[1] He was capped by his country at schoolboy, youth and amateur level, appeared in the League of Ireland for Drogheda and Bohemians, and later played non-league football in the Sussex area.
[1] He represented his country at schoolboy and youth level,[2] and spent time with English club Coventry City as a youngster.
[6] The 18-year-old Flood returned to England in June 1967 and signed for Brighton & Hove Albion of the Football League Third Division.
In 1971, he left the club for Tonbridge of the Southern League:[2] he scored 28 goals from 246 appearances, during which he played in defence and midfield as well as his original forward position, and was a member of the team that won the 1974–75 Kent Senior Cup.
[7] He then played for Sussex-based non-league clubs including Eastbourne United, Horsham (two spells[8]), Southwick, Worthing – helping the sixth-tier Isthmian League side reach the second round of the 1982–83 FA Cup[9] – and Peacehaven & Telscombe.