Tommy Goodwill

Tommy Goodwill
Personal information
Full name Thomas Goodwill[1]
Date of birth (1894-09-07)7 September 1894[2]
Place of birth Earsdon, England[3]
Date of death 1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 21)[4]
Place of death south of Thiepval, France
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bates Cottages
–1913 Seaton Delaval
1913–1916 Newcastle United 52 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Goodwill (7 September 1894 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Newcastle United.[1][5] He was described as "a quick mover, he possessed a good cross and shot and delighted the crowd on many an appearance".[3]

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Goodwill worked as a sheave lad at Earsdon Colliery.[3] He served as a private in the Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War.[6] Goodwill was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, during the third wave of his battalion's attack south of Thiepval.[3][6] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1913–14[6] First Division 18 2 1 0 19 2
1914–15[6] 34 2 7 3 41 5
Career total 52 4 8 3 60 7

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 113. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Thomas "Tommy" Goodwill". toon1892. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d McClements, Tommy. "A footballing talent cut down in no man's land". Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  5. ^ "To The Glory of God". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Tommy Goodwill – Newcastle United and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 January 2016.


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