William Henry Gooney

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Gooney, William Henry Born: 8 October 1910, Sheffield Died: 11 June 1978, Blackpool Height: 510 Weight: 10st 12lbs CAREER HISTORY 1927-35 1935 1935-36 Team Newhall CM School Grimsthorpe Wesleyans Norton Woodseats Sheffield United Plymouth Argyle Luton Town Total: Played (Sub) 155 (0) 14 (0) 4 (0) 173 (0)

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Goals 2 0 0 2 Gooney started his professional playing career in the City where he was born, Sheffield. Like many players before and after him was snapped by Sheffield United from local non-league outfit Norton Woodseats. It was whilst at Bramall Lane where he made the most of his 173 professional appearances during his football career. Prior to his signature he featured for the England Schoolboys on two occasions; at Under-15 level, he was captain of the national team which lost 3-2 in Edinburgh to Scotland and drew 2-2 against Wales in Swansea in 1925. He was educated at Newhall CM School and became a talented and promising young player; it was whilst he was

Sheffield United; 1930-31 Rear: Hooper, Carrigan, Kendall, Wharton, Pickering, Bennett. Centre Top: Nicholson (Secretary), Green, GOONEY, Davis, J. Gibson, Dunne, Tordoff, H. Johnson, Thorpe, Tunstall, Matthews, Brelsford (Assistant Trainer). Centre Bottom: Ratcliffe (Trainer), Harrison, Raymor, Sampy, Gillespie, Radford, Hopkinson, Oswald, W. Johnson (Assistant Trainer). Front: Oxley, S. Gibson, Oakland, Birks.

there he was made captain for both Sheffield and England Schoolboys. As soon as he was of age to leave school he was signed by Sheffield United (on 15th June 1925) but his resignation was cancelled after he was found under age. Afraid that they may miss out of this young starlet he was given a job as an office boy whilst he would train with the players. And until he turned seventeen, where he could sign a professional contact played at amateur level for Grimsthorpe Wesleyans and Norton Woodseats. Aged just 20, Gooney was one of a crop of young players (along with; Jack Smith, Harry Hooper and Tom Johnson) who were kept out by the old rearguard but showed enough skill and enthusiasm in his first season at the Lane to make a number of appearances. He made his Football League debut in a 2-2 draw at Leicester City in September 1930 and featured in 23 league fixtures out of a possible 42, finishing 15th in the league with Arsenal as champions. The following seasons campaign saw William make more appearances in a Red and White shirt; he failed to hold down a major role in the team but was able to net his first career goal in a 4-2 home victory over Chelsea in November 1931. United made a promising start to the season; and recorded great wins against Derby County (3-1) and West Ham United (6-0) but there fine run of four games unbeaten came to an end at Everton (lost 5-1) with Gooney present for the first quarter of the season. The Blades soon picked up the pace and for a short period were top of the league, exceeding expectations and finishing in a comfortable 7th place the seasons end came on a sad note when the clubs secretary John Nicholson was killed in a road accident on his way to Aston Villa on 23rd April 1932, the match still went ahead with Gooney wearing the number 4 shirt, Villa won the game 5-0.

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With Nicholson sadly losing his life the club drafted in Teddy Davison who had recently been a successful manager with Chesterfield, as a player he was a fine goalkeeper with England and Sheffield Wednesday. However he decided not to bring in new talent to Bramall Lane and as a result allowed Gooney to prosper in the team that he inherited. Gooney made 23 league appearances during the 1932-33 campaign and netted once in a 3-1 home win over Newcastle United; despite his lack of appearances the Sheffield born man became an influential player in their mid-table finish. Sheffield United had completed an unlikely double over Arsenal in the previous season but was humiliated in a 9-2 defeat at Highbury around Christmas time Gooney absent from the team on this occasion but maybe the most bizarre fixture the club had seen to date was seen at Ewood Park in October 1932. They lost 3-0 to Blackburn Rovers in what can be only described as appalling conditions, had the game took place today its very likely it wouldnt have been started. Bitterly cold wind and driving rain swept Lancashire and later turned to snow. In the first half of the game Rovers had the advantage with the wind against their backs and flew into a 3-0 lead but play became unplayable with pools of water surrounding the pitch; making play farcical three home players were forced to leave the game (the concept of substitutions didnt occur then), as was Patrick Carrigan for United before the referee stopped play to consult with his assistant. After five minutes of consolation, deciding what to do he took the team off the field for ten minutes with many players in a distressed condition in the dressing room; there were various suggestions as to what should happen and the Blades were asked how many could continue with play and reported seven whilst Rovers with a valuable lead boasted nine or ten. The game was further delayed by twenty-five minutes when the referee collapsed, no doubt through the weather conditions. However the game was re-started with the senior linesman in charge and only eight players for the visitors the game ended in almost complete darkness. Willam Gooney had featured in his fixture, but retired after 73 minutes due to the terrible whether conditions. A report in the Blackburn Times commented on the match; Something more than football ability was needed to battle against the perishing elements; it required iron constitution to do so. In the first time in their elusive history the club were relegated, finishing bottom of Division One, the then equivalent to FA Premier League. The Blades made a dire start to the season, recording heavy defeats against Leicester City (0-4), Sunderland (0-5), Middlesbrough (3-10) Derby County (1-5) and Chelsea (0-5), winning only twice In the first ten fixtures of the season (+ one drawn). They had a rare win at Sheffield Wednesday (Bert Williams with the goal) but injuries to George Green and William Gooney destabilised what was already a weak side; adding to this was the sale of Jimmy Dunne to eventual champions Arsenal he left the club having netted 104 goals in the time Gooney was with the club. Peter Baines and Reg Spooner where both brought in from York City but the gulf in difference of coming up two Divisions proved too difficult as they netted just six goals between them all season, whilst defender Charlie Wilkinson, a 2,000 signing from Leeds United contacted influenza and didnt become a regular until early December. That victory against City rivals Wednesday proved to be the clubs only win away from home and recorded the double when Bill Boyd netted a hat-tick in a 5-1 win.

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It was dark times for a club who had spent 41 years in the top flight and had been crowed champions just once in 1898; but for Gooney he was to make some achievement with the Blades, in the second tier of English football was handed the captaincy for Sheffield United. Harold Barton, a winger with plenty of skill was drafted in from Liverpool but poor results meant that a quick return to the football elite were all but a pipe dream. Gooney looked to have a bright future with the club after a couple years of uncertainty but never seemed to fulfil his early promise; he lacked strong constitution and eventually lost his place to Archie McPherson who took over the captains armband. Poor results which constituted in a 7-2 loss at Fulham and an humiliating FA Cup exit at West Bromwich Albion (lost 7-1), but recoded great wins against; Bradford City (5-2), Bolton Wanderers (6-2), Newcastle United (5-1), Southend United (4-0), Southampton (6-1) and Bury (5-3). Nether the less inconsistency gave them a mid-table finish and at the end of the season Gooney moved away after five seasons with the Bramall Lane club. Looking back at his career with Sheffield United he felt that he had been plunged too early into football at local level where it was deemed tough and rough; he thought that players targeted him, in order to bring him down to earth. He was never really a strong player and his progress was dampened by three spells of pneumonia and had to wait until he was aged 20 before he made his first appearance for United; three years after he signed. He lacked strength and stamina but was capable of fine football; this may well be why he wasnt a season long regular for United. Unhappy at Lane life he asked for a transfer in 1933 which was turned down and despite being appointed as team captain in August 1934 subsequently resigned the following January and in June was sold to Plymouth Argyle in a 300 transfer. His time at Home Park wasnt the greatest either, making just fourteen appearances for the Green Army before leaving for pastures new some seven months later. William, who was often referred to has Bill during his short time in Devon made his debut in an home defeat to Bradford City (0-1) on 2 September, wearing the much familiar number 4 shirt however whilst with Argyle he would often be placed in the number 6 position and in his final game be number five. He played in the 7-1 massacre of Barnsley and in the heavy 5-0 defeat at Newcastle United before making his final appearance at home to Port Vale in a 4-1 victory. Its unclear as to why he left, maybe it wasnt quite what he expected or the club were in some financial instability and were forced to leave him of his services. Gooney moved to Bedfordshire were he joined Luton Town, he came as a job lot of four players whom all made the move from Home Park to Kenilworth Road in February 1936. Whilst at Luton Town he struggled to make headway into the Hatters team and had to wait until late March 1936 to make his first appearance, this came in a three-nil drumming at Swindon Town but would miss the win over Torquay and a draw against Aldershot before re-appearing for the 2-1 defeat at Torquay United wearing the number four shirt. He played in the back to back games on 10th and 11th of April in the draws against Bristol Rovers (2-2) and Millwall (0-0). He was injured in his final game for the Hatters and two days later they netted twelve goals without Gooney; he left the club at the end of that season. As for Town they failed to win promotion from the Football League Division Three (South), finishing just one point behind Champions Coventry City, where only one team was promoted. They did lead the way at one point with high scoring victories against Crystal Palace (6-0), Newport County (7-0) and Bristol Rovers (12-0) but a draw at Coventry soon after lost them the league title. His injury became too much and at the age of 25 retired from professional football, it was a sad time for Gooney having spent three years on the dole after leaving the beautiful game before taking up employment with the Sheffield Electricity Department, giving them 33 years experience. He retired to Blackpool where he passed way on 11th June 1978.

