Anthony Flood
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Flood | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bray Wanderers | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sheriff United | |||
| Mullingar Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | St Patrick's Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Athlone Town (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2006 | → Shamrock Rovers (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2007 | Dundalk | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Shelbourne | 76 | (37) |
| 2010 | Galway United | 16 | (7) |
| 2010 | Örebro SK | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Bohemians | 33 | (8) |
| 2012 | Southend United | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | St Patrick's Athletic | 35 | (11) |
| 2014–2015 | Dunbar Rovers | 14 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | Marconi Stallions | ? | (?) |
| 2017– | Bray Wanderers | 3 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:05, 11 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Anthony 'Bisto' Flood (born 31 December 1984) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Bray Wanderers in the League of Ireland.
After raising eyebrows at youth level, Anto began his top-flight career by signing for St. Patrick's Athletic in 2005. With regular first team opportunities limited at the Inchicore side, Flood was imminently loaned out for the majority of the 2005 season to First Division Athlone Town in order to gain valuable experience.
Flood returned to the Saints at the beginning of the 2006 season but found himself back in a similar situation. First team opportunities were again limited and he was eventually loaned out by Pats again, this time to Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers in July 2006. Anto scored 3 league goals in 9 league appearances in the 2006 season including the opening goal in Rovers 1000th League win.
After spending effectively two seasons on loan from St. Patrick's Athletic, Anto departed the Saints in December 2006 to sign for First Division Dundalk. Flood made a bright start to his Dundalk career becoming a regular in the side and scored his first Dundalk goal in 6-2 victory against Athlone Town on 29 March 2007 at Oriel Park. Things took a sharp turn for the worse for Flood's Dundalk career in May 2007 when his contract was terminated by the club due to a 'breach of discipline'.
As a free agent, Flood remained out of the game for two months until the next transfer window in July 2007 when he was snapped up by First Division side, Shelbourne, in order to boost their attacking options. He made his Shelbourne debut against Wexford Youths at Tolka Park on 6 July 2007. Anto ironically scored his first goal for Shelbourne against the club that had dismissed him a few short months previously, scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory over Dundalk at Tolka Park on 27 July 2007. He ended up scoring 11 goals for the Reds during the 2007 season, and the 2 goals he scored earlier in the season with Dundalk ensured he was tied with Davin O'Neill of Cobh Ramblers for the second top scorer in the First Division. Flood was one of just four Shelbourne first team players who played in 2007 to be retained for the following season. A prolific start to the 2008 season saw Flood hit the top of the goalscoring charts while Shels reached the top of the First Division table. Both Shels and Flood could not maintain this form consistently over the course of the season as Shels were pipped to the title in the dying seconds of the season by Dundalk. Flood finished 2nd in the 2008 First Division goalscoring charts with 14 goals. He returned to Shelbourne for their latest assault on the First Division title in 2009 where he scored 12 goals that season. After Shelbourne failed to achieve promotion with a 2nd-place finish in 2009, Flood parted ways with the club after 3 seasons where he scored 38 goals in 83 competitive appearances.
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