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Johnathan Gould
Johnathan (Johnny) Gould comes to Edgar Street having spent the main part of his career in Scotland. Now 36, the 6ft 1in goalkeeper was born in Paddington and started his football career at Cleveden.
He then had spells at Halifax, West Bromwich and Coventry before moving to Bradford City.
From Bradford Johnny Gould was signed by Wim Jansen in August 1997. The following notes come from a Celtic site:
" Plucked from the white hot atmosphere of Bradford City (reserves) his opportunities there had been so limited that he spent some time on loan to Gillingham. Boasting a pedigree that included spells with Halifax Town, West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City, it's probably fair to say that he must have been as surprised as any of us that he found himself strolling through the front door of Paradise at the age of 28.
"His first appearance at Celtic Park was in the return leg against the Austrians. Although Celtic made it through the tie on aggregate - thanks largely to an amazing performance by Larsson - we conceded three goals in a horror show of harum scarum defending.
"Nonetheless, once things settled down Gould played his part that season in a defence which conceded a miserly 24 goals. He looked reasonably competent behind the regular centre back pairing of Rieper and Stubbs.
"With the arrival of Rab Douglas, someone who resembled a serious 'keeper, the party was over for JG.
"Apart from the odd moment of low farce, domestic competition was never really too much for Gould too handle. He chose these important matches to reveal all the neuroses and insecurities which set goalies apart from mere mortals, and had us all in stitches with his Chaplinesque routines against the likes of Helsinki and Zurich.
"He has been a lucky Bhoy to have been given the chance to win some honours with a big club the stage in his career when Celtic plucked him from obscurity, but he always gave the impression that he was well aware of this and seemed to enjoy every minute of it. Off the pitch he was affable and always a good ambassador for the club."
From Celtic, Gould moved to Preston North End. The following is taken from the Official Preston Site:
"Jonathan Gould arrived from Celtic on a free transfer and it was immediately clear to see why Craig Brown had swooped to sign a player who was languishing in the reserves at Celtic Park.
The big keeper received two international call-ups to the Scotland squad under Brown and his form for PNE got him a recall to the national squad during the 2003/04 season. A great shotstopper Gouldy rescued valuable points for the Lilywhites on several occasions last season.
"But the strain of being away from his family has led to this popular player asking for a move away from the North West and his time at Deepdale looks to be running out."
Last season Gould made 41 appearances for Preston collecting one red and one yellow card.