Sean Flynn (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1991 | Halesowen Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Coventry City | 97 | (9) |
| 1995–1997 | Derby County | 59 | (3) |
| 1997 | → Stoke City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | West Bromwich Albion | 109 | (7) |
| 2000–2002 | Tranmere Rovers | 66 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Kidderminster Harriers | 51 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Evesham United | ||
| 2004–2005 | Redditch United | ||
| 2005 | Evesham United | ||
| 2005–2008 | Redditch United | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bodmin Town | ||
| 2009 | Mullion | ||
| 2009–2011 | Falmouth Town | ||
| 2011–2012 | Penzance | ||
| 2012 | Falmouth Town | ||
| Total | 387 | (27) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Mullion | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Sean Flynn (born 13 March 1968) is an English former footballer who played as a Midfielder.
Flynn notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City and Derby County, and in the Football League for Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Tranmere Rovers. He finished his professional career with Kidderminster Harriers, before moving into non-league appearing part-time for Evesham United, Redditch United, Bodmin Town and Penzance. He was briefly player/manager of Mullion as well as holding various coaching roles at other clubs he has played for in recent years.
Flynn signed for Coventry City from non-league Halesowen Town in December 1991 and made his debut in August of the following year as a second-half substitute for David 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 1995–96 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 where he made five appearances. After 65 games and 3 goals for Derby.
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