| Birth name | John Goodfellow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1906-08-24)24 August 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 2, 1951(1951-04-02) (aged 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Stranraer, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Goodfellow (24 August 1906 - 2 April 1951) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Goodfellow played for – and was internationally capped whilst at – Langholm.
About 1930 he moved to play for Kelso, but he moved back to play for Langholm in 1932.
Provincial career
He played for the South whilst with Kelso in 1930.
International career
He was capped for Scotland three times, all in 1928.
Cricket career
Langholm Cricket Club held a contest between local teams for a silver cup in 1933, restricted to 25 overs. The teams in the final were the Artisans and Ford Mills. The Artisans won the cup by 2 runs. Their team included John Goodfellow. He won a special award for the highest individual score in the competition: 64.
Banking career
He was manager of the Newton St. Boswells branch of the British Linen Bank, however in 1932 he got a move to the branch in his hometown of Langholm. It was noted that Goodfellow had been in poor health and it was hoped that a move to his hometown would bring about a change in his health.
He was manager of the Port William branch of the British Linen Bank at his death.
References
- "John Goodfellow". ESPN scrum.
- The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002784/19320428/160/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Goodfellow - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000954/19330616/115/0010 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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