Michael Flanagan (born 9 November 1952) is an English former professional

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and manager.

Playing career

Flanagan made his debut for

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

in the 1971-72 season and formed a successful partnership with Derek Hales, although the pair were once sent off in an

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tie for fighting with each other. During the summer of 1978 Flanagan crossed the Atlantic and signed for the

New England Tea Men The New England Tea Men were an American professional soccer team based in Greater Boston. They played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980. Their home venues for outdoor play were Schaefer Stadium (shared with the NFL's ...

of the NASL, and subsequently scored 30 goals in 28 league appearances. He also won the

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award (Most Valuable Player) for the 1978 season, ahead of such players as the legendary Franz Beckenbauer. In summer 1979 he joined

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for £650,000 where he played 56 games scoring 8 goals. December 1980 saw him join

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

. He was capped three times by England 'B', scoring once. Whilst at QPR he played in the

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Managerial career

Flanagan managed Gillingham from 1993 until 1995. He also had a spell as manager of

Waterford United Waterford Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Phort Láirge) formerly Waterford United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Waterford who play in the League of Ireland First Division. The club was founded and elected to the ...

. He later became assistant manager of

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, a post he left in July 2007. He was caretaker manager at Maldon & Tiptree from November 2011 until May 2012, and managed

Brentwood Town Brentwood Town Football Club is a football club based in Brentwood, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Brentwood Centre Arena. History A Brentwood Football Club was established in the 19th century, and played ...

between 2015 and 2016, a club where his son Adam has previously been manager.Flanagan Moves On After Drop
Isthmian League

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Mike 1952 births Living people Footballers from Ilford Men's association football forwards English footballers English people of Irish descent Charlton Athletic F.C. players New England Tea Men players Crystal Palace F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players England men's B international footballers North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players English football managers League of Ireland managers Gillingham F.C. managers Waterford F.C. managers Maldon & Tiptree F.C. managers Brentwood Town F.C. managers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers FA Cup final players