Paul Flexney (born 18 January 1965) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

Paul Flexney
Personal information
Full name Paul Flexney[1]
Date of birth (1965-01-18) 18 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1980–1982 Clyde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Clyde 204 (14)
1988–1989 Northampton Town 12 (0)
1989–1992 Kilmarnock 113 (4)
Total 329 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Flexney started his career with Clyde, making over 200 appearances for the side.[2] He was capped by Scotland at various youth levels, and was captain for a period during his time at Clyde.

He later played for Northampton Town[3] and Kilmarnock (one season in the Second Division, three in the First Division)[4] before dropping out of the senior game.

He is married to Janice and has one son, Jack, who as of 2019 was following in his father's footsteps towards becoming a professional footballer but was required to undergo brain surgery for cancerous tumours.[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Paul Flexney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ^ Paul Flexney: Former Clyde boss Brown was like a father figure, Talkin Fitbaw, 4 June 2021
  3. ^ 1980s, Northampton Town Programmes and Memorabilia
  4. ^ (Kilmarnock player) Flexney, Paul, FitbaStats
  5. ^ Rutherglen and Cambuslang community rallies round to help teenager Jack Flexney after cancer diagnosis, Daily Record, 18 December 2019
edit
  • Paul Flexney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database