1. Herbert Goodfellow, known by the nickname of "Goody", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
12 Facts About Herbert Goodfellow
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Herbert Goodfellow played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Batley, Castleford and Oldham, as a scrum-half.
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Herbert Goodfellow was born in Sharlston, West Riding of Yorkshire, after his junior days in Sharlston, Herbert signed for Trinity in 1932, as a 16-year-old after representing Yorkshire schoolboys in 1930.
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Herbert Goodfellow started as a young 'skinny' winger in the A team before developing his scrum half skills and making his first team debut on 3 March 1934 when Keighley visited Belle Vue.
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Herbert Goodfellow gradually developed into a strong scrum half with a powerful hand off, which assisted him in scoring over a hundred tries for the club.
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Herbert Goodfellow was club captain for three seasons between 1948 and 1951, but played his last game against Oldham in October 1950, before transferring to the Watersheddings, Oldham four months later.
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Herbert Goodfellow was selected for Yorkshire County XIII on five occasions.
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Herbert Goodfellow played alongside Dennis Baddeley, Ron Rylance, Harry Wilkinson and Len Bratley against Cumberland and Lancashire.
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Herbert Goodfellow's father, Fred J Goodfellow, was a Sharlston rugby hero in the 1890s, and early 1900s.
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Herbert Goodfellow was selected for Yorkshire against Northumberland and Lancashire in 1897, at rugby union, followed by further caps a year later, before turning to rugby league and signing for Holbeck, and later Hull and Dewsbury, playing for Yorkshire at rugby league level.
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Herbert Goodfellow was the landlord of the Jacob's Well Tavern public house in Wakefield during the 1950s.
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Herbert Goodfellow is incorrectly named Harry Goodfellow on the englandrl.