| John Goodwin | |
| Fullname: | John Lawson Goodwin |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Ayr, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Ayr Fort Juniors |
| Years2: | 1908–1910 |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 1910 |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 1910–1914 |
| Caps4: | 47 |
| Goals4: | 19 |
| Years5: | 1914–1915 |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 1915 |
| Clubs6: | Kilmarnock |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 129 |
| Totalgoals: | 37 |
John Lawson Goodwin (3 June 1887 – 3 November 1954) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He was a Scottish Football League champion in each of his first three seasons with Rangers between 1910–11 and 1912–13,[1] also winning the Charity Cup[2] in May 1911 and the Glasgow Cup five months later.[3] He was not a first choice in his position but served as a capable stand-in when either Alec Bennett or Jimmy Bowie was unavailable.
Either side of his spell in Govan he played in his hometown, initially for Ayr Parkhouse then for their successor after a merger, Ayr United, although his final matches in the senior leagues were with their local rivals Kilmarnock[4] – by that point World War I was worsening and it is likely his football career ended due to commitments relating to the conflict.
Goodwin's younger brother Alex also played for Ayr United, joining the club a few months after John moved to Rangers.[5] [6]