Ross Flitney

Ross Daniel Flitney (born 1 June 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Eastleigh as a goalkeeper.

Ross Flitney
Personal information
Full name Ross Daniel Flitney[1]
Date of birth (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984
Place of birth Hitchin, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Eastleigh (player/goalkeeping coach)
Number 13
Youth career
1996–2000 Arsenal
2000–2003 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Fulham 0 (0)
2003 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 1 (0)
2003–2004 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2 (0)
2005 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
2005 → Yeading (loan) 7 (0)
2005–2007 Barnet 50 (0)
2007–2009 Grays Athletic 36 (0)
2008–2009 → Croydon Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2009–2010 Croydon Athletic ? (0)
2010–2011 Dover Athletic 55 (0)
2011–2013 Gillingham 27 (0)
2012 → Eastleigh (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2016 Eastleigh 144 (0)
2016–2017 Whitehawk 7 (0)
2017 Bromley 14 (0)
2017– Eastleigh 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:40, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Career

Born in Hitchin,[1] Flitney started as a youth player at Arsenal before moving to Fulham in 2003 where he made a number of appearances on the Fulham bench in the Premiership as cover for senior keepers such as Edwin van der Sar and Mark Crossley, but never made the first team. He did however have two loan spells with Brighton & Hove Albion[3] and a further loan spell with Doncaster Rovers where he gained league experience. In March 2005 he joined Isthmian League side Yeading on loan.[4] He was released by Fulham in May 2005,[5] joining Barnet the following month.[6]

On 26 October 2005, he became the recipient of the quickest red card in the history of Old Trafford. In a League Cup match for Barnet against Manchester United, he was sent off for handling the ball outside his penalty area, only 80 seconds into the game. It was his first touch in the match, and Barnet went on to lose 4–1.[7] The red card was later rescinded on appeal.[8] During the 2005/06 season, he lost his place to Lee Harrison who had rejoined Barnet as a player/coach in the summer. He was told he could leave Barnet in November 2006,[9] but was finally released at the end of the season,[10] joining Grays Athletic in June 2007.[11]

Flitney signed for Croydon Athletic on loan in December 2008,[12] and just one month later he was transfer listed by Grays, with financial pressures and manager Wayne Burnett's plans being cited as the reason.[13] A fortnight later, Flitney had his contract with the Essex side terminated by mutual consent,[14] and signed a contract to stay with Croydon Athletic until the end of the season.[15]

In January 2010, Flitney signed for Conference South club Dover Athletic. Dover manager Andy Hessenthaler said; "He's a keeper I've had my eye on. He brings something different to the table in that he is 6ft 3in and kicks the ball a mile!".[16] Flitney made his debut for Dover in the 2–0 defeat to Woking on 23 January.

He was signed by Hessenthaler again, when he joined Gillingham in July 2011,[17] and made his debut for Gillingham in the 1–0 win over Cheltenham Town on 6 August 2011.

