Sydney Goodfellow (6 July 1915 – 1998) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He made 303 league appearances in the

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either side of

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. He began his professional career with

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in 1936, and also played for

Glentoran Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882. History Early history In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ...

and

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before the outbreak of the war in 1939. He signed with

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after the war, before joining Doncaster Rovers in 1948. He helped the club to the

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title in 1949–50. After this success he spent two years with Oldham Athletic, before seeing out his Football League career at Accrington Stanley in 1953. He later turned out for non-League sides

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, and

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, before emigrating to Australia in 1961.

Career

Goodfellow played for

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non-League sides Hanley and Silverdale before joining

as an amateur in October 1936, signing professional forms in November that year. He played fourteen consecutive games, scoring just the one goal before losing his place in January 1937. He played a further two games without scoring before leaving on a free transfer in April 1937, having scored one goal in sixteen

games in 1936–37. He moved on to

in Northern Ireland for the 1937–38 campaign, before returning to England to sign with

. He played 41 of "Dale's" 42 Third Division North games in 1938–39, before his career was interrupted by

. After the war, he joined

, then a

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side led by

Bob Brocklebank Bob Brocklebank (8 April 1908 – September 1981) was an English footballer and manager. He played for Aston Villa and Burnley, where he was top goalscorer in 1937-38 before becoming a manager, at Chesterfield, Birmingham City, Hull City and ...

. The "Spireites" posted a fourth-place finish in 1946–47, before falling down the table in 1947–48. Goodfellow played 80 league games for the club, before he switched to Third Division North side Doncaster Rovers in May 1948. At Doncaster he was "part of formidable Half back line with Syd Bycroft and Dave Miller". He played 33 games in 1948–49 and made 38 appearances in 1949–50, as "Donny" won promotion as the division's champions. He then moved on to Oldham Athletic in the Third Division North, making 72 league appearances in the 1950–51 and 1951–52 campaigns. Following, this he played 28 games under

Walter Crook Walter Crook (28 April 1913 – 27 December 1988) was an English football player and manager. Career Playing career Crook, who played as a full back, played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, making a total of 2 ...

at Accrington Stanley in 1952–53. Stanley finished bottom of the

, and Goodfellow left Peel Park for non-League

. He later played for

and

. He emigrated to Australia in 1961.

Career statistics

Source:

Honours

Doncaster Rovers *

Football League Third Division North The Third Division North of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated In sports leagues, promotion and ...

: 1949–50

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodfellow, Syd 1915 births 1998 deaths People from Wolstanton English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Port Vale F.C. players Glentoran F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players Telford United F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Oswestry Town F.C. players English expatriates in Australia English Football League players NIFL Premiership players