Career
Club career
Flatley was on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining York City F.C., York City. His stay at Bootham Crescent was brief, as he played four Football League Third Division North, Third Division North games for the "Minstermen" in the 1938–39 Football League, 1938–39 season. He joined Port Vale F.C., Port Vale in June 1939, playing the opening two Football League Third Division South, Third Division South games of the 1939–40 Football League, 1939–40 season before World War II stopped all professional football in England. During wartime he guested for Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C., Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City and Halifax Town A.F.C., Halifax Town, before joining Bradford Park Avenue on a permanent basis in July 1944. After this he continued guesting for Halifax and later Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool United. In December 1946, he transferred to Norman Bullock's Bury F.C., Bury, though he never made his Football League Second Division, Second Division debut at Gigg Lane.Player-manager
He played in Italy for U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912, Alessandria Calcio between 1948 and 1950, and also coached alongside Carlo Carcano, before returning to England as player-manager of non-league Workington A.F.C., Workington in August 1950. At the end of the 1951–52 in English football, 1951–52 season, Workington were elected to the English Football League, Football League. However Flatley resigned just after they had been re-elected and the club went on to finish bottom of the league.Managerial career
Flatley had a coaching stint in India in 1954 where he was the assistant coach to the then India national team coach Syed Abdul Rahim at the 1954 Colombo Cup. He also managed the Bombay football team, Bombay and India national football team, India football teams for a brief period during the Soviet football team tour to India in 1955.Career statistics
Playing statistics
Source:Managerial statistics
References
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