Ryan Tunnicliffe (born 30 December 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men side Adelaide United.

[6] He made his debut in the opening game of the season on 6 August in a 2–1 home win over Crystal Palace, coming on as a substitute for Lee Frecklington in the 87th minute.

[7] He then made his first start in a League Cup game against Stevenage and set up the opening goal for teammate David Ball.

On 25 February 2014, just 25 days after signing for Fulham, Tunnicliffe joined Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the season as cover for the injured Ben Watson.

[16] On 10 April, it was reported that Wigan manager Uwe Rösler had attempted to terminate Tunnicliffe's loan but Fulham refused to take the player back.

[19] Tunnicliffe was given a two-match ban for the start of the 2015–16 season, a £5,000 fine and ordered to take an educational course after calling Middlesbrough's Patrick Bamford a "sausage boy" over Twitter.

[26] Tunnicliffe made his England under-16 debut in October 2007 at the age of 14,[27] captaining[28] the side to a 2–2 draw against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield.

[28] On 14 October 2012, Tunnicliffe was charged for drink-driving by Greater Manchester Police, after his car collided with a van in Green Lane, Heywood.