Manliffe Goodbody

Name: Manliffe Francis Goodbody
Born: 20 November 1868, Dublin
Died: 1915, Egypt or 24 March 1916, English Channel
Position: Right-Back

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Full Caps (1889-1891).

Club Career:
Dublin University
Corinthians

Biography:
Manliffe Goodbody was capped twice by Ireland while attending Trinity College, Dublin. He typified the gentleman player of the game in Dublin at the time and also played for the famous Corinthians club while studying in England. Famed for his fitness levels, Goodbody was also an excellent tennis player, he was runner-up at the 1894 US Open Championship (then called the US National Championships) and he enjoyed many matches against the Hamilton brothers.

Conflicting sources stating that Goodbody died either in Egypt in 1915 while serving as an officer with the Royal Engineers or that he was killed aboard the Sussex, a passenger ship which was torpedoed by a German U-Boat while crossing the English Channel in 1916.

Tennis Archives

Ireland Cap Details:
02-03-1889 England. A L 1-6 BC
07-02-1891 Wales... H W 7-2 BC

Summary: 2/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Selected Tennis Honours:
United States National Championships Runner-Up 1894
French Covered Court Championships Winner 1896, 1897
Queen's Club Championships Runner-Up 1895
Dublin University Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Winner 1887
East of Ireland Championships Runner-Up 1887 (lost to Willoughby Hamilton)
Waterford Cricket Club Tennis Tournament Runner-Up 1888 (lost to Drummond Hamilton)
Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club Championships Runner-Up 1888
North of Ireland Championships Winner 1889, 1890, 1893
Kings County and Ormonde Tournament Winner 1892
County Dublin Championships Winner 1893