Ray Gooding

Infobox Football biography
playername = Ray Gooding


fullname = Ray Gooding
dateofbirth = 1959
cityofbirth = Hartlepool
countryofbirth = England
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position = Midfielder
currentclub = Newcastle United (Academy Scout)
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years = 1976-1982
1982-1983
clubs = Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
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caps(goals) = 49 (5)
07 (1) 56 (6)
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Ray Gooding (born 1959 in Hartlepool, England) is a former footballer and currently academy scout for Newcastle United.

Biography

Playing career

Gooding featured as a player most prominently for Coventry City. He was signed as an apprentice by Gordon Milne in 1976 and was an under-study to Terry Yorath and Barry Powell. He also played with the likes of Tommy Hutchison, Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace and Gary Gillespie.

In 1982 Gooding joined Plymouth Argyle but after only seven games he ended his career with a cruciate knee ligaments.cite web |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2008/09/08/ray-gooding-leaves-coventry-city-for-newcastle-92746-21701202/ |title=Ray Gooding leaves Coventry City for Newcastle |publisher=coventrytelegraph.net |date=2008-09-08 |accessdate=2008-09-10 ]

Coaching career

Gooding returned to Coventry in 1988 when John Sillett appointed him to work with John Peacock as a football development officer in the community at the club's centre of excellence. He later became in charge of recruiting youngsters at the club and first met Richard Money when he was appointed academy director during Gordon Strachan's managerial period. Gooding and Money succeeded in developing a Coventry youth team capable of making two FA Youth Cup finals.

On 8 September 2008 Gooding joined Money again, this time at Newcastle United, as a academy scout.

References

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/coventry/coventry.htm Coventry career] at [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database]
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/plymouth/plymouth.htm Plymouth career] at [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database]