Archie Goodall
Football, Football player
1864 – 1929
Who was Archie Goodall?
Archibald Lee "Archie" Goodall was an Irish footballer who made 429 appearances in the Football League for Preston North End, Aston Villa, Derby County, Glossop and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He won 10 caps at full international level for Ireland. Goodall could play in the centre half and forward positions.
Goodall made 423 appearances and scored 52 goals for Derby County. He also served as club captain and established a club record for consecutive league appearances. Goodall was employed regularly as a centre half and made great use of the shoulder charge. His stamina and shear physical presence also made him very effective in this position.
During his career Goodall also set three age records. He was the oldest player to score an international goal during the 19th century, the oldest player to score for Ireland and is the oldest player ever to play for Wolves. Goodall also proved to be a controversial character. In 1894 he refused to play an extra half-hour of the United Counties League Cup final against West Bromwich Albion because he said his contract ended after 90 minutes and in 1898 he tried to off-load his extra FA Cup final tickets to a ticket tout.
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- Born
- Jun 19, 1864
Belfast - Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Lived in
- Belfast
- Died
- 1929
East Finchley
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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