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Scott Flinders

Scott Flinders

Goalkeeper  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.93 m
Foot
BornJune 12, 1986
👕500+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 24/25 5.8 Solid
Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0
goals / match
Hartlepool United
top club · 276 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#213
goals rank
#376
assists rank
0
season goals
0
season assists

Among 3,260 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.13m
peak value · 2006
€1.13m
top transfer fee · 06/07
best season
4 / 0
int'l caps / goals
605Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
20Yellow cards
0Red cards
605Full matches (90′)
Full nameScott Flinders
Name in home countryScott Liam Flinders
Date of birth1986-06-12 (39 yrs)
Place of birthRotherham, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionGoalkeeper
Foot
Height193.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires
AgentWorld in Motion
Jul 2025
Transfer: Mansfield Town → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Mansfield Town
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Mansfield Town
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Mansfield Town
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Cheltenham → Mansfield Town
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Cheltenham Town
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Cheltenham Town
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Cheltenham Town
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Cheltenham Town
55 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Macclesfield → Cheltenham
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Cheltenham Town
43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: York City → Macclesfield
16/17 · Transfer
Oct 2016
Transfer: Macclesfield → York City
16/17 · Return from loan
Sep 2016
Transfer: York City → Macclesfield
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Macclesfield Town FC, York City
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
15/16 — York City
48 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Hartlepool → York City
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hartlepool United
50 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Hartlepool United
50 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Hartlepool United
49 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Hartlepool United
48 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Hartlepool United
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Hartlepool United
50 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Hartlepool
09/10 · Transfer
Dec 2008
Transfer: Falkirk → Crystal Palace
08/09 · Return from loan
Aug 2008
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Falkirk
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Falkirk FC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2008
Transfer: Blackpool → Crystal Palace
07/08 · Return from loan
Mar 2008
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Blackpool
07/08 · Loan
Mar 2008
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Crystal Palace
07/08 · Return from loan
Feb 2008
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Yeovil Town
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — Blackpool FC, Crystal Palace, Yeovil Town
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2007
Transfer: Brighton → Crystal Palace
06/07 · Return from loan
Feb 2007
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Brighton
06/07 · Loan
Oct 2006
Transfer: Gillingham → Crystal Palace
06/07 · Return from loan
Sep 2006
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Gillingham
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
Transfer: Barnsley → Crystal Palace
06/07 · Transfer · €1.13m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Crystal Palace, Gillingham FC, Brighton & Hove Albion
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Barnsley FC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Barnsley FC
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: Barnsley U18 → Barnsley
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Barnsley FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.13m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2731 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90
0
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
0
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
68
Clean sheets4 total · 4.00/90
32
54,493 min
Minutes played by club
Mansfield Town 3.6%
Cheltenham Town 25.8%
York City 9.4%
Macclesfield Town FC 3.8%
Hartlepool United 45.6%
Falkirk FC 1.3%
Crystal Palace 2.2%
Yeovil Town 1.5%
Blackpool FC 0.0%
Brighton & Hove Albion 2.0%
Gillingham FC 1.7%
Barnsley FC 3.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Mansfield Town 3 22/23 24/25 22 0 0 1,949
Cheltenham Town 5 17/18 21/22 156 0 0 14,057
York City 2 15/16 16/17 57 0 0 5,148
Macclesfield Town FC 1 16/17 16/17 23 0 0 2,070
Hartlepool United 6 09/10 14/15 276 0 0 24,833
Falkirk FC 1 08/09 08/09 8 0 0 720
Crystal Palace 2 06/07 07/08 13 0 0 1,176
Yeovil Town 1 07/08 07/08 9 0 0 810
Blackpool FC 1 07/08 07/08 0 0 0 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 06/07 06/07 12 0 0 1,080
Gillingham FC 1 06/07 06/07 10 0 0 900
Barnsley FC 3 03/04 05/06 19 0 0 1,750

