Godfrey Ingram
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Godfrey Patrick Ingram | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Luton Town | 27 | (6) |
| 1979 | → New York Cosmos (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1980 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 1982 | San Jose Earthquakes | 31 | (17) |
| 1982–1983 | Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) | 38 | (34) |
| 1982–1983 | Cardiff City | 11 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 35 | (18) |
| 1983–1984 | Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) | 32 | (38) |
| 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | 12 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Las Vegas Americans (indoor) | 23 | (10) |
| 1985–1986 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 48 | (26) |
| 1986–1987 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 59 | (59) |
| 1987–1988 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 8 | (3) |
| 1988 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 39 | (32) |
| 1988–1989 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 42 | (32) |
| 1989–1992 | St. Louis Storm (indoor) | 95 | (65) |
| 1992 | Peterborough United | 1 | (0) |
| St Albans City | |||
| Buckingham Town | |||
| Total | 442 | (276) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975 | England Schoolboys | 8 | (5) |
| 1977 | England Youth[1] | 2 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Godfrey Patrick Ingram (born 26 October 1959) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in England, Wales and the United States, Ingram made over 440 career league appearances, and scored over 270 league goals.
Career
[edit]Born in Luton, Ingram began his career with the youth team of home town club Luton Town. He turned professional with Luton Town in 1977, and spent loan spells with the New York Cosmos and Northampton Town. After leaving Luton Town in 1982, Ingram returned to the North American Soccer League to play with the San Jose Earthquakes before returning to the UK to play with Welsh side Cardiff City. Ingram then returned to play for the rebranded Golden Bay Earthquakes during the 1982–1983 Major Indoor Soccer League season.[2] He remained with the Earthquakes for the 1983 outdoor and 1983–1984 NASL indoor seasons.[3] He then began the 1984 outdoor season with the 'Quakes before being traded to the Minnesota Strikers in May 1984. The NASL collapsed after the 1984 season, and Ingram signed with the Las Vegas Americans of the MISL. When the Americans folded at the end of the season, coach Don Popovic, along with several Las Vegas players including Ingram, moved to the Pittsburgh Spirit.[4] The Spirit folded at the end of the season and the Tacoma Stars picked up his contract in July 1986.[5] He began the 1987–1988 season with the Stars, but demanded to be traded after seeing a reduction in his playing time. On 4 December 1987, the Stars sent him to the St. Louis Steamers in exchange for Charlie Falzon and $20,000.[6] He played eight games for the St. Louis Steamers before moving to the Dallas Sidekicks on 11 January 1988 for $75,000 and the Sidekicks second and third round draft picks.[7] He finished the season in Dallas, began the 1988–1989 season and was released by the Sidekicks on 19 November 1988. Two days later, the Tacoma Stars picked him off waivers.[8] The Stars released him on 5 July 1989 in a move to reduce the team salary.[9] On 18 October 1989, he joined the St. Louis Storm and played three seasons with them.[10] Ingram returned to England in 1992, playing league football with Peterborough United, and non-league football with St Albans City and Buckingham Town. He retired in 2001.
References
[edit]- ^ "England Matches - Schoolboys (Under-15) 1970-79". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- ^ Golden Bay forward Godfrey Ingram , who scored four goals in two games, was named the Major Indoor Soccer League' s player of the week yesterday. Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) – Tuesday, 18 January 1983
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1984". Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ POPOVIC TO COACH PITTSBURGH Wichita Eagle, The (KS) – Sunday, 15 September 1985
- ^ Tacoma loading up for run at Sockers Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) – Tuesday, 29 July 1986
- ^ STARS SEND INGRAM TO STEAMERS Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Saturday, 5 December 1987
- ^ STEAMERS DEAL INGRAM TO DALLAS St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) – Tuesday, 12 January 1988
- ^ STARS REACQUIRE INGRAM OFF WAIVERS FROM DALLAS Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Tuesday, 22 November 1988
- ^ INGRAM RELEASED BY STARS BECAUSE OF ,4,000 SALARY Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Thursday, 6 July 1989
- ^ Storm Adds Scoring Pop With Ingram St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Thursday, 19 October 1989
External links
[edit]- 1959 births
- Living people
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Dallas Sidekicks (original MISL) players
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Golden Bay Earthquakes (MISL) players
- Las Vegas Americans players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Minnesota Strikers (NASL) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Pittsburgh Spirit players
- St Albans City F.C. players
- St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players
- St. Louis Storm players
- San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players
- Tacoma Stars players
- Buckingham Town F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from Luton
- English Football League players
- England men's youth international footballers