Paul Goddard

A Queens Park Rangers youth product, Goddard made his senior debut in 1977 and spent three season as a striker for the R's. He scored 23 goals in 75 First Team appearances between 1978 and 1980. Sold by Tommy Docherty/Jim Gregory in August 1980 Goddard became West Ham's record signing when he moved to Upton Park for £800,000. He was West Ham's top scorer in the 1982–83 season, and scored 71 goals in 213 League and Cup matches for the club. One of these goals was in the replay of the 1981 Football League Cup final 2–1 defeat to Liverpool at Villa Park. At the start of the 1985–86 season he partnered Tony Cottee in the West Ham front line, but injury ruled him out after one game. This led to Cottee being partnered by Frank McAvennie, and the McAvennie-Cottee partnership yielded 54 goals in one season, taking West Ham to 3rd place in the league. He then moved to Newcastle United in October 1986. He almost single-handedly helped the club avoid relegation, scoring in seven consecutive games from 25 March to 18 April 1987. He then moved on to Derby County in 1988 before signing for Millwall for a club record transfer fee in December 1989. In 1991, he moved to Ipswich Town on a free transfer and enjoyed a few more years in the Premier League before retiring in 1994. During the 1994/95 season, he was temporarily caretaker-manager with old teammate John Wark between the departure of John Lyall and the arrival of George Burley and went on to become the club's youth team coach. Later…

As of 2008, Goddard lives with his family in East Bergholt, Suffolk and since 2005 has worked for the Stellar Group for their football agency.

West Ham United

Football League Second Division: 1980–81 Ipswich Town

Football League Second Division: 1991–92 England Under 21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1982 Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1980–81 Second Division Newcastle United Player of the Year: 1986–87