Bert Goodman Explained

Bert Goodman
Fullname:Albert Abraham Goodman
Birth Date:3 September 1890
Birth Place:Dalston, England
Death Place:Ilford, England
Position:Forward / Utility player
Clubs1:London Fields
Years2:
Years3:
Clubs3:Tottenham Thursday
Years4:1913–1914
Clubs4:Maidstone United
Years5:1914–1916
Caps5:21
Goals5:3
Years6:1916–1919
Clubs6:Clapton Orient
Years7:1919
Clubs7:Maidstone United
Years8:1919–1920
Caps6:16
Goals6:1
Years9:1920–1921
Years10:1921–1925
Caps10:136
Goals10:15
Years11:1925–1926
Clubs11:Gillingham
Caps11:6
Goals11:0
Years12:1926–1927
Caps12:12
Goals12:0
Years13:1927–1928
Caps13:6
Goals13:0

Albert Abraham Goodman (3 September 1890 – 7 December 1959) was an English professional footballer who played for London Fields, Tufnell Park, Tottenham Thursday, Maidstone United, Croydon Common, Tottenham Hotspur, Margate, Charlton Athletic, Gillingham, Clapton Orient and Guildford City.[1] [2]

Football career

Goodman played for non-League teams London Fields, Tufnell Park, Tottenham Thursday, Maidstone United and Croydon Common before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1919 where he played 17 matches and scored one goal in all competitions.[3] After leaving the Lilywhites he played for Margate. In 1921 he signed for Charlton Athletic and featured in 136 matches and found the net on 15 occasions. He went on to make appearances at Gillingham, Clapton Orient and finally at Guildford City.

Personal life

In 1935, Goodman was convicted of breaking into a tailor's shop in Ilford and stealing goods valued at £570; he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.[4] He died in December 1959, three days after he crashed a van into a wall in Ilford.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records. 2004 . Soccerdata . Nottingham . 1-899468-63-3. 103.
  2. Web site: Goodman, Albert Abraham . Croydon Common Football Club . Alan Futter . 27 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Spurs History: All Spurs players 1908– . Topspurs . Jim Duggan . 27 October 2016.
  4. Web site: Ex-footballer sentenced. 1. Evening Standard. 1 May 2024. Newspapers.com. subscription. 26 February 1935.
  5. News: 1959-12-16 . Ex-footballer killed . 2024-02-09 . Evening Standard . 9.