 He won the supporters' Player of the year award in the 1993–94 season.Flynn helped the club to the Second Division play-off final at Wembley where they lost to north west rivals Burnley.The following season saw Flynn given the captain's armband and in the 1996–97 season captained the side to promotion to the First Division (by then the second tier of English football) as well as to the semi-final of the League Cup, round four of the FA Cup and the Autoglass Trophy northern final.