Verdi Godwin

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
Playing position 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)
1957–1958 Macclesfield Town 3 (0)
Total 146 (28)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Verdi Godwin BEM (11 February 1926 – 1 December 2013) was a former 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 and finally Tranmere Rovers.[1]

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.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 1946–47 First Division 15100151
1947–48 First Division 12500125
Manchester City 1948–49 First Division 830083
Stoke City 1949–50 First Division 22210232
Mansfield Town 1949–50 Third Division North 17700177
1950–51 Third Division North 14200142
Grimsby Town 1951–52 Third Division North 100010
Brentford 1951–52 Second Division 100010
1952–53 Second Division 610061
1953–54 Second Division 000000
Southport 1954–55 Third Division North 17200172
Barrow 1955–56 Third Division North 15311164
Tranmere Rovers 1955–56 Third Division North 14200142
Career Total 142282114429

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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. Brentford Football Club Official Programme versus Brighton & Hove Albion 10/02/07. 2007. p. 39.

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