Michael Flynn (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael John Samuel Flynn | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Newport County (caretaker manager) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Newport County | 20 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Barry Town | 8 | (12) |
| 2000–2001 | Newport County | 3 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Barry Town | 12 | (12) |
| 2002–2005 | Wigan Athletic | 37 | (2) |
| 2004 | → Blackpool (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Gillingham | 97 | (19) |
| 2007–2008 | Blackpool | 26 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Darlington (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Bradford City | 91 | (10) |
| 2012–2015 | Newport County | 82 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Undy Athletic | 4 | (3) |
| 2017– | Newport County | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Undy Athletic | ||
| 2017– | Newport County (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:21, 17 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Michael John Samuel Flynn (born 17 October 1980) is a Welsh footballer who is currently caretaker manager of Newport County.
Born in Newport, Flynn started his career playing for Newport County in 1999. A move to League of Wales club Barry Town beckoned in 2000. After forty goals in two seasons, including a goal in a 3–1 win over F.C. Porto in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, he moved to Wigan Athletic in the 2002–03 season.
Flynn spent a lot of his time on the substitutes' bench as Wigan won Division Two title. He made seventeen appearances in the league, fourteen of which came from the bench, and scored one goal. The next season did not start any better for Flynn as he started just one game and made seven appearances from the bench before he was loaned to then League One side Blackpool, where he started six times in the league and once in the FA Cup before returning to Wigan.
In the January transfer window of that season, Flynn joined Championship strugglers Gillingham on a free transfer. Despite his instant success, and his three goals in sixteen starts, Gillingham were relegated to League One on the last day of the season.
Although injury affected his 2005–06 season, Flynn scored six goals. He took over as captain for the 2006–07 season and became top scorer with twelve goals.
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