John Flood (footballer, born 1932)

John Flood
Personal information
Full name John Ernest Flood
Date of birth (1932-10-21) 21 October 1932
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


John Ernest Flood (born 21 October 1932) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Early and personal life

Flood was born in Southampton.[1][2] He was one of eight brothers; younger brother Raymond was a first-class cricketer.[3]

Career

Flood was capped as an England schoolboy international.[2][4]

He 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profile". Rage Online. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. "Former Hampshire and Lyndhurst batsman Ray Flood has died, aged 78". Southern Daily Echo. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 511. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.


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