Paul Flexney

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Paul Flexney
Personal information
Full name Paul Flexney [1]
Date of birth (1965-01-18) 18 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1980–1982 Clyde
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1988 Clyde 204 (14)
1988–1989 Northampton Town 12 (0)
1989–1992 Kilmarnock 113 (4)
Total329(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Flexney (born 18 January 1965) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

Flexney started his career with Clyde, making over 200 appearances for the side. [2] He was capped by Scotland at various youth levels, and was captain for a period during his time at Clyde.

He later played for Northampton Town [3] and Kilmarnock (one season in the Second Division, three in the First Division) [4] before dropping out of the senior game.

He is married to Janice and has one son, Jack, who as of 2019 was following in his father's footsteps towards becoming a professional footballer but was required to undergo brain surgery for cancerous tumours. [5]

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References

  1. "Paul Flexney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. Paul Flexney: Former Clyde boss Brown was like a father figure, Talkin Fitbaw, 4 June 2021
  3. 1980s, Northampton Town Programmes and Memorabilia
  4. (Kilmarnock player) Flexney, Paul, FitbaStats
  5. Rutherglen and Cambuslang community rallies round to help teenager Jack Flexney after cancer diagnosis, Daily Record, 18 December 2019