Len Goulden

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

29th all-time scorer53rd for appearances

Born: 16 Jul 1912Hackney
Shirt: #10, #8, #9
Debut: 8 Apr 1933at Charlton Athletic, aged 20
Last game: 6 May 1939v Manchester City, aged 26

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

253

Appearances

253 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.21 per game

–

Assists

not recorded

–

Minutes

not recorded

–

Cards

not recorded

–

Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1935/36, 15 in 40 appearances.

Standard Stats by season, league

	Playing Time		Performance
Season	MP	Starts	Gls
1938/39	37	37	4
1937/38	35	35	9
1936/37	42	42	15
1935/36	38	38	15
1934/35	40	40	3
1933/34	40	40	5
1932/33	7	7	1
Career	239	239	52

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

53 for West Ham

At home

Away

–

Penalties

–

Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	52	239 apps
FA Cup	1	14 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 15 Apr 1933, v Nottingham Forest 4–3

Latest goal: 6 May 1939, v Manchester City 2–1

With him, without him

8 Apr 1933 to 6 May 1939

When he played

1.11

points per game

112 W 56 D 85 L

253 games · 1.72 scored · 1.48 conceded

44% wins

When he didn't

1.35

points per game

10 W 7 D 3 L

20 games · 1.75 scored · 1.2 conceded

50% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

8 Apr 1933Debutat Charlton Athletic 3–1 1932/33
15 Apr 1933First goalv Nottingham Forest 4–3 1932/33
27 Aug 193450th appearancev Burnley 1–2 1934/35
27 Apr 193510th goalat Bolton Wanderers 3–1 1934/35
5 Oct 1935100th appearancev Barnsley 2–0 1935/36
10 Apr 193625th goalv Leicester City 3–2 1935/36
19 Dec 1936150th appearanceat Chesterfield 1–1 1936/37
23 Feb 1938200th appearanceat Manchester United 4–0 1937/38
19 Nov 193850th goalv Plymouth Argyle 2–1 1938/39
11 Apr 1939250th appearanceat Bradford Park Avenue 1–2 1938/39
6 May 1939Last appearancev Manchester City 2–1 1938/39

