John Finnigan

Football player infobox
playername= John Finnigan
fullname = John Francis Finnigan


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|3|29
cityofbirth = Wakefield
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=8
currentclub = Cheltenham Town
clubnumber = 8
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995-1998
1998
1997-2002
2002-
clubs = Nottingham Forest
→ Lincoln City (loan)
Lincoln City
Cheltenham Town
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
6 (0)
137 (3)
174 (13)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = January 14 2007
ntupdate =

John Francis Finnigan (born 29 March 1976 in Wakefield) is an English professional football midfielder 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.

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. [cite news | url=http://www.footballersareidiots.co.uk/2006/09/25/windass-grabs-victory-by-the-balls/ | title=Windass Grabs Victory by the Balls | accessdate=2006-09-25]

He is 5 foot 8 inches tall.

References

* [http://www.ctfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10434~10410,00.html John Finnigan player profile] at ctfc.com
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