John Lawson Goodwin (3 June 1887 – 3 November 1954) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.
[4] He was not a first choice in his position but served as a capable stand-in when either Alec Bennett or Jimmy Bowie was unavailable.
Either side of his spell in Govan he played in his hometown, initially for Ayr Parkhouse[a] then for their successor after a merger, Ayr United,[1] although his final matches in the senior leagues were with their local rivals Kilmarnock[5][b] – by that point World War I was worsening and it is likely his football career ended due to commitments relating to the conflict.
Goodwin's younger brother Alex also played for Ayr United, joining the club a few months after John moved to Rangers.
This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1880s, is a stub.