Will Goodwin: Have Gillingham just signed their new attacking focal point?
10.06.26, 00:00 Updated 24.07.26, 16:25
Simon Head
The latest summer signing at Priestfield sees former Oxford United striker Will Goodwin join the club on a two-year contract. Whenever strikers sign, fans immediately check their scoring record. But the 24-year-old’s impact at Gillingham will extend beyond his own personal goal tally.
Gareth Ainsworth has traditionally liked to play with a big, strong target man as the focal point of his forward line, and in Goodwin he’s signed exactly that. The six-foot-one front man has grown into his frame since his early days as a pro and now looks like a strong, physical presence.
On first glance, Goodwin’s goal record doesn’t look prolific – he managed four goals in 28 league appearances last season while on loan at League Two Colchester United. But on closer inspection, there’s more optimism to be gleaned.
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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.