Radcliffe FC gave David Goodwillie his debut for the club on Tuesday - but didn't acknowledge the striker had joined the club.
Goodwillie joined Raith Rovers from Clyde in January 2022 but was released in September without playing a game for the Kirkcaldy club. That came following a furious backlash at his signing, with Goodwillie deemed a rapist by a civil court in 2017. The Rovers women's team cut all ties with the club, with club sponsor Val McDermid, fans, Rape Crisis Scotland and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon among an extensive list of critics.
After initially doubling down on the signing, the Championship side later issued an apology to furious fans and promised he wouldn't play a game for them, loaning Goodwillie back to Clyde before releasing the former Dundee United striker from his contract on September 30. On Wednesday night, he ran out for English seventh tier side Radcliffe and scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Belper Town and Sky Sports say he has signed a short-term deal.
But his debut for the club came without any prior acknowledgement of his signing while he isn't listed as a Radcliffe player on his website. They named Goodwillie as a goalscorer several times on Twitter but are yet to comment publicly after a furious reaction from many on social media.
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