John Finnigan

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John Finnigan
Personal information
Full name	John Finnigan
Date of birth	March 29, 1976 (1976-03-29) (age 32)
Place of birth	Wakefield, England
Height	5'8" (173cm)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Cheltenham Town
Number	8
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1998 1998 1997-2002 2002-	Nottingham Forest → Lincoln City (loan) Lincoln City Cheltenham Town	0 (0) 6 (0) 137 (3) 174 (13)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 14, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

John Finnigan (born 29 March 1976 in Wakefield) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Coca Cola League One club Cheltenham Town. A midfielder, Finnigan joined Cheltenham from Lincoln City in 2002 and has gone on to be a key player for the club, wearing the number 8 shirt. He is the current club captain.

Finnigan had been at Lincoln for four years, following a successful loan spell from Nottingham Forest, where he was a trainee. He is 5 foot 8 inches tall.

During Cheltenham's 2-1 home defeat against Bradford City in September 2006, Finnigan was grabbed by the testicles by opponent Dean Windass. Finnigan was then sent off for raising his arm to Windass in order for him to release his grip. ^[1]

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