Paul Flexney

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Paul Flexney

| image =

| fullname = Paul Flexney{{Hugman|6522|accessdate=14 March 2017}}

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|1|18}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| currentclub =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1980–1982

| youthclubs1 = Clyde

| years1 = 1982–1988

| years2 = 1988–1989

| years3 = 1989–1992

| clubs1 = Clyde

| clubs2 = Northampton Town

| clubs3 = Kilmarnock

| caps1 = 204

| caps2 = 12

| caps3 = 113

| totalcaps = 329

| goals1 = 14

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 4

| totalgoals = 18

}}

Paul Flexney (born 18 January 1965) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

Flexney started his career with Clyde, making over 200 appearances for the side.[https://talkinfitbaw.co.uk/articles/f/paul-flexney-former-clyde-boss-brown-was-like-a-father-figure Paul Flexney: Former Clyde boss Brown was like a father figure], Talkin Fitbaw, 4 June 2021 He was capped by Scotland at various youth levels, and was captain for a period during his time at Clyde.

He later played for Northampton Town[https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/1980s6.html 1980s], Northampton Town Programmes and Memorabilia and Kilmarnock (one season in the Second Division, three in the First Division)[https://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7610 (Kilmarnock player) Flexney, Paul], FitbaStats before dropping out of the senior game.

He is married to Janice and has one son, Jack, who as of 2019 was following in his father's footsteps towards becoming a professional footballer but was required to undergo brain surgery for cancerous tumours.[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/rutherglen-cambuslang-community-rallies-round-21120011 Rutherglen and Cambuslang community rallies round to help teenager Jack Flexney after cancer diagnosis], Daily Record, 18 December 2019