Danny Lennon has praised "perfect professional" David Goodwillie for getting his career back on track after he was found guilty of rape at a civil court in 2017.

Goodwillie was ordered to pay a woman £100,000 in damages after he was found to have raped her in 2011.

Clyde boss Lennon was lambasted by some quarters this season for handing Goodwillie the captaincy at Broadwood.

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But the manager explained how he continues to watch the striker pull himself together to become a consummate pro.

Goodwillie, 30, has scored 13 goals in 14 games this season - a goal scoring knack he's never lost.

And Lennon backed the shamed former Dundee United star to continue his improvement in terms of attitude.

"He's a perfect professional," Lennon told BBC Scotland.

"He's taken on everything - hearings, he's attended courses, done talks and he's managing to get his life back in order.

"He's had a flavour of what it's like at the high end down at Blackburn making loads and loads, and he's coming to the real world. 

"But you wouldn't know that, we still see the same effort and quality from him.

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"The way he's got his life back in order, happily married, wee baby girl, and doing an electrician's apprenticeship. 

"He's now club captain and that's because of the qualities and character I see in the man. 

"It's important you see that and give people that opportunity to get their lives back. Not just in football, in any walk of life."