Will Goodwin (footballer)

Will Goodwin
Personal information
Full name William Neil Goodwin[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002[2]
Place of birth Tarporley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Colchester United
(on loan from Oxford United)
Number 19
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– Oxford United 11 (1)
2025 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2025– → Colchester United (loan) 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:37, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

William Neil Goodwin (born 7 May 2002)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Colchester United on loan from Oxford United of the EFL Championship.[2]

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chester 2019–20[2][21] National League North 0 0 0 0 — 3[a] 0 3 0
2020–21[2] National League North 6 0 0 0 — 2[b] 1 8 1
Total 6 0 0 0 — 5 1 11 1
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2020–21[22] NPL Premier Division 2 1 0 0 — 0 0 2 1
Stoke City 2020–21[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[25] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hartlepool United (loan) 2021–22[24] League Two 10 1 1 0 0 0 4[c] 1 15 2
Torquay United (loan) 2022–23[2] National League 24 6 4 1 — 1[b] 0 29 7
Cheltenham Town 2022–23[25] League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 1 13 1
2023–24[26] League One 16 6 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 19 6
Total 28 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 32 7
Oxford United 2023–24[26] League One 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
2024–25[27] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2025–26[28] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2024–25[27] League One 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Colchester United (loan) 2025–26[28] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 88 15 8 1 0 0 13 3 109 19
  1. ^ Two appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy.
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ^ "EFL Squad List: Season 2021/22" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ "First Team Statistics 2019/20". Chester F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Player Profile - Will Goodwin (5th Oct 2020 - 19th Dec 2020)". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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