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{{short description|GB & England international rugby league footballer}}
{{For|the Irish-Australian rugby union player|Peter Flanagan (rugby union)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name                = Peter Flanagan
|fullname            = 
|image               = Peter Flanagan - Hull Kingston Rovers.jpeg
|imagesize           = 192
|caption             = 
|birth_date          = 22 January 1941
|birth_place         = [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], England
|death_date          = {{death date and age|2007|1|8|1941|1|22|df=y}}
|death_place         = [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], England
|position            = {{rlp|HK}}
|club1               = {{nowrap|[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]}}
|year1start          = 1960
|year1end            = 75
|appearances1        = 411+3
|tries1              = 56
|goals1              = 13
|fieldgoals1         = 0
|points1             = 194
|club2               = [[Hull FC]]
|year2start          = 1975
|year2end            = ≥75
|appearances2        = 21
|tries2              = 
|goals2              = 
|fieldgoals2         = 
|points2             =
|teamA               = [[England national rugby league team|England]]
|yearAstart          = 1962
|yearAend            = 70
|appearancesA        = 5
|triesA              = 0
|goalsA              = 0
|fieldgoalsA         = 0
|pointsA             = 0
|teamB               = [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]]
|yearBstart          = 1962
|yearBend            = 70
|appearancesB        = 14
|triesB              = 1
|goalsB              = 0
|fieldgoalsB         = 0
|pointsB             = 3
|retired             = yes
|source              = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/peter-flanagan/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Flanagan&submit=Go&c=England|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031123/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Flanagan&submit=Go&c=England|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Flanagan&submit=Go&c=GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031124/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Flanagan&submit=Go&c=GB|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=Great BritainStatistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>
}}

'''Peter J. Flanagan''' (22 January 1941 – {{death date|2007|1|8|1941|1|22|df=y}}), also known by the [[nickname]] of '''"Flash"''', was an English [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level as a {{rlp|hk}} for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], [[England national rugby league team|England]] and [[Eastern Division (rugby league)|Eastern Division]], and at club level for [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] and [[Hull FC]] as a {{rlp|hk}}.

==Background==
Peter "Flash" Flanagan was born in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England, and he died aged 65 in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England.

==Playing career==
Flanagan made 411 appearances plus 3 substitute appearances scoring 56-tries, and 13-conversions for 194-points, for Hull Kingston Rovers from 1960 to 1975 before finishing his career at neighbouring [[Hull F.C.|Hull FC]]. He was a member of the Great Britain team 14 times, making three tours and playing in the 1968 World Cup. He appeared in three Yorkshire Cup Finals with Hull Kingston Rovers, and was part of the team that won the Eastern Division Championship in 1962.<ref name=hadfield>{{cite web|last=Hadfield|first=Dave|title=Peter Flanagan; Dashing rugby league hooker|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-flanagan-433199.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-flanagan-433199.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Independent|date=22 January 2007|accessdate=6 December 2013}}</ref>

===Eastern Division Championship Final appearances===
Peter Flanagan played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]' 13–10 victory over [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] in the [[Eastern Division Championship]] Final during the [[1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season|1962–63 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 10 November 1962.<ref name="Workington and Hull KR triumph in the regions">{{cite web|url=http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=276&featcat_id=32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114184857/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=276&featcat_id=32|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-01-14|title=Workington and Hull KR triumph in the regions|publisher=totalrl.com|date=10 November 2007
|accessdate=1 January 2008}}</ref>

===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
Peter Flanagan played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]' 5-13 defeat by [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[1963–64 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1963–64 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 9 May 1964, in front of a crowd of 84,488.<ref name="History of Rugby League – № 69 – 1963–64">Irvin Saxton (publish date [[To be announced|tbc]]) "History of Rugby League – № 69 – 1963–64". [[Rugby Leaguer & League Express|Rugby Leaguer]] ISBN [[n/a]]</ref>

===County Cup Final appearances===
Peter Flanagan played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]' 25-12 victory over [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the [[1966 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 15 October 1966, played {{rlp|hk}} in the 8-7 victory over [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[1967 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 14 October 1967, and played {{rlp|hk}} in the 11-7 victory over [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] in the [[1971 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season|1971–72 season]] at [[Belle Vue (Wakefield)|Belle Vue]], [[Wakefield]] on Saturday 21 August 1971.

===Players No.6 Trophy Final appearances===
Peter Flanagan played {{rlp|hk}} in [[Hull F.C.|Hull FC]]'s 13-19 defeat by [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[1975–76 League Cup (rugby league)|1975–76 Player's No.6 Trophy]] Final during the [[1975–76 Northern Rugby Football League season|1975–76 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 24 January 1976.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/hull_kr/6243675.stm Ex-GB player Flanagan found dead]

{{Hull Kingston Rovers - 1962–63 Eastern Division Championship Final winners}}
{{Great Britain squad – 1966 Tour}}
{{Great Britain squad – 1968 World Cup}}
{{Great Britain Squad – 1970 Australasian Tour}}

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[[Category:1941 births]]
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[[Category:England national rugby league team players]]
[[Category:English rugby league players]]
[[Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Hull F.C. players]]
[[Category:Hull Kingston Rovers players]]
[[Category:Rugby league hookers]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull]]
[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]