John Joe Flood

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John Joe Flood
Personal information
Full name John Joe Flood
Date of birth
Place of birth    Ireland
Playing position Forward
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
19xx-192x
192x-1923
1923-1924
1924-192x
c. 1927
192x-192x		 Shelbourne
Shamrock Rovers
Leeds United
Shamrock Rovers
Crystal Palace
Shamrock Rovers		    
National team2
1926-1931 Irish Free State 5 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of January 30 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of January 30 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

John Joe Flood, also referred to as Jonjo Flood or John Flood, is a former Irish footballer who played as a forward for Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers, Leeds United and Crystal Palace. As an international, he also played for the Irish Free State.

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[edit] Club career

Flood play for Shelbourne before joining Shamrock Rovers. After helping Rovers win their first ever League of Ireland title in 1923 he joined Leeds United, together with Bob Fullam. However neither of them managed to establish themselves at United and they both rejoined Rovers for the following season[1]. Back with Rovers, together with Fullam, Jack Fagan and Billy Farrell he was part of a legendary forward-line known as the Four F's. During the 1924-25 season they helped Rovers win a League of Ireland / League of Ireland Shield / FAI Cup treble. They won the FAI Cup after beating Shelbourne 2-1 at Dalymount Park before an attendance of 25,000 [2]. Flood and Fullam scored the two goals against their former club [3]. During his career Flood also had a spell with Crystal Palace[4].

[edit] Irish international

Between 1926 and 1931 Flood made 5 appearances and scored 4 goals for the Irish Free State. He made his international debut in a 3-0 away defeat against Italy on March 21 1926. He won his second cap on April 20 1929 against Belgium at Dalymount Park. He marked the occasion by scoring a hat-trick as the Irish won 4-0 [5][6]. He scored his fourth international goal in a return game against Belgium on May 11 1930. Jimmy Dunne scored the other two goals as the Irish won 3-1. On April 26 1931 he captained the Irish Free State against Spain [7]. Together with Tom Farquharson, Peter Kavanagh and Paddy Moore he was part of a team that gained a respectable 1-1 draw at the Montjuic Stadium in Barcelona. Flood laid on the pass for Moore to score on his debut. He made his last international appearance on December 13 1931 in the return game against Spain which the Irish Free State lost 5-0 [8]

[edit] Honours

Shamrock Rovers

  • FAI Cup
    • Winners 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931: 4

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.leedsfans.org.uk
  2. ^ www.shamrockrovers.ie
  3. ^ Shelbourne F.C. fansite
  4. ^ www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk
  5. ^ Hat-trick against Belgium
  6. ^ www.fai.ie
  7. ^ Captain against Spain
  8. ^ Irish Free State stats