Footballers who have played league football for PNE & Derby
A-K
313) BARNES Horace
PNE 39 apps; 16 goals
Rams 153 apps; 74 goals
PNE debut 15/11/1924 v Nottingham Forest (H) – Won 3-1
96) BLESSINGTON Jimmy
PNE 15 apps; 1 goal
Rams 2 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 05/03/1898 v Stoke (H) – Drawn 0-0
898) BURLEY Craig
PNE 4 apps; 0 goals
Rams 73 apps; 10 goals
PNE debut 07/02/2004 v West Brom (H) – Won 3-0
640) CLARK Jonathan
PNE 110 apps; 10 goals
Rams 53 apps; 3 goals
PNE debut 29/08/1981 v Millwall (A) – Lost 1-2
759) DAVIDSON Jon
PNE 21 apps; 1 goal
Rams 12 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 15/08/1992 v Bournemouth (H) – Drawn 1-1
966) DAVIES Andrew
PNE 5 apps; 0 goals
Rams 23 apps; 3 goals
PNE debut 14/02/2009 v Norwich (H) – Won 2-1
591) DAVIES Roger
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Rams 136 apps; 34 goals
PNE debut 26/08/1972 v Q.P.R. (H) – Drawn 1-1
897) DAVIS Claude
PNE 94 apps; 4 goals
RAMS 27 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 25/08/2003 v West Brom (A) – Lost 0-1
925) DICIHO Danny
PNE 63 apps; 5 goals
Rams 6 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 08/08/2005 v Derby (H) – Drawn 1-1
566) GEMMILL Archie
PNE 101 apps; 13 goals
Rams 324 apps; 25 goals
PNE debut 23/08/1967 v Norwich (A) – Won 3-1
12) GODDALL Archie
PNE 2 apps; 1 goal
Rams 380 apps; 48 goals
PNE debut 15/09/1888 v Wolves (A) – Won 4-0
9) GODDALL John
PNE 21 apps; 20 goals
Rams 211 apps; 76 goals
PNE debut 08/09/1888 v Burnley (H) – Won 5-2
884) GUDJONSON Thordur
PNE 7 apps; 0 goals
Rams 10 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 10/02/2002 v Manchester City (A) – Lost 2-3
251) HALLIGAN Billy
PNE 16 apps; 2 goals
Rams 22 apps; 8 goals
PNE debut 30/08/1918 v Blackburn (A) – Lost 0-4
370) HAMPTON John
PNE 37 apps; 0 goals
Rams 12 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 30/08/1930 v Southampton (H) – Won 5-0
923) JONES David
PNE 24 apps; 3 goals
Rams 42 apps; 7 goals)
PNE debut 06/08/2005 v Watford (A) – Won 2-1
Player Profile – John Goddall
John Goodall was born in Westminster on 19 June 1863, to Scottish parents. His father was a corporal in the Royal Scottish Fusiliers based at Woolwich, so due a posting it enabled Goodall to later play International football for England. A similar quirk enabled his Belfast-born younger brother, Archie (PNE 2 apps 1 goal; Derby 380 apps 48 goals) to represent Ireland.
In 1865 their father was posted to Edinburgh, and the family later moved to Kilmarnock. By the age of 17, John was good enough to make his football debut for Kilmarnock Athletic while working as an iron turner.
Four years later, in 1884, he was lured south to England , prior to professionalism which was not legalised until 1885
Goodall made his English debut on September 13, 1884 for the Bolton side Great Lever against Derby who was playing their first ever game. Great Lever won 6-0 with Goddall scoring four of them.
He signed for Preston in 1885 and in one of his early matches scored 9 goals in a 16-2 win over Dundee Strathmore. On 15 October 1887 Goddall played in the 26-0 FA Cup victory against Hyde, but only scored one goal which was the final one.
Goddall captained Preston to the double in the inaugural Football League season of 1888/89, when the Lilywhites remained unbeaten in the League and won the FA Cup without conceding a goal and were dubbed “The Invincibles”.