:: Match Reports :: Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Sheffield United

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Saturday, 29th October 1932 Football League Division One @ Ewood Park It was a strange game for any match from any era, it was one of them games which Im sure would have been called off hours (if not a day) before kick-off, perhaps there was nothing funny about the 3-0 result but the conditions in which the Rovers and Blades players where forced to endure can be nothing more than described as barbaric. Blackburn Rovers lead the way at half-time in a comfortable three goal cushion, helped mainly by the prevailing wind, whilst the freezing cold and wet weather didnt help either side. As a result of poor whether, it was a particularly poor crowed turn out with many ducking for cover under the Ewood Park terracing. The home side had the wind and rain against there backs in the first half of the match and this advantage pushed them into a three goal lead by the break however initial threats by the home side were kept out. They began with various assaults on the united goal; many mistakes were made due to the slippery turf Kendall, in the Blades goal was put under a mountain of pressure as a number of crosses were launched into the box from Bruton but efforts from Dix and Thomas McLean flew over the top. The Blades relied on quick passing and movement to their left wing with Barclay providing Oswald with a chance but he missed from close range. Williams and Barclay saw headers deflected away from danger; during that attack Carver was injured with a leg injury and had to be treated over the goal line. In the thirteenth minute Rovers took the lead; still with only ten men on the field they won a corner, Dix missed his chance through slipping after the ball was delivered into the box but Thomas McLean saw his shot cannon off a Blades defender and slide into the net. Shortly after going behind the visitors were handed a chance through the legendary Dunne, he was put through on goal but dived, looking for a support striker the Rovers keeper was able to take advantage and smothered his shot which fired wide of goal. On nineteenth minute the lead was doubled when a rare mistake by Johnson, he stood motionless as Cunliffe was allowed to pass the ball to Thompson in the middle who had acres of space to hit home past Kendall. Five minutes later the game looked dead and buried for the visiting side, from time to time Rovers produced some appealing football :: Teams :: Blackburn Rovers: Binns, Gorman, Jones, Thomas McLean (1), Carver, John McLean, Bruton, Dix, Thompson (1), Groves, Cunliffe (1). Sheffield United: Kendall, Johnson, Green, Gooney, Carrigan, Hall, Williams, Barclay, Dunne, Pickering, Oswald. Referee: Mr. A. J. Caseley (Wolverhampton) down the right hand side and on this occasion it lead to a goal, Cunliffe was fouled near the corner flag; he took the free-kick and found the net from a tight angle Kendall losing balance and slipping as the ball flew past him. The pitch was very unplayable with players falling around all over the place, in one incident Binns was forced to come way out of his goal to clear up a slip by Carver who was laying flat out in a watery patch. Just before the half-time whistle blew Thompson smashed the bar for the home side. Half-Time: Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Sheffield United When the play resumed after the break the weather conditions had worsened and the match did finally kick off again after a prolonged interval. However the players were all suffering through the cold and Bruton needed to be revived with stimulants and artificial warmth and didnt return to the field and with no substitutions Rovers would have had to carry on with ten men. Early on in the second half Rovers almost added to their lead but neither Thompson nor Dix could propel the ball through a puddle of water in front of the oppositions goal. This stretch of water worked as an advantage to United after it caused so much trouble in the first as Blackburn failed to find a way to goal. Yet, despite the disadvantage of the wind the Rovers defence remained strong and reliable, and within the first 20 minutes the only shots to reach Binns were from long range. Midway through the second half Bruton returned to the field after feeling ill at half-time but almost immediately Thomas McLean was forced to leave, after suffering from exposure. At this point it was clear that the averse whether conditions was effecting the players health and ability when Blackburn sprung another attach

