Syd Goodfellow

Sydney Goodfellow (6 July 1915 – 1998) was an English footballer. He made 303 league appearances in the Football League either side of World War II.

He began his professional career with Port Vale in 1936 and also played for Glentoran and Rochdale before the outbreak of the war in 1939. He signed with Chesterfield after the war before joining Doncaster Rovers in 1948. He helped the club to the Third Division North title in 1949–50. After this success, he spent two years with Oldham Athletic before seeing out his Football League career at Accrington Stanley in 1953. He later turned out for non-League sides Wellington Town, Stafford Rangers, and Oswestry Town, before emigrating to Australia in 1961.

Career Goodfellow played for Staffordshire non-League sides Hanley and Silverdale before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1936, signing professional forms in November that year. He played 14 consecutive games, scoring just the one goal before losing his place in January 1937.

At Doncaster he was "part of formidable Half back line with Syd Bycroft and Dave Miller". He played 33 games in 1948–49 and made 38 appearances in 1949–50,

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Rochdale 1938–39 Third Division North

1945–46

1946–47 Second Division

1947–48 Second Division

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1948–49 Third Division North

1949–50 Third Division North

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1950–51 Third Division North

1951–52 Third Division North

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Honours Doncaster Rovers Football League Third Division North: 1949–50