Scott Flinders

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Scott Flinders
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Flinders playing for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Scott Liam Flinders[1]
Date of birth (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Rotherham, England
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 York City
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2003 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Barnsley 14 (0)
2006–2009 Crystal Palace 8 (0)
2006 → Gillingham (loan) 9 (0)
2007 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 12 (0)
2008 → Yeovil Town (loan) 9 (0)
2008 → Blackpool (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Falkirk (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2015 Hartlepool United 252 (1)
2015– York City 43 (0)
International career
2005 England U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Scott Liam Flinders (born 12 June 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club York City. He has also played for the England national under-20 team.

Club career

Barnsley

Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire,[1] Flinders started out at Barnsley, making his first-team debut in 2005, when he replaced the injured Ross Turnbull in the Barnsley goal.[citation needed] He made an instant impression, and played eleven games in the next three months.[citation needed]

In the 2005–06 season, he was picked to play for a "Football League XI", in a match against their Italian counterparts.[citation needed] He also went back to being second choice at Barnsley, this time to Nick Colgan and was an unused substitute in Barnsley's play-off final win against Swansea City.[2] Because of this, he only made a few more league and cup appearances in which he again impressed, leading to trials at Chelsea and Wigan Athletic.[citation needed] Flinders moved to Crystal Palace as part of a deal that took Sam Togwell to Barnsley in the summer of 2006.[citation needed]

Crystal Palace

Flinders' transfer fee from Barnsley to Palace was believed to be for £250,000[3] but with a potential to rise to £1 million depending on appearances.[citation needed]

Flinders made his competitive debut for Palace in a Football League Cup tie with Notts County, playing the full game as Palace were beaten 2–1.[citation needed] This would be his last appearance before going on loan to League One club Gillingham, where he made his debut in a 2–1 away win against Doncaster Rovers on 9 September 2006.[citation needed] His loan with Gillingham was extended for a second month, [4] but this extended loan did not last its full spell.[citation needed] He returned to the Crystal Palace bench by 28 October.[citation needed]

For the next game, a trip to Sheffield Wednesday, Flinders made his league debut with The Eagles, while Gábor Király was dropped to the bench for a game which ended in a 3–2 defeat.[citation needed] This was quickly followed by a game at Loftus Road, against Queens Park Rangers, which ended in a 4–2 loss, after which he was dropped, not returning until late December.[citation needed]

On 20 February 2007, Flinders was sent out on loan again.[citation needed] He signed for Palace's rivals, Brighton & Hove Albion, after their first choice goalkeeper Michel Kuipers was injured.[citation needed] He made his Seagulls debut at his previous club Gillingham, a game which his new team won 1–0.[citation needed]

Flinders was sent out on loan again in February 2008, this time to Yeovil Town, after their first choice goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall was injured.[citation needed] However, despite Yeovil signing him for further month loan period, on 27 March, Championship club Blackpool signed him on loan until the end of the season as competition for first-choice keeper, Paul Rachubka.[citation needed] With Blackpool's next match being an away game at Crystal Palace he was not allowed to make his debut for the club until after that match.[5] However, his loan period finished without him making an appearance for Blackpool. During August 2008, Flinders signed for Scottish Premier League side Falkirk on loan until January 2009, and he returned to Palace at the end of this spell.[6] Flinders was released by Crystal Palace on 6 May 2009.[7]

Hartlepool United

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Flinders playing for Hartlepool United in 2011

On 26 June 2009, Flinders signed for League One side Hartlepool United.[8] He played every minute of the 2009–10 for Hartlepool in both league and cup, the next season he was limited to 26 league appearances due to an injury in mid-September which ruled him out until February which saw Pools boss Mick Wadsworth draft in Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Jake Kean on loan to cover for Flinders.[9]

Flinders became the first ever goalkeeper to score a goal from open play for Hartlepool when his 94th-minute header against Bournemouth on 30 April 2011 gained a point for his employers on the last home game of the season.[10] He nearly scored in consecutive home games for the club when against Walsall on 13 August 2011, when his 5th minute clearance from 70 yards bounced over Saddlers' keeper Jimmy Walker only for striker Colin Nish to tap in on the line for Nish's first Hartlepool goal.[11]

