Billy Goodwin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Goodwin | ||
| Date of birth | January 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Staveley, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 July 1951 (aged 59) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Old Staveley Primitives | |||
| Chesterfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1914 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1914–1920 | Exeter City | ||
| 1920–1922 | Manchester United | 7 | (1) |
| 1922–1927 | Southend United | 84 | (32) |
| 1927–? | Dartford | ||
| Oldham Athletic | |||
| Congleton Town | |||
| Mossley | |||
| Droylsden | |||
| Mossley | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Goodwin (January 1892 – 9 July 1951) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Staveley, Derbyshire. He played in the Football League for Manchester United, and Southend United.
Goodwin played for Exeter City before joining Manchester United for a fee of £640 in June 1920.[2] He played seven games for United's first team. His debut was a defeat at home to Bolton Wanderers in August 1920.[1] He left United in August 1922, joining Southend United,[3] where he was top scorer the following season with 22 goals.[4] He remained with Southend until August 1927 when he joined Dartford.[3]
He later joined Oldham Athletic and Congleton Town from where he joined Mossley.[4] He later rejoined Mossley from Droylsden.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Barnes, Justyn; Bostock, Adam; Butler, Cliff; Ferguson, Jim; Meek, David; Mitten, Andy; Pilger, Sam; Taylor, Frank OBE & Tyrrell, Tom (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Manchester United Books. p. 87. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
- ^ "United all-time transfer list". Red11. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Billy Goodwin". SUFC Database. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "Complete A-Z of players 1919-2010: Gabrielson to Gurney". Mossley A.F.C. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2010.