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 Bangor City Football Club () was a Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd. Founded in 1876, Bangor City have been founder members of the North Wales Coast League, the Welsh National League, the North Wales Combination, the W ...

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

, Chesterfield, Newport County,

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

and Aberystwyth Town

Career

Born in

Birkenhead Birkenhead () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. It lies within the Historic counties of England, historic co ...

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

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club

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 at Park Avenue,

Aberystwyth Aberystwyth (; ) is a University town, university and seaside town and a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the popula ...

. 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

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, before joining Rochdale alongside Karl Hughes 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 League Two 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

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

. 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 a professional association football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Established in 1997, the current Flee ...

. 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 level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

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

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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

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

Honours

Fleetwood Town *

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Individual *

Team of the Year: 2003–04

References

External links

*
Alan Goodall at welsh-premier.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodall, Alan 1981 births Footballers from Birkenhead Living people English men's footballers Men's 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 21st-century English sportsmen