John Flood (footballer, born 1932)

John Ernest Flood (21 October 1932 – 13 May 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.

John Flood
Personal information
Full name John Ernest Flood
Date of birth (1932-10-21)21 October 1932
Place of birth Southampton, England
Date of death 13 May 2023(2023-05-13) (aged 90)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Pennington St. Marks
1949–1952 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1958 Southampton 122 (28)
1958–1959 Bournemouth 17 (3)
1959 Headington United 1 (0)
Cowes
Total 139 (31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Flood was born in Southampton on 21 October 1932.[1][2] He was one of eight brothers; his younger brother Raymond was a first-class cricketer.[3]

Career

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Flood was capped as an England schoolboy international.[2][4]

Flood joined Southampton from Pennington St. Marks in 1949 and played in the first team from 1952 to 1958, normally as a winger, making 129 appearances in all competitions and scoring 29 goals.[4] His appearances coincided with Southampton's longest spell in Division 3.[4] He later played 17 games in the Football League for Bournemouth,[1] before joining Headington United, where he made 1 appearance in the Southern Football League in August 1959.[2] He finished his career at Cowes.[4]

Death

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Flood died on 13 May 2023, at the age of 90.[5][6] At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving former Southampton player.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile". Rage Online. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Former Hampshire and Lyndhurst batsman Ray Flood has died, aged 78". Southern Daily Echo. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 511. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  5. ^ "John Flood: 1932–2023". Southampton FC. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b Reddin, Lorelei (16 May 2023). "Former Southampton FC winger John Flood has died aged 90". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 May 2023.