Andy Goodway

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Andrew Goodway (born 2 June 1961) is a former English professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played for Oldham (two spells), Wigan and Leeds in the Championship and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NSWRL competition. He played as a Template:Rlp or Template:Rlp. He is a former Great Britain and England international.

Playing career

Early career

Born in Castleford, Goodway began playing rugby league at local amateur club, Redhill. In 1979, he turned professional, signing for Oldham, making his first team debut for the club in April 1980.[1]

Wigan

In July 1985, Goodway was signed by Wigan for a fee of around £60,000.[2] He played Template:Rlp and scored a try in Wigan's 14–8 victory over New Zealand in the 1985 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France match at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 6 October 1985.[3]

During the 1987–88 season, Goodway played at Template:Rlp for defending champions Wigan in their 1987 World Club Challenge victory against the visiting Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

Goodway played Template:Rlp in Wigan's 34–8 victory over Warrington in the 1985 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 13 October 1985,[4] played Template:Rlp in the 15-8 victory over Oldham in the 1986 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 19 October 1986,[5] played Template:Rlp and was man of the match in the 28–16 victory over Warrington in the 1987 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 11 October 1987,[6] and played Template:Rlp in Wigan's 22-17 victory over Salford in the 1988 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 23 October 1988.[7]

Goodway played Template:Rlp in Wigan's 11–8 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1985–86 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1985–86 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 11 January 1986,[8] played Template:Rlp, scored a try, and was man of the match in the 18–4 victory over Warrington in the 1986–87 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1986–87 season at Burnden Park, Bolton on Saturday 10 January 1987,[9] appeared as a substitute (replacing Template:Rlp Adrian Shelford on 20 minutes) in the 12–6 victory over Widnes in the 1988–89 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1988–89 season at Burnden Park, Bolton on Saturday 7 January 1989,[10] and appeared as a substitute (replacing Template:Rlp Ian Gildart on 21 minutes) in the 24–12 victory over Halifax in the 1989–90 Regal Trophy Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 13 January 1990.[11]

In August 1991, Goodway suffered a broken arm in the Charity Shield against Hull. The injury was initially expected to keep him out of action for at least two months,[12] but he did not play again for the entire 1991–92 season.

Later career

In 1992, Goodway joined Leeds for a fee of £25,000. He returned to Oldham a year later.[13]

Representative honours

Goodway was capped 23 times by Great Britain between 1983 and 1990. He played in all seven Tests during the 1984 Lions tour, and was named team captain in 1985.[14] He was also selected for the 1988 tour, but was forced to withdraw from the squad.

Coaching career

He has coached Oldham, Paris Saint-Germain and Wigan Warriors and at international level with both Great Britain and England.[15][16] In the 1997 post season, Goodway coached Great Britain to a 2-1 loss in the Super League Test series against Australia.

Honours

Goodway is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee.[17] In 1985, he was named in the Open Rugby World XIII.[18]

References

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Sporting positions
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Wigan Warriors

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Great Britain

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Paris St-Germain

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Oldham RLFC

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External links

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