In the twilight of a successful playing career, Gooding was appointed joint player-manager of Reading with Jimmy Quinn when manager Mark McGhee acrimoniously left to take the reins at Leicester City. Under their guidance, Reading finished second in the First Division but was left to battle for a place in the Premier League through the playoffs, as the Premier League was being reduced in size from 22 teams to 20. Reading were beaten 4-3 by Bolton Wanderers in the playoff final at Wembley.
Gooding and Quinn remained in charge at Elm Park for two seasons afterward, until they were replaced by Terry Bullivant after failing to mount any further promotion challenges.
After Reading, Gooding had a short spell at Southend United, before retiring from football. He remained at Roots Hall for a while as a coach.
He has since carved himself a career as a radio commentary pundit, performing such roles as co-commentator for BBC Radio Berkshire's coverage of Reading's league matches, while also working as an estate agent in Tadley.
Despite playing 700 league games in a career stretching 20 years, Gooding never played top-division football – the closest he came to reaching the top flight was with Reading when they narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in 1995.
^ abc"Mick Gooding". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 314. ISBN978-0-356-14354-5.
^Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
External linksEdit
Mick Gooding at Soccerbase
Mick Gooding management career statistics at Soccerbase
Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
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mick, gooding, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, tal. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Mick Gooding news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Michael Charles Gooding born 12 April 1959 is a former professional footballer and football manager Mick GoodingPersonal informationFull nameMichael Charles Gooding 1 Date of birth 1959 04 12 12 April 1959 age 64 1 Place of birthNewcastle upon Tyne 1 EnglandHeight5 ft 7 in 1 70 m 2 Position s MidfielderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1978 1979Bishop Auckland1979 1982Rotherham United102 10 1982 1983Chesterfield12 0 1983 1987Rotherham United156 33 1987 1988Peterborough United47 21 1988 1989Wolverhampton Wanderers44 4 1989 1997Reading314 26 1998 1999Southend United25 0 Total700 94 Managerial career1994 1997Reading1999Southend United2000Southend United Club domestic league appearances and goalsIn the twilight of a successful playing career Gooding was appointed joint player manager of Reading with Jimmy Quinn when manager Mark McGhee acrimoniously left to take the reins at Leicester City Under their guidance Reading finished second in the First Division but was left to battle for a place in the Premier League through the playoffs as the Premier League was being reduced in size from 22 teams to 20 Reading were beaten 4 3 by Bolton Wanderers in the playoff final at Wembley Gooding and Quinn remained in charge at Elm Park for two seasons afterward until they were replaced by Terry Bullivant after failing to mount any further promotion challenges After Reading Gooding had a short spell at Southend United before retiring from football He remained at Roots Hall for a while as a coach He has since carved himself a career as a radio commentary pundit performing such roles as co commentator for BBC Radio Berkshire s coverage of Reading s league matches while also working as an estate agent in Tadley Despite playing 700 league games in a career stretching 20 years Gooding never played top division football the closest he came to reaching the top flight was with Reading when they narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in 1995 Honours EditIndividual PFA Team of the Year 1987 88 Fourth Division 3 References Edit a b c Mick Gooding Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 14 April 2020 Dunk Peter ed 1987 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987 88 London Queen Anne Press p 314 ISBN 978 0 356 14354 5 Lynch The Official P F A Footballers Heroes p 147 External links EditMick Gooding at Soccerbase Mick Gooding management career statistics at Soccerbase Profile at UpThePosh The Peterborough United Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mick Gooding amp oldid 1167721021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