Goodall played in the first league game in the 5-2 home win over Burnley on 8 September 1888, but didn’t score. He did score a week later on his second appearance in a 4-0 win at Wolves, as did his brother Archie. He was top scorer for Preston in their first league season with 20 goals from 21 matches including consecutive hat-tricks with a 5-2 home win against Wolves and a 7-0 victory at Notts County. Goodall also scored twice in the FA Cup but wasn’t on the scoresheet in the 3-0 FA Cup Final victory over Wolves.
It was a surprise, (and his brother Archie who had arrived from Aston Villa) signed for Derby in May 1889. The club secretary was so proud of his coup that he posted bills in the town centre heralding the sensational news.
The full nature of the inducement package remained under wraps, but part of the deal was that the new boys would be given the tenancy of a pub – John and Archie duly took possession of The Plough on London Road on Friday 3 May 1889.
He scored 5 goals from 15 appearances in his first season for Derby. Goodall was top scorer for the next two seasons netting 13 goals from 20 appearances in 1890/91 and 15 from 22 appearances in 1891/92.
He also reached double figures for the following two seasons with 13 from 25 appearances in 1892/93 and 12 from 29 in 1893/94. The 1894/95 season saw Derby survive a relegation play off netting four times from 19 appearances.
By this time Goodall’s influence extended well beyond his own playing ability. Equally important was his role as a figurehead to young players, for it was the Goodall who nurtured Steve Bloomer who scored 240 goals from 376 appearances for the Rams between 1892 and1906 when the youngster was starting his career.
A benefit fund launched by the Derby Daily Telegraph for Goodall late in 1895 attracted many generous subscribers.
On 25 January 1896 a testimonial billed as “Derby County versus The Gentlemen of England” was staged at the Baseball ground with foul weather restricted the gate to 5,000, as Derby ran out winners by 4-3.
The fund had swelled to £277, an amount equivalent to almost two years’ wages for an average professional footballer at that time. Goodall received the cheque at a smoking concert held at the Drill Hall on 12 May 1896.
After netting 76 goals from 211 league appearances he left Derby in October 1899, aged 36, to join the then League side New Brighton Tower, scoring twice in 6 appearances.
He joined Glossop North End; also a League side, his most successful season was in 1901/02 when he scored 5 goals from 15 appearances and in total scored 8 times in 35 appearances.
Goodall became Watford’s first ever manager in May 1903 and continued to play for the non-league side, winning the Southern League title in 1903/04. He remains the oldest player in Watford’s history; making his last appearance for them against Bradford Park Avenue on 4 September 1907 at the age was 44 years and 87 days.
In 1910 he accepted the post of player-manager at Racing Club de Roubaix in France, and finally hung up his boots in 1913, aged 50, as player-manager of the Welsh club Mardy.
He won 14 caps for England, scoring 12 goals and made his debut in a 5-1 win against Wales on 4 February 1888 and was one of 4 appearances whilst at PNE. He captained the England side twice against Wales in March 1891 and Scotland in April 1894. His final England appearance was just over 10 years after his debut and also against Wales as England won 3-0 on 28 March 1898.
Goodall also was keen on other sports playing twice for Derbyshire County Cricket Club, a champion curler, an adept bowls and billiards player, keen golfer and one-time member of the Derby County baseball team. Not to mention swimming as he saved a man from drowning in the Derwent by St Mary’s Bridge!
He retired to Hertfordshire and died aged 78 on 20 May 1942, the best way to describe him was from Bloomer who stated "Goodall took the greatest interest in me when I was a kid. He coached me, secured me for Derby County, played with me and never failed to give me valuable hints and advice." Bloomer added: “Johnny Goodall was a wonderful footballer, brilliant captain and Nature’s gentleman, but little did I think when all the fuss was made over his arrival from Preston what an influence for good was being brought into my life. I always maintain that no player has ever known as much about football and its methods than this old friend of mine.”
His knowledge saw him as the founder of scientific football and was an author on the arts of the game.