Scott Flinders
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| Scott Flinders | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 12, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Crystal Palace | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2006 2006– 2006 2007 2008 2008 |
Barnsley Crystal Palace → Gillingham (loan) → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) → Yeovil Town (loan) → Blackpool (loan) |
14 (0) 8 (0) 9 (0) 12 (0) 9 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005- | England U20 | ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Scott Flinders (born 12 June 1986 in Rotherham) is an English football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Crystal Palace. He has also played for the England Under-20 team.
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[edit] Club career
Flinders started out at Barnsley, making his league debut in 2005, when he replaced the injured Ross Turnbull in the Barnsley goal. He made an instant impression, and played eleven games in the next three months, which led to a call-up to the England U-20 side.
In the 2005–06 season, he was picked to play for a "Football League XI", in a match against their Italian counterparts. He also went back to being second choice at Barnsley, this time to Nick Colgan. 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) before moving to Crystal Palace as part of a deal that took Sam Togwell to Barnsley, in the summer of 2006.
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. 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.
On 5 October it was announced that his loan with Gillingham had been extended for a second month, [1] but this extended loan did not last its full spell, as Flinders was back on the Crystal Palace bench by 28 October, though he did not remain there.
For the next game, a trip to Sheffield Wednesday, Flinders made his league debut with The Eagles, while Hungarian international Gábor Király was dropped to the bench for a game which ended in a 3–2 defeat. 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.
On 20 February 2007, Flinders was sent out on loan again, for one month, this time to Palace's rivals, Brighton & Hove Albion, after their first choice goalkeeper Michel Kuipers was injured. Ironically, he made his Seagulls debut at Gillingham, a game which his new team won 1–0.
On 12 February 2008, Flinders was sent out on loan again, for one month, this time to Yeovil Town, after their first choice goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall was injured. However, despite Yeovil signing him for further month loan period, on 27 March, Championship club signed him on loan until the end of the season as competition for first-choice keeper, Paul Rachubka. With Blackpool's next match ironically being an away game at Crystal Palace he was not allowed to make his debut for the club until after that match.[2] However, his loan perod finished without him making an appearance for Blackpool.
[edit] International career
Flinders was called up to play for the England Under 20 team in 2005.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "Flinders stays on with Gillingham", BBC Sport, 2006-10-05. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Deadline Day Latest", Blackpool F.C., 2008-03-27. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
[edit] External links
- Scott Flinders player profile at cpfc.co.uk
- Scott Flinders player profile at seagulls.co.uk
- Scott Flinders player profile at barnsleyfc.co.uk
- Scott Flinders career stats at Soccerbase
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