| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1933-06-28)28 June 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Heywood,[1]Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 February 2016(2016-02-19) (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Gig Harbor, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1960 | Manchester United | 95 | (7) |
| 1960–1964 | Leeds United | 107 | (2) |
| 1964–1966 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | (1) |
| 1967 | New York Generals | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 221 | (10) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1966 | Scunthorpe United (player-manager) | ||
| 1966–1967 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| 1967–1968 | New York Generals | ||
| 1968–1970 | Brighton and Hove Albion | ||
| 1970–1975 | Birmingham City | ||
| 1976–1978 | Minnesota Kicks | ||
| 1980–1981 | Minnesota Kicks | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Freddie Goodwin (28 June 1933 – 19 February 2016) was an English professionalfootball player and manager. He also playedcounty cricket forLancashire.
Awing half, Goodwin was signed as a trainee from Cheshire Schoolboys byManchester United on 1 October 1953 as one of theBusby Babes. He made his senior debut for the club on 20 November 1954 againstArsenal. He helped the club win the 1956 and 1957 league championships, and was a member of the United team that made a comeback from theMunich air disaster that claimed the lives of eight players and ended the careers of two others, to reach the1958 FA Cup final, losing 2–0 toBolton Wanderers. He was not on the plane to Munich, having not been selected in the squad for the quarter-final second leg tie withRed Star Belgrade ofYugoslavia.
In his United career, he scored eight goals in 107 appearances. He was signed byLeeds United on 16 March 1960 for £10,000. In the1963–64 season, a collision with former Leeds teammateJohn Charles in an FA Cup tie againstCardiff City caused him to suffer a triple fracture of his leg,[2] eventually resulting in his retirement from playing on 1 December 1964. He scored two goals in 120 appearances for Leeds.
Goodwin went on to become a player-manager atScunthorpe United, although he did not play many games due to his injury,[3] making six appearances and scoring one goal for the club. He left Scunthorpe United on 1 June 1966 and then became manager for theNew York Generals (appearing in one match)[4] andBrighton & Hove Albion, before becoming manager ofSecond Division clubBirmingham City. It was at Birmingham where he introduced the youngTrevor Francis into league football. At Birmingham, he was also known for introducing yoga, psychological testing and other new training techniques.[5]
Goodwin also made 11 first-class appearances forLancashire County Cricket Club (1955–1956) as a right-armfast-medium bowler.[1]
Goodwin later moved to the United States to coach and serve as president of theMinnesota Kicks. He later relocated toWashington state, where he coached Tacoma Stars and started atravel agency onVashon Island.[6] He died of cancer[7] atGig Harbor, Washington, on 19 February 2016 at the age of 82.[8]
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