Billy Goodwin

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)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Old Staveley Primitives
	Chesterfield
Senior career*
Years	Team
1913–1914	Blackburn Rovers
1914–1920	Exeter City
1920–1922	Manchester United
1922–1927	Southend United
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

^ ^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.

[mufc-1] 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.

[red11-2] "United all-time transfer list". Red11. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

[sufc-3] "Billy Goodwin". SUFC Database. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

[moss-4] "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.

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