Edmund Goodman 2231660 196903822 2008-03-09T01:23:49Z Cydebot 1215485 Robot - Speedily moving category Pre-1914 Association Football players to Pre-1914 association football players per [[WP:CFD|CFD]]. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Palace060805.jpg|thumb|160px|Palace program featuring Edmund Goodman]] --> '''Edmund Goodman''' had his playing career cut short by an injury which meant he had to have his leg amputated. After this he became Assistant Secretary to his club, [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. When [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] was founded they asked Aston Villa for help in setting up the club, Villa offered Palace Goodman and he helped to appoint the first manager and found the first Chairman. After two seasons he became manager and remained so for 23 years, becoming Crystal Palace's longest serving manager in the process. Edmund Goodman could be said to be the founding father of Crystal Palace F.C. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Unreferenced|date=October 2007}} {{Crystal Palace F.C. managers}} [[Category:Aston Villa F.C. players|Goodman, Edmund]] [[Category:Crystal Palace F.C. managers|Goodman, Edmund]] [[Category:Pre-1914 association football players|Goodman, Edmund]] [[Category:English amputees|Goodman, Edmund]] [[Category:Year of birth missing|Goodman, Edmund]] [[Category:Year of death missing|Goodman, Edmund]] {{England-footybio-stub}}