Paul Flexney
Paul Flexney (born 18 January 1965) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Flexney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Clyde | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1988 | Clyde | 204 | (14) |
| 1988–1989 | Northampton Town | 12 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Kilmarnock | 113 | (4) |
| Total | 329 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Flexney started his career with Clyde, making over 200 appearances for the side.[2] He was capped by Scotland at various youth levels, and was captain for a period during his time at Clyde.
He later played for Northampton Town[3] and Kilmarnock (one season in the Second Division, three in the First Division)[4] before dropping out of the senior game.
He is married to Janice and has one son, Jack, who as of 2019 was following in his father's footsteps towards becoming a professional footballer but was required to undergo brain surgery for cancerous tumours.[5]
References
- "Paul Flexney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- Paul Flexney: Former Clyde boss Brown was like a father figure, Talkin Fitbaw, 4 June 2021
- 1980s, Northampton Town Programmes and Memorabilia
- (Kilmarnock player) Flexney, Paul, FitbaStats
- Rutherglen and Cambuslang community rallies round to help teenager Jack Flexney after cancer diagnosis, Daily Record, 18 December 2019
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