{{Short description|Irish footballer (1924–2019)}} {{for|the Indiana Supreme Court justice|Dan Flanagan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Danny Flanagan |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Daniel Christopher Flanagan<ref name = "Hugman">{{Hugman|6466|accessdate=18 January 2021}}</ref> |birth_date = 24 November 1924 |birth_place = Dublin, Ireland |death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1||1924|11|24|df=y}} |death_place = |height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dundalkfcwhoswho.com/player.php?id=153|title=Donal Flanagan | History of Dundalk F.C.|website=www.dundalkfcwhoswho.com}}</ref> |position = Centre forward |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 1943–1943 |clubs1 = St James's Gate |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 1943–1946 |clubs2 = Dundalk |caps2 = 22 |goals2 = 9 |years3 = 1946 |clubs3 = Huddersfield Town |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 1946–1947 |clubs4 = Notts County |caps4 = 2 |goals4 = 2 |years5 = 1947 |clubs5 = Shelbourne |caps5 = |goals5 = |years6 = 1947 |clubs6 = Manchester City |caps6 = 0 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 1947–1948 |clubs7 = Bradford City |caps7 = 13 |goals7 = 6 |totalcaps = 37+ |totalgoals = 17+ }} '''Daniel Christopher Flanagan''' (24 November 1924 – January 2019), also known as '''Donal Flanagan''', was an Irish amateur footballer who played as a centre forward. He was also a sprinter and rugby union player.
==Football career== Born in Dublin, Flanagan played for St James's Gate, Dundalk, Huddersfield Town, Notts County, Shelbourne, Manchester City and Bradford City.<ref name = "Hugman"/><ref>{{ENFA}}</ref><ref>Frost, p. 396</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/bradfordcity/bradfordcity.html|title=BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2012/13|accessdate=25 January 2014|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref>
He scored a hat-trick on his League of Ireland debut for St James's Gate at the age of 18.<ref name="auto"/> He was close to signing with Bohemians, but their schedule clashed with his rugby career and he signed for Dundalk instead.<ref name="auto"/>
He scored 2 goals in 2 League games for Notts County, but declined professional terms and returned to Ireland, before signing for Manchester City.<ref name="auto"/>
For Bradford City he made 13 appearances in the Football League, scoring 6 goals.<ref>Frost, p. 382</ref>
==Other sports== Flanagan was also a sprinter, and in 1943 won the national titles at 60, 100 and 220 yards, and was runner-up in the 440 years to his brother Brendan.<ref name="auto"/> He was also an amateur rugby player who played for Bective Rangers.<ref name="auto"/>
==Sources== *{{cite book|last=Frost|first=Terry|title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=1988|isbn=0-907969-38-0}}
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