Shaun Goater

Leonard Shaun Goater (born 25 February 1970) is

Shaun Goater
a Bermudian former professional footballer, coach
and pundit whose currently part of the coaching staff
at Aston Villa W.F.C.

As a player he was a striker for a number of English

clubs in the 1990s and 2000s. Goater's first
professional club was Manchester United, but he did
not reach the first team, making his League debut in
1989 after moving to Rotherham United. He played
for Rotherham for seven years before moving to
Bristol City in 1996. Two years later he moved to
Manchester City for a fee of £400,000.
Goater in 2015
He is most well known for his time at Manchester Personal information
City, where he scored over 100 goals between 1998 Full name Leonard Shaun Goater[1]
and 2003, finishing as the club's top scorer for four Date of birth 25 February 1970[1]
consecutive seasons. After leaving City, Goater had Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda
spells with Reading, Coventry City and Southend Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
United, before retiring in May 2006. He represented Position(s) Striker
Bermuda 36 times, scoring 32 goals.[3] Youth career
1978–1985 North Village
1985–1986 Boulevard
Early life 1986–1987 North Village

Goater was born in the Bermudian capital Hamilton, 1988–1989 Manchester United
living with his mother Lynette, his grandmother and Senior career*
two aunts.[4] His introduction to English football Years Team Apps (Gls)
came in April 1987 when he was invited to join the 1989 Manchester United 0 (0)
Saltus Grammar School football and basketball tour. 1989–1996 Rotherham United 209 (70)
He spent two weeks playing against various English 1993 → Notts County (loan) 1 (0)
high school teams, including the Leicester City youth 1996–1998 Bristol City 75 (40)
team. At the age of 17, he left home to further his 1998–2003 Manchester City 184 (84)
education in the United States, where he had a soccer 2003–2005 Reading 43 (12)
scholarship at Columbia High School, New Jersey. 2005 → Coventry City (loan) 6 (0)
Whilst home in Bermuda during his Thanksgiving 2005–2006 Southend United 34 (11)
break, Goater was spotted by scouts from 2007–2008 Bermuda Hogges 9 (3)
Manchester United, who invited him to England for a 2008–2010 North Village Rams 7 (1)
trial. With encouragement from his mother, who was Total 567 (221)
a former football player herself, Goater accepted, International career
1987–2004 Bermuda 22 (20)
forfeiting his scholarship by doing so.[5] At this time, Managerial career
Goater did not play as a striker, but instead played as 2008–2013 North Village Rams[2]
a creative midfielder.[5] 2017 Ilkeston
2024–2025 Aston Villa Women (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Club career

Early career
Goater's trial resulted in the offer of a professional contract, but he did not break into the first team. In
1989, Goater signed for Rotherham United in order to play first team football. At this time, Goater
suffered homesickness, finding it difficult to adapt to the English climate: "It took me a good two years to
get used to life in England. At first I thought the sun never shone and it wasn't for me."[5] However, he
gradually got used to living in England, and over the course of seven seasons at Rotherham he gained a
reputation as a reliable lower division striker, scoring 86 goals in 262 appearances, with a winner's medal
for the 1996 Football League Trophy the highlight. A 1992 League Cup tie against Everton gave Goater
his first experience of playing against a Premier League team. In the first leg, Goater scored the only goal
of the game as Rotherham won 1–0.[6] However, Everton won the return leg 3–0 and Rotherham were
eliminated.[7] In 1993, Goater also had a brief loan spell at Notts County, though he made only one
appearance for the Nottingham club due to a work permit problem.[8] Towards the end of the 1995–96
season, Goater had a disagreement with Rotherham manager Archie Gemmill, and decided his future lay
elsewhere.[9]

In the 1995–96 close season, Goater received offers from Spanish club Osasuna and newly formed South
Koreans Suwon Samsung Bluewings, but having recently married, he decided to stay in England.[10]
Shortly after, he moved to Bristol City for a fee of £175,000.[11] Goater's Bristol City debut came against
Gillingham. Goater scored, but Bristol City lost 3–2. City finished the season in fifth, qualifying for the
playoffs, but lost to Brentford. The following season Bristol City were pushing for promotion into the
First Division, and Goater scored regularly, eventually being named in the PFA Team of the Year for the
division. In a little under two years with Bristol City, he scored 45 goals in 81 appearances.[12] On 26
March 1998, transfer deadline day, Goater signed for Manchester City, who paid Bristol City £400,000
for his services.[11]

Manchester City
Goater joined Manchester City at a turbulent point in their history, with newly appointed manager Joe
Royle battling to save the club from relegation to the Second Division. Goater scored three goals in the
seven remaining matches of the 1997–98 season, but this was not enough to prevent the club from being
relegated to the third tier of English Football for the first time ever. Fans were initially sceptical as to
Goater's ability,[13] but as goals were scored supporters were gradually won over, creating a song in his
honour, "Feed The Goat And He Will Score" (to the tune Cwm Rhondda). The 1998–99 season saw
Goater score 21 goals, finishing the season as Manchester City's top goalscorer. The last of these was the
winning goal in a play-off semi-final against Wigan Athletic, sending Manchester City to Wembley
Stadium for a playoff final which saw City promoted after a penalty shootout.[14]
The 1999–2000 season was even more successful for Goater. He was the club's top goal scorer again, this
time with 29 goals, and was named Manchester City's Player of the Year by the supporters[13] after
Manchester City were promoted for the second successive year. In the summer, Goater was awarded the
freedom of Bermuda, with 21 June declared as "Shaun Goater Day" on the island.[15] The following
season, Goater made his first appearance in top flight football at the age of 30, though injury and the
presence of new signings Paulo Wanchope and former World Player of the Year George Weah meant he
had to wait three months to do so. Again established in the first team, Goater was Manchester City's top
goalscorer for the third consecutive season, but his 11 goals could not save the team from relegation.

During the 2000–01 season, upheaval took place at Manchester City, with manager Royle departing to be
replaced by Kevin Keegan. Goater was the club's top scorer with 11 goals in all competitions but not save
the club from relegation back to the First Division. In the 2001–02 season, Goater became the first
Manchester City player since Francis Lee in 1972 to score more than 30 goals in a season. City were
promoted as champions, and he was the club's top scorer for the fourth time in a row, as well as being the
top scorer in the division.[16][17]

Over the summer of 2001–02, there was speculation that Goater would be transferred, as Manchester City
had twice broken their transfer record by buying strikers Jon Macken and Nicolas Anelka.[18][19] Goater
stayed, but opportunities were limited. He started just 14 games, but scored seven goals, including his
100th for the club, which came in a derby match against local rivals Manchester United. In February
2003, Goater struck against the same opposition to score the fastest goal by a substitute in Premier
League history, just 9 seconds after coming onto the pitch.[20] He also scored a goal that would have won
City the match, but it was disallowed.

Shortly before the end of the 2002–03 season, Goater announced his intention to leave Manchester City
when the season finished in order to seek regular first team football. In his final match for Manchester
City, he was asked to captain the side in Manchester City's final game at Maine Road.[21] In total, Goater
scored 103 goals in 212 appearances for Manchester City. Since ending his footballing career, Goater has
been critical of both Kevin Keegan, who he claims never praised him, and Nicolas Anelka, who he feels
wanted to be 'the daddy' of Manchester City.[22]

Later career
Goater moved to Reading on 1 August 2003. Reading chairman John Madejski described the transfer as
"the biggest in Reading Football Club's history",[23] but Goater's time there was not a happy one. Shortly
after Goater's arrival, Reading manager Alan Pardew left for West Ham United, and Pardew's
replacement, Steve Coppell, did not regard Goater as part of his plans. In his second and final season at
Reading, Goater played just four times, and was loaned to Coventry City. Goater then considered
retirement,[24] but instead moved to League One club Southend United for a final season as a
professional. The move, a free transfer, was completed on 3 August 2005. At Southend, Goater acted as a
mentor for young striker Freddy Eastwood, and contributed towards a second successive promotion for
the Shrimpers, scoring 11 goals. His final appearance before retirement was on 6 May 2006, when
Southend played Bristol City, one of Goater's former clubs. The crowd included an estimated 400
Manchester City fans who travelled to Southend to mark the occasion.[25][26]

Goater and three other partners in the Bermuda-based East End Group Limited announced an
amalgamation with Telecommunications Networks Limited (now renamed East End Telecom) on 9
November 2007, which added to the group's two other business subsidiaries, East End Asphalt and East
End Aviation. Goater serves as the group's Business Development Manager.[27]

When in England, Goater has made regular appearances in local media covering the Manchester area.
These have included a column entitled "Read the Goat" in the official Manchester City match
programme, and a regular guest spot on the BBC Radio Manchester programme Blue Tuesday.[28]

International career
Goater has also played for the Bermudian national team 22 times, scoring 20 goals[29] though due to
Bermuda's lowly standing in world football he never played in a major international tournament. He
made his first international appearance at the age of 17 against Canada.[30] Other sources list him with 36
appearances, scoring 32 goals.[31]

During the 1992–93 season, Goater missed eight weeks of the club season in order to represent his
country in qualifying for the 1994 World Cup. However, Bermuda finished bottom of a group containing
El Salvador, Canada and Jamaica.[32] His final appearance was in June 2004 against El Salvador.[33]

When playing for Bermuda, Goater was often the only professional player in the team. Bermudian
journalist Chris Gibbons described the difference between Goater and his teammates: "He's a class above
every other player on the island. Before he went to England he was just quick, but now he's a totally
different player, a lot more aggressive and a much better header of the ball. The problem has been that he
sets up chances for the others without them being on the same wavelength."[32] However, Goater noted
that this had a detrimental aspect: "My fitness dropped off while I was with Bermuda. It was like being on
holiday. The team just ate what they liked. I kept to my professional diet for about two or three weeks
until peer pressure took over."[32]

International goals
Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each
Bermuda goal.
 List of international goals scored by Shaun Goater[34]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
Bermuda
National
Daily Nation
1 13 April 1989 Stadium, Barbados 2–1 2–1
Trophy
Hamilton,
Bermuda

2 Mindoo Phillip 1–0

Park,
13 May 1990 Saint Lucia 2–0
Castries,
3 Saint Lucia 2–0

Bermuda
National 1990
4 26 May 1990 Stadium, Barbados 1–1 1–1 Caribbean
Hamilton, Cup
Bermuda qualification

5 Bermuda 1–0
National
6 29 May 1990 Stadium, Barbados 2–0 3–0
Hamilton,
7 Bermuda 3–0

Bermuda
National
8 4 February 1992 Stadium, Norway 1–3 1–3 Friendly
Hamilton,
Bermuda

Bermuda
National
9 26 April 1992 Stadium, Haiti 1–0 1–0
Hamilton,
Bermuda
Stade Sylvio
Cator, Port-
10 25 May 1992 Haiti 1–0 1–2
au-Prince,
Haiti

Bermuda
11 1–1
National
4 July 1992 Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda 2–1
Hamilton, 1994 FIFA
12 2–1 World Cup
Bermuda
qualification
Estadio
Cuscatlán,
13 1 November 1992 El Salvador 1–4 1–4
San Salvador,
El Salvador
Independence
Park,
14 8 November 1992 Jamaica 2–2 2–3
Kingston,
Jamaica

Swangard
Stadium,
15 15 November 1992 Canada 1–3 2–4
Burnaby,
Canada
 16 Sherly 3–0
2002 FIFA
Ground, Road
17 5 March 2000 British Virgin Islands 4–0 5–1 World Cup
Town, British
qualification
18 Virgin Islands 5–1

Bermuda
19 1–0
National
31 March 2004 Stadium, Nicaragua 3–0 Friendly
20 Hamilton, 2–0
Bermuda

Coaching career
After retiring, Goater returned to Bermuda, receiving an official welcome from the Premier of Bermuda
Alex Scott on his arrival.[35] A week later, Southend played the Bermuda national team in an appreciation
game for their former striker.[36] Goater has expressed a wish to enter coaching following his retirement,
and studied for the UEFA B coaching licence in 2005.[37] Since 2003, Goater has organised the annual
Shaun Goater Grass-roots Soccer Festival, a football coaching event for children in Bermuda. On 14
September 2006, Goater and the United Soccer Leagues announced that Bermuda would receive a
professional football team that would play in the third division of American football, the USL Second
Division.[3] Goater had roles as both a director and player of the team, the Bermuda Hogges.[38]

Goater left Bermuda Hogges in 2008, to concentrate on youth coaching with North Village Rams in his
home town.[39] He was appointed as the head coach in 2008. He served as the head coach of the Rams
from 2008 to 2013, in the process winning seven trophies, including the league, three Friendship titles,
Charity Cup and two Dudley Eve titles.[2][40]

On 8 August 2015, it was announced that Goater would join Northern Premier League Division One
North club New Mills as assistant manager to Andy Fearn.[41] In September 2015, Fearn and Goater
resigned from New Mills after nine defeats in nine games.[42]

On 17 February 2017, Goater was appointed manager of Northern Premier League Division One North
club Ilkeston.[43]

On 5 February 2019, Macclesfield Town announced that they had hired Goater to the staff of their under-
18s team.[44]

On 8 October 2021, Goater returned to Manchester City as part of the academy coaching staff.[40] He
joined his former club's Academy coaching staff as part of the Premier League's Coach Inclusion &
Diversity Scheme (CIDS), a programme set up with the aim of increasing the number of Black, Asian and
mixed heritage coaches working full-time in professional football.[40] Goater was set to work across all
the club's Academy age groups, from the foundation phase up to the professional development phase, in
different roles to ensure the provision of a wide range of experience.[40]

In April 2023, Goater joined Manchester City W.F.C. as assistant to manager Gareth Taylor.[45]

On 28 August 2024, Goater departed Manchester City to take the role of Assistant Head Coach at Aston
Villa W.F.C.[46] On 11 December 2024, Goater was named caretaker manager after Aston Villa Women
parted company with manager Robert de Pauw.[47] Goater took charge of his first game later that same
day, a 4–1 victory over Charlton Athletic in the Women's League Cup.[48]

On 22 January 2025, Aston Villa hired Natalia Arroyo as new manager, and Goater returned to his role in
the coaching staff.[49] During his time as caretaker manager, Goater took charge of 4 matches, featuring 3
wins and 1 draw and had expressed a desire to take on the job permanently.[50]

Personal life
Goater is married to Anita, his childhood sweetheart, and has two daughters,
Amaya and Anais (born 3 October 2000 in Wythenshawe, Manchester). He was
awarded the MBE in 2003 for services to sport and young people in Bermuda.[51]
His autobiography, Feed the Goat: The Shaun Goater Story was published in
September 2006.

Honours

Player
Rotherham United

Football League Trophy: 1995–96[52] Goater at a book

signing in
Manchester City
September 2006

Football League First Division: 2001–02

Football League Second Division play-offs: 1999
Southend United

Football League One: 2005–06[25][26]

Individual

Football League First Division top scorer: 2001–02[17]

PFA Team of the Year: 1997–98, 2001–02
Manchester City Player of the Season: 1999–2000[13]
Member of the British Empire: 2003[53]

Manager
North Village Rams[2]

Bermudian Premier Division: 2010–11

Charity Shield (Super Cup): 2010–11
Dudley Eve Trophy: 2009–10, 2010–11
Friendship Trophy: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
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