Lee Jon Goodwin (born 5 September 1978) is an English former

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who played for

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and Dagenham & Redbridge as a defender.

Career

Born in

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, London, Goodwin was a trainee at

, before signing for Dagenham & Redbridge in 1998. He scored the winning goal for Dagenham in a 2–1 victory over

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

after heading the ball in on 67 minutes in March 2001. He was sent off in a 0–0 draw with Doncaster in November after receiving a second yellow card after a late challenge on Neil Campbell. He suffered what was believed to be a metatarsal fracture in September 2002. He signed a new contract with Dagenham in December 2003, before signing a two-year contract in May 2004. He was ruled out for the remainder of the 2005–06 season after suffering a stress fracture of his leg in March 2006. He signed a new three-year contract in May. He made one appearance in

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for Dagenham, after being introduced as an 88th minute substitute against

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on 3 May 2008. He retired from playing in July. In October 2010 he was awarded a

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by Dagenham. On 11 October Dagenham played a West Ham United XI at Victoria Road with ''The Hammers'' winning 3–2 in front of 2,267 spectators. He was a coach at Dagenham & Redbridge but was then appointed first-team coach with Thurrock. He became joint caretaker manager with Grant Gordon and then left the club at the end of May 2012 with the season complete.

Honours

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...

: 2000 * Essex Senior Cup: 2001; Runner-up 2002 *

Conference National The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ...

: 2007 *

FA Youth Cup The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It ...

: Runner-up 1996

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Lee 1978 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets People from Stepney English men's footballers Men's association football defenders West Ham United F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players