Anthony Flood

Football player infobox


playername = Anto Flood
fullname = Anthony Flood
height = height|ft=6|in=3
nickname = Bisto
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|12|31
cityofbirth = Dublin
countryofbirth = Republic of Ireland
currentclub = Shelbourne
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Sheriff United
Mullingar Town
years = 2005-2006
2005
2006
2007
2007-present
clubs = St. Patrick's Athletic
→ Athlone Town (loan)
→ Shamrock Rovers (loan)
Dundalk
Shelbourne
caps(goals) = 5 (0)
13 (6)
9 (3)
9 (2)
39 (23)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals)=
pcupdate = September 22 2008

Anthony 'Anto' Flood (born December 31 1984 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland), is an Irish footballer playing with Shelbourne in the Eircom League of Ireland First Division. Flood is a tall, talented player and he plays as a striker.

Career

After raising eyebrows at youth level, Anto began his top-flight career by signing for St. Patrick's Athletic in 2005. With regular first team opportunities limited at the Inchicore side, Flood was imminently loaned out for the majority of the 2005 season to First Division Athlone Town in order to gain valuable experience.

Flood returned to St. Patrick's Athletic at the beginning of the 2006 season but found himself back in a similar situation. First team opportunities were again limited and he was eventually loaned out by Pats once again, this time to Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers in July 2006 [ [http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=924 PERTH LEAVES, FLOOD GOES ON LOAN, MAHER BACK] → www.stpatsfc.com] . Anto scored 3 league goals in 9 league appearances in the 2006 season including the opening goal in Rovers 1000th League win [Rovers' 100th League Win] .

After spending effectively two seasons on loan from St. Patrick's Athletic, Anto departed the Saints in December 2006 to sign for First Division Dundalk. Flood made a bright start to his Dundalk career becoming a regular in the side and scored his first Dundalk goal in 6-2 victory against Athlone Town on March 29 2007 at Oriel Park [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0329/dundalk1.html Dundalk 6-2 Athlone Town] → www.rte.ie] . Things took a sharp turn for the worse for Flood's Dundalk career in May 2007 when his contract was terminated by the club due to a 'breach of discipline' [ [http://www.dundalkfc.com/News/070509_Flood.html Flood Departs] → www.dundalkfc.com] .

As a free agent, Flood remained out of the game for 2 months until the next transfer window in July 2007 when he was snapped up by First Division side Shelbourne in order to boost their attacking options [ [http://www.shelbournefc.com/news.php?id=688 Summer Signing!!!] → www.shelbournefc.com] . He made his Shelbourne debut against Wexford Youths at Tolka Park on July 6 2007 [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0706/shelbourne.html Shelbourne 1-0 Wexford Youths] → www.rte.ie] . Anto ironically scored his first goal for Shelbourne against the club that had dismissed him a few short months previously, scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory over Dundalk at Tolka Park on July 27 2007 [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0727/shelbourne.html Shelbourne 1-0 Dundalk] → www.rte.ie] . He ended up scoring 11 goals for the Reds during the 2007 season, and the 2 goals he scored earlier in the season with Dundalk ensured he was tied with Davin O'Neill of Cobh Ramblers for the second top scorer in the First Division. Flood was one of just four Shelbourne first team players who played in 2007 to be retained for the following season, and will be carrying high hopes that he can fire them to promotion.

References

External links

* [http://www.shelbournefc.com/players.php?playerid=309 Anto Flood's profile at www.shelbournefc.com]