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Andy Goodway came to the club early in 1979, after being spotted playing for Castleford amateur team Redhill against Saddleworth Rangers. This was when Oldham were recruiting the lads that were to become the all-conquering Colts team.

He made his debut at Bramley in the last game of the 1979-80 season, but did not play in the first team again until the Second Division Championship winning 1981-82 campaign, when he gained a reputation as a rugged “tearaway” of a second row forward. Andy was quite at home in the higher league and won Great Britain Under 24 honours in January 1983. Full international selection soon followed and he went on to win 11 caps during his first spell with Oldham, including all the tests on the 1984 tour and had the honour of being Great Britain captain in 1985.

He left for Central Park later that year, where he enjoyed tremendous success in the Wigan team of “all stars”. Later he had a short spell at Leeds, before returning to Watersheddings for the 1993-94 season. Andy’s experience was to prove a vital factor in the club surviving that term back in the first division and he finished the season as assistant coach to Bob Lindner. When the famous Australian decided his future lay back home, Andy was offered the job of first team coach at Oldham. This he accepted, hanging up his boots in the process and on very limited resources he steered the club into a position in “Super League”.

Andy was one of seven players chosen to be original members of the Oldham Rugby League “Hall of Fame”, when it was first opened in November 1995.