Fred Goodfellow

Frederick "Fred" Goodfellow (c. 1879 – third ¼ 1925) was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s through to the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Sharlston RFC (in Sharlston, Wakefield, later to become the rugby league club; Sharlston ARLFC), and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (who were a "Junior" club at the time), Wakefield Trinity (A-Team), Holbeck (captain), Hull FC, Dewsbury and Sharlston ARLFC (from 1910 to 1921), as a goal-kicking wing or centre.

Fred Goodfellow

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Goodfellow
Born	1878 Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
Died	third ¼ 1925 (aged 46) Sharlston, Wakefield
Playing information
Rugby union
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1897–98 Yorkshire ≥2
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1899–04 Holbeck 1904–06 Hull FC 1906–10 Dewsbury Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≥1898–≥98 Yorkshire

Background

Fred Goodfellow died aged 46 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Fred Goodfellow won caps for Yorkshire (RU) against Northumberland and Lancashire during 1897, followed by further caps during 1898. He changed rugby football codes from rugby union to rugby league, when he transferred from Sharlston RFC to Wakefield Trinity during September 1898, he did not play a first-team match for Wakefield Trinity, he was transferred from Wakefield Trinity to Holbeck c. 1899, he was the captain of Holbeck during the 1901–02 season, Holbeck resigned from the league following a 0–7 defeat by St. Helens in the Championship Second Division play-off final during the 1903–04 season, he transferred from Holbeck to Hull F.C. c. 1904, during his time at Hull F.C. he scored 11-goals in a match, he was transferred from Hull F.C. to Dewsbury c. 1906, he was transferred from Dewsbury to Sharlston ARLFC c. 1910, he retired from playing aged 41 following an injury in 1921.^[1][2]

Genealogical information

Fred Goodfellow's marriage took place during fourth ¼ 1902 in Wakefield district, he was the father of the rugby league footballer; Herbert Goodfellow.

Note

Fred Goodfellow is occasionally named as F. J. Goodfellow, but he appears to have had no middle-name, so the middle-initial of J. appears to be erroneous.