Paul Goddard (born 12 October 1959 in Harlington,

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and manager.

Biography and career

During his playing career, he gained

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for England U21s (scoring five times) and earned a single full cap for the

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team against

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in June 1982 (scoring once). In his fifteen-year career as a

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, he played for

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and

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. A QPR youth, Goddard was West Ham's record signing when he moved to Upton Park for £800,000 in 1980. He was West Ham's top scorer in the 1982–83 season, and scored 71 goals in 213 League and Cup matches for the club. One of these goals was in the replay of the 1981 Football League Cup Final defeat to Liverpool. At the start of the 1985–86 season he partnered Tony Cottee in the West Ham front line, but injury ruled him out after one game. This led to Cottee being partnered by Frank MacAvennie, and the MacAvennie-Cottee partnership yielded 54 goals in one season, taking West Ham to 3rd place in the league. He then moved to

in October 1986. He then moved on to Derby County in 1988 before signing for

for a club record transfer fee in December 1989. In 1991, he moved to Ipswich Town on a free transfer and enjoyed a few more years in the Premier League before retiring in 1994. During the 1994/95 season, he was temporarily caretaker-manager with old teammate

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between the departure of

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and the arrival of

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and went on to become the club's youth team coach. Later he worked as assistant manager at

for

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, a former teammate when he played at QPR and Newcastle United. He left that post on 20 January 2004, shortly after the arrival of new manager

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. , Paul lives with his family in

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and since 2005 has worked for the Stellar Group for their football agency. Goddard was capped once for

at senior level, on 2 June 1982, a 1–1 friendly draw against

, during which he scored England's only goal. The game was originally an England B fixture but was subsequently upgraded to full international status meaning Goddard was awarded his cap. Despite this successful appearance, he was not selected for the

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squad that summer and never played a senior match for England again.

Honours

West Ham United *

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: 1980–81 Individual *

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: 1980–81 Second Division *

Player of the Year: 1986–87

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goddard, Paul 1959 births Living people English footballers England international footballers England B international footballers England under-21 international footballers Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players English football managers West Ham United F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. managers Premier League managers People from East Bergholt People from Harlington, London Premier League players West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff Footballers from the London Borough of Hillingdon Association football forwards Association football coaches Ipswich Town F.C. non-playing staff