Jonathan Goodman | |||||||
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Biography of Jonathan Goodman |
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 HERITAGE NO : Jonathan Robinson Goodman JONTY HEADS SOUTH Jonathan was born in Kendal on the 15th of November 1871. His father, George was a shoemaker and in 1881 the family were living at 43 Highgate, Kendal. Jonathan, otherwise known as `Jonty` was another of those players who came down from Cumberland and Westmorland to play rugby. In his case, it was Kendal, where initially he played for the famous Kendal Hornets club. It must be noted by Jonathan moved Clubs and by 1890 he was listed as playing for Kirkby Lonsdale. He was in the fabulous Westmorland County team that defeated Lancashire at Wigan on the 13th of February, 1890. Other team mates that day would play for the Saints on occasions included Billy Cross, Jack Armstrong, Buff Berry and Richard Craghill Beard. Jonty was a three-quarter, who could also fill in at full-back when necessary, as he had a good boot on him! In the History of Rugby in Kendal, he is described as a: "Smart three-quarter, good in the attack, and played some fine games". In the early 1890s, he joined Walkden and played rugby at county level for Westmorland. It was during this time as a Walkden player that he was invited to guest for the Saints. Doubtless, the invitation had by issued by Billy Cross. He played in the biggest match of the season against Wigan on the 27th of April 1893. The Saints had assembled a formidable side by this date and Jonathan helped the team to secure a victory over the old rivals. Four years later, he joined Radcliffe but returned to the Walkden fold in March 1895. In 1893 Jonathan married Alice Ann Seddon in Little Hulton near Bolton. They had a daughter named Lily and a son named Vernon. Jonathan was working as a house painter. NORTHERN UNION ERA Shortly after the first few matches in the brand new Northern Union, Jonty became a Saint in November 1895 and made his debut in a somewhat dour match against Wigan at Knowsley Road, which finished in a no-scoring draw, although the new boy won praise overall for his kicking game. Goodman played left centre on his debut. The other centre was Billy Ewan, also from Kendal and the Hornets. Jonty had a good game against Huddersfield a few weeks later, when the Saints won 11-3 at home and Jonty scored his first try for the Saints.: Jonty played his last game for Saints against Broughton Rangers, in a 26-0 victory at Knowsley Road on 30th April 1896. In the summer months he joined Swinton, for their first season in the Northern Union. This made sense in that he was living and working near to Swinton at the time. He was an ever-present in his first season for the Lions and made 99 appearances up to and including the 1900-01 season. He was eventually displaced by Alf Chorley as Swinton custodian, another ex-Kendal Hornet, who had joined Swinton from Halifax. During his time at Swinton he represented Westmorland against Lancashire at Broughton on 2 March 1898 and his team-mates included Doherty, Thompson, Simpson and Whiteley, who all had connections with the Saints! At some point Jonathan and his family moved to Kendal. Jonathan died in Kendal in September 1928 at the age of 58. Special thanks to Mike Latham for his brilliant research on this player. |
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 27th Apr 1893 | 1 | W |
3 | Wigan* | FR | H | 2 | 0 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 1 | LOSSES : | DRAWS : |
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