Ryan Flynn (footballer)
 Flynn playing for Sheffield United in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Flynn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | St Mirren | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Falkirk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Wrexham (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Falkirk | 69 | (10) |
| 2011–2016 | Sheffield United | 153 | (13) |
| 2016–2018 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | (1) |
| 2018– | St Mirren | 27 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:38, 15 July 2011 (UTC) | |||
Ryan Flynn (born 4 September 1988) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for St Mirren. Born in Edinburgh, he started his career with Liverpool before spells at Wrexham, Falkirk, Sheffield United and Oldham Athletic. He has also represented Scotland at under-19 level.
Contents
1 Career
1.1 Liverpool
1.2 Falkirk
1.3 Sheffield United
1.4 Oldham Athletic
1.5 St Mirren
2 Career statistics
3 Honours
4 References
5 External links
Career
Liverpool
Flynn began his career as a junior player with Falkirk, but signed for Liverpool in 2005 for £50,000.[2] Flynn helped Liverpool win successive FA Youth Cup victories in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, scoring the winner in front of the Kop against Manchester City in the 2006 final and scoring in the penalty shoot-out at Old Trafford (Stretford End) against Manchester United in the 2007 final.[3] In his third season at the club, he helped them win the Northern Premier Reserve League Title, in the 2007–08 season.[3] Flynn was loaned to Conference National club Wrexham for the latter part of the 2008–09 season,[3]. In all, Flynn scored four goals in 25 league appearances for Wrexham.[3]
Falkirk
Flynn was then loaned back to his first club, Falkirk, for the 2009–10 season.[3] He made his Falkirk début in a UEFA Europa League tie against FC Vaduz, and Flynn scored the only goal of the game, becoming the first Falkirk player to score a goal in European competition.[4] In mid September it was announced that his move had been made permanent and he signed a three-year contract with Falkirk.[5] Flynn won the Scottish Premier League award for Young Player of the Month for March 2010, having scored six goals in 33 games for Falkirk. He also won the Young Player of the Round award in the second round of the CIS Cup 2010–11, in which he scored the only goal to put Falkirk through against Partick Thistle In the third round of the same cup he was part of the Falkirk team that were voted 'Team of the round', a game in which he scored the third goal against Hearts and which ended up 4–3 to Falkirk.[5]
Sheffield United
On 14 July 2011, Flynn signed for Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal[6] and made his competitive club début on the first day of the 2011–12 season, starting the Football League match against Oldham Athletic.[7] During his first season at Bramall Lane Flynn established himself as first team player despite competing with the likes of Republic of Ireland International Stephen Quinn for a place in the starting eleven. He finished the campaign having made thirty five appearances and scored three goals. This campaign ended with United finishing 3rd in League One and making the Play Off final. Flynn started in this game as United lost on penalties to Huddersfield at Wembley.
In season 2012–13 Flynn appeared 44 times for the Blades scoring three goals as the side again made the play offs in League One. In 2013–14 Sheffield United embarked on a memorable FA Cup campaign which culminated in them reaching the Semi-Final at Wembley in which they lost 5–3 to Hull City. Flynn starred for the side throughout the campaign, scoring the winning goal against Premier League side Aston Villa at Villa Park and also scoring as they beat Championship side Charlton.
In May 2014, Flynn signed an extension to his contract for a further two-year with the option of a third year.[8]
In 2014–15 Flynn and Sheffield United went on another famous cup run, this time making the semi-final of the League Cup. They beat West Ham at Upton Park as well as Southampton at Bramall Lane en route to the Semi Final where they met Spurs and lost narrowly 3–2 on aggregate. Flynn showed his versatility by starting both games against Spurs at right back and performing impressively. The season ended once more with United making the League One Play Offs only to lose to Swindon Town 7–6 on aggregate.
Oldham Athletic
On 13 July 2016, Flynn signed a two-year deal with League One side Oldham Athletic.[9] He scored his first goal for Oldham in a 2–1 EFL Cup win against Wigan Athletic on 9 August 2016.[10] He was released by Oldham in January 2018.
St Mirren
On 15 January 2018, Flynn joined St Mirren on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[11][12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 January 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2008–09 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wrexham (loan) | 2008–09 | Conference Premier | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 27 | 4 |
Liverpool | 2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falkirk (loan) | 2009–10[13] | Scottish Premier League | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 39 | 6 |
Falkirk | 2010–11[14] | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | |
| Falkirk total | 69 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 17 | ||
Sheffield United | 2011–12[15] | League One | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 35 | 3 |
2012–13[16] | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
2013–14[17] | 32 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
2014–15[18] | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
2015–16[19] | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Sheffield United total | 153 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 195 | 19 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 2016–17[20] | League One | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5[g] | 0 | 44 | 3 |
2017–18[21] | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oldham total | 44 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 3 | ||
St Mirren | 2017–18[22] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
2018–19[23] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| St Mirren total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 318 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 386 | 40 | ||
^ Appearances in the FA Vase
^ Appearance in the Europa League
^ Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
^ Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
^ ab Appearances in the Football League Trophy
^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League One play-offs
^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
Honours
- Liverpool
FA Youth Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
- St Mirren
Scottish Championship: 2017–18
- Personal
SPL Young Player of the Month: March 2010[5]
References
^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Ryan Flynn". Liverpool F.C. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
^ abcde "Ryan Flynn set for another season on loan". Liverpool Echo. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
^ "Falkirk 1–0 Vaduz". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
^ abc "Young player prize for Falkirk's Ryan Flynn". BBC Sport. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
^ "United capture mighty Flynn". Sheffield United F.C. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
^ "Oldham 0–2 Sheffield Utd". BBC. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^ "Flynn signs new Blades deal". Sheffield United F.C. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
^ "SIGNING: Flynn Signs For Oldham Athletic". Oldham Athletic. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ "Oldham 2-1 Wigan". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Ryan Flynn joins The Buddies". stmirren.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "Ryan Flynn: St Mirren sign former Liverpool and Falkirk midfielder". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
^ "Games played by Ryan Flynn in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
External links
Ryan Flynn at Soccerbase
- Sheffield United Official player profile
- Profile at UEFA.com
