Dennis Goodwin
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Full name | Dennis Goodwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | fourth ¼ 1929 Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 April 2011 (aged 81) Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dennis Goodwin (fourth ¼ 1929[4] – 12 April 2011) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Barrow, Leeds and York, as a centre, prop, or second-row, i.e. number 3 or 4, 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Background[]
Dennis Goodwin's birth was registered in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, and he died in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
Playing career[]
International honours[]
Dennis Goodwin won a cap for England while at Barrow in 1955 against Other Nationalities,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Barrow in 1957 against France (2 matches), in 1958 against France, and New Zealand (2 matches).[3]
Championship Final appearances[]
Dennis Goodwin played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Leeds' 25–10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961.
Challenge Cup Final appearances[]
Dennis Goodwin played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Barrow's 0–10 defeat by Wigan in the 1951 Challenge Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1951, in front of a crowd of 94,262,[5] and played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in the 21–12 victory over Workington Town in the 1954–55 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.
County Cup Final appearances[]
Dennis Goodwin played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Barrow's 12–2 victory over Oldham in the 1954 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954,[6] and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Leeds' 9–19 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1961 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1961–62 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 11 November 1961.
References[]
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1950–1951 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Barrow make two finals in one year". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links[]
- Leeds RL legends reunited
- Club History, Facts and Figures
- (archived by web.archive.org) Back on the Wembley trail
- Fond farewell to our rugby league legend
- 1929 births
- 2011 deaths
- Barrow Raiders players
- England national rugby league team players
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league players from Barrow-in-Furness
- York Wasps players