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Verdi Godwin
Personal information
Full name Verdi Godwin[1]
Date of birth (1926-02-11)11 February 1926[1]
Place of birth Blackburn, England[1]
Date of death 1 December 2013(2013-12-01) (aged 87)[2]
Place of death Southport, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Blackburn Rovers 27 (6)
1948–1949 Manchester City 8 (3)
1949–1950 Stoke City 22 (2)
1950–1951 Mansfield Town 31 (9)
1951–1952 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
1952 Grimsby Town 1 (0)
1953 Brentford 7 (1)
1954–1955 Southport 17 (2)
1955–1956 Barrow 15 (3)
1956–1957 Tranmere Rovers 14 (2)
1958–1959 Macclesfield Town 3 (0)
Total 146 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Verdi Godwin BEM (11 February 1926 – 1 December 2013) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Mansfield Town, Middlesbrough, Grimsby Town, Brentford and Stoke City.

Career

Godwin was born in Blackburn and began his career with local club Blackburn Rovers.[1] He scored six league goals in two seasons at Ewood Park and joined Manchester City in June 1948.[3] He scored three goals in eight matches for City before joining Stoke City,[4] whose manager Bob McGrory saw Godwin as the answer to Stoke's goalscoring problem in 1949–50.[1] However, despite scoring on his debut, Godwin scored just once more in the next 20 league matches and by January he was transferred to Third Division Mansfield Town in part-exchange for Harry Oscroft.[1] Following is spell with the Stags, Godwin became a journeyman and spent short spells with Middlesbrough, Grimsby Town, Brentford, Southport, Barrow, Tranmere Rovers and finally Macclesfield.[1][5]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Godwin worked during the summer for 36 years as a lifeguard on Southport beach.[6] He was award the British Empire Medal in recognition for his service.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 1946–47[7] First Division 15 1 0 0 15 1
1947–48[7] 12 5 0 0 12 5
Total 27 6 0 0 27 6
Manchester City 1948–49[4] First Division 8 3 0 0 8 3
Stoke City 1949–50[7] First Division 22 2 1 0 23 2
Mansfield Town 1949–50[7] Third Division North 17 7 — 17 7
1950–51[7] 14 2 0 0 14 2
Total 31 9 0 0 31 9
Grimsby Town 1951–52[7] Third Division North 1 0 0 0 1 0
Brentford 1951–52[8] Second Division 1 0 — 1 0
1952–53[8] 6 1 0 0 6 1
1953–54[8] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 1 0 0 7 1
Southport 1954–55[9] Third Division North 17 2 0 0 17 2
Barrow 1955–56[7] Third Division North 15 3 1 1 16 4
Tranmere Rovers 1955–56[7] Third Division North 14 2 — 14 2
Macclesfield 1958–59[5] Cheshire County League 3 0 1 0 4 0
Career Total 145 28 3 1 148 29

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "R.I.P Verdi Godwin (Southport)". OTSNews. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Verdi Godwin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Verdi Godwin – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1958–59". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b Brentford Football Club Official Programme versus Brighton & Hove Albion. 10 February 2007. p. 39.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Verdi Godwin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  8. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 381–382. ISBN 0951526200.
  9. ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  • Verdi Godwin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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