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Will Goodwin
Personal information
Full name William Neil Goodwin[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Tarporley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 9
Youth career
–2020 Chester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Chester 6 (0)
2020 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2 (1)
2021–2023 Stoke City 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Hartlepool United (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 → Torquay United (loan) 24 (6)
2023–2024 Cheltenham Town 28 (6)
2024–2026 Oxford United 11 (1)
2025 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2025–2026 → Colchester United (loan) 28 (4)
2026– Gillingham 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:08, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

William Neil Goodwin (born 7 May 2002)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Gillingham.[2]

Career

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Goodwin began his career with Chester at the age of 9, making his first-team debut in January 2020 aged 17.[4] He moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic in October 2020.[5]

He signed for Stoke City in February 2021,[6] having previously been a child mascot for the club.[7] He moved on loan to Hartlepool United in August 2021,[8][9][10] making his professional debut on 14 August 2021 against Barrow and scoring in a 3–2 defeat.[11][12] In July 2022, he joined National League side Torquay United on a six-month loan.[13]

On 9 January 2023, he signed for League One side Cheltenham Town on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[14]

On 19 January 2024, Goodwin signed a permanent deal with Oxford United, then in League One.[15][16] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 home draw with Northampton Town on 20 February 2024,[17] during his third substitute appearance. On 5 January 2025, he joined Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.[18][19] On 9 July 2025 it was announced that he would join Colchester United on loan for the 2025–26 season.[20]

On 11 May 2026 Oxford said the player would leave in the summer when his contract expired.[21] In June 2026 it was announced that he would sign for Gillingham on 1 July 2026.[22][23][24]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chester 2019–20[2][25] National League North 0000—3[a]030
2020–21[2] National League North 6000—2[b]181
Total 6000—51111
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2020–21[26] NPL Premier Division 2100—0021
Stoke City 2020–21[27] Championship 000000—00
2021–22[28] Championship 000000—00
2022–23[29] Championship 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Hartlepool United (loan) 2021–22[28] League Two 10110004[c]1152
Torquay United (loan) 2022–23[2] National League 24641—1[b]0297
Cheltenham Town 2022–23[29] League One 12000001[c]1131
2023–24[30] League One 16610002[c]0196
Total 286100031327
Oxford United 2023–24[30] League One 8100000081
2024–25[31] Championship 3000000030
2025–26[32] Championship 0000000000
Total 111000000111
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2024–25[31] League One 6020000080
Colchester United (loan) 2025–26[32] League Two 284000020304
Gillingham 2026–27[33] League Two 7000101[d]090
Career total 12219811016314723
  1. ↑ Two appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy.
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference EFT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

References

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  1. ↑ "EFL Squad List: Season 2021/22" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Will Goodwin at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Will Goodwin at Soccerbase
  4. ↑ Graham, Chris (16 June 2020). "Will Goodwin signs senior deal at Chester FC". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Will Goodwin joins Stalybridge Celtic on loan". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Will Goodwin joins Stoke City for undisclosed fee". Chester F.C. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Smith, Peter (2 February 2021). "Brilliant story behind Stoke City new striker Will Goodwin". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  8. ↑ Scurr, Dominic (18 August 2021). "The great story behind Will Goodwin's loan move to Hartlepool United from Stoke". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pools sign Will Goodwin". Hartlepool United F.C. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Will Goodwin: Stoke City forward joins Hartlepool on loan". BBC Sport. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Barrow 3–2 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  12. ↑ Jones, Matty (20 August 2021). "Will Goodwin hopes dream start with Hartlepool is a sign of things to come". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  13. ↑ Cope, Niall (19 July 2022). "Goodwin links up with Torquay". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Will Goodwin: Stoke striker signs for Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Will Goodwin Signs For Oxford United". Oxford United F.C. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Will Goodwin: Oxford United sign Cheltenham Town striker". BBC Sport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "Oxford United 2–2 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Wigan Athletic sign Oxford United striker Will Goodwin on loan". Oxford Mail. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  19. ↑ "Will Goodwin: Wigan Athletic sign Oxford United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Colchester sign Goodwin and agree new Flanagan deal". BBC Sport. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  21. ↑ "Oxford United: Przemyslaw Placheta and nine others to leave Oxford". BBC Sport. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Gills clinch the signing of Will Goodwin | Gillingham F.C." www.gillinghamfootballclub.com.
  23. ↑ "Will Goodwin: Gillingham sign Oxford striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 11 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Gillingham 'fend off heavy interest' elsewhere to sign striker". Kent Online. 10 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2019/20". Chester F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  26. ↑ "Player Profile - Will Goodwin (5th Oct 2020 - 19th Dec 2020)". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
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