Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Anthony Flood[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 June 1948||
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 |
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.
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]