| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clive Goodyear | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Lincoln, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979-1984 | Luton Town | 90 | (4) |
| 1984-1987 | Plymouth | 106 | (5) |
| 1987-1990 | Wimbledon | 26 | (0) |
| 1990-1991 | Brentford | 10 | (0) |
| 1991-1993 | Ernest Borel | ? | (?) |
| – | Total | 232 | (9 ) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Clive Goodyear (born 15 January 1961 in Lincoln, England) is a former football (soccer) defender. He started his career at Luton Town, after 5 years with the Hatters moved to Plymouth Argyle and after 3 seasons with Plymouth he moved to Premier League side Wimbledon. In the 1988 FA Cup Final, in which Wimbledon famously upset Liverpool 1-0 Goodyear fouled John Aldridge, which gave Liverpool a controversial penalty. Aldridge took it, but Wimbledon goalkeeper Dave Beasant saved it.[1]
Although being named in the squad for that Cup Final, he wasn't a regular in the side and only made 26 appearances in 3 years and was sold to Brentford, where he spent one season.
He finished his career in Hong Kong, with Ernest Borel. After sustaining a major knee injury he began studying physiotherapy and returned to Luton Town as a physiotherapist in 1993. He was then a physio at Cardiff City and Chester City.[2]