Jimmy Goodfellow

Jimmy Goodfellow
Goodfellow playing for Cardiff City Legends in July 2009
Personal information
Full name James Goodfellow[1]
Date of birth (1943-09-16)16 September 1943[1]
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England[1]
Date of death 22 April 2020(2020-04-22) (aged 76)[2]
Place of death Newport, Wales[3][4]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[5]
Position(s) 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)
Managerial career
1984 Cardiff City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Goodfellow (16 September 1943 – 22 April 2020) was an English professional footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
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

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Cardiff City 1 March 1984 27 September 1984 23 6 4 13 026.1
Total[7] 23 6 4 13 026.1

Honours

Crook Town
  • FA Amateur Cup: 1964[3]
Rotherham United

References

General
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 113. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Goodfellow: Former Cardiff City manager dies aged 76". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Payne, Les (22 April 2020). "OBITUARY | Jimmy Goodfellow 1943–2020". themillers.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "James Goodfellow". Sunderland Echo. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Legacy.com.
  5. ↑ "Portsmouth v Port Vale, 1967". onevalefan.co.uk. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Jimmy Goodfellow: Former Cardiff City manager dies aged 76". BBC Sport. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Jimmy Goodfellow management career statistics at Soccerbase
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