Ronnie Goodlass
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Ronny Goodlass is an English
footballer who played for English Premier League club Everton
.
Ronny played for Everton during the old First Division. Favoured while playing for Billy Bingham
, Ronny was replaced by Gordon Lee
once Dave Thomas
came on the scene.
Highlights of his Everton
career include scoring from the half-way line at West Ham and playing a major role in 1977 in the run to the final of the League Cup
against Aston Villa
and the semi-final of the FA Cup
against local rivals Liverpool. He was the player who provided the cross for the infamous disallowed "goal" by Bryan Hamilton
by controversial referee Clive Thomas
that would have seen Everton
through to the FA Cup
final.
for £75,000. He then went on to play for ADO Den Haag
before returning to play in England with Fulham
. He returned to Everton
once his playing career had come to an end under Joe Royle
who appointed him as youth team coach. He also had a spell in charge of the now defunct Vauxhall Conference club Runcorn
.
He is best known these days as the Everton
and Tranmere Rovers
match day summariser for BBC Radio Merseyside
. He is renowned for his catchphrase: "It's one of them!" He is well liked and respected by supporters for his honest opinion of the club's performances on and off the pitch. He is widely considered to be a fan first and a former player second. He can also be heard on the station's Friday night preview programme Blue Watch giving his opinion in "The Goodlass Guide" between 8.00pm and 8.30pm.
He is a known supporter of keeping Everton in the city of Liverpool
.
Ronny now heads up his own charity called Health Through Sport which aims to improve fitness and eating habits among young people who comes from some of the most deprived and marginalised communities in Liverpool.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who played for English Premier League club Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
.
Ronny played for Everton during the old First Division. Favoured while playing for Billy Bingham
Billy Bingham
William Laurence "Billy" Bingham, MBE is a former international footballer and football manager. He is currently a scout for English Football League Championship side Burnley....
, Ronny was replaced by Gordon Lee
Gordon Lee (footballer)
Gordon Francis Lee is a former English footballer and football manager.A right-back during his playing days, he moved from Hednesford Town to Aston Villa in 1955...
once Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas (footballer born 1950)
Dave Thomas, born October 5, 1950 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England is a former professional footballer and England international who played as a midfielder...
came on the scene.
Highlights of his Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
career include scoring from the half-way line at West Ham and playing a major role in 1977 in the run to the final of the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
against Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
and the semi-final of the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
against local rivals Liverpool. He was the player who provided the cross for the infamous disallowed "goal" by Bryan Hamilton
Bryan Hamilton
Bryan Hamilton is a Northern Irish former professional football player and manager. He gained 50 caps for Northern Ireland between 1969 and 1980, and later managed the national team for four years. He is currently Technical Director at Antigua Barracuda F.C.-Playing career:Born in Belfast,...
by controversial referee Clive Thomas
Clive Thomas
Clive Thomas is a Welsh former football referee, who operated in the English Football League and for FIFA during his career. He came from Treorchy in the Rhondda Valley.-Career:...
that would have seen Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
through to the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
final.
Post Everton
In October 1977 he moved to Dutch club, NAC BredaNAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
for £75,000. He then went on to play for ADO Den Haag
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...
before returning to play in England with Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
. He returned to Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
once his playing career had come to an end under Joe Royle
Joe Royle
Joseph "Joe" Royle is an English football manager. In his club career, he played for Everton , Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and the England national team...
who appointed him as youth team coach. He also had a spell in charge of the now defunct Vauxhall Conference club Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
.
He is best known these days as the Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
match day summariser for BBC Radio Merseyside
BBC Radio Merseyside
BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. It was the third BBC local radio station to launch on 22 November 1967 initially serving the south west of historic Lancashire....
. He is renowned for his catchphrase: "It's one of them!" He is well liked and respected by supporters for his honest opinion of the club's performances on and off the pitch. He is widely considered to be a fan first and a former player second. He can also be heard on the station's Friday night preview programme Blue Watch giving his opinion in "The Goodlass Guide" between 8.00pm and 8.30pm.
He is a known supporter of keeping Everton in the city of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
.
Ronny now heads up his own charity called Health Through Sport which aims to improve fitness and eating habits among young people who comes from some of the most deprived and marginalised communities in Liverpool.
External links
- Ronnie Goodlass, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- http://www.evertonfc.com - Official Everton website
- http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=854 - Sporting Heroes