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1938/39	FA Cup	5	5	–	0	–
1938/39	Second Division	37	37	–	4	–
1937/38	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1937/38	Second Division	35	35	–	9	–
1936/37	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1936/37	Second Division	42	42	–	15	–
1935/36	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1935/36	Second Division	38	38	–	15	–
1934/35	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1934/35	Second Division	40	40	–	3	–
1933/34	FA Cup	2	2	–	1	–
1933/34	Second Division	40	40	–	5	–
1932/33	Second Division	7	7	–	1	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
6 May 1939	D2	Manchester City	2–1	W	1
24 Apr 1939	D2	at Coventry City	0–0	D
22 Apr 1939	D2	at Southampton	2–0	W	1
11 Apr 1939	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	2–1	W
8 Apr 1939	D2	at Burnley	0–1	L
7 Apr 1939	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	0–2	L
1 Apr 1939	D2	Sheffield United	0–0	D
27 Mar 1939	D2	at Millwall	2–0	W
25 Mar 1939	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	0–0	D
18 Mar 1939	D2	Luton Town	0–1	L
11 Mar 1939	D2	at Norwich City	6–2	W
4 Mar 1939	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	L
25 Feb 1939	D2	at Newcastle United	0–2	L
18 Feb 1939	D2	Nottingham Forest	5–0	W	1
16 Feb 1939	D2	at Swansea City	2–3	L
11 Feb 1939	FAC	at Portsmouth	0–2	L
4 Feb 1939	D2	Chesterfield	1–1	D
2 Feb 1939	FAC	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W
30 Jan 1939	FAC	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	D
21 Jan 1939	FAC	Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	D
14 Jan 1939	D2	Bury	0–0	D
7 Jan 1939	FAC	at Queens Park Rangers	2–1	W
31 Dec 1938	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	W
27 Dec 1938	D2	Millwall	0–0	D
24 Dec 1938	D2	Fulham	1–0	W
17 Dec 1938	D2	Southampton	1–2	L
10 Dec 1938	D2	at West Bromwich Albion	2–3	L
3 Dec 1938	D2	Burnley	1–0	W
26 Nov 1938	D2	at Sheffield United	1–3	L
19 Nov 1938	D2	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	W	1
29 Oct 1938	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	L
15 Oct 1938	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
8 Oct 1938	D2	Swansea City	5–2	W
1 Oct 1938	D2	at Chesterfield	0–1	L
24 Sept 1938	D2	Tranmere Rovers	6–1	W
19 Sept 1938	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–3	L
17 Sept 1938	D2	Coventry City	4–1	W
10 Sept 1938	D2	at Bury	1–1	D
7 Sept 1938	D2	at Manchester City	4–2	W
3 Sept 1938	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	2–3	L
29 Aug 1938	D2	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	L
27 Aug 1938	D2	at Fulham	2–3	L
7 May 1938	D2	at Chesterfield	1–0	W
30 Apr 1938	D2	Manchester United	1–0	W	1
23 Apr 1938	D2	at Sheffield United	1–3	L
18 Apr 1938	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–2	L
16 Apr 1938	D2	Bury	3–1	W
15 Apr 1938	D2	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	L
2 Apr 1938	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	L
26 Mar 1938	D2	at Coventry City	1–1	D
19 Mar 1938	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–1	W
12 Mar 1938	D2	at Newcastle United	2–2	D
5 Mar 1938	D2	Luton Town	0–0	D
23 Feb 1938	D2	at Manchester United	0–4	L
19 Feb 1938	D2	at Fulham	1–1	D	1
12 Feb 1938	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W
5 Feb 1938	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–2	L
29 Jan 1938	D2	Southampton	3–1	W
15 Jan 1938	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	1–2	L
8 Jan 1938	FAC	at Preston North End	0–3	L
1 Jan 1938	D2	Aston Villa	1–1	D
11 Dec 1937	D2	Sheffield United	0–2	L
4 Dec 1937	D2	at Bury	3–4	L
27 Nov 1937	D2	Burnley	1–0	W
20 Nov 1937	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	L
13 Nov 1937	D2	Coventry City	0–0	D
6 Nov 1937	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
30 Oct 1937	D2	Newcastle United	1–0	W
16 Oct 1937	D2	Barnsley	4–1	W	2
9 Oct 1937	D2	Fulham	0–0	D
2 Oct 1937	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	L
25 Sept 1937	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	W	1
18 Sept 1937	D2	at Southampton	3–3	D
13 Sept 1937	D2	Chesterfield	5–0	W	2
11 Sept 1937	D2	at Stockport County	0–0	D
6 Sept 1937	D2	at Swansea City	0–0	D
4 Sept 1937	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	3–1	W	2
28 Aug 1937	D2	at Aston Villa	0–2	L
1 May 1937	D2	Sheffield United	1–0	W
26 Apr 1937	D2	Aston Villa	2–1	W	1
24 Apr 1937	D2	Chesterfield	1–1	D
17 Apr 1937	D2	at Aston Villa	2–0	W
10 Apr 1937	D2	Bradford City	4–1	W	1
3 Apr 1937	D2	at Swansea City	0–0	D
29 Mar 1937	D2	at Barnsley	0–0	D
27 Mar 1937	D2	Southampton	4–0	W	2
26 Mar 1937	D2	Barnsley	0–0	D
20 Mar 1937	D2	at Burnley	1–2	L
13 Mar 1937	D2	Fulham	3–3	D	1
6 Mar 1937	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	4–1	W	1
27 Feb 1937	D2	Coventry City	4–0	W
20 Feb 1937	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	0–2	L
13 Feb 1937	D2	Norwich City	4–1	W
6 Feb 1937	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–2	D
4 Feb 1937	D2	at Leicester City	2–2	D	1
23 Jan 1937	D2	Bury	5–1	W	1
20 Jan 1937	FAC	at Bolton Wanderers	0–1	L
16 Jan 1937	FAC	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	D
9 Jan 1937	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	2–1	W	1
2 Jan 1937	D2	Blackpool	3–0	W
28 Dec 1936	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	1–0	W
26 Dec 1936	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	W
25 Dec 1936	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	1–2	L
19 Dec 1936	D2	at Chesterfield	1–1	D
5 Dec 1936	D2	at Bradford City	1–2	L	1
28 Nov 1936	D2	Swansea City	2–0	W	1
21 Nov 1936	D2	at Southampton	2–0	W
14 Nov 1936	D2	Burnley	0–2	L
7 Nov 1936	D2	at Fulham	0–5	L
31 Oct 1936	D2	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	W
24 Oct 1936	D2	at Coventry City	0–4	L
17 Oct 1936	D2	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	D
10 Oct 1936	D2	at Norwich City	3–3	D
3 Oct 1936	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–1	L
26 Sept 1936	D2	Leicester City	4–1	W	1
19 Sept 1936	D2	at Bury	1–1	D
14 Sept 1936	D2	at Sheffield United	0–2	L
12 Sept 1936	D2	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	W	1
9 Sept 1936	D2	at Newcastle United	3–5	L
5 Sept 1936	D2	at Blackpool	0–1	L
31 Aug 1936	D2	Newcastle United	0–2	L
29 Aug 1936	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W	2
2 May 1936	D2	at Sheffield United	2–4	L
18 Apr 1936	D2	Charlton Athletic	1–3	L
13 Apr 1936	D2	at Leicester City	1–1	D
11 Apr 1936	D2	at Bradford City	1–3	L
10 Apr 1936	D2	Leicester City	3–2	W	1
4 Apr 1936	D2	Fulham	0–0	D
28 Mar 1936	D2	at Hull City	3–2	W	1
21 Mar 1936	D2	Newcastle United	4–1	W
14 Mar 1936	D2	at Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	W	1
7 Mar 1936	D2	Manchester United	1–2	L	1
29 Feb 1936	D2	at Burnley	0–1	L
22 Feb 1936	D2	Plymouth Argyle	4–2	W	1
15 Feb 1936	D2	at Swansea City	1–0	W
8 Feb 1936	D2	at Barnsley	2–1	W	1
18 Jan 1936	D2	Blackpool	2–1	W
15 Jan 1936	FAC	at Luton Town	0–4	L
11 Jan 1936	FAC	Luton Town	2–2	D
4 Jan 1936	D2	at Nottingham Forest	2–0	W	1
28 Dec 1935	D2	Norwich City	3–2	W
26 Dec 1935	D2	at Southampton	4–2	W	1
25 Dec 1935	D2	Southampton	0–0	D
21 Dec 1935	D2	Port Vale	4–0	W	2
14 Dec 1935	D2	at Charlton Athletic	2–2	D	1
30 Nov 1935	D2	at Fulham	2–4	L
23 Nov 1935	D2	Hull City	4–1	W
16 Nov 1935	D2	at Manchester United	3–2	W
9 Nov 1935	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	D
2 Nov 1935	D2	at Newcastle United	3–3	D
26 Oct 1935	D2	Bradford City	1–1	D
19 Oct 1935	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–4	L
12 Oct 1935	D2	Swansea City	4–0	W	2
5 Oct 1935	D2	Barnsley	2–0	W
28 Sept 1935	D2	at Bury	0–3	L
21 Sept 1935	D2	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	L
16 Sept 1935	D2	Sheffield United	3–2	W	1
14 Sept 1935	D2	at Blackpool	1–4	L
