Arthur Copeland Goodyer (1854 – 8 January 1932) was an English international

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, who played as a winger.

Career

Born in Stamford, Goodyer played for

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from February 1876 to March 1880. He earned one cap for

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on 5 April 1879 in a friendly against

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. England won the game 5–4. In 1883, he married Elizabeth Angrave and in 1888 they emigrated to the US. He remained there until his death in 1932 as the result of a car accident.

References

1854 births 1932 deaths English men's footballers England men's international footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Stamford, Lincolnshire Footballers from Lincolnshire Road incident deaths in the United States {{England-footy-midfielder-1850s-stub