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| Places | France England | |
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1894, Seaton Delaval, Seaton Valley, Northumberland, North East England | |
| Death | 1916Somme, Hauts-de-France, France (aged 22 years) |
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Thomas "Tommy" Goodwill (1894 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Newcastle United.
Personal life
Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Goodwill worked as a coal miner. He served as a private in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War. He died on the first day of the Somme and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.