In October 2012 he joined Eastleigh on an initial loan period of one month.[18] After his loan at Eastleigh finished in January 2013, and his subsequent release by Gillingham, he rejoined Eastleigh on a permanent basis in February 2013.[19] Flitney played the first nine games of the 2016–17 season for Eastleigh but then signed for Brighton-based National League South side Whitehawk, rejoining his former manager Richard Hill [20] and making his debut in a 3–0 away win at Bishop's Stortford on 8 October. Flitney was sent off after the final whistle in the FA Cup first round against Stourbridge on 14 November for protesting to referee Robert Whitton, who had just blown for full-time with the ball in play, seconds before Javier Favarel scored a 30-yard volley which would have been the winning goal.[21] On 14 January against Dulwich Hamlet in the FA Trophy second round, with his side leading 1–0, Flitney came off the bench to replace Hawks' injured keeper Tom Stewart in the 65th minute and went on to concede four times as well as give away and then save a penalty in the time remaining.[22] Flitney left the Hawks at the end of January 2017, his last game being a 1–3 defeat at Hungerford Town on 23 January, a game in which he conceded a penalty after just four minutes.[23] On 16 February 2017, Flitney joined Bromley on a short-term deal for the remainder of the campaign.[24] Following 14 league appearances, in which he helped the club to a 10th-place finish, Flitney departed Bromley at the end of the season.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion (loans) 2003–04[26] Second Division 1000000010
2000000020
Doncaster Rovers 2004–05 League One 0000000000
Barnet 2005–06[27] League Two 350102000380
2006–07[28] 15010202[lower-alpha 1]0200
Total 500204020580
Grays Athletic 2007–08[29] Conference Premier 30000—00300
2008–09[30] 6000—0060
Total 360000000360
Croydon Athletic (loan) 2008–09 Isthmian Division One South —
Croydon Athletic 2009–10 Isthmian Division One South —
Dover Athletic 2009–10[31] Conference South 16000—2[lower-alpha 2]0180
2010–11[31] 40070—1[lower-alpha 3]0480
Total 560700030660
Gillingham 2011–12[32] League Two 270301000310
Eastleigh (loan) 2012–13[31] Conference South 7000—1[lower-alpha 3]080
Eastleigh Conference South 19000—2[lower-alpha 4]0210
2013–14[31] 40020—4[lower-alpha 3]0460
2014–15[31] Conference Premier 46030—4[lower-alpha 5]0530
2015–16[31] National League 30050—2[lower-alpha 3]0370
2016–17[31] 9000—0090
Total 1440100001201660
Whitehawk 2016–17[2] National League South 7020—2[lower-alpha 3]0110
Bromley 2016–17[31] National League 14000—1[lower-alpha 6]0150
Eastleigh 2017–18[2] National League 12010—00130
Career total 3560250502104070
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Conference South play-offs
  3. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  4. Appearances in the Conference South play-offs
  5. One appearance in the Hampshire Senior Cup, one in the FA Trophy and two in the Conference Premier play-offs
  6. Appearance in the Kent Senior Cup

References
  1. "Ross Flitney". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "R. Flitney". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. Roberts out over Christmas, BBC Sport
  4. Cottagers loan Flitney to Yeading, BBC Sport
  5. "Player Released". Fulham Official Website. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. Barnet set to sign keeper Flitney, BBC Sport
  7. Man Utd 4–1 Barnet, BBC Sport
  8. Flitney wins red card appeal, BBC Sport
  9. Keeper Flitney can leave Barnet, BBC Sport
  10. Barnet boss releases five players, BBC Sport
  11. Grays snap up ex-Bees goalkeeper, BBC Sport
  12. Player News, graysathletic.co.uk
  13. "Grays place four on transfer list". BBC Sport. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  14. Goalkeeper News, Grays Athletic
  15. Player News, Croydon Athletic
  16. White, Andy (18 January 2010). "Whites bag Flitney". The Non-League Paper. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  17. Six of the best for Gills Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Gillingham F.C.
  18. "Spitfires borrow Flitney". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  19. "Ross Flitney signs for Eastleigh". Eastleigh F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  20. Brian Owen (8 October 2016). "National League – Whitehawk FC boss on his move to sign Ross Flitney". The Argus. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  21. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37807827
  22. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/whitehawk-1-4-dulwich-hamlet-1742092.html
  23. Tom Harris (30 January 2017). "Flitney and Connolly Leave The Hawks". Whitehawk F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  24. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38994030
  25. Bromley Football Club (24 May 2017). "Squad Update: Tyrone Sterling joins Bromley". Bromley F.C. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  26. "Games played by Ross Flitney in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  27. "Games played by Ross Flitney in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  28. "Games played by Ross Flitney in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  29. "Games played by Ross Flitney in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  30. "Games played by Ross Flitney in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  31. "Ross Flitney". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  32. "Games played by Ross Flitney in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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