| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Roy Goodall | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Dronfield, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 1982 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1937 | Huddersfield Town | 403 | (19) |
| National team | |||
| 1926–1933 | England | 25 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1945–1949 | Mansfield Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Frederick Roy Goodall (31 December 1902 – 19 January 1982) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town for 16 years and played 25 games for England, 12 as captain.
Goodall would have captained England in the first ever World Cup if they had decided to take a team to the tournament. He was widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the world at that time.
He was captain of Huddersfield Town throughout their most successful period, when they became the first team to win the English top flight three times in a row and dominated English football through the twenties.
In 1945, he became manager of Mansfield Town.
Honours
- Football League First Division winner: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26.
- Football League First Division runner-up: 1926–27, 1927–28, 1933–34.
- FA Cup winner: 1922.
- FA Cup runner-up: 1928 & 1930.
- FA Charity Shield winner: 1922.
References
- Roy Goodall at Englandstats.com
- Roy Goodall management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ^ Woolwinder (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Huddersfield Town". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.