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John O'Flynn
Irish association footballer
John O'Flynn (born 11 July 1982) is a retired Irish professional footballer who played as a striker. He previously played with Barnet, Exeter City, Cork City, Limerick and Finn Harps.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John O'Flynn | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-07-11) 11 July 1982 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Cobh, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Cambridge City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Bedford Town (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2002–2008 | Cork City | 136 | (62) |
| 2008–2010 | Barnet | 70 | (34) |
| 2010–2014 | Exeter City | 123 | (22) |
| 2014–2015 | Cork City | 28 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Limerick | 30 | (13) |
| 2018 | Finn Harps | 22 | (2) |
| Total | 431 | (139) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club
Peterborough United
O'Flynn began his career as a trainee with Peterborough United, where he has loan spells with Cambridge City and Bedford Town[1]
Cork City
O'Flynn spent six years with Cork City, winning the League of Ireland and FAI Cup.
Barnet
In 2008, O'Flynn returned to England to play for Barnet. O'Flynn endeared himself to Barnet fans and was likened to club legend Giuliano Grazioli by former manager Paul Fairclough for his goalscoring ability.[2] He was voted Barnet FC Player of the Season in 2008-9 by the clubs' supporters.
On 1 February 2010, transfer deadline day, he rejected a £100,000 move to Shrewsbury Town.[3]
On 1 July 2010, he joined Bristol City on trial, after turning down a new contract offer from Barnet. On 20 July 2010, O'Flynn left Ashton Gate after not being offered a permanent contract.
Exeter City
On 23 July 2010, O'Flynn signed a two-year contract with Exeter City. After two seasons in League One, he signed his second contract with Exeter in July 2012.
O'Flynn was released by the club on 8 May 2014 after scoring 25 goals in 133 appearances over four seasons at St James Park.[4]
Return to Cork City
On 1 July 2014 O'Flynn signed back for his former club until the end of the season.[5]
Limerick
At the end of the 2015 season, O'Flynn joined Cork City's Munster rivals Limerick in the SSE Airtricity First Division, and scored some key goals in their promotion-winning campaign. After two seasons at the club, O'Flynn left Limerick at the end of the 2017 season.
Finn Harps
O'Flynn was announced as signed for recently relegated League of Ireland First Division club Finn Harps F.C. on 26 January 2018 on a one-year deal.[6] He left the club again at the end of 2018.[7]
- Cork City
- League of Ireland
- Champions: 2005
- FAI Cup
- Winners: 2007
- Limerick
- League of Ireland First Division
- Champions: 2016
- "O'Flynn The New Grazioli". Barnet Times. 16 December 2008.
- "O'Flynn Turns Down £100k To Shrews". Barnet F.C. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010.
- "Artur Krysiak: Exeter City release goalkeeper after four year spell". BBC Sport. 8 May 2014.
- "John O'Flynn Returns to City". corkcityfc.ie. 1 July 2014.
- Russell, Adrian (27 January 2018). "John O'Flynn due north as Finn Harps seal deal for experienced striker". The42.ie.
- Ollie Horgan says Derry City friendly will make picture 'clearer' for Finn Harps, donegaldaily.com, 23 January 2019
- John O'Flynn at Soccerbase
- Ireland stats at 11v11
