five-goal thriller. 2020-09-20. Sky Sports,Sky Sports.
  20. News: Bournemouth sack manager Tindall. BBC Sport.
  21. Web site: FC. Sheffield United. Heckingbottom to lead Blades. 2021-03-13. Sheffield United FC.
  22. Web site: Newcastle make unannounced staff additions as Eddie Howe gets what he wants. Ciaran. Kelly. 12 November 2021. ChronicleLive.
  23. Web site: Cherries: We're stronger than ever says Tindall. 16 October 2012. Bournemouth Echo.
  24. Web site: Premier League return on gaffer's birthday wish-list. 15 November 2020. AFCB.
  25. Web site: From a non-League manager at 29 to a Premier League No 2 at 37 - the making of Sheffield United's Jason Tindall. Richard. Sutcliffe. The Athletic.
  26. Web site: HOWE: I'LL DO IT MY WAY. 28 February 2009. Bournemouth Echo.
  27. Web site: Jason Tindall | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com.