Frederick Roy Goodall (31 December 1902 – 19 January 1982) was a professional

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, who played for

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for 16 years and played 25 games for

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, 12 as captain. Goodall would have captained

in the first ever

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if they had decided to take a team to the tournament. He was widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the world at that time. He was captain of

throughout their most successful period, when they became the first team to win the English top flight three times in a row and dominated English football through the twenties. In 1945, he became manager of

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Honours

* Football League First Division winner: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26. * Football League First Division runner-up: 1926–27, 1927–28, 1933–34. *

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winner: 1922. *

runner-up: 1928 & 1930. * FA Charity Shield winner: 1922.

References

* * 1902 births 1982 deaths People from Dronfield Footballers from Derbyshire English footballers England international footballers Association football defenders English Football League players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players English football managers Mansfield Town F.C. managers English Football League representative players FA Cup final players {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub