Early career Born in
Montego Bay,
Saint James, Goodison began his career in minor Jamaican football leagues and was discovered in 1996 by
René Simões who introduced him straight into the national squad. He joined
Olympic Gardens in 1997, On 27 August 2013, he played 120 minutes against
Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup; his performance was praised by fans and he was labelled as the 'best player on the park' by manager Ronnie Moore. On 13 October 2013, Goodison made his 400th appearance for Tranmere and captained them to a 1–0 win against Bradford City. On 9 December 2013, it was reported that he had been arrested as part of a police investigation into match fixing, however the charges were later dropped. In May 2015, a testimonial for Goodison was held at Prenton Park. A team of ex-Tranmere teammates, including
Enoch Showunmi,
Eugene Dadi,
Owain Fon Williams, and
Ryan Lowe, faced an International XI, composed of ex-Jamaica teammates such as
Ricardo Fuller,
Darren Byfield, and
Ricardo Gardner and other notable international players, such as ex-Tranmere teammate
John Achterberg and
Fabrice Muamba, who has not played professionally since suffering a
cardiac arrest whilst playing for Bolton.
Brian Little and
Ronnie Moore managed the two sides, with
Mike Dean acting as referee. ==International career==