Dave Goodwin

Dave Goodwin
Personal information
Full name David Goodwin[1]
Date of birth (1954-10-15) 15 October 1954[1]
Place of birth Nantwich, England[1]
Playing position 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)
1983–1986 Macclesfield Town 67 (11)
Total 204 (26)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


David "Dave" 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

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1973–74 First Division 5200001062
1974–75 First Division 0000000000
1975–76 First Division 4000000040
1976–77 First Division 131000000131
1977–78 Second Division 4000100050
Total 263001010283
Miami Toros (loan) 1973 NASL 8181
Total 8181
Workington (loan) 1976–77 Fourth Division 7000000070
Total 7000000070
Mansfield Town 1977–78 Second Division 151200000171
1978–79 Third Division 274100053337
1979–80 Third Division 4000202080
Total 465302073588
Bury 1980–81 Fourth Division 4000002060
Rochdale 1981–82 Fourth Division 396101000416
Crewe Alexandra 1982–83 Fourth Division 7000200090
Career Total 13715406010315718
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Texaco Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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