Tinkler
made seventeen appearances for the Heed last season while on loan from SkyBet
Championship side Middlesbrough and has signed a one-year deal following his
release from the Riverside.
The
combative Tinkler also made fifteen appearances for North Ferriby United in the
second half of the 2016/17 season, scoring 4 goals.
Tinkler,
who was a regular in Boro`s under-23 set-up, originally joined up with
Gateshead ahead of last season`s kick-off.
Meanwhile,
26-year-old midfielder JJ O'Donnell has signed a new one-year contract.
O'Donnell
made 13 appearances for Gateshead last season, returning after two-and-a-half
years out with a rare foot condition called sesamoiditis.
After
being diagnosed in 2015, O'Donnell had to put his career on hold while he
underwent several operations. |