Mark Goodlad

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Mark Goodlad
Full name	Mark Goodlad
Date of birth	9 September 1979 (1979-09-09) (age 28)
Place of birth	Barnsley, England
Height	6'1" (185cm)
Playing position	Goalkeeper (retired)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2000 1999 2000-2008	Nottingham Forest → Scarborough (loan) Port Vale	000 (0) 003 (0) 212 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Mark Goodlad (born 9 September 1979 in Barnsley) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Goodlad started off as a trainee at Nottingham Forest but did not make a first-team appearance before signing for Port Vale in 2000. During the 2005-06 season, he faced four penalties in the Port Vale goal, staying unbeaten for all four (saving three and one hitting the post). He then saved a fifth on the 3 September 2007, against Doncaster Rovers before Paul Heffernan beat him later in the same game to end his run.

[edit] Injury

In December 2006, in a game against Bristol City at Ashton Gate, within the first minute, Goodlad got his ankle caught in mud. He ruptured his right Achilles tendon and had to have reconstructive surgery. The injury kept him out for the rest of the season. On 2 January 2008, it was announced on the Port Vale website that Goodlad was forced to retire because his Achilles injury would need further surgery, but it came with the risk that he would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.^[1] Goodlad chose to retire and is considering going into coaching.