Iain Flannigan

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Iain Flannigan
Personal information
Full name Iain Flannigan
Date of birth (1988-01-15) 15 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2010 Kilmarnock 25 (1)
2010–2012 Partick Thistle 40 (4)
2012 Greenock Morton 4 (0)
2013 Falkirk 3 (0)
2013–2020 Alloa Athletic 159 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Iain Flannigan (born 15 January 1988) is a former Scottish professional footballer.

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Flannigan previously played for Kilmarnock and then went on to play for Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton and Falkirk, before a lengthy stint with Alloa Athletic.

Career

Flannigan started his career at Kilmarnock and debuted on 25 September 2007, as a first-half substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Hamilton Academical in the third round of the Scottish League Cup. On 6 October 2007, Flannigan's Scottish Premier League debut was as a 19 year old in a 2–2 draw versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [1]

On 22 March 2008, Flannigan scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 home victory versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He was influential in Killie's equaliser by hitting the post with a free kick before the rebound was scored by team-mate Frazer Wright and he then scored the fourth goal of the match when a low cross was perfectly met by him after a surging run into the penalty box. [2]

On 28 July 2010, after being on trial for a few weeks, Flannigan signed for Partick Thistle. [3] On 31 January 2012, he departed the club. [4]

In March 2012, Flannigan went on trial with Greenock Morton and debuted in a draw versus Ross County. [5] He signed until the end of the season towards the end of March 2012. [6] During this period Flannigan sustained an elbow injury that required surgery and he departed the club at the end of his contract.

On 20 November 2012, Flannigan then went on trial at Falkirk and played in an under 20's match versus Hibernian. On 22 February 2013, following his successful trial, Flannigan signed for the Bairns. [7] On 7 May 2013, after only three appearances, he departed the club, along with another four players. [8]

On 5 July 2013, Flannigan signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic. [9]

On 20 June 2020, Alloa announced on their website that Flannigan had retired from playing football. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2007–08 [11] Scottish Premier League 81001091
2008–09 [12] 70200090
2009–10 [13] 70000070
Total221201000251
Partick Thistle 2010–11 [14] First Division 29420203 [lower-alpha 1] 0364
2011–12 [15] 5010102 [lower-alpha 1] 090
Total344303050454
Greenock Morton 2011–12 [15] First Division 4000000040
Falkirk (loan) 2012–13 [16] First Division 3000000030
Alloa Athletic 2013–14 [17] Scottish Championship 120100000130
2014–15 [18] Scottish Championship 11300207 [lower-alpha 2] 0203
2015–16 [19] 23310121 [lower-alpha 1] 0265
2016–17 [20] Scottish League One 28820606 [lower-alpha 3] 0428
2017–18 [21] 34620416 [lower-alpha 4] 2469
2018–19 [22] Scottish Championship 33710304 [lower-alpha 1] 1418
2019–20 [23] 18120402 [lower-alpha 1] 0261
Total159289020326321434
Career total2223314024331329139
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs
  3. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs
  4. Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and one goal in the Championship play-offs

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