Francis Tierney (born 10 September 1975) is an English retired professional footballer who played most notably for Crewe Alexandra and Doncaster Rovers.
Tierney came through the Crewe Alexandra academy system where he was extremely highly rated by Dario Gradi, and the coaching staff.
[citation needed] Tierney attracted a lot of attention from scouts top flight English clubs, and a £750,000 fee was agreed in June 1995 for Tierney to move to Liverpool.
[citation needed] Tierney then signed played for Doncaster Rovers as a midfielder where he is affectionately known among fans as 'Sir' Francis Tierney for scoring the golden goal in the 2003 Football Conference play-off final against Dagenham & Redbridge at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium.
[2] In his 2005 autobiography, former Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler described Tierney as a "brilliant player...better than most of the other lads in the schoolboys team including myself".