Karl Goddard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Eric Goddard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 June 2023 (aged 55) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Bradford City | 73 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Exeter City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Colchester United (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Hereford United | 9 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| Total | 99 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karl Eric Goddard (29 December 1967 – 25 June 2023) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Manchester United, Bradford City, Exeter City (on loan),[3] Colchester United (on loan), Hereford United and Bradford Park Avenue.[4][5]
Goddard had three children. He died on 25 June 2023, at the age of 55.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Karl Goddard". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Goddard, Karl". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk.
- ^ Karl Goddard at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Karl Goddard at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "'We used to call him Besty': Bradford City tributes to the late Karl Goddard". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 12 July 2023.
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Categories:
- 1967 births
- 2023 deaths
- Footballers from Leeds
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- English Football League players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- English football defender, 1960s birth stubs