John Ernest Flood (21 October 1932 – 13 May 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Ernest Flood | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 May 2023 (aged 90) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pennington St. Marks | |||
| 1949–1952 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1958 | Southampton | 122 | (28) |
| 1958–1959 | Bournemouth | 17 | (3) |
| 1959 | Headington United | 1 | (0) |
| Cowes | |||
| Total | 139 | (31) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editFlood was born in Southampton on 21 October 1932.[1][2] He was one of eight brothers; his younger brother Raymond was a first-class cricketer.[3]
Career
editFlood was capped as an England schoolboy international.[2][4]
Flood joined Southampton from Pennington St. Marks in 1949 and played in the first team from 1952 to 1958, normally as a winger, making 129 appearances in all competitions and scoring 29 goals.[4] His appearances coincided with Southampton's longest spell in Division 3.[4] He later played 17 games in the Football League for Bournemouth,[1] before joining Headington United, where he made 1 appearance in the Southern Football League in August 1959.[2] He finished his career at Cowes.[4]
Death
editFlood died on 13 May 2023, at the age of 90.[5][6] At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving former Southampton player.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "Profile". Rage Online. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Former Hampshire and Lyndhurst batsman Ray Flood has died, aged 78". Southern Daily Echo. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 511. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ^ "John Flood: 1932–2023". Southampton FC. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ a b Reddin, Lorelei (16 May 2023). "Former Southampton FC winger John Flood has died aged 90". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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