2024–25 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 132nd season in the history of Gillingham Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Gillingham
2024–25 season
OwnerBrad Galinson
ChairmanBrad Galinson
ManagerMark Bonner
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
2025–26 →

Transfers

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] LW   Jack Nolan   Accrington Stanley Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2024[b] CM   Armani Little   AFC Wimbledon Free [2]
1 July 2024[c] CF   Elliott Nevitt   Crewe Alexandra Free [3]
1 July 2024[d] RM   Aaron Rowe   Huddersfield Town Free [4]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 4 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1 once his AFC Wimbledon contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Crewe Alexandra contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Huddersfield Town contract expired
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
28 June 2024 LB   Scott Malone   Crawley Town Undisclosed [5]

Loaned in

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Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

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Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos Player Subsequent club Joined date Ref
30 June 2024 CM   Kieron Agbebi [6]
30 June 2024 CF   Macauley Bonne [6]
30 June 2024 CM   Josh Chambers [6]
30 June 2024 GK   Nathan Harvey [6]
30 June 2024 LW   Matthew Macarthur [6]
30 June 2024 CM   Leighton Murray [7]
30 June 2024 RB   Ike Orji [6]
30 June 2024 CF   Ronald Sithole [6]
30 June 2024 GK   Tobey Smith [7]
30 June 2024 CB   Dami Taiwo-Pratt [7]
30 June 2024 DM   Shaun Williams [6]
30 June 2024 CB   Josh Woodliffe [7]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 17 May, Gillingham announced their first pre-season friendly, against Dartford.[8] Five days later, a second fixture was confirmed against Watford.[9] A third and fourth was then shortly added to the schedule, against Southend United and Woking.[10][11] In June, a fifth friendly was added to the clubs schedule, versus Millwall.[12]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly Gillingham v Millwall Gillingham
13:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
20 July 2024 Friendly Gillingham v Watford Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
23 July 2024 Friendly Dartford v Gillingham Dartford
19:45 BST Stadium: Princes Park
27 July 2024 Friendly Southend United v Gillingham Southend-on-Sea
13:00 BST Stadium: Roots Hall
3 August 2024 Friendly Woking v Gillingham Woking
15:00 BST Stadium: Kingfield Stadium

Competitions

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League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[13]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[14]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Gillingham v Carlisle United Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
17 August 2024 2 Morecambe v Gillingham Morecambe
15:00 BST Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
24 August 2024 3 Fleetwood Town v Gillingham Fleetwood
15:00 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium
31 August 2024 4 Gillingham v Chesterfield Gillingham
12:30 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[15]

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Gillingham being drawn away against Swansea City.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Swansea City v Gillingham Landore
19:45 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Gillingham were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Peterborough United, Stevenage and Crystal Palace U21.[17][18]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Crystal Palace U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK   ENG Glenn Morris 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Jake Turner 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF   ENG Max Clark 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   GER Max Ehmer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Alex Giles 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Robbie McKenzie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IRL Conor Masterson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IRL Shadrach Ogie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF   ENG Jayden Clarke 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Ethan Coleman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   FRA Timothée Dieng 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Sam Gale 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Remeao Hutton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG George Lapslie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Armani Little 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Aaron Rowe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   WAL Jonny Williams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW   ENG Josh Andrews 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Joseph Gbode 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Oliver Hawkins 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Ashley Nadesan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Jack Nolan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Elliott Nevitt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Gills complete signing of Jack Nolan". Gillingham FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Gills capture signing of Armani Little". Gillingham FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Gills sign Elliott Nevitt". Gillingham FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Gills sign Aaron Rowe". Gillingham FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Scott Malone joins Crawley Town". Gillingham FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Gillingham FC Released and Retained List 2024". Gillingham FC. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Trio sign first professional contracts". Gillingham FC. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Dartford friendly confirmed". Gillingham FC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Gills to welcome Watford to Priestfield". Gillingham FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Southend friendly confirmed". Gillingham FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Woking friendly confirmed". Gillingham FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Gills to play Millwall in pre-season". Gillingham FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  13. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Chesterfield Game To Be Early Kick-Off". Gillingham FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.