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with no player finding the energy to apply the finishing touch. After 73 minutes of play several players required stimulants on the field as the heavy rain still fell over Lancashire, and there was a general rush for cover by the visiting players back to their dressing rooms. Mr. A. Caseley, the match official was in some sort of a dilemma of weather the game should continue, there was only two Rovers players left on the pitch he decided to call a ten minute break, so bad were the conditions that he claimed it was difficult to see the ball. The referee and his assistant made several trips to the home and away changing rooms to consult with their captains as to if this game should go ahead; with 17 minutes left and a

three goal lead the home side were very much prepared to carry on with the visitors very much reluctant three Sheffield United players were in the care of the Rovers club doctor at the time. During this break even the referee collapsed and required treatment; and after twenty-five minutes of stoppage the game resumed with Mr. H. Berry (from Huddersfield), the linesman now in charge of the game. All of the Rovers side re-started the game, but United whom were sporting a different colour jersey had only eight men after Dunne, Hall and Gooney being too ill to carry on. Full-Time: Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Sheffield United

:: Game by Game :: Sheffield United 1930/31 Football League Division One 1930 Leicester City (a) D 2-2 1930 Derby County (h) D 3-3 1930 Portsmouth (h) W 3-1 1930 Arsenal (a) D 1-1 1930 Blackburn Rovers (h) D 1-1 1930 Chelsea (a) L 0-1 1930 Newcastle United (h) W 3-1 1930 West Ham United (a) L 1-4 1931 York City (h) W 2-0 1931 Notts County (h) W 4-1 1931 Manchester City (h) D 2-2 1931 Portsmouth (a) W 3-2 1931 Arsenal (h) D 1-1 1931 Sunderland (a) L 1-2 1931 Chelsea (h) W 4-0 1931 Newcastle United (a) L 0-1 1931 West Ham United (h) L 1-2 1931 Bolton Wanderers (a) L 2-6 1931 Huddersfield Town (h) L 0-2 1931 Manchester United (a) W 2-1 1931 Liverpool (h) W 4-1 1931 Leeds United (h) D 1-1 1931 Aston Villa (a) L 0-4 1931 Grimsby Town (h) W 2-1 1931 Middlesbrough (a) L 1-4 1931 Sunderland (a) L 1-2 1931/32 Football League Division One 1931 Portsmouth (h) L 1-2 1931 Blackpool (a) L 0-2 1931 Derby County (a) W 3-1 1931 West Ham United (h) W 6-0 1931 West Bromwich Albion (h) W 1-0 1931 Birmingham City (a) W 3-1 1931 West Ham United (a) W 2-1 1931 Sunderland (h) D 1-1 1931 Manchester City (a) D 1-1 1931 Everton (h) L 1-5

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1931 Huddersfield Town (h) L 0-2 1931 Bolton Wanderers (h) W 4-0 1931 Sheffield Wednesday (a) L 1-2 1931 Chelsea (h) W 4-2 1931 Middlesbrough (a) L 3-4 1931 Aston Villa (h) W 5-4 1931 Newcastle United (a) L 3-5 1931 Arsenal (h) W 4-1 1931 Arsenal (a) W 2-0 1932 Blackburn Rovers (h) W 3-2 1932 Portsmouth (a) L 1-2 1932 Corinthians (h) W 2-1 1932 Derby County (h) W 3-1 1932 Bury (a) L 1-3 1932 Middlesbrough (h) W 2-1 1932 Aston Villa (a) L 0-5 1932 Newcastle United L 1-3 1932 Blackpool (h) L 1-3 1932/33 Football League Division One 1932 Leicester City (a) D 1-1 1932 Liverpool (h) W 6-2 1932 Portsmouth (h) L 2-3 1932 Liverpool (a) D 2-2 1932 Chelsea (a) D 0-0 1932 Sheffield Wednesday (a) D 3-3 1932 Wolverhampton Wand (a) L 1-5 1932 Newcastle United (h) W 3-1 1932 Aston Villa (a) L 0-3 1932 Leeds United (h) D 0-0 1932 Blackburn Rovers (a) L 0-3 1932 Manchester City (h) L 2-5 1932 Leicester City (h) W 5-2 1933 Portsmouth (a) L 0-1 1933 Swansea Town (a) W 3-2 1933 Chelsea (a) W 4-1 1933 Burnley (h) L 1-3 1933 Birmingham City (a) L 1-4 1933 West Bromwich Albion (h) D 1-1 1933 Derby County (a) L 0-3 1933 Bolton Wanderers (h) W 3-2 1933 Blackpool (h) W 1-0 1933 Aston Villa (h) W 1-0 1933 Everton (a) L 0-1 1933 Arsenal (h) W 3-0 1933/34 Football League Davison One 1933 Tottenham Hotspur (h) D 0-0 1933 Leicester City (a) L 0-4 1933 Liverpool (a) L 2-3 1933 Leicester City (h) W 2-1 1933 Chelsea (h) W 4-1 1933 Sunderland (a) L 0-5 1933 Portsmouth (h) L 0-1 1933 Huddersfield Town (a) L 1-6 1933 Stoke City (h) L 1-2 1933 Wolverhampton Wand (a) L 2-3 1933 Sheffield Wednesday (a) W 1-0 1933 Arsenal (h) L 1-3 1933 Birmingham City (h) W 2-1 1933 Tottenham Hotspur (a) L 1-4 1934 Aston Villa (h) D 3-3 1934 Liverpool (h) D 2-2

