Richard Goddard-Crawley

Richard Goddard-Crawley (born 31 March 1978) is an English retired semi-professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Brentford. After his release in 1998, he had a 10-year career in non-League football.

Career

Brentford After beginning his youth career in the academy at Premier League club Arsenal in 1994, Goddard-Crawley joined Second Division club Brentford on trial in May 1996 and signed a two-year contract three months later. He was an unused substitute on three occasions, before making his senior debut in the final match of the 1996–97 regular season, as a 78th-minute substitute for Robert Taylor in a 1–0 defeat to Peterborough United. He played the majority of his football at the club for the reserve team, for whom he made 36 appearances and scored two goals.

Non-League football In March 1998, Goddard-Crawley returned to Conference club Woking for a £7,500 fee, after having been on loan at the Kingfield Stadium earlier in the 1997–98 season.

Post-retirement After retiring from football, Goddard-Crawley returned to Arsenal as an academy physiotherapist in October 2008.

Career statistics

Honours St Albans City Herts Senior Cup: 1999–00

Individual

Yeading Supporters' Player of the Year: 2006–07 Yeading Supporters' Player of the Year: 2006–07