John Joe Flood, also referred to as Jonjo Flood or John Flood, was an Irish footballer who played as a forward for Shelbourne,

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and

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. As an international, he also played for and captained the

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yielding an impressive return of 4 goals in 5 games. Flood was also part of the League of Ireland XI setup (1925–1933) which was viewed by fans of the day as an international team when playing against the likes of the Scottish/Welsh/IFA League XI sides. He played eight times and scored 3 goals.

Club career

Flood play for Shelbourne before joining

. After helping Rovers win their first ever

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title in 1923 he joined

, together with

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. However neither of them managed to establish themselves at United and they both rejoined Rovers for the following season. Back with Rovers, together with Fullam, John Fagan and Billy Farrell he was an integral part of a legendary forward-line known as the ''Four F's''. During the 1924–25 season they helped Rovers win a

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treble. They won the FAI Cup after beating Shelbourne 2–1 at

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before an attendance of 25,000. Flood and Fullam scored the two goals against their former club. During his career Flood also had a spell with

. In April 1932 he was awarded a benefit game which broke all previous attendance records and signified the impact that the popular Flood had on the game in the country at the time.

Irish international

Between 1926 and 1931 Flood made 5 appearances and scored 4 goals for the

. He made his international debut in a 3–0 away defeat against

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on 21 March 1926. He won his second cap on 20 April 1929 against

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. He marked the occasion by scoring Irelands' first international

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and the Irish won 4–0. He scored his fourth international goal in a return game against Belgium on 11 May 1930.

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scored the other two goals as the Irish won 3–1. On 26 April 1931 he captained the Irish Free State against

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. Together with

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, Peter Kavanagh and

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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 13 December 1931 in the return game against Spain which the Irish Free State lost 5–0. Flood captained the Irish team on that day.

Honours

: *

: 4 ** 1922–23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1930–31 *

: 6 **1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933 *

**''Winners'' 1924–25, 1926–27, 1931–32: 4 * Leinster Senior Cup **''Winners'' 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930: 4 * Leinster Senior League **''Winners'' 1921–22: 1

References

Sources

*''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins ()

External links

Remembering John Joe Flood
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flood, John Joe Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Irish Free State men's international footballers League of Ireland players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players League of Ireland XI players Irish Free State men's association footballers Leinster Senior League (association football) players Men's association football forwards 1899 births 1982 deaths Association footballers from Dublin (city)