Freddie Goodwin

Frederick James Goodwin (born 4 January 1944) is an English former footballer who scored 27 goals in 353 league games in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stockport County, Blackburn Rovers, Southport, and Port Vale in the 1960s and 1970s. He won the Fourth Division title with Stockport County in 1966–67 and played in all of the top four divisions of English football.

Career Wolverhampton Wanderers Goodwin turned professional at Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1961, following two years on the ground staff. Goodwin played 45 league games during his time at Molineux.

Stockport County Goodwin then dropped down two tiers to sign with Fourth Division side Stockport County, his hometown club, in January 1966. Eddie Quigley's "Hatters" finished 13th in 1965–66, before winning the league title in 1966–67 under the stewardship of Jimmy Meadows. County finished 13th in the Third Division in 1967–68, then ninth in 1968–69, before suffering relegation in last place in 1969–70 under Meadows's successor Walter Galbraith. Goodwin scored 20 goals in 176 league games at Edgeley Park.

Later career In March 1970, Goodwin joined Blackburn Rovers in a move which reunited him with former manager Eddie Quigley. However, Rovers would themselves be relegated out of the Second Division in 1970–71 under new boss Johnny Carey. Goodwin played 64 league games at Ewood Park. He ended the 1971–72 season in the Fourth Division with Southport, who were managed by former Stockport manager Jimmy Meadows, after being traded for Tony Field in October 1971. He played 27 Third Division games in the 1972–73 season, but was given a free transfer away from Vale Park in May 1973. He left Moss Rose and returned to the Football League with former club Stockport County, now managed by Jimmy Meadows, scoring one goal in 29 Fourth Division games in the 1974–75 season. He went on to play for Cheshire County League sides New Mills, Stalybridge Celtic and Ashton United, before moving to New Zealand and joining Lower Hutt side Stop Out. After retiring as a player, Goodwin became the assistant coach of New Zealand, then Papatoetoe, before becoming the coach of Hutt Valley United. He married his second wife, Wendy, in 2011, with whom he owned a sports gear business.

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1961–62 First Division

1962–63 First Division

1963–64 First Division

1964–65 First Division

1965–66 Second Division

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1965–66 Fourth Division

1966–67 Fourth Division

1967–68 Third Division

1968–69 Third Division

1969–70 Third Division

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1969–70 Second Division

1970–71 Second Division

1971–72 Third Division

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Port Vale 1972–73 Third Division

Macclesfield Town 1973–74 Northern Premier League

Stockport County 1974–75 Fourth Division

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Honours Stockport County Football League Fourth Division: 1966–67