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{{short description|English footballer}}
''''''Andy Flounders'''''' (born 13 December 1963 in [[Kingston upon Hull]], England) is an English footballer who played as a forward.
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| fullname = Andrew John Flounders<ref name="PFA">{{cite book
| editor-last = Hugman
| editor-first = Barry J.
| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005
| year = 2005
| publisher = Queen Anne Press
| location = Harpenden
| isbn = 978-1-85291-665-7 }}</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Kingston upon Hull]], England<ref name="PFA"/>
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| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
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| years1 = 1981–1987
| clubs1 = [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]
| caps1 = 126
| goals1 = 54
| years2 = 1987–1991
| clubs2 = [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]
| caps2 = 186
| goals2 = 87
| years3 = 1991–1993
| clubs3 = [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]
| caps3 = 82
| goals3 = 31
| years4 = 1993
| clubs4 = → [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] (loan)
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 1993
| clubs5 = → [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] (loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 1994
| clubs6 = → [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] (loan)
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1994
| clubs7 = [[Halifax Town F.C.|Halifax Town]]
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1994
| clubs8 = [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
| caps8 = 2
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1995
| clubs9 = [[Guangdong Winnerway F.C.|Guangdong Winnerway]]
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 1995-96
| clubs10 = [[Brigg Town F.C.|Brigg Town]]
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 1996-2001
| clubs11 = [[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]]
| caps11 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps = 408
| totalgoals = 175
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'''Andrew John Flounders''' (born 13 December 1963) is an English former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] in [[the Football League]] for [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]], [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]], [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] and [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]], also seeing [[Loan (sports)|loan]] spells at [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] and [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]].
Flounders began his career with his local club [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] and although '''never quite establishing himself as a first-choice player'''''Italic text'', was nevertheless a regular and significant goalscorer in a side that won promotions in 1983 and 1985.


==Career==
He joined [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] during the 1986-87 season and continued his prolific scoring form, which was maintained when he joined [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] in 1991. Loan spells at [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] and [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] and a brief stay at [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] and [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong Hongyuan]] (between March and April 1995) followed before he joined [[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]].

Flounders began his career with his local club [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] and was a regular presence in the side managed by [[Brian Horton]] that won promotion to the Third Division in 1983 and to the Second Division in 1985.<ref name="OCS" />

He joined [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] during the 1986–87 season and continued his prolific scoring form, which was maintained when he joined [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] for a fee of £80,000<ref name="OCS" /> after rejecting a contract extension at Scunthorpe<ref name="Scun">{{cite web |title=Once an Iron... Andy Flounders |url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2020/march/once-an-iron-andy-flounders/ |website=Scunthorpe United Official |date=27 March 2020 |publisher=Scunthorpe United Football Club |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> in 1991. Loan spells at [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] and [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] and a brief stay at [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] and [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong Hongyuan]] (between March and April 1995) followed before he joined [[Brigg Town F.C.|Brigg Town]], playing in the [[FA Vase]] final for the club in 1996<ref name="Indy">{{cite news |title=Stead's goals pave the way |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/stead-s-goals-pave-the-way-1347019.html |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Independent |date=12 May 1996}}</ref> and finally [[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]], for whom he scored over 150 goals<ref name="OCS">{{cite web |title=590 Andy Flounders |url=https://www.oncloudseven.com/590-andy-flounders/ |website=On Cloud Seven |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.oncloudseven.com/flounders-a.htm Career Stats]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050302060217/http://www.oncloudseven.com/flounders-a.htm Career Stats]


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Latest revision as of 23:58, 7 October 2024

Andy Flounders
Personal information
Full name Andrew John Flounders[1]
Date of birth (1963-12-13)13 December 1963[1]
Place of birth Kingston upon Hull, England[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1987 Hull City 126 (54)
1987–1991 Scunthorpe United 186 (87)
1991–1993 Rochdale 82 (31)
1993 → Rotherham United (loan) 6 (2)
1993 → Carlisle United (loan) 5 (1)
1994 → Carlisle United (loan) 1 (0)
1994 Halifax Town 0 (0)
1994 Northampton Town 2 (0)
1995 Guangdong Winnerway 0 (0)
1995-96 Brigg Town 0 (0)
1996-2001 North Ferriby United 0 (0)
Total 408 (175)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew John Flounders (born 13 December 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Hull City, Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Northampton Town, also seeing loan spells at Rotherham United and Carlisle United.

Career

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Flounders began his career with his local club Hull City and was a regular presence in the side managed by Brian Horton that won promotion to the Third Division in 1983 and to the Second Division in 1985.[2]

He joined Scunthorpe United during the 1986–87 season and continued his prolific scoring form, which was maintained when he joined Rochdale for a fee of £80,000[2] after rejecting a contract extension at Scunthorpe[3] in 1991. Loan spells at Rotherham United and Carlisle United and a brief stay at Northampton Town and Guangdong Hongyuan (between March and April 1995) followed before he joined Brigg Town, playing in the FA Vase final for the club in 1996[4] and finally North Ferriby United, for whom he scored over 150 goals[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ^ a b c "590 Andy Flounders". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Once an Iron... Andy Flounders". Scunthorpe United Official. Scunthorpe United Football Club. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Stead's goals pave the way". The Independent. 12 May 1996. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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