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John Goodfellow

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John Goodfellow
Birth nameJohn Goodfellow
Date of birth(1906-08-24)24 August 1906
Place of birthLangholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Date of deathApril 2, 1951(1951-04-02) (aged 44)
Place of deathStranraer, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1925-30 Langholm ()
1930-32 Kelso ()
1932- Langholm ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1930 South ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928 Scotland 3 (0)

John Goodfellow (24 August 1906 - 2 April 1951) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Goodfellow played for – and was internationally capped whilst at – Langholm.[2]

About 1930 he moved to play for Kelso, but he moved back to play for Langholm in 1932.[3]

Provincial career

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He played for the South whilst with Kelso in 1930.[4]

International career

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He was capped for Scotland three times, all in 1928.[5]

Cricket career

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Langholm Cricket Club held a contest between local teams for a silver cup in 1933, restricted to 25 overs. The teams in the final were the Artisans and Ford Mills. The Artisans won the cup by 2 runs. Their team included John Goodfellow. He won a special award for the highest individual score in the competition: 64.[6]

Banking career

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He was manager of the Newton St. Boswells branch of the British Linen Bank, however in 1932 he got a move to the branch in his hometown of Langholm. It was noted that Goodfellow had been in poor health and it was hoped that a move to his hometown would bring about a change in his health.[7]

He was manager of the Port William branch of the British Linen Bank at his death.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "John Goodfellow". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002784/19320428/160/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19301124/329/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Goodfellow - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000954/19330616/115/0010 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/19320421/092/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001713/19510404/037/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)