Alan Jeffrey Goodall (born 2 December 1981) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender. During his career, he has played. for clubs including Bangor City,

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, Chesterfield, Newport County,

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Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...

and Aberystwyth Town

Career

Born in

Birkenhead Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; Historic counties of England, historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the R ...

, Merseyside, Goodall started by playing for Poulton Victoria in Wallasey and then joined

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club Bangor City in the summer of 2001. In his first season at the Farrar Road club, he played in the

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final picking up a runners-up medal in the defeat against

Barry Town Barry Town United Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl Droed Tref Y Barri) is a semi-professional association football team based in Barry, Wales. They are known for representing Wales in Europe as winners of the Cymru Premier and Welsh Cup during ...

at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth. He was part of the team that lost narrowly in the 2002–03

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against

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and 2003–04

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losing to

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. In 91

appearances for City, Goodall scored ten goals. Towards the end of the 2003–04 season, he spent time on trial at

Wrexham A.F.C. Wrexham Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam) is a Welsh professional association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Formed ...

, before joining Rochdale in the summer of 2004. At the end of the 2005–06 season, Goodall's second at

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, he had made 74

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appearances scoring five times. In June 2007 Goodall signed for recently relegated

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side

on a two-year contract. He then scored on his debut in a 2–1 victory over

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. Goodall signed for Chesterfield on a two-year contract in August 2008 following his release from

. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 September 2008, with a 94th-minute winner against Rotherham United at Saltergate. On 31 July 2010 he rejoined Rochdale on a six-month contract. On 4 November 2010 he joined Blue Square Bet Premier side Newport County on loan and returned to Rochdale in January 2011. On 31 January 2011 he joined League 2 side

making his debut for the club on 5 February against Torquay United. In May 2011 he was informed that he would not be offered a contract by the club for the 2011/12 season. In Summer 2011 he joined

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed ...

. On 2 September 2013 he joined

, on a one-month loan. He returned to Fleetwood on 9 October 2013 due to sustaining an injury during Grimsby's 0–3 away win at

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spring ...

the previous Saturday. On 15 July 2014 he signed for Morecambe F.C on a free transfer due to his release from Fleetwood Town F.C. He will wear the number 13 shirt for the Shrimps. As of 16 July 2014, the length of the contract had not yet been released publicly. In 2016, Goodall joined

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...

of the

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. He made nineteen league appearances during the season, which concluded with relegation from the National League. He briefly served as joint caretaker manager of the club and in April 2017, having suffered a long-term injury, announced his retirement from playing at the age of 35. In August 2018, Goodall came out of retirement and signed for

Welsh Premier League The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Prior to ...

club Aberystwyth Town. After making 23 appearances for the West Wales club, Goodall left Aberystwyth Town in early 2019.

Honours

Team of the Year: 2003–04

References

External links

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Alan Goodall at welsh-premier.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodall, Alan 1981 births Sportspeople from Birkenhead Living people English footballers Association football defenders Bangor City F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Cymru Premier players English Football League players National League (English football) players Morecambe F.C. players Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players