Former West Bromich Albion captain Sean Flynn has announced his retirement from football at the age of 43.

Flynn, who for the past two seasons has played at Falmouth Town, made the decision to quit the game following their final match of the season at home to Dartmouth.

Flynn has had an impressive career in football spanning more than 20 years.

He signed for Coventry City from non-league Halesowen Town in December 1991 and made his debut in August of the following year as a second half substitute for Davis Smith in a 2-1 Premier League victory over Middlesbrough at Highfield Road.

Flynn went onto play for Derby County and then captained his boyhood club West Bromwich Albion after signing them in 1997.

He announced his retirement from football last summer, but was talked into playing another season for Falmouth Town by boss Alan Carey.

However, Alan admits there will be no plans to twist his arm again.

“We are going to let him gracefully retire,” said Carey. “He has been a fantastic servant to me, as he was with me at Bodmin before, but he is 43-years-old now and he struggles to get the Saturdays off as he runs his own business. It is only right that we let him retire, but it will be a massive hole to fill.”

Fynn currently runs a caravan park near Mullion.