# Jim Goodchild

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**Andrew James Goodchild** (4 April 1892 – 2 October 1950) was an English [football goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(football)) who played for [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City_F.C.) and was their goalkeeper in the [1926 FA Cup Final](/source/1926_FA_Cup_Final).

## Playing career

Born in [Southampton](/source/Southampton), he signed for [Southampton](/source/Southampton_F.C.) in September 1909 after two trial matches. At [the Dell](/source/The_Dell_(Southampton)) he was understudy to first choice 'keeper [Tom Burrows](/source/Tom_Burrows_(footballer)). He made his first team debut in the final match of the 1909–10 season at home to [Reading](/source/Reading_F.C.). In the following season Burrows lost his place to [Arthur Brown](/source/Arthur_Charles_Brown) who had returned to the "Saints" after three years with [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth_F.C.) and Goodchild dropped down to third choice goalkeeper. He made only four appearances in the 1910–11 season and was released at the end of the season as "surplus to requirements".[1]

He then obtained employment in [Southampton Docks](/source/Southampton_Docks) before Manchester City were alerted to his availability by [Jimmy Yates](/source/Jimmy_Yates), who was now Southampton's scout. Goodchild became a regular in City's first team over the next sixteen years appearing over 200 times between 1911 and 1927, including appearing on the losing side in the [1926 FA Cup Final](/source/1926_FA_Cup_Final) against [Bolton Wanderers](/source/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.). He also made over 100 appearances in [War League](/source/War_League) matches during [World War I](/source/World_War_I); his total appearances for City in all first team matches was 347.[2]

In August 1927 he returned to Southampton and became the licensee of the Royal Albert Hotel, turning out for two seasons on a part-time basis for [Guildford City](/source/Guildford_City_F.C.). He move to [Eastleigh](/source/Eastleigh) in 1941 to run the Cricketers Arms where he remained until his death in October 1950, aged 58.

## Honours

**Manchester City**

- [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) finalist: [1926](/source/1926_FA_Cup_Final)

## References

1. Holley, Duncan & Chalk, Gary (1992). *The Alphabet of the Saints*. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.

1. ["Manchester City FC - players statistics"](http://www.mcfcstats.com/). *www.mcfcstats.com*

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