Reece Flanagan
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Reece Flanagan
| image = Flanagan, Reece.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Flanagan with Redditch United in April 2023
| fullname = Reece James Flanagan{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-released-and-retained-list---2016-17.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017 |publisher=The Football League |page=67 |access-date=15 May 2018}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|19|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Reece Flanagan|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/reece-flanagan-242068/|work=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=28 June 2017}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, England
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Redditch United
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013 | youthclubs1 = Walsall
| years1 = 2013–2018 | clubs1 = Walsall | caps1 = 39 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = → Leamington (loan) | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = Leamington | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = Rushall Olympic | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020 | clubs5 = Stratford Town | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2020–2022 | clubs6 = Hednesford Town | caps6 = 40 | goals6 = 9
| years7 = 2022–2024 | clubs7 = Redditch United | caps7 = 73 | goals7 = 26
| years8 = 2024–2025 | clubs8 = Halesown Town | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Redditch United | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0
| club-update = 18:50, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
Reece James Flanagan (born 19 October 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|RedditcU}} club Redditch United.
Playing career
=Walsall=
Flanagan scored his first goal for Walsall in an EFL Trophy tie against West Bromwich Albion Under-23s on 19 September 2017.{{cite web
|url=https://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/2017/september/match-report-for-walsall-vs-west-bromwich-albion-u21-on-19-sep-17/
|title=Walsall 3-1 West Brom U21s
|publisher=saddlers.co.uk
|date=19 September 2017 |access-date=20 September 2017}}
He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44083453|title=Erhun Oztumer: Walsall midfielder says he would like to leave Saddlers|date=11 May 2018|access-date=11 May 2018|publisher=BBC Sport}}
On 17 and 18 July 2018, Flanagan played for Grimsby Town on trial in their pre-season game with Sunderland and their Lincolnshire Senior Cup game with Cleethorpes Town.{{Cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-grimsby-town-trialists-alex-1797786|title = How Grimsby Town's trialists fared against Sunderland|newspaper = Grimsbylive|date = 18 July 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cleethorpes-town-vs-grimsby-town-1791505|title = Cleethorpes Town vs Grimsby Town as it happened|newspaper = Grimsbylive|date = 18 July 2018}}
=Non League=
On 15 October 2019, Flanagan signed for Rushall Olympic.{{cite web|url=https://www.rofc.co.uk/news/signing--pics-add-former-saddler-flanagan|title=SIGNING: PICS ADD FORMER SADDLER FLANAGAN|date=15 October 2019|access-date=15 October 2019|publisher=Rushall Olympic}}
It was confirmed on 11 January 2020, that Reece had signed for fellow Southern League Premier Division Central side Stratford Town.{{cite web|url=https://www.stratfordtownfc.co.uk/news/new-signing-reece-flanagan-signs-for-town-2501831.html|title=New Signing; Reece Flanagan signs for Town!|date=11 January 2020|access-date=11 January 2020|publisher=Stratford Town}}
On 16 October 2020, he signed for fellow Southern League Premier Division side Hednesford Town on a free transfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.hednesfordtownfc.com/2020/10/flanagan-becomes-a-pitman|title=FLANAGAN BECOMES A PITMAN|date=16 October 2020|access-date=19 January 2022|publisher=Hednesford Town}}
On 2 June 2022, he was on the move again to join fellow Southern League Premier Division Central side Redditch United, joining his brother Calum who also joined the club months earlier in January. Redditch manager, Matt Clarke, described it as "a huge signing for the club".{{cite web|url=https://www.rufcofficial.co.uk/news/new-signing--reece-flanagan-2706267.html|title=NEW SIGNING : REECE FLANAGAN|date=16 October 2020|access-date=19 January 2022|publisher=Redditch United FC|first=David|last=Faulkner}}
In June 2025, Flanagan returned to Redditch United following a season with Halesowen Town. {{cite web|url=https://redditchunited.co.uk/the-return-of-reece-flanagan/|title=The Return of Reece Flanagan|website=redditchunited.co.uk|date=13 June 2025|accessdate=23 June 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|end of 2024–25 season}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Walsall
|2013–14{{soccerbase season|70911|2013|accessdate=20 September 2017 }} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15{{soccerbase season|70911|2014|accessdate=20 September 2017 }}
|League One |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season|70911|2015|accessdate=20 September 2017 }}
|League One |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|70911|2016|accessdate=20 September 2017 }}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|70911|2017|accessdate=6 May 2018 }}
|League One |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 1 | |
| Leamington (loan)
|8 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 2 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Leamington
|2018–19{{Soccerway|reece-flanagan/334045}}For FA Trophy third qualifying round: {{cite news |url=https://www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk/teams/171192/match-centre/2-1685291/report |title=ALBION SUFFER FROM LATE BRAKE FAILURE |first=Phil |last=Chadwick |publisher=Witton Albion FC |access-date=10 September 2022}} |30 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=FAT|Appearances in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20
|National League North |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Rushall Olympic
|2019–20{{cite web|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/reece-flanagan#playingcareer|title=Reece Flanagan|access-date=10 September 2022|publisher=Aylesbury United FC}} |SL Premier Division Central |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Stratford Town
|SL Premier Division Central |7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21
|SL Premier Division Central |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Hednesford Town
|SL Premier Division Central |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|SL Premier Division Central |37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup, one in Birmingham Senior Cup, one in Staffordshire Senior Cup}} | 1 | 41 | 10 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | 46 | 10 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Redditch United
|SL Premier Division Central |38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8{{efn|Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and three goals in Birmingham Senior Cup, two appearances in Worcestershire Senior Cup}} | 4 | 49 | 13 | ||
| 2023–24
|SL Premier Division Central |35 | 17 | 3 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup, one appearance and one goal in Worcestershire Senior Cup}} | 3 | 44 | 23 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!73 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 93 | 36 | |
| Halesowen Town
|SL Premier Division Central |17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=SLPCPO|Appearance(s) in Southern League Premier Division Central play-offs}} | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!221 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 260 | 53 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{Soccerway}}
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Category:Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Leamington F.C. players
Category:Rushall Olympic F.C. players
Category:Stratford Town F.C. players
Category:Hednesford Town F.C. players
Category:Redditch United F.C. players
Category:Halesowen Town F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players