Ray Goddard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Goddard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Fulham, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 December 2007 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Spain | ||
| Position(s) |
Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fulham | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1974 | Leyton Orient | 278 | (0) |
| 1974 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1974–1978 | Millwall | 80 | (0) |
| 1978–1981 | Wimbledon | 119 | (1) |
| Total | 478 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond Goddard (13 February 1949 − 11 December 2007) was an English football goalkeeper, who played for three London clubs between 1967 and 1981.[2]
Goddard began his career as a member of
1974. In total, he played 278 league games for the O's.[3] Having kept young reserve keeper Steve Bowtell out of the first team for several seasons, Goddard lost his place to the newly signed John Jackson in October 1973. However, he returned to the first team after an injured Jackson was dropped in the O's failed promotion campaign of '73-'74. He suffered a strained relationship with manager George Petchey after first learning of Jackson's promotion, and his own demotion, on the team bus.[citation needed
] Before leaving the O's he joined Greenock Morton in Scotland for a month before leaving Orient.
In November 1974, Goddard joined
1981. In his final match for the Dons, Goddard scored from the penalty spot in a 4–2 defeat against Bury
.
After leaving Wimbledon, Goddard finished his career at non-league Wealdstone. After his retirement from football, Goddard moved to Spain where he ran a bar. He died from a stroke in December 2007, aged 58.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Ray Goddard". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Ray Goddard at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Ray Goddard Archived 17 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Leyton Orient official site 12 December 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon | Features | Obituary - Ray Goddard". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2010. "AFC Wimbledon tribute to Ray Goddard". Retrieved 25 August 2010
- ^ Tribute to Ray Goddard lastingtribute.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2008 Archived 5 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine