George Goddard (1903 – 1987) was a professional

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who played as a

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in the 1920s and 1930s, notably with

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, he scored 174

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goals (186 including cup goals) in 243 appearances for Queens Park Rangers, becoming the club's leading goalscorer. At

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

, Goddard netted an impressive 37 league goals in 41 league appearances during the 1929-30 campaign. Including 2 FA Cup goals he scored a total of 39 goals in only 45 games. Goddard left

, in December 1933, being sold to

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, due to

poor financial state and needing to raise money, due to their ill fated spell at the White City Stadium. Goddard also had spells at

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and

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in the later stages of his career.

References

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