Andy Goodway

Andy Goodway

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Goodway
Born	(1961-06-02) 2 June 1961 (age 62) Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1980–85 Oldham 106 30 0 0 109 1985 Manly Sea Eagles 10 1 0 0 4 1985–91 Wigan 224 78 0 0 312 1992–93 Leeds 24 1 0 0 4 1993–94 Oldham 30 1 0 0 4 Total 394 111 0 0 433 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1983–90 Great Britain 23 6 0 0 23 1984 England 1 0 0 0 0 1985–89 Yorkshire 4 3 0 0 12 1984 GB tour games 6 5 0 0 20
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1994–97 Oldham 88 34 2 52 39 1997 Paris St-Germain 15 5 0 10 33 1999 Wigan Warriors 16 11 1 4 69 Total 119 50 3 66 42 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1997–99 Great Britain 10 3 1 6 30 1998 England 1 1 0 0 100
Source: [1] [2] [3] As of 14 March 2021

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 prop , second-row or loose forward. 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. ^[4]

Wigan

In July 1985, Goodway was signed by Wigan for a fee of around £60,000. ^[5] He played second-row 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. ^[6]

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

Goodway played second-row 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, ^[7] played loose forward 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, ^[8] played second-row 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, ^[9] and played second-row 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. ^[10]

Goodway played second-row 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, ^[11] played loose forward, 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, ^[12] appeared as a substitute (replacing prop 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, ^[13] and appeared as a substitute (replacing second-row 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. ^[14]

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, ^[15] 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. ^[16]

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. ^[17] 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. ^{[18] [19]} 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. ^[20] In 1985, he was named in the Open Rugby World XIII. ^[21]

References

1. Rothmans RL Yearbook 1990-91 by Raymond Fletcher and David Howes, page 119
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Player Summary: Andy Goodway". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
4. "Andrew Goodway". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
5. "Wigan sign GB captain Goodway". The Guardian. London. 30 July 1985. p. 23. ProQuest   186558085.
6. "1985 Tour Match: Wigan 14 New Zealand 8". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
7. "1985-1986 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
8. "1986–1987 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
9. "1987–1988 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
10. "1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
11. "11th January 1986: Wigan 11 Hull KR 8 (John Player Special Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
12. "10th January 1987: Warrington 4 Wigan 18 (John Player Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
13. "7th January 1989: Wigan 12 Widnes 6 (John Player Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
14. "13th January 1990: Wigan 24 Halifax 12 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
15. "Goodway out after second broken arm in a year". The Guardian. London. 30 August 1991. p. 15. ProQuest   187243660.
16. "Sport in brief: Rugby League". The Guardian. London. 21 August 1993. p. 17. ProQuest   187413877.
17. "Andrew Goodway". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
18. "Goodway plumps for home win". BBC. 7 November 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
19. "Goodway ready for new challenge". BBC. 20 June 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
20. "Oldham Hall of Fame". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
21. "A complete history of the World XIII". Total Rugby League. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

Sporting positions
Preceded by John Monie 1997-1999	Coach Wigan Warriors 1999	Succeeded by Frank Endacott 1999-2001
Preceded by Clive Griffiths 1996	Coach Great Britain 1997-1999	Succeeded by David Waite 2001-2003
Preceded by Phil Larder 1995-1996	Coach England 1998	Succeeded by John Kear 1999-2001
Preceded by Peter Mulholland 1997	Coach Paris St-Germain 1997	Succeeded by Club folded
Preceded by Bob Lindner 1994	Coach Oldham RLFC 1994-1997	Succeeded by Matt Munro 1997

External links

• Wigan profile
• Andy Goodway Wigan Playing Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.
• Andy Goodway Wigan Coaching Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite
• Oldham Hall of Fame
• Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk