Biography
Outside right John Thomas Goulden, often known as “Jack”, was born in Sunderland but raised in the Newland Avenue area of West Hull. He worked at Needler’s as a young man and played for the factory team, showing form that made Hull City sweet on him. He also played for Newland Parish Church FC at the start of the 1924/25 season.
Goulden signed for the Tigers in September 1924 after impressing in a trial match. Within three weeks he went from trialist to first team player when he made two starts for the Tigers in October 1924, the second of which saw City thrash Barnsley 5-2. For the next two seasons Goulden served City’s Reserves side, however other right sided players were preferred to Jack in the first eleven and he left City in the 1926 close season without making another first team appearance.
In September 1926 Goulden joined Division Three North side Stockport County on a one month trial, he played Reserves team football for the Hatters before returning to Hull and playing local league football for Beverley White Star. Without a professional club for nearly a year, in August 1927 Goulden headed north of the border and signed for Scottish Division One side Raith Rovers, he played several senior matches for the Kirkcaldy side as well as serving the Reserves but was handed a free transfer in May 1928. In October 1928 he journeyed to the other end of the British Isles, signing for Southern League side Yeovil and Petters United, the club that later became Yeovil Town, and served the Glovers for one season.
In 1929 his footballing days came to an end and he returned to Hull. Goulden died in April 1981.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 26 December 1903, Sunderland
Hull City First Game: 4 October 1924, Wolverhampton Wanderers A (Division Two), 20 years, 283 days old
Hull City Final Game: 11 October 1924, Barnsley H (Division Two), 20 years, 290 days old
Clubs
Needler’s FC, Hull City (1924-1926), Stockport County (1926), Beverley White Star (1926-1927), Raith Rovers (1927-1928), Yeovil & Petters United (1928-1929)
Hull City Record
Career: 2 apps, 0 goals
John Goulden| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924/25 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1925/26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |