Freddie Goodwin

Infobox Football biography
playername = Freddie Goodwin


fullname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1933|6|28
cityofbirth = Heywood, Lancashire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
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height = Convert|186|cm|in|1cite web |url=http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/players/145.html |title=Freddie Goodwin |accessdate=2007-08-24 |last=Abbott |first=Jon |date=2006-08-20 |work=Leeds United: Player Statistics |publisher=leedsfans.org.uk |abbr=on]
position = Half back
currentclub =
youthyears =
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years = 1953–1960
1960–1964
1964-1966
clubs = Manchester United
Leeds United
Scunthorpe United
caps(goals) = 95 (7)
120 (2)
6 (1)
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manageryears = 1964–1966
1966–1967
1967–1968
1968–1970
1970–1975
1976–1979
managerclubs = Scunthorpe United "(player-manager)"
Scunthorpe United
New York Generals
Brighton and Hove Albion
Birmingham City
Minnesota Kicks

Freddie Goodwin (born June 28, 1933 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) is a former English football player and manager. He played in the position of half back. Goodwin signed as a trainee from Cheshire Schoolboys by Manchester United on 1 October 1953 as part of the Busby Babes. He made his senior debut for the club on 20 November, 1954 against Arsenal. He helped the club win the 1956 and 1957 league championships, and was a member of the United team that made a comeback from the Munich air disaster to reach the 1958 FA Cup final, losing 2–0 to Bolton. In his United career, he scored 8 goals in 107 appearances. He was signed by Leeds United on 16 March 1960 for £10,000. In the 1963–64 season, a tackle by John Charles in an FA Cup tie against Cardiff City caused him to suffer a triple fracture of his leg, eventually resulting in his retirement from playing on 1 December 1964. He had scored 2 goals in 120 appearances for Leeds.

Goodwin went on to become a player-manager at Scunthorpe United, although he did not play many games due to his injury, [cite web |url=http://www.scunthorpe-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10442~401669,00.html |title=The Men in Charge |accessdate=2007-08-24 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2007-06-25 |work=History] making just 6 appearances and scoring 1 goal for the club. He left Scunthorpe United on 1 June 1966. He then became a manager for the New York Generals and Brighton and Hove Albion, before becoming manager of First Division club Birmingham City. It was at Birmingham where he introduced the young Trevor Francis into league football. At Birmingham, he was also known for introducing yoga, psychological testing and other new training techniques. [cite web |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BC7DF7CEC-3BC3-4859-A3FD-FE4AAD215DD8%7D&newsid=287312&page=1 |title=Facts & Figures: Birmingham City |accessdate=2007-08-24 |date=2005-12-18 |work=News and Features – What the Papers Say]

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