Ollie Wright: Meet Gillingham FC’s new number one
04.07.26, 12:00 Updated 24.07.26, 14:01
Simon Head
One of the biggest pieces in Gillingham’s summer transfer jigsaw finally arrived as goalkeeper Ollie Wright arrived at the club on a season-long loan from Southampton to immediately become the club’s first-choice keeper.
For Wright, who just signed a contract extension at The Saints, the move was perfectly timed, with the 23-year-old stopper happy to continue his development with a full stint at Gillingham following a successful campaign between the sticks at Accrington Stanley.
“I'm absolutely buzzing to be here,” he said.
“It's been a good morning meeting the staff and looking out at the Rainham End. We were playing here last year, and definitely wanted to come back after playing here, so here I am.”
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Simon Head is the founding editor of Gills 365. A veteran sports journalist and editor with more than 25 years in the industry, he has written for major news outlets, broadcasters and sports organisations around the world. Simon is a longtime Gillingham season ticket holder, and has been a regular at Priestfield since the mid-1990s.