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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 in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Mansfield Town, Middlesbrough, Grimsby Town, Brentford and Stoke City.[1]

Career

Godwin was born in Blackburn and began his career with local side Blackburn Rovers.[1] He scored six goals in two seasons at Ewood Park and joined Manchester City in the summer of 1948.[1] He scored three goals in eight matches for Man City before joining Stoke City 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 was poor and scored just once more in the next 20 matches and by January he was used as a part exchange with Third Division Mansfield Town for Harry Oscroft.[1] Godwin then became a journeyman striker spending short spells at Middlesbrough, Grimsby Town, Brentford, Southport, Barrow, Tranmere Rovers and finally Macclesfield.[1][3]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Godwin worked during the summer for 36 years as a lifeguard on Southport beach. He was award the British Empire Medal in recognition for his service.[4]

Career statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 1946–47 First Division 15 1 0 0 15 1
1947–48 First Division 12 5 0 0 12 5
Manchester City 1948–49 First Division 8 3 0 0 8 3
Stoke City 1949–50 First Division 22 2 1 0 23 2
Mansfield Town 1949–50 Third Division North 17 7 0 0 17 7
1950–51 Third Division North 14 2 0 0 14 2
Grimsby Town 1951–52 Third Division North 1 0 0 0 1 0
Brentford 1951–52 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1952–53 Second Division 6 1 0 0 6 1
1953–54 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southport 1954–55 Third Division North 17 2 0 0 17 2
Barrow 1955–56 Third Division North 15 3 1 1 16 4
Tranmere Rovers 1955–56 Third Division North 14 2 0 0 14 2
Macclesfield 1958–59 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 h i 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. ^ "Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1958–59". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ^ Brentford Football Club Official Programme versus Brighton & Hove Albion 10/02/07. 2007. p. 39.
  5. ^ Verdi Godwin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

  • Verdi Godwin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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