Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Lawson Goodwin | ||
Date of birth | 3 June 1887[1] | ||
Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 3 November 1954 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Ayr Fort Juniors | ||
1908–1910 | Ayr Parkhouse | 36 | (11) |
1910 | Ayr United | 10 | (3) |
1910–1914 | Rangers | 47 | (19) |
1914–1915 | Ayr United | 33 | (4) |
1915 | Kilmarnock | 3 | (0) |
Total | 129 | (37) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Lawson Goodwin (3 June 1887 – 3 November 1954) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.[1] He was a Scottish Football League champion in each of his first three seasons with Rangers between 1910–11 and 1912–13,[2] also winning the Charity Cup[3] in May 1911 and the Glasgow Cup five months later.[4] He was not a first choice in his position but served as a capable stand-in when either Alec Bennett or Jimmy Bowie was unavailable.
Either side of his spell in Govan he played in his hometown, initially for Ayr Parkhouse[a] then for their successor after a merger, Ayr United,[1] although his final matches in the senior leagues were with their local rivals Kilmarnock[5][b] – by that point World War I was worsening and it is likely his football career ended due to commitments relating to the conflict.
Goodwin's younger brother Alex also played for Ayr United, joining the club a few months after John moved to Rangers.[1][6][7]
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