9 Sept 1935	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	1–0	W	1
7 Sept 1935	D2	Nottingham Forest	5–2	W
2 Sept 1935	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	0–2	L
31 Aug 1935	D2	at Norwich City	3–4	L
4 May 1935	D2	Oldham Athletic	2–0	W
27 Apr 1935	D2	at Bolton Wanderers	1–3	L	1
22 Apr 1935	D2	Blackpool	2–1	W
20 Apr 1935	D2	Southampton	2–1	W
19 Apr 1935	D2	at Blackpool	2–3	L
13 Apr 1935	D2	at Notts County	2–0	W
6 Apr 1935	D2	Bradford City	1–0	W
30 Mar 1935	D2	at Sheffield United	2–1	W
23 Mar 1935	D2	Barnsley	4–3	W	1
16 Mar 1935	D2	at Port Vale	2–2	D
9 Mar 1935	D2	Manchester United	0–0	D
2 Mar 1935	D2	at Swansea City	4–5	L
23 Feb 1935	D2	at Newcastle United	0–3	L
18 Feb 1935	D2	Norwich City	1–0	W
9 Feb 1935	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–0	W
2 Feb 1935	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	2–1	W
26 Jan 1935	D2	at Fulham	0–3	L
19 Jan 1935	D2	Brentford	2–0	W
16 Jan 1935	FAC	at Stockport County	0–1	L
12 Jan 1935	FAC	Stockport County	1–1	D
5 Jan 1935	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–2	L
29 Dec 1934	D2	Hull City	1–2	L
26 Dec 1934	D2	Bury	3–0	W
25 Dec 1934	D2	at Bury	4–2	W
22 Dec 1934	D2	at Oldham Athletic	2–1	W
15 Dec 1934	D2	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	W
8 Dec 1934	D2	at Southampton	2–2	D
1 Dec 1934	D2	Notts County	4–0	W
24 Nov 1934	D2	at Bradford City	2–0	W
17 Nov 1934	D2	Sheffield United	2–0	W	1
3 Nov 1934	D2	Port Vale	3–1	W
27 Oct 1934	D2	at Manchester United	1–3	L
13 Oct 1934	D2	Newcastle United	3–2	W
6 Oct 1934	D2	at Norwich City	2–1	W
29 Sept 1934	D2	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	W
22 Sept 1934	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	3–1	W
17 Sept 1934	D2	at Hull City	0–4	L
15 Sept 1934	D2	Fulham	2–1	W
8 Sept 1934	D2	at Brentford	1–4	L
3 Sept 1934	D2	at Burnley	2–5	L
1 Sept 1934	D2	Nottingham Forest	3–1	W
27 Aug 1934	D2	Burnley	1–2	L
5 May 1934	D2	at Notts County	2–1	W
28 Apr 1934	D2	Port Vale	1–0	W
21 Apr 1934	D2	at Bradford City	2–2	D
14 Apr 1934	D2	Blackpool	1–2	L
7 Apr 1934	D2	at Southampton	2–3	L
2 Apr 1934	D2	Manchester United	2–1	W
31 Mar 1934	D2	Fulham	5–1	W	1
30 Mar 1934	D2	at Manchester United	1–0	W
24 Mar 1934	D2	at Hull City	0–2	L
17 Mar 1934	D2	Bury	3–1	W
10 Mar 1934	D2	at Lincoln City	2–0	W
3 Mar 1934	D2	Millwall	1–1	D
24 Feb 1934	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–1	W
17 Feb 1934	D2	at Grimsby Town	1–1	D
10 Feb 1934	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	0–1	L
7 Feb 1934	D2	Oldham Athletic	1–4	L
3 Feb 1934	D2	at Preston North End	1–3	L
27 Jan 1934	FAC	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–4	L
20 Jan 1934	D2	at Burnley	2–4	L
13 Jan 1934	FAC	Bradford City	3–2	W	1
6 Jan 1934	D2	Brentford	3–2	W
26 Dec 1933	D2	at Swansea City	1–1	D	1
25 Dec 1933	D2	Swansea City	1–1	D
23 Dec 1933	D2	Notts County	5–3	W	1
16 Dec 1933	D2	at Port Vale	0–0	D
9 Dec 1933	D2	Bradford City	1–2	L
2 Dec 1933	D2	at Blackpool	1–1	D
25 Nov 1933	D2	Southampton	0–0	D
18 Nov 1933	D2	at Fulham	1–3	L
11 Nov 1933	D2	Hull City	2–1	W
4 Nov 1933	D2	at Bury	1–2	L
28 Oct 1933	D2	Lincoln City	4–1	W
21 Oct 1933	D2	at Millwall	2–2	D
7 Oct 1933	D2	Grimsby Town	3–1	W
30 Sept 1933	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	0–0	D
23 Sept 1933	D2	Preston North End	6–0	W	1
16 Sept 1933	D2	at Oldham Athletic	1–4	L
9 Sept 1933	D2	Burnley	1–2	L
4 Sept 1933	D2	Plymouth Argyle	5–1	W
2 Sept 1933	D2	at Brentford	1–4	L
30 Aug 1933	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	4–4	D	1
26 Aug 1933	D2	Bolton Wanderers	4–2	W
6 May 1933	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–4	L
29 Apr 1933	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	W
22 Apr 1933	D2	at Manchester United	2–1	W
17 Apr 1933	D2	Chesterfield	3–1	W
15 Apr 1933	D2	Nottingham Forest	4–3	W	1
14 Apr 1933	D2	at Chesterfield	0–1	L
8 Apr 1933	D2	at Charlton Athletic	1–3	L

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