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.

[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.

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.

[17] 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.