Freddie Goodwin was an English professional football player and manager.
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10 Facts About Freddie Goodwin
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Wing half, Goodwin was signed as a trainee from Cheshire Schoolboys by Manchester United on 1 October 1953 as one of the Busby Babes.
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Freddie Goodwin made his senior debut for the club on 20 November 1954 against Arsenal.
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Freddie Goodwin was not on the plane to Munich, having not been selected in the squad for the quarter-final second leg tie with Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia.
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Freddie Goodwin was signed by Leeds United on 16 March 1960 for £10,000.
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Freddie Goodwin went on to become a player-manager at Scunthorpe United, although he did not play many games due to his injury, making six appearances and scoring one goal for the club.
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Freddie Goodwin made 11 first-class appearances for Lancashire County Cricket Club as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
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Freddie Goodwin later moved to the United States to coach and serve as president of the Minnesota Kicks.
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Freddie Goodwin later relocated to Washington state, where he coached Tacoma Stars and started a travel agency on Vashon Island.
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Freddie Goodwin died of cancer at Gig Harbor, Washington, on 19 February 2016 at the age of 82.
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