Thomas Michael Flanagan is an English footballer who plays for Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons F.C.

.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...

 as a defender

Defender (association football)

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Career

Flanagan captained the Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons F.C.

.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...

 (MK Dons) under-18 team in January 2010 while a second year scholar. He made his first team debut for the MK Dons as an 82nd minute substitute in a 5–0 defeat to Carlisle United

Carlisle United F.C.

Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....

 on 13 February 2010.

Flanagan made his first professional start while out on loan at Kettering Town during the 2010/11 season. A number of top performances earned him a recall and was put straight into the line up for a midweek defeat at home, to .

Flanagan also started the final game of the season against Oldham which ended up in a 2-1 away win. In 2011 he signed a new contract with the Dons.

External links

• Tom Flanagan profile at the Milton Keynes Dons website