Alex Flett

Alex Flett
Personal information
Full name Alexander Edward Flett[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992
Place of birth Grimsby, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grimsby Borough
Youth career
Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Bradford City 1 (0)
2011 → Ossett Town (loan)
2011–2012 Brigg Town
2012–2025 Cleethorpes Town 326+ (42+)
2025 → North Ferriby (loan) 10 (1)
2025– Grimsby Borough
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

Alexander Edward Flett (born 20 September 1992) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grimsby Borough.

Career

Born in Grimsby,[1] Flett began his career with the youth team of Bradford City, and was awarded a first-team squad number in February 2011, alongside Dominic Rowe, with squad number 31.[2] In March 2011, Flett went on a loan experience loan to Ossett Town.[3] After returning to Bradford City, Flett made his senior debut for them on 7 May 2011, in a 1–5 defeat at home in the Football League.[4] Flett was offered his first professional contract by Bradford on 9 May 2011.[5] Flett was released from his contract with Bradford City by mutual consent on 10 August 2011,[6][7][8] having made one appearance for them in the Football League.[9]

Later that same month, Flett signed for Northern Premier League Division One South club Brigg Town.[10]

He joined Cleethorpes Town in January 2012.[11] By May 2017 he was the club's captain.[12] That same month the club were runners-up in the 2017 FA Vase Final.[13]

Flett joined North Ferriby on loan in February 2025,[14] before being released by Cleethorpes in May 2025, having made a club record 532 appearances.[15] He then signed for Grimsby Borough.[16]

Career statistics

As of 5 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 2010–11[17] 1000000010
Cleethorpes Town 2011–12[18] 10400—10114
2012–13[19] 15100—00151
2013–14[20] 24100—40281
2014–15[21] 33400—121455
2015–16[22] 37400—120494
2016–17[23] 0000—111111
2017–18[24] 4000—0040
2018–19[25] 38673—70529
2019–20[26][27][28] 29620—5[a]1367
2020–21[29] 4000—0040
2021–22[30] 36361—2[b]0444
2022–23[31] 34421—2[c]0385
2023–24[32] 37951—3[d]04510
2024–25[33] 25040—4[e]0330
Total 326422660063341551
North Ferriby (loan) 2024–25[34] 101000000101
Career total 336432660063342552
  1. ↑ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, two appearances in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Three appearances in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "Alex Flett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rowe and Flett given squad numbers". Bradford City A.F.C. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bantams pair in Ossett Town switch". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Bradford 1 – 5 Crewe". BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Four offered pro contracts". Bradford City A.F.C. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Flett leaves the Bantams". Bradford City A.F.C. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Simon Parker (10 August 2011). "Flett leaves Bradford City". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Midfielder Alex Flett leaves Bradford City". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  9. ↑ Alex Flett at Soccerbase
  10. ↑ "First team – Players & Coaches – Alex Flett". Brigg Town F.C. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town: Flett swoop for Liddle's Owls | This is Grimsby". Retrieved 27 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ "South Shields FA Vase Final: Just who are opponents Cleethorpes Town?". 20 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town 0–4 South Shields".
  14. ↑ "Alex Flett goes on loan to North Ferriby". www.pitchero.com.
  15. ↑ "Alex Flett – an appreciation!". www.pitchero.com.
  16. ↑ https://x.com/Grimsby_Borough/status/1954632813472632853
  17. ↑ "Games played by Alex Flett in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  18. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town statistics – 2011–12 season". Cleethorpes Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town statistics – 2012–13 season". Cleethorpes Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town statistics – 2013–14 season". Cleethorpes Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  21. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town statistics – 2014–15 season". Cleethorpes Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  22. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town statistics – 2015–16 season". Cleethorpes Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town statistics – 2016–17 season". Cleethorpes Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  24. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town statistics – 2017–18 season". Cleethorpes Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  25. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town statistics – 2018–19 season". Cleethorpes Town F.C. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  26. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town | Appearances | Alex Flett | 2019–2020 | Football Web Pages".
  27. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town FC on X". X.com. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  28. ↑ "Match Overview: Cleethorpes Town 2–1 Spalding United: First Team". Cleethorpes Town F.C. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  29. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town | Appearances | Alex Flett | 2020–2021 | Football Web Pages".
  30. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town | Appearances | Alex Flett | 2021–2022 | Football Web Pages".
  31. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town | Appearances | Alex Flett | 2022–2023 | Football Web Pages".
  32. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town | Appearances | Alex Flett | 2023–2024 | Football Web Pages".
  33. ↑ "Cleethorpes Town | Appearances | Alex Flett | 2024–2025 | Football Web Pages".
  34. ↑ "North Ferriby | Appearances | Alex Flett | 2024–2025 | Football Web Pages".
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.