2024–25 Gillingham F.C. season
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Brad Galinson | ||
| Chairman | Brad Galinson | ||
| Manager | Mark Bonner | ||
| Stadium | Priestfield Stadium | ||
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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.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| 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] |
| 22 July 2024 | CF | Marcus Wyllie |
Enfield Town |
Undisclosed | [5] |
| 6 August 2024 | CM | Euan Williams |
Charlton Athletic |
Free | [6] |
| 15 August 2024 | AM | Bradley Dack |
Sunderland |
Free | [7] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 4 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
- ^ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1 once his AFC Wimbledon contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Crewe Alexandra contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Huddersfield Town contract expired
Out
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2024 | LB | Scott Malone |
Crawley Town |
Undisclosed | [8] |
| 18 July 2024 | RM |  Dom Jefferies |
Lincoln City |
Undisclosed | [9] |
Loaned in
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2024 | CF | Jacob Wakeling |
Peterborough United |
End of Season | [10] |
Loaned out
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2024 | CF | Ashley Nadesan |
Sutton United |
End of Season | [11] |
| 8 August 2024 | GK | Taite Holtam |
Herne Bay |
5 September 2