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Tommy Goodwill
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
Work field:
Birth:
1894(Seaton Delaval, Seaton Valley, Northumberland, North East England)
Death:
1916(Somme, Hauts-de-France, France)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Thomas "Tommy" Goodwill (1894 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Newcastle United.
Personal life
Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Goodwill worked as a coal miner. He served as a private in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War. He died on the first day of the Somme and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.