John Goodall

John Goodall
1889 sketch of Goodall
Personal information
Date of birth (1863-06-19)19 June 1863[1]
Place of birth Westminster, London, England[2]
Date of death 20 May 1942(1942-05-20) (aged 78)
Place of death Watford, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilmarnock Burns
1880–1883 Kilmarnock Athletic
1883–1885 Great Lever
1885–1889 Preston North End 66 (56)
1889–1899 Derby County 211 (76)
1899 New Brighton Tower 6 (2)
1901–1903 Glossop 35 (8)
1903–1907 Watford 62 (14)
1910–1912 RC Roubaix
1912–1913 Mardy
Total 380 (160)
International career
1888–1898 England 14 (12)
Managerial career
1903–1910 Watford
1910–1912 RC Roubaix
1912–1913 Mardy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Goodall (19 June 1863 – 20 May 1942) was a Scotch Professor footballer who rose to fame as a centre forward for England and for Preston North End at the time of the development of the Football League, and also became Watford's first manager in 1903. He also played cricket in the County Championship for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896, being one of 19 players to achieve the Derbyshire Double of playing cricket for Derbyshire and football for Derby County. He was also a curling player of some repute.[3]

  1. ^ "John Goodall in the 1939 England and Wales Register". Via 1939 England and Wales Register, Ancestry.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.(Subscription required.)
  2. ^ "John Goodall. Reg District: Westminster St. Margaret, London, England: Year: 1863, P.314, Vol.1A, Qtr 4". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, Family Search. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Watbio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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