Will Goodwin (footballer)

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Will Goodwin
Personal information
Full name William Neil Goodwin [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Tarporley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Colchester United
(on loan from Oxford United)
Number 19
Youth career
–2020 Chester
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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) 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:53, 11 November 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]

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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 11 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chester 2019–20 [2] [21] National League North 0000—3 [a] 030
2020–21 [2] National League North6000—2 [b] 181
Total6000—51111
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2020–21 [22] NPL Premier Division 2100—0021
Stoke City 2020–21 [23] Championship 000000—00
2021–22 [24] Championship000000—00
2022–23 [25] Championship000000—00
Total0000000000
Hartlepool United (loan) 2021–22 [24] League Two 10110004 [c] 1152
Torquay United (loan) 2022–23 [2] National League 24641—1 [b] 0297
Cheltenham Town 2022–23 [25] League One 12000001 [c] 1131
2023–24 [26] League One16610002 [c] 0196
Total286100031327
Oxford United 2023–24 [26] League One8100000081
2024–25 [27] Championship3000000030
2025–26 [28] Championship0000000000
Total111000000111
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2024–25 [27] League One6020000080
Colchester United (loan) 2025–26 [28] League Two2000001030
Career total8915810014311119
  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.

References

  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. ↑ "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. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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