John Goldsborough (31 July 1892 – 7 December 1952) was an English

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who made 36 appearances in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

playing for Lincoln City as a

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. He went on to play for

Boston Town Boston Town Football Club is a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. It is currently a member of the and plays at Tattershall Road. History The club was established as Boston Football Club in 1963 by former officials of Bosto ...

, and in 1922 joined

Llanelly Llanelly ( cy, Llanelli) is the name of a parish and coterminous community in the principal area of Monmouthshire, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, south-east Wales. It roughly covers the area of the Clydach Gorge. The popula ...

as player/trainer. He later became Llanelly manager, in which role he was responsible for

Jock Stein John "Jock" Stein (5 October 1922 – 10 September 1985) was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish ...

signing for the club in 1950. To recognise 25 years service at

, a benefit match was held for him on 14 June 1947 which saw 12,000 spectators pack into

Stebonheath Park Stebonheath Park (''Welsh: Parc Stebonheath'') is a multi-use stadium in Llanelli, West Wales with a capacity of 3,700. It is primarily used as a football ground and is the home of Llanelli Town A.F.C. It was also used for athletics and Llanel ...

to see

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

beat an International XI captained by

Billy Hughes William Morris Hughes (25 September 1862 – 28 October 1952) was an Australian politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Australia, in office from 1915 to 1923. He is best known for leading the country during World War I, but ...

. He resigned his post as manager in 1948 following a difference of opinion with the club's committee but was reappointed in May 1949. After leaving Llanelly, Goldsborough returned to his native Sheffield and lived in Woodhouse Mill. On 7 December 1952 he died in the

Sheffield Royal Hospital The Royal Hospital was an acute general hospital in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. It covered most of the block bounded to the north by West Street, to the east by Westfield Terrace, to the south by Devonshire Street and to the west by Eldon Street. ...

; he was buried in Sheffield Woodhouse Cemetery on 11 December 1952.

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1892 births 1952 deaths Footballers from Sheffield English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Lincoln City F.C. players Boston Town F.C. (1920s) players Llanelli Town A.F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Llanelli Town A.F.C. managers {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub