| John Flood | |
| Fullname: | John Ernest Flood |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Southampton, England |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Pennington St. Marks |
| Youthyears2: | 1949–1952 |
| Youthclubs2: | Southampton |
| Years1: | 1952–1958 |
| Clubs1: | Southampton |
| Caps1: | 122 |
| Goals1: | 28 |
| Years2: | 1958–1959 |
| Clubs2: | Bournemouth |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1959 |
| Clubs3: | Headington United |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Cowes |
| Totalcaps: | 139 |
| Totalgoals: | 31 |
John Ernest Flood (21 October 1932 – 13 May 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
Flood was born in Southampton on 21 October 1932. He was one of eight brothers; his younger brother Raymond was a first-class cricketer.[1]
Flood was capped as an England schoolboy international.[2]
Flood joined Southampton from Pennington St. Marks in 1949 and played in the first team from 1952 to 1958, normally as a winger, making 129 appearances in all competitions and scoring 29 goals.[2] His appearances coincided with Southampton's longest spell in Division 3.[2] He later played 17 games in the Football League for Bournemouth,[3] before joining Headington United, where he made 1 appearance in the Southern Football League in August 1959.[4] He finished his career at Cowes.[2]
Flood died on 13 May 2023, at the age of 90.[5] [6] At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving former Southampton player.