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1934 Birmingham City (a) L 1-2 1934 Chelsea (a) L 0-5 1934 Sunderland (h) W 2-0 1934 Portsmouth (a) D 1-1 1934 Huddersfield Town (h) L 1-4 1934 Stoke City (a) L 0-3 1934 Wolverhampton Wand (h) W 3-1 1934 Sheffield Wednesday (h) W 5-1 1934 Manchester City (a) L 1-4 1934 Newcastle United (h) W 4-0 1934 Everton (a) L 0-4 1934 Middlesbrough (h) W 3-1 1934 Aston Villa (a) L 0-3 1934 Blackburn Rovers (a) L 1-3 1934 West Bromwich Albion (h) L 0-1 1934 Leeds United (a) D 1-1 1934 Derby County (h) W 2-0 1934 Arsenal (a) L 0-2 1934/35 Football League Division Two 1934 Port Vale (a) L 0-2 1934 Bradford City (a) W 5-2 1934 Manchester United (h) W 3-2 1934 Swansea Town (a) D 0-0 1934 Bradford City (h) L 1-2 1934 Burnley (h) D 0-0 1934 Oldham Athletic (a) L 2-3 1934 Bolton Wanderers (h) W 6-2 1934 Southampton (a) D 1-1 1934 Notts County (h) W 3-0 1934 Bradford Park Avenue (a) W 3-1 1934 Plymouth Argyle (h) L 1-2 1934 Norwich City (a) L 1-3 1934 Newcastle United (h) W 5-1 1934 West Ham United (a) L 0-2 1934 Blackpool (h) D 1-1 1934 Bury (a) L 1-3 1934 Hull City (h) L 3-4 1934 Nottingham Forest (a) L 1-2 1934 Barnsley (h) W 2-1 1934 Port Vale (h) W 3-0 1935 Manchester United (a) D 3-3 1935 Southend United (a) W 4-0 1935 Swansea Town (h) D 1-1 1935 West Bromwich Albion (a) L 1-7 1935 Brentford (a) L 1-3 Sheffield United (non league and cup appearances) 1931 Grimsby Town (n) 1931 Barnsley (h) 1931 Sheffield Wednesday (a) 1932 Sheffield Wednesday (h) 1933 Sheffield Wednesday (h) 1933 Derry City (a) 1933 Shamrock Rovers (a) 1933 Shamrock Rovers (a) 1934 Doncaster Rovers (a) 1934 Shamrock Rovers (a) 1934 Doncaster Rovers (h) 1934 Shamrock Rovers (a) 1934 Barnsley (h)

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Plymouth Argyle 1935/36 Football League Division Two 1935 Bradford City (h) L 0-1 1935 Port Vale (a) L 0-3 1935 Bradford City (a) D 2-2 1935 Fulham (h) W 2-0 1935 Burnley (a) W 1-0 1935 Charlton Athletic (h) L 2-4 1935 Hull City (a) L 1-2 1935 Barnsley (h) W 7-1 1935 West Ham United (h) W 4-1 1935 Bury (a) L 0-2 1935 Blackpool (a) L 1-3 1935 Southampton (h) D 0-0 1936 Newcastle United (a) L 0-5 1936 Port Vale (h) W 4-1

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Abbreviations: FAC = Football Association Cup CM = Charity Match CC = Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup BM = Benefit Match FR = Friendly DC = Duggan Cup

:: References :: Football League Players Records 1888 to 1939. The Official Encyclopaedia of Sheffield United A Complete Record of Sheffield United Football Club 1889-1999 England Schoolboys International players records 1907-99 Sheffield United Football Club Whos Who (1889-2009) www.footymad.net www.pafc.co.uk

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