Joby Godfrey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Godfrey | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Waleswood, England | ||
| Date of death | January 1977 | ||
| Place of death | Rotherham, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Beighton Rec | ? | (?) |
| 1916–1918 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 1918–1919 | Birmingham | 3 | (1) |
| 1919 | Coventry City | 6 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Manchester City | 9 | (1) |
| 1920–1921 | Merthyr Town | 7 | (2) |
| 1921–1922 | Rotherham Town | ? | (?) |
| 1922–192x | Denaby United | ? | (?) |
| – | Mexborough | ? | (?) |
| 1925–19xx | Denaby United | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Joseph "Joby" Godfrey (January 1894-January 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Coventry City, Manchester City and Merthyr Town.[1] He played as a forward.
Godfrey was born in Waleswood, near Rotherham.[1] He scored freely in wartime competition, but was unable to settle when the Football League began again.[2] He scored on his debut for Birmingham in the Second Division on the opening day of the first post-war season, in a 4–1 home win against Hull City,[3] but by the end of that season he had moved to Merthyr Town via both Coventry City and Manchester City. After a year with Merthyr, in which he rarely appeared for the first team, he moved into non-league football back in his native Yorkshire.[1][2]