At the time he was the fourth youngest player to play for Trinity (after Ernest Pollard, Harry Wilkinson and Mick Exley), but he is 19th in that list now.

He continued to defy injuries and picked up a Yorkshire Cup winners medal in 1947 after Trinity defeated Leeds, 8-7, in a replay after a 7-7 draw.

He played alongside Dennis Baddeley (winger), Ron Rylance (stand off), Harry Wilkinson (prop) and Len Bratley (loose forward) against Cumberland (45-3 win at Leeds) and Lancashire (16-17 loss at Swinton).

Herbert Goodfellow played scrum-half in Wakefield Trinity's 13-12 victory over Wigan in the 1945–46 Challenge Cup Final during the 1945–46 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1946, in front of a crowd of 54,730.

[6] Herbert Goodfellow was paid £10 for his part in the 1946 Challenge Cup Final victory (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £988.90 in 2016).

[7] Unfortunately, Herbert Goodfellow was fined £5 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £494.45 in 2016) for failing to attend his shift at his Coal Mine.

Herbert Goodfellow played scrum-half in Wakefield Trinity's 2-9 defeat by York in the 1936–37 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1936, played scrum-half in the 9-12 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1940–41 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1939–40 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 June 1940, played scrum-half in the 2-5 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1945–46 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1945–46 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 3 November 1945, played scrum-half, and scored a try in the 7-7 draw with Leeds in the 1947 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1947–48 Northern season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 1 November 1947, and played scrum-half in the 8-7 victory over Leeds in the 1947–48 Yorkshire Cup Final replay during the 1947–48 Northern season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 November 1947.

[8] Herbert Goodfellow was the first inductee into the Wakefield Trinity 'Class of 2015' Hall of Fame, following on from the eight inductees from 2014, which included Ian Brooke, Mick Exley, Neil Fox, Jonathan Parkin, Harold Poynton, David Topliss, Derek Turner & Harry Wilkinson There was a family rugby legacy long before Herbert tied his boot laces in Sharlston.

Source: "Rugby League Back o' t' wall" History of Sharlston Rovers ARLFC by Graham Chalkley Herbert Goodfellow was the landlord of the Jacob's Well Tavern public house in Wakefield during the 1950s.