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Dave Goodwin

Dave Goodwin
Personal information
Full name David Goodwin[1]
Date of birth (1954-10-15) 15 October 1954 (age 70)[1]
Place of birth Nantwich, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1977 Stoke City 26 (3)
1973Miami Toros (loan) 8 (1)
1976–1977Workington (loan) 7 (0)
1977–1980 Mansfield Town 46 (5)
1980–1981 Bury 4 (0)
1981–1982 Rochdale 39 (6)
1982–1983 Crewe Alexandra 7 (0)
1983–1984 Macclesfield Town 52 (10)
1984–1985 Witton Albion
1985–1986 Macclesfield Town 18 (1)
Total 207 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Goodwin (born 15 October 1954) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Mansfield Town, Rochdale, and Stoke City.[1]

Career

Goodwin was born in Nantwich and began his career with Stoke City where he made an impressive start scoring on his debut in a 2–0 home win over West Ham United at the start of the 1973–74 season.[1] He played six more times for the "Potters" that season scoring in another 2–0 win at home to Norwich City.[1] He spent the summer of 1974 playing in the United States with Miami Toros. He returned to the Victoria Ground in 1975–76 playing in four matches and then spent time out on loan at Workington playing seven times for the Borough Park side failing to find the net.[1] He returned to Stoke and played in 13 matches in 1976–77 scoring in a 1–0 win away at Ipswich Town as Stoke were relegated at the end of the season.[1] After failing to establish himself in George Eastham's side he was sold to Mansfield Town.[1]

With the "Stags" Goodwin played 60 times scoring eight goals in three seasons with saw Mansfield be relegated from the Second Division to Fourth.[1] He then had one season spells with Bury, Rochdale and Crewe Alexandra ending his career with non-league Macclesfield.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1973–74 First Division 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 2
1974–75 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975–76 First Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1976–77 First Division 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
1977–78 Second Division 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Total 26 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 29 3
Miami Toros (loan) 1973 North American Soccer League 8 1 8 1
Workington (loan) 1976–77 Fourth Division 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Mansfield Town 1977–78 Second Division 15 1 2 0 0 0 17 1
1978–79 Third Division 27 4 1 0 0 0 5 3 33 7
1979–80 Third Division 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8 0
Total 46 5 3 0 2 0 7 3 58 8
Bury 1980–81 Fourth Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
Rochdale 1981–82 Fourth Division 39 6 1 0 1 0 41 6
Crewe Alexandra 1982–83 Fourth Division 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
Macclesfield Town 1982–83[3] Northern Premier League 13 3 0 0 5 1 18 4
1983–84[4] Northern Premier League 27 5 4 1 5 0 36 6
1984–85[5] Northern Premier League 12 2 1 0 4 0 17 2
1985–86[6] Northern Premier League 18 1 0 0 10 3 28 4
Total 70 11 5 1 24 4 99 16
Career Total 207 26 9 1 7 0 34 7 257 34
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Texaco Cup.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Dave Goodwin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Northern Premier League - 1982-83". Silkmen Archive.
  4. ^ "Northern Premier League - 1983-84". Silkmen Archive.
  5. ^ "Northern Premier League - 1984-85". Silkmen Archive.
  6. ^ "Northern Premier League - 1985-86". Silkmen Archive.

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