SOCCER PLAYER

John Goodall

1863 - 1942

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John Goodall (19 June 1863 – 20 May 1942) was an English professional footballer who rose to fame as a centre forward for England and for Preston North End at the time of the development of the Football League, and also became Watford's first manager in 1903. He also played cricket in the County Championship for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896, being one of 19 players to achieve the Derbyshire Double of playing cricket for Derbyshire and football for Derby County. He was also a curling player of some repute. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Goodall is the 4,684th most popular soccer player (down from 3,566th in 2019), the 4,845th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,070th in 2019) and the 261st most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Goodall ranks 4,684 out of 21,273Before him are Yngve Brodd, Graham Potter, Mustapha Choukri, Fernando Navarro, Caius Welcker, and Tiémoué Bakayoko. After him are Klaus Sammer, José Diego, Georg Johansson, Andrés Guardado, Kazumasa Shimizu, and Michael Konsel.

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Among people born in 1863, John Goodall ranks 170Before him are Johannes Weiss, Charles Le Goffic, Lucina Hagman, Alfredo Panzini, Mabel Cahill, and Horatio Parker. After him are Frank Fetter, Sándor Bródy, Walter Migula, Gonzalo Córdova, Reginald McKenna, and John Bunny. Among people deceased in 1942, John Goodall ranks 232Before him are Mikhail Yefremov, Gyula Prassler, Laura Hope Crews, Sidney Fox, Marcellin Boule, and August von Gödrich. After him are William Carr, Carl Gustav Fleischer, Birger Cederin, James Cruze, Dmitry Ushakov, and Edna May Oliver.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Goodall ranks 4,846 out of 8,785Before him are John Wain (1925), George Goulding (1884), Balfour Stewart (1828), Mick Avory (1944), John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1680), and Clodagh Rodgers (1947). After him are Alistair Overeem (1980), William Duesbury (1725), George Henry Lewes (1817), Eddie Thomson (1947), Isaac Pitman (1813), and William Mitchell Ramsay (1851).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Goodall ranks 261Before him are Martin Kelly (1990), Jordan Henderson (1990), Danny Blanchflower (1926), Benjamin White (1997), Billy Bingham (1931), and Graham Potter (1975). After him are Eddie Thomson (1947), Alan Hansen (1955), Bart McGhee (1899), Curtis Jones (2001), Mike Summerbee (1942), and Eddie Nketiah (1999).