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

0€281K1€563K1€844K1€1.1M06/0707/0808/0909/1010/1114/1523/2424/2506/07 — €1.1M07/08 — €900K08/09 — €600K09/10 — €500K10/11 — €350K14/15 — €200K23/24 — €100K24/25 — €25KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 EFL Cup Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Trophy Mansfield Town 3 0 0 0 0 270
24/25 FA Cup Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 League One Mansfield Town 8 0 0 0 0 689
23/24 EFL Cup Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Trophy Mansfield Town 3 0 0 0 0 270
23/24 FA Cup Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 League Two Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Cup Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Mansfield Town 4 0 0 0 0 360
22/23 FA Cup Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League Two Mansfield Town 4 0 0 0 0 360
21/22 EFL Cup Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 0 0 90
21/22 EFL Trophy Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 0 0 270
21/22 League One Cheltenham Town 19 0 0 1 0 1,710
20/21 EFL Trophy Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 0 0 225
20/21 FA Cup Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 0 0 120
20/21 League Two Cheltenham Town 2 0 0 0 0 180
19/20 EFL Cup Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 0 0 90
19/20 EFL Trophy Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 0 0 270
19/20 League Two Cheltenham Town 25 0 0 1 0 2,222
18/19 EFL Cup Cheltenham Town 2 0 0 0 0 180
18/19 EFL Trophy Cheltenham Town 4 0 0 0 0 420
18/19 FA Cup Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 0 0 270
18/19 League Two Cheltenham Town 46 0 0 3 0 4,140
17/18 EFL Trophy Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 0 0 90
17/18 FA Cup Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 0 0 90
17/18 League Two Cheltenham Town 41 0 0 2 0 3,690
16/17 National League Macclesfield Town FC 23 0 0 1 0 2,070
16/17 National League York City 9 0 0 0 0 798
15/16 FA Cup York City 1 0 0 0 0 90
15/16 FL Trophy York City 2 0 0 0 0 180
15/16 League Cup York City 2 0 0 0 0 210
15/16 League Two York City 43 0 0 3 0 3,870
14/15 EFL Trophy Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 90
14/15 FA Cup Hartlepool United 2 0 0 0 0 180
14/15 League Cup Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 90
14/15 League Two Hartlepool United 46 0 0 0 0 4,140
13/14 EFL Trophy Hartlepool United 3 0 0 0 0 270
13/14 FA Cup Hartlepool United 3 0 0 0 0 270
13/14 League Cup Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 45
13/14 League Two Hartlepool United 43 0 0 0 0 3,870
12/13 EFL Trophy Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 120
12/13 FA Cup Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 90
12/13 League Cup Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 90
12/13 League One Hartlepool United 46 0 0 1 0 4,140
11/12 EFL Trophy Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 90
11/12 FA Cup Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 8
11/12 League Cup Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 120
11/12 League One Hartlepool United 45 0 0 1 0 4,050
10/11 EFL Trophy Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 90
10/11 League Cup Hartlepool United 2 0 0 0 0 180
10/11 League One Hartlepool United 26 0 0 1 0 2,340
09/10 EFL Trophy Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 90
09/10 FA Cup Hartlepool United 1 0 0 0 0 90
09/10 League Cup Hartlepool United 2 0 0 0 0 240
09/10 League One Hartlepool United 46 0 0 1 0 4,140
08/09 Co-op. Ins. Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 90
08/09 Premiership Falkirk FC 7 0 0 0 0 630
07/08 Championship Blackpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 90
07/08 League Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 120
07/08 League One Yeovil Town 9 0 0 0 0 810
06/07 Championship Crystal Palace 8 0 0 1 0 696
06/07 EFL Trophy Gillingham FC 1 0 0 0 0 90
06/07 FA Cup Crystal Palace 2 0 0 0 0 180
06/07 League Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 90
06/07 League One Brighton & Hove Albion 12 0 0 0 0 1,080
06/07 League One Gillingham FC 9 0 0 3 0 810
05/06 EFL Trophy Barnsley FC 1 0 0 0 0 90
05/06 FA Cup Barnsley FC 2 0 0 0 0 210
05/06 League Cup Barnsley FC 2 0 0 0 0 190
05/06 League One Barnsley FC 3 0 0 0 0 270
05/06 League One Play-Offs Barnsley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League One Barnsley FC 11 0 0 1 0 990
03/04 EFL Trophy Barnsley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Barnsley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Second Division Barnsley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 Barnsley U18 Barnsley Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-13 Barnsley Crystal Palace Transfer 0 €1.13m
06/07 2006-09-08 Crystal Palace Gillingham Loan 1130000
06/07 2006-10-22 Gillingham Crystal Palace Return from loan 1130000
06/07 2007-02-19 Crystal Palace Brighton Loan 1130000
06/07 2007-05-31 Brighton Crystal Palace Return from loan 1130000
07/08 2008-02-11 Crystal Palace Yeovil Town Loan 900000
07/08 2008-03-26 Yeovil Town Crystal Palace Return from loan 900000
07/08 2008-03-27 Crystal Palace Blackpool Loan 900000
07/08 2008-05-31 Blackpool Crystal Palace Return from loan 900000
08/09 2008-08-14 Crystal Palace Falkirk Loan 900000
08/09 2008-12-31 Falkirk Crystal Palace Return from loan 600000
09/10 2009-07-01 Crystal Palace Hartlepool Transfer 500000
15/16 2015-07-01 Hartlepool York City Transfer 200000
16/17 2016-09-20 York City Macclesfield Loan 200000
16/17 2016-10-18 Macclesfield York City Return from loan 200000
16/17 2017-01-06 York City Macclesfield Transfer 200000
17/18 2017-08-31 Macclesfield Cheltenham Transfer 200000
22/23 2022-07-01 Cheltenham Mansfield Town Transfer 200000
25/26 2025-07-01 Mansfield Town Retired Transfer 25000

