Paul Goddard

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Paul Goddard (b. 12 October 1959 in Harlington, Middlesex) is a former professional footballer and football manager.

During his playing career, he gained caps for England U21s (scoring five times) and earned a single full cap for the England team against Iceland in June 1982 (scoring once). In his fifteen year career as a centre forward, he played for Queens Park Rangers, West Ham United, Newcastle United, Derby County, Millwall and Ipswich Town, where he retired and was then temporarily caretaker-manager with old team mate John Wark between the departure of John Lyall and the arrival of George Burley.

A QPR youth, Goddard was West Ham's record signing when he moved to Upton Park for £800,000 in 1980. He was West Ham's top scorer in the 1982-83 season, and scored 71 goals in 213 League and Cup matches for the club.

He then moved to Newcastle in October 1986, where he played alongside the future manager of the club Glenn Roeder, with whom he later worked as assistant manager to at West Ham United. He left that post on 20 January 2004, shortly after the arrival of new manager Alan Pardew.

Paul now (2008) lives with his family in East Bergholt, Suffolk and works for the the Stallar Group for their football agency.

Preceded by
John Lyall		 Ipswich Town F.C. Manager (caretaker)
1994		 Succeeded by
George Burley
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Ipswich Town F.C. – Managers

Committee (1878–36) • O'Brien (1936–37) • Duncan (1937–55) • Ramsey (1955–63) • Milburn (1963–64) • McGarry (1964–68) • Lea (1968) • Robson (1969–82) • Ferguson (1982–87) • Duncan (1987–90) • Lyall (1990–94) • Goddard (1994) • Burley (1994–2002) • Mowbray (2002) • Royle (2002–06) • Magilton (2006–)


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