22 Facts About Archie Goodall

Archibald Lee Goodall was an Irish footballer who made 429 appearances in the Football League for Preston North End, Aston Villa, Derby County, Glossop and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Archie Goodall won 10 caps at full international level for Ireland.

Archie Goodall made 424 appearances and scored 52 goals for Derby County.

Archie Goodall served as club captain and established a club record for consecutive league appearances.

Archie Goodall was employed regularly as a centre half and made great use of the shoulder charge.

Archie Goodall was the oldest player to score an international goal during the 19th century, the oldest player to score for Ireland and is the oldest player ever to play for Wolves.

Archie Goodall's older brother, John Archie Goodall, was a notable footballer and played for Preston North End, Derby County and England.

Archie Goodall's parents were Richard Archie Goodall and Mary Lees who were married on 31 December 1860 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Archie Goodall's father was a soldier in the British Army and was stationed in London where John Archie Goodall was born in 1863.

Archie Goodall was as rumbustious, as his brother John was gentle and he only stayed at Preston North End until 30 September 1888.

Archie Goodall appeared in two of the four League matches played by Preston North End in September 1888 and he scored one League goal.

On 1 October 1888 Archie Goodall signed for Aston Villa.

Archie Goodall' move from Preston North End was the first transfer during a season to be approved by the Football League.

Archie Goodall appeared in 14 of the 18 League matches played by Aston Villa from when Goodall joined the club and he scored seven League goals.

In May 1889 Archie Goodall joined Derby County where he was reunited with his brother John.

Together with Steve Bloomer, the Archie Goodall brothers formed the backbone of a County side that regularly challenged for top honours over the following decade.

Primarily used as a centre-half at County, Archie Goodall made 380 English League appearances for the club, scored 48 league goals and helped them finish runners-up in 1896.

Archie Goodall played a further 42 games and scored 4 goals in the FA Cup, helping County reach three FA Cup Finals in 1898,1899 and 1903.

Archie Goodall thus became one of the first four Irish players based in England to be selected to represent Ireland.

Archie Goodall remained a regular at centre-half for Ireland until he was almost 40.

Archie Goodall made his last two appearances for Ireland while at Glossop.

Archie Goodall was 41 years and 153 days old when he made his final league appearance for Wolves on 2 December 1905 against Everton, making him the oldest player ever to play for that club.