Career
He made 232 appearances in the Football League for Luton Town, Plymouth Argyle, Wimbledon and Brentford. He started his career at Luton Town, after 5 years with the Hatters moved to Plymouth Argyle and after 3 seasons with Plymouth he moved to Wimbledon. In the 1988 Final, in which Wimbledon famously upset Liverpool 1-0 Goodyear was adjudged to have fouled John Aldridge, which gave Liverpool a controversial penalty.
Aldridge took it, but Wimbledon goalkeeper Dave Beasant saved lieutenant
Although being named in the squad for that Cup Final, he was not a regular in the side and only made 26 appearances in 3 years and was sold to Brentford, where he spent one season. He finished his career in Hong Kong, with Ernest Borel.
After sustaining a major knee injury he began studying physiotherapy and returned to Luton Town as a physiotherapist in 1993. He was then a physio at Cardiff City and Chester City.