Sean Flynn (footballer)

Sean Michael Flynn (born 13 March 1968) is an English former footballer who played as a Midfielder.

Sean Flynn

Personal information
Full name	Sean Michael Flynn[1]
Date of birth	(1968-03-13) 13 March 1968[1]
Place of birth	Birmingham, England[1]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Youth career
000?–1991	Halesowen Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1995	Coventry City	97	(9)
1995–1997	Derby County	59	(3)
1997	→ Stoke City (loan)	5	(0)
1997–2000	West Bromwich Albion	109	(7)
2000–2002	Tranmere Rovers	66	(6)
2002–2003	Kidderminster Harriers	51	(2)
2003–2004	Evesham United
2004–2005	Redditch United
2005	Evesham United
2005–2008	Redditch United
2008–2009	Bodmin Town
2009	Mullion
2009–2011	Falmouth Town
2011–2012	Penzance
2012	Falmouth Town
Total		387	(27)
Teams managed
2009 2018–	Mullion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Flynn notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City and Derby County, and in the Football League for Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Tranmere Rovers. He finished his professional career with Kidderminster Harriers, before moving into non-league appearing part-time for Evesham United, Redditch United, Bodmin Town and Falmouth Town Penzance. He was briefly player/manager of Mullion as well as holding various coaching roles at other clubs he has played for in recent years.

Playing career

Coventry City

Flynn signed for Coventry City from non-league Halesowen Town in December 1991 and made his debut in August of the following year as a second-half substitute for David Smith in a 2–1 Premier League victory over Middlesbrough at Highfield Road, eventually going on to record 105 games and 10 goals for the Sky Blues over the next 5 years. In August 1995, after being told by then-Coventry manager Ron Atkinson, that he was no longer required at the club.

Derby County

Flynn dropped a division to Division One to become one of Jim Smith's first signings at Derby County for a fee of £250,000.[3] Flynn's time at Derby proved to be successful as he was part of the side which finished runner-up to Sunderland in the 1995–96 Division One table and earn promotion to the FA Premier League for the first time. Flynn started the Premier League campaign in the Derby first team, scoring an 80th-minute winner at Blackburn Rovers in Derby's 5th game of the season to earn them their maiden win of a season which saw the Rams eventually finish 12th, but eventually found himself pushed to the fringes of the Derby squad, and joined Stoke City on loan in March 1997 where he made five appearances. After 65 games and 3 goals for Derby.

Later career

Flynn made the switch to his boyhood club West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £260,000 in August 1997.

As a West Bromwich Albion fan, one of the highlights of his career was when he captained the team. He played 122 games and scored 8 goals for the Baggies. In July 2000, Flynn moved on a free transfer to Tranmere Rovers[4] and spent two years there playing 82 games and scoring 11 goals in all competitions. Flynn signed for Kidderminster Harriers in August 2002 on a free transfer and made 57 appearances scoring two goals before leaving in the September 2003.

Non League

Flynn played 436 games and scored 34 goals in his years as a pro footballer. He joined Evesham United in 2003, staying until 2004 when he moved to Redditch United. He had moved back to Evesham and then back again to Redditch by 2005 and eventually stayed with Redditch until 2008.

As well as running his business he joined Bodmin Town in 2008 where he went on to win a league and cup domestic treble, as well as player of the year, managers player of the year and supporters player of the year. In 2009, he joined Mullion as player/manager but left shortly afterward to team up with former Bodmin manager Alan Carey at Falmouth Town. Carey appointed Flynn as player/assistant manager and he remained with the club until joining Penzance in 2011. He returned to Falmouth as a player in March 2012.

Career statistics

Source:[5]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coventry City	1991–92	First Division	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	2
	1992–93	Premier League	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	1993–94	Premier League	36	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	39	3
	1994–95	Premier League	32	4	2	0	3	1	0	0	37	5
	Total		97	9	3	0	5	1	0	0	105	10
Derby County	1995–96	First Division	42	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	46	2
	1996–97	Premier League	17	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	Total		59	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	65	3
Stoke City (loan)	1996–97	First Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
West Bromwich Albion	1997–98	First Division	35	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	40	2
	1998–99	First Division	38	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	41	2
	1999–2000	First Division	36	4	0	0	5	1	0	0	41	5
	Total		109	7	2	0	11	1	0	0	122	7
Tranmere Rovers	2000–01	First Division	35	1	4	0	5	0	0	0	44	1
	2001–02	Second Division	31	5	4	3	3	2	0	0	38	10
	Total		66	6	8	3	8	2	0	0	82	11
Kidderminster Harriers	2002–03	Third Division	45	2	1	0	1	0	3	0	50	2
	2003–04	Third Division	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		51	2	1	0	2	0	3	0	57	2
Career total			387	28	17	3	33	4	3	0	440	35

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

References

1. "Sean Flynn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
2. "Sean Flynn Profile". TranmereRovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Archived from the original on 6 March 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
3. Ridley, Ian (13 August 1995). "Club-by-club guide: The prospects, the players to watch, the arrivals and departures". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
4. "Signing Number Four". TranmereRovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers Football Club. 13 July 2000. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
5. Sean Flynn at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

• Sean Flynn at Soccerbase
• Sean Flynn at TranmereRovers.co.uk
• Sean Flynn at Harriers-Online.co.uk
• Halesowen Town FC Profile