Michael H. S. Good (1 July 1875 – after 1904), sometimes known as Micky Good, was a Scottish professional

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who made 71 appearances in

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playing for Small Heath,

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and

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. Good was born in Airdrie, which was then in

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. He played for Airdrie Hill and for

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before joining Small Heath in 1896. A short, stockily-built

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, able to cover the half-back positions as well, he made his debut in the

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on 19 December 1896, playing at

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in a 2–0 defeat away at Loughborough. He had a run of games at inside right at the end of the 1897–98 season and the beginning of the next, but failed to score enough goals.Matthews, pp. 144–45. He moved to Southern League club

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in 1898, in 1901 returned to

with

, and spent 1902 with

, where he made 35 appearances in all competitions. He then returned to the Southern League with successively

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, Brighton & Hove Albion and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Good, Michael 1875 births Year of death missing Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Birmingham City F.C. players Watford F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Reading F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Place of death missing Southern United F.C. (England) players