Freddie Goodwin

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Freddie Goodwin
Date of birth	June 28, 1933 (1933-06-28) (age 74)
Place of birth	Heywood, Lancashire, England
Height	186 centimetres (73.2 in)^[1]
Playing position	Half back
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1953–1960 1960–1964 1964-1966	Manchester United Leeds United Scunthorpe United	95 (7) 120 (2) 6 (1)
Teams managed
1964–1966 1966–1967 1967–1968 1968–1970 1970–1975 1976–1979	Scunthorpe United (player-manager) Scunthorpe United New York Generals Brighton and Hove Albion Birmingham City Minnesota Kicks
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

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,^[1] 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,^[2] 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.^[3]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Abbott, Jon (2006-08-20). Freddie Goodwin. Leeds United: Player Statistics. leedsfans.org.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
^ The Men in Charge. History (2007-06-25). Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
^ Facts & Figures: Birmingham City. News and Features – What the Papers Say (2005-12-18). Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

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