Brian Cameron Godfrey was a Welsh professional footballer.
17 Facts About Brian Godfrey
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Brian Godfrey made his League debut for the Iron on the opening day of the season away to Charlton Athletic on 20 August 1960, scoring on his home debut five days later against Ipswich Town.
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Brian Godfrey made his debut for Preston a couple of weeks later away at Northampton Town.
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Brian Godfrey did help Preston finish third in the Second Division, just missing out on promotion.
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Brian Godfrey scored on his Villa debut, and he and Greenhalgh scored 18 goals between them in their first 17 games in Villa colours.
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Brian Godfrey helped Bristol Rovers to sixth and fifth places in the Third Division in consecutive seasons.
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Brian Godfrey was selected in the 1974 Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year.
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Brian Godfrey then had a short spell in the North American Soccer League during the summer of 1975 as captain of the expansion team Portland Timbers, leading the club to the NASL league final.
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Brian Godfrey stayed for three and a half years until resigning in June 1983.
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Brian Godfrey had further managerial success at both Weymouth and Bath City again before joining Gloucester City in 1987.
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Brian Godfrey was sacked in 1991 following the breakup of his side due to financial problems.
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Brian Godfrey was to return in February 1992 for a further spell before leaving the club in April 1994.
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Brian Godfrey remained involved in football with Shortwood United before moving onto Cinderford Town, and then taking up scouting for Newport.
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Brian Godfrey returned once more to Gloucester City as assistant manager, originally to Tommy Callinan until he resigned in 2001, and then with Chris Burns who took the chance to begin his football management career.
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Brian Godfrey died in a hospital in Nicosia near his home in Cyprus after a long battle with leukaemia on 11 February 2010.
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Brian Godfrey was remarried by this time, having previously been married for 32 years with a family of three daughters.
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Brian Godfrey will be remembered mainly for winning the Southern League Midland Division Championship as manager in 1989.