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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Flood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1948[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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | |||
Life and career
editFlood 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Paul Flood". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "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. - ^ a b Ryan, Seán; Burke, Stephen (1987). The Book of Irish Goalscorers (PDF). Irish Soccer Co-op. pp. 224, 226. ASIN B004OJMQMI – via Historical-Lineups.com.
- ^ Bohemian F.C. Match programme. Vol. 52, no. 17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Up There Cazaly!". Ernest Wilkinson. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "1976/77" and "1983/84 Fixtures & results". Horsham F.C. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Owen, Brian (16 February 2018). "Worthing FC set to honour Steve Piper and their best ever team". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 20 September 2018.