John Joe Flood

Football player infobox
playername = John Joe Flood


fullname = John Joe Flood
dateofbirth =
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Ireland
position = Forward
years = 1922-1923
1923-1924
1923-1924
1923-1924
1924-1925
1926-1928
1928-1934
1934-1935
clubs = Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne F.C.
Shamrock Rovers
Leeds United
Shamrock Rovers
Crystal Palace
Shamrock Rovers
Reds United F.C.
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1926-1931
1925-1932
nationalteam = Irish Free State
League of Ireland XI
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (4)
8 (3)
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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.

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 [ [http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/players/135.html www.leedsfans.org.uk] ] . Back with Rovers, together with Fullam, John 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 [ [http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history.php www.shamrockrovers.ie] ] . Flood and Fullam scored the two goals against their former club [ [http://planet_shels.tripod.com/history/trivia.html Shelbourne F.C. fansite] ] . During his career Flood also had a spell with Crystal Palace [ [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/ForceFrames.htm?http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchReport.asp?MatchID=19280603 www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk] ] . In April 1932 he was awarded a benefit game [ [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1932/0414/Pg011.html#Ar01110:920A0C97BA36983A0C987A36986A0C995A368F6AAD91AAC0970B36996B4B www.irishtimes.com] ] .

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 [ [http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=5 Hat-trick against Belgium] ] [ [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=47 www.fai.ie] ] . 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 [ [http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=7 Captain against Spain] ] . 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 [ [http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/player.php?id=267 Irish Free State stats] ]

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

*League of Ireland
**"Winners" 1922-23, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1930-31: 4

*FAI Cup
**"Winners" 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933: 6

*League of Ireland Shield
**"Winners" 1924-25, 1926-27, 1931-32: 4

*Leinster Senior Cup
**"Winners" 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930: 4

References

ources

*"The Hoops" by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)