Jimmy Goodfellow
James Goodfellow (16 September 1943 – 22 April 2020) was an English professional footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder.
Goodfellow playing for Cardiff City Legends in July 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Goodfellow[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 September 1943||
Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 22 April 2020[2] | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Newport, Wales[3][4] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[5] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
195?–1960 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–196? | Consett | ||
1962–1965 | Crook Town | ||
1965–1966 | Bishop Auckland | ||
1966–1969 | Port Vale | 85 | (10) |
1969–1974 | Workington | 199 | (15) |
1974–1978 | Rotherham United | 192 | (8) |
1978–1979 | Stockport County | 3 | (0) |
Total | 479 | (33) | |
Teams managed | |||
1984 | Cardiff City | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Goodfellow was born in Bishop Auckland. In the Football League, he played for Port Vale, Workington, Rotherham United and Stockport County. He scored 33 goals in 479 league games in a 13-year career in the Football League. He later managed Cardiff City in 1984.
Goodfellow died in Newport, Wales, on 22 April 2020. He was 76.[6]
Career statistics
Playing statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Port Vale | 1966–67 | Fourth Division | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
1967–68 | Fourth Division | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
1968–69 | Fourth Division | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
Total | 85 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 11 | ||
Workington | 1969–70 | Fourth Division | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 |
1970–71 | Fourth Division | 44 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 3 | |
1971–72 | Fourth Division | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
1972–73 | Fourth Division | 44 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 6 | |
1973–74 | Fourth Division | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
Total | 199 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 216 | 19 | ||
Rotherham United | 1973–74 | Fourth Division | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
1974–75 | Fourth Division | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
1975–76 | Third Division | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
1976–77 | Third Division | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
1977–78 | Third Division | 45 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |
Total | 192 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 9 | ||
Stockport County | 1978–79 | Fourth Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 479 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 535 | 39 |
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Cardiff City | 1 March 1984 | 27 September 1984 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26.1 |
Total[7] | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26.1 |
Honours
- Crook Town
- FA Amateur Cup: 1964[3]
- Rotherham United
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1974–75[3]
References
- General
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- Specific
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 113. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ↑ "Jimmy Goodfellow: Former Cardiff City manager dies aged 76". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Payne, Les (22 April 2020). "OBITUARY | Jimmy Goodfellow 1943–2020" (in en-gb). themillers.co.uk. https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2020/april/obituary--jimmy-goodfellow-1943-2020/. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "James Goodfellow". Sunderland Echo. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Legacy.com.
- ↑ "Portsmouth v Port Vale, 1967". onevalefan.co.uk. 29 April 2015. https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2015/04/portsmouth-v-port-vale-1967/. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ Jimmy Goodfellow: Former Cardiff City manager dies aged 76. BBC Sport. 22 April 2020. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52384399. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ Jimmy Goodfellow management career statistics at Soccerbase