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€1.13m
Low
Δ since start−€1.13m
€281k€563k€844k€1.13m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.13m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22907 4 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Gary Liddle 1 0 0
Will Boyle 1 1 0
Luke James 1 0 0
Chris Hussey 2 0 0
Jack Baldwin 1 0 0
Conor Thomas 2 0 0
Ryan Broom 1 0 0
Michael Duckworth 1 0 0
Brad Walker 1 0 0
Kevin Dawson 1 0 0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2016-10-18 Macclesfield York City Return from loan €200k
16/17 2016-09-20 York City Macclesfield Loan €200k
08/09 2008-12-31 Falkirk Crystal Palace Return from loan €600k
08/09 2008-08-14 Crystal Palace Falkirk Loan €900k
07/08 2008-05-31 Blackpool Crystal Palace Return from loan €900k
07/08 2008-03-27 Crystal Palace Blackpool Loan €900k
07/08 2008-03-26 Yeovil Town Crystal Palace Return from loan €900k
07/08 2008-02-11 Crystal Palace Yeovil Town Loan €900k
06/07 2007-05-31 Brighton Crystal Palace Return from loan €1.13m
06/07 2007-02-19 Crystal Palace Brighton Loan €1.13m
06/07 2006-10-22 Gillingham Crystal Palace Return from loan €1.13m
06/07 2006-09-08 Crystal Palace Gillingham Loan €1.13m

Teams faced most often by Scott Flinders's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Carlisle United 117 38 28 51 139 167 -28 32%
Southend United 115 43 28 44 132 139 -7 37%
Oldham Athletic 114 41 29 44 145 143 +2 36%
Leyton Orient 112 37 32 43 141 152 -11 33%
Northampton Town 110 38 35 37 131 134 -3 35%
Colchester United 109 37 28 44 134 159 -25 34%
Tranmere Rovers 106 37 35 34 118 109 +9 35%
Doncaster Rovers 105 39 28 38 112 126 -14 37%
Swindon Town 104 37 31 36 145 143 +2 36%
Crewe Alexandra 104 39 26 39 143 153 -10 38%
Bristol Rovers 102 35 30 37 134 136 -2 34%
Walsall FC 101 33 33 35 121 138 -17 33%

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 23 2,070 1 0 0 0.04
19/20 29 2,582 1 0 0 0.03
18/19 55 5,010 3 0 0 0.05
17/18 43 3,870 2 0 0 0.05
16/17 32 2,868 1 0 0 0.03
15/16 48 4,350 3 0 0 0.06
12/13 49 4,440 1 0 0 0.02
11/12 48 4,268 1 0 0 0.02
10/11 29 2,610 1 0 0 0.03
09/10 50 4,560 1 0 0 0.02
06/07 33 2,946 4 0 0 0.12
04/05 11 990 1 0 0 0.09

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

SeasonMatchesMinsClean sheetsCS %Goals concededGC / 90′
24/25 11 959 4 36% 13 1.22
23/24 3 270 0 0% 5 1.67
22/23 8 720 1 13% 10 1.25
21/22 23 2,070 5 22% 39 1.7
20/21 6 525 2 33% 6 1.03
19/20 29 2,582 10 34% 27 0.94
18/19 55 5,010 11 20% 78 1.4
17/18 43 3,870 9 21% 67 1.56
16/17 32 2,868 7 22% 50 1.57
15/16 48 4,350 5 10% 88 1.82
14/15 50 4,500 10 20% 80 1.6
13/14 50 4,455 15 30% 58 1.17
12/13 49 4,440 10 20% 78 1.58
11/12 48 4,268 14 29% 58 1.22
10/11 29 2,610 9 31% 43 1.48
09/10 50 4,560 15 30% 72 1.42
08/09 8 720 3 38% 6 0.75
07/08 11 1,020 2 18% 16 1.41
06/07 33 2,946 5 15% 53 1.62
05/06 8 760 0 0% 18 2.13
04/05 11 990 2 18% 17 1.55

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
234 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
25 apps
0 G
0 A
FL Trophy
30 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
18 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two
250 apps
0 G
0 A
National League
32 apps
0 G
0 A
Premiership
7 apps
0 G
0 A
Championship
8 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Scott Flinders

Who is Scott Flinders?

Scott Flinders is an England professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Retired.

How old is Scott Flinders?

Scott Flinders is 39 years old. He was born on June 12, 1986 in Rotherham.

What position does Scott Flinders play?

Scott Flinders plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).

What club does Scott Flinders play for?

Scott Flinders currently plays for Retired.