George Goddard (footballer)

George Goddard (20 December 1903 in Gomshall, Surrey – 24 March 1987 Redhill, Surrey) was a professional footballer (centre-forward) of the 1920s and 1930s. He was QPR's greatest ever goal scorer with 186 goals.

George signed for QPR as a professional from Redhill F.C. in 1926 after scoring 69 goals in the 1925/6 season. He made his debut away at Brentford on 11 September 1926 and scored 1 goal in Rangers 4-2 defeat. Over the course of the next eight seasons George played 243 league games scoring an incredible 174 league goals, a ratio never likely to be broken. His best season was in 1929-30 when he netted 37 league goals in his 41 league appearances (nearly half the team's total) and another two in the FA Cup, making a total of 39 from 'only' 45 games.He was transferred to Brentford in December 1933 with the club in dire financial circumstances and needing to sell to raise money after their ill fated spell at the White City Stadium. He later had spells with Wolves, Sunderland, and Southend United. After his retirement from football he ran a Confectioner and Tobacconist shop in Moseley.