1. Scott Liam Flinders was born on 12 June 1986 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Mansfield Town.
28 Facts About Scott Flinders
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Scott Flinders has played for the England national under-20 team.
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Scott Flinders made an instant impression, and played eleven matches in the next three months.
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Scott Flinders went back to being second choice at Barnsley, this time to Nick Colgan and was an unused substitute in Barnsley's play-off final win against Swansea City.
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Scott Flinders moved to Crystal Palace as part of a deal that took Sam Togwell to Barnsley in the summer of 2006.
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On 20 February 2007, Scott Flinders was sent out on loan again.
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Scott Flinders was sent out on loan again in February 2008, this time to Yeovil Town, after their first choice goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall was injured.
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Scott Flinders was released by Crystal Palace on 6 May 2009.
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On 26 June 2009, Scott Flinders signed for League One club Hartlepool United.
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Scott Flinders became the first ever goalkeeper to score a goal from open play for Hartlepool when his 94th-minute header against AFC Bournemouth on 30 April 2011 gained a point for his employers on the last home match of the season.
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Scott Flinders nearly scored in consecutive home matches for the club when against Walsall on 13 August 2011, when his 5th minute clearance from 70 yards bounced over Saddlers' keeper Jimmy Walker only for striker Colin Nish to tap in on the line for Nish's first Hartlepool goal.
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Scott Flinders signed a new contract with the club in May 2011.
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Scott Flinders was nominated for League One's Player of the Month for September 2011, along with Hartlepool manager Mick Wadsworth being nominated for Manager of the Month, after conceding only two goals in four matches which saw his team win all four matches.
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Twelve days later, it was announced that Scott Flinders had won the Hartlepool Mail SportsMail Player of the Year Award.
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On 23 June 2015, Scott Flinders signed for Hartlepool's League Two rivals York City on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year.
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York had the second-poorest defensive record with 87 goals conceded; however, Dave Flett of The Press defended Scott Flinders, arguing that "without his saves, the club would have collected even fewer points".
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On 23 August 2016, Scott Flinders was suspended for five matches by the Football Association after being found guilty of racial abuse during a match against AFC Wimbledon on 19 March 2016.
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Scott Flinders was swiftly suspended by York, being told to stay away from the club completely.
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In September 2016, the suspension was lifted by the club and Scott Flinders returned to training, although he had lost his place in the team to new signing Kyle Letheren.
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Shortly after, Scott Flinders was found guilty of racial abuse by the FA regulatory commission, having told AFC Wimbledon player Lyle Taylor that his wife "doesn't like your kind", after Taylor grabbed Scott Flinders' testicles and goaded him.
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On 20 September 2016, Scott Flinders joined York's National League rivals Macclesfield Town on a 28-day loan until 18 October.
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Scott Flinders again lost his place in the York team in November 2016, and left the club by mutual consent on 5 January 2017.
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Scott Flinders was released at the end of the season.
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Scott Flinders signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town on 31 August 2017.
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On 6 May 2022, Scott Flinders was released by Cheltenham Town after not being offered a further contract.
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On 6 June 2022, Scott Flinders agreed to join League Two side Mansfield Town on an initial one-year deal upon the expiration of his contract with Cheltenham Town.
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In May 2024, Scott Flinders signed a new contract to keep him at the club for a further year.
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Scott Flinders finished his under-20 career with five caps, all earned in 2005.