Sean Flynn (footballer)
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Sean Flynn is a retired English
football defender, who played in the FA Premier League
with Coventry City
and Derby County
.
in December 1991 and made his debut in August of the following year as a second half substitute for Davis 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 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.
Flynn's time at Derby proved to be successful as he was part of the side which finished runner-up to Sunderland
in the 1995/1996 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. After 65 games and 3 goals for Derby, 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 and spent 2 years there playing 82 games and scoring 11 goals in all competitions before leaving to sign for Kidderminster Harriers in August 2002 again on a free transfer and Flynn made 57 appearances scoring 2 goals before leaving in the September 2003.
Flynn played 436 games and scored 34 goals in his years as a pro footballer.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football defender, who played in the FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
with Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
and Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
.
Professional career
Flynn signed for Coventry City from non-league Halesowen TownHalesowen Town F.C.
Halesowen Town is an English association football club formed in 1873, since 2011 playing in the Southern League Division One South & West]]. The team is nicknamed "The Yeltz".-History:...
in December 1991 and made his debut in August of the following year as a second half substitute for Davis Smith in a 2-1 Premier League victory over Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
at Highfield Road
Highfield Road
The Highfield Road Stadium was a football stadium in the city of Coventry, England. It was the home ground for Coventry City F.C. until the club moved to the new Ricoh Arena after the 2005-06 season...
, 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
Ron Atkinson
Ronald Ernest Atkinson, commonly known as "Big Ron" and "Bojangles" is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's best-known football pundits...
, that he was no longer required at the club Flynn dropped a division to Division One
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
to become one of Jim Smith
Jim Smith (footballer)
James Michael "Jim" Smith is a retired English footballer and manager. As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of The Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for three-and-a-half years for Boston United of the...
's first signings at Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
for a fee of £250,000.
Flynn's time at Derby proved to be successful as he was part of the side which finished runner-up to Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
in the 1995/1996 Division One table and earn promotion to the FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
for the first time. Flynn started the Premier League campaign in the Derby first team, scoring an 80th minute winner at Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
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
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
on loan in March 1997. After 65 games and 3 goals for Derby, Flynn made the switch to his boyhood club West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
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 and spent 2 years there playing 82 games and scoring 11 goals in all competitions before leaving to sign for Kidderminster Harriers in August 2002 again on a free transfer and Flynn made 57 appearances scoring 2 goals before leaving in the September 2003.
Flynn played 436 games and scored 34 goals in his years as a pro footballer.