Christopher Flynn (born 5 November 1987) is a Welsh

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who plays for

Nantwich Town Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed ''The Dabbers'', a reference to the town's tanning industry. They currently compete in and play ...

Career

Born in

Market Drayton Market Drayton is a market town and electoral ward in the north of Shropshire, England, close to the Cheshire and Staffordshire borders. It is on the River Tern, and was formerly known as "Drayton in Hales" (c. 1868) and earlier simply as "Dray ...

, England, Flynn is one of many players to be produced by the Crewe Alexandra production line. He first joined the club at the early age of nine, before making his way up the ranks at Crewe's academy, playing as a defender. However, Flynn soon moved out of his defensive position to take up a

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role during his time in the under-18s squad. His has also gained a reputation for being utilised in several different positions In June 2006, Flynn turned professional, following his impressive displays in the youth teams. The Welshman made his Crewe debut in their 5-1

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defeat to

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

. Three days later, he played his first cup match for Crewe against

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, which Crewe won on penalties. In an attempt to gain first team experience, Flynn was loaned out to

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side

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

. There he played a single match, Cambridge's 4–0 away win over

Northwich Victoria {{Infobox UK place , static_image_name = Northwich - Town Bridge.jpg , static_image_caption = Town Bridge, the River Weaver and the spire of Holy Trinity Church , official_name = Northwich , country ...

. Chris has played for the under 21s Welsh National Club in 2006. He was asked to return in 2008 however due to a date conflict, he was unable to commit to the signing. Flynn joined

Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts. Stafford Rangers' rivals include T ...

in August 2007, and was signed by

in 2008. In January 2009 he returned to Stafford Rangers on a non-contract basis. A month later he joined

Eastwood Town Eastwood Town Football Club was an English football club based in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The club last participated in the Northern Premier League Division One South, the eighth tier of English football. A new club, Eastwood C.F.C., was f ...

, but ended up signing with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Christopher 1987 births Living people People from Market Drayton Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Eastwood Town F.C. players Nantwich Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Shropshire