Ken Goodall is a rugby player (23 February 1947 – 17 August 2006) an Irish rugby union and rugby league player. He was an Irish international and British Lions player and vice principal at Faughan Valley High School, which is now part of

Lisneal College Lisneal College is a controlled secondary school located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is within the Western Education and Library Board area. At £12m, the school is the biggest investment in Derry's controlled sector in 40 years. Work star ...

. He switched codes in 1970 to play for the Cumbrian

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club,

Workington Town Workington Town is a semi-professional rugby league club based in Workington, West Cumbria, England. The club plays home games at Derwent Park and competes in the RFL League One, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, Briti ...

. He was educated at

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and then read chemical engineering at

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a mem ...

. He made his début on the rugby pitch in a match against

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on 21 January 1967 and subsequently played for

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in 19 successive matches until 14 March 1970. He was a member of City of Derry R.F.C., played for Newcastle University, club rugby for Winlaton Vulcans RFC in West Gateshead before playing for Workington. Between 1970 and 1974, Goodall played 82 matches for Town, scoring 25 tries. He was reintroduced to rugby union and was reinstated by the

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when the game became professional.

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1947 births 2006 deaths 20th-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland Alumni of Newcastle University British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland City of Derry R.F.C. players Ireland international rugby union players Irish rugby league players Irish rugby union players Irish schoolteachers People educated at Foyle College Rugby league players from County Londonderry Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from County Londonderry Sportspeople from Derry (city) Ulster Rugby players Workington Town players {{Ireland-rugbyleague-bio-stub