Brian Godfrey
Football, Football player
1940 – 2010
Who was Brian Godfrey?
Brian Cameron Godfrey was a Welsh international footballer.
Brian was an inside forward who started his league career at Everton where he only made one appearance before joining Scunthorpe United in June 1960. He made his League debut for the Iron on the opening day of the season away to Charlton Athletic on 20 August 1960, scoring on his home debut five days later against Ipswich Town.
He partnered ace marksman Barrie Thomas in the Iron's attack and helped them nearly reach the top flight when finishing 4th in the Second Division in 1961–62. This is Scunthorpe's highest ever position and resulted in him being spotted by the Welsh Under-23 selectors, becoming the first United player ever to receive such an honour. His last League game for the Iron was at home to Portsmouth on 21 September 1963.
Preston North End paid £8,000 for him in October 1963. He made his debut for Preston a couple of weeks later away at Northampton Town. He scored ten goals in his first fourteen League games for the club, including a hat trick against Ipswich Town in a 5–1 away win. In the 1965–66 season, Godfrey was Preston's leading goalscorer including a four minute hat trick in the last game of the season: a 9–0 win against Cardiff City.
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- Born
- May 1, 1940
- Nationality
- Wales
- Lived in
- Flint
- Died
- Feb 11, 2010
Cyprus
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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