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Mike Tindall (footballer)

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Mike Tindall
Personal information
Full name Michael Chadwick Tindall[1]
Date of birth (1941-04-05)5 April 1941
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 10 August 2020(2020-08-10) (aged 79)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1968 Aston Villa 120 (8)
New York Americans (loan)
1968–1969 Walsall 7 (0)
1969–? Tamworth
Total 127 (7)
International career
England youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Chadwick Tindall (5 April 1941 – 10 August 2020) was an English professional footballer who was born in Birmingham and is best known for his career with Aston Villa.[2][3] His playing position was wing-half.

Club career

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After Villa, he moved to Walsall briefly[4] before dropping into the non-League to play for Tamworth.[4] He also played in the United States for the New York Americans.[5]

International career

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Tindall played for the England youth team but never represented the senior side.[1][6]

Later life and death

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Tindall died in August 2020 following a battle with dementia.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mike Tindall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Mike Tindall profile". Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Aston Villa players 1946/47 - 2009/10". Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Walsall players 1946/47 - 2009/10". Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  5. ^ Mike Tindall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ^ "Ultimate Saddlers A-Z 17". Walsall F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  7. ^ Preece, Ashley (11 August 2020). "Aston Villa hero dies after crippling battle with dementia". BirminghamLive.