Flinders signed a new contract with the club in May 2011.[12] Flinders was nominated for League One's Player of the Month for September 2011, along with Hartlepool manager Mick Wadsworth being nominated for Manager of the Month, after conceding only two goals in four games which saw his side win all four games.[citation needed] However, he was unsuccessful as Preston North End striker Neil Mellor won the accolade.[13]

In January 2013, Hartlepool manager John Hughes revealed to the Hartlepool Mail that sides in the higher divisions were looking to sign Flinders with Hughes saying "I know there are a lot of clubs looking at big Scotty. It's no surprise others are looking at him and we’re just grateful and thankful that he’s in goal for Hartlepool. The way he conducts himself in his training and preparation and his values are first class."[14]

On April 2013, prior to Hartlepool's final home game of the season, Flinders was voted Player's Player, Supporter's Player and Away Player of the Year for the 2012–13 campaign.[15] Twelve days later, it was announced that Flinders had won the Hartlepool Mail SportsMail Player of the Year Award.[16]

After a 0–0 draw against Portsmouth in December 2013, Flinders broke a club record for the most clean sheets in the league for Hartlepool.[17]

Flinders became the first ever Hartlepool goalkeeper to make 200 Football League appearances for the club after a 4–0 win against Bristol Rovers in March 2014.[citation needed]

York City

Flinders signed for Hartlepool's League Two rivals York City on a one-year contract, with the option of an extension for a second year, on 23 June 2015.[18]

International career

Flinders made his debut for the England national under-20 team in a 3–0 win over South Korea on 6 June 2005.[19] He finished his under-20 career with five caps, all earned in 2005.[19][20]

Career statistics

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Flinders playing for York City in 2015
As of match played 30 April 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 2003–04[21] Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004–05[22] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2005–06[23] League One 3 0 2 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 8 0
Total 14 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 19 0
Crystal Palace 2006–07[24] Championship 8 0 2 0 1 0 — 11 0
2007–08[25] Championship 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2008–09[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 8 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
Gillingham (loan) 2006–07[24] League One 9 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2006–07[24] League One 12 0 — — — 12 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2007–08[25] League One 9 0 — — — 9 0
Blackpool (loan) 2007–08[25] Championship 0 0 — — — 0 0
Falkirk (loan) 2008–09[26] Scottish Premier League 8 0 — 1 0 — 9 0
Hartlepool United 2009–10[27] League One 46 0 1 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 50 0
2010–11[28] League One 26 1 0 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 29 1
2011–12[29] League One 45 0 1 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 48 0
2012–13[30] League One 46 0 1 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 49 0
2013–14[31] League Two 43 0 3 0 1 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 50 0
2014–15[32] League Two 46 0 2 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 50 0
Total 252 1 8 0 8 0 8 0 276 1
York City 2015–16[33] League Two 43 0 1 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 48 0
Career total 355 1 14 0 15 0 12 0 396 1

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Honours

Individual

  • Hartlepool United Supporters' Player of the Season: 2012–13[citation needed]

References

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External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Swansea 2–2 Barnsley (aet)
  3. ↑ Pools sign Palace keeper Scott Flinders
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  7. ↑ Striker one of six to get new deals but nine players released
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  9. ↑ Blackburn goalkeeper Kean extends Hartlepool loan deal
  10. ↑ Bradbury proud to be in play-offs
  11. ↑ Hartlepool 1 – 1 Walsall
  12. ↑ Fresh Hartlepool deal for Gary Liddle
  13. ↑ Mellor named Player of the Month
  14. ↑ Scott Flinders is attracting interest from Championship and Premier League clubs
  15. ↑ Scott Flinders wins THREE Hartlepool United player of the year awards
  16. ↑ Hartlepool Utd’s Flinders is SportMail player of the year
  17. ↑ GREAT SCOTT! – Boss praises Hartlepool Utd keeper Flinders after clean sheet against Portsmouth
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