Paul Flood

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Paul Flood
Personal information
Full name Paul Anthony Flood [1]
Date of birth (1948-06-29) 29 June 1948 (age 75) [1]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1964–1965 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–196? Drogheda (1)
196?–1967 Bohemians (9)
1967–1971 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 (7)
1971–197? Tonbridge
Eastbourne United
1976–1977 Horsham
Southwick
Worthing
1983–1984 Horsham
Peacehaven & Telscombe
International career
1967 Republic of Ireland amateur 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Anthony Flood (born 29 June 1948) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a forward in the English Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion. [1] He was capped by his country at schoolboy, youth and amateur level, appeared in the League of Ireland for Drogheda and Bohemians, and later played non-league football in the Sussex area.

Life and career

Flood was born in Dublin in 1948. [1] He represented his country at schoolboy and youth level, [2] and spent time with English club Coventry City as a youngster. [3] When he returned to Ireland, still only 16, he played and scored for Drogheda in the 1964–65 League of Ireland season, [4] and then moved on to Bohemians. To add to his nine League of Ireland goals in 1966–67, [4] he scored the winning goal in that season's Leinster Senior Cup final, [5] and his performances were rewarded with selection for the Republic of Ireland amateur team for a friendly against England in March 1967. [6]

The 18-year-old Flood returned to England in June 1967 and signed for Brighton & Hove Albion of the Football League Third Division. He never established himself as a first-team regular, contributing eight goals from 39 competitive appearances over four seasons. In 1971, he left the club for Tonbridge of the Southern League: [2] he scored 28 goals from 246 appearances, during which he played in defence and midfield as well as his original forward position, and was a member of the team that won the 1974–75 Kent Senior Cup. [7] He then played for Sussex-based non-league clubs including Eastbourne United, Horsham (two spells [8] ), Southwick, Worthing  –helping the sixth-tier Isthmian League side reach the second round of the 1982–83 FA Cup [9]  –and Peacehaven & Telscombe. [10] He worked in insurance. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 85–86. ISBN   978-0-9521337-1-1.
  3. ↑ "City's youth side show way with cup win at Villa". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 December 1964. p. 14.
    Nemo (8 January 1965). "City waste chances to clinch Youth Cup win". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 28.
  4. 1 2 Ryan, Seán; Burke, Stephen (1987). The Book of Irish Goalscorers (PDF). Irish Soccer Co-op. pp. 224, 226. ASIN   B004OJMQMI – via Historical-Lineups.com.
  5. ↑ Bohemian F.C. Match programme. Vol. 52, no. 17.
  6. ↑ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). Forgotten Glories. British Amateur International Football 1901–1974 (PDF) (2nd ed.). Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 237. ISBN   978-1-326-35601-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Up There Cazaly!". Ernest Wilkinson. pp. 3–4.
  8. ↑ "1976/77" and "1983/84 Fixtures & results". Horsham F.C. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Owen, Brian (16 February 2018). "Worthing FC set to honour Steve Piper and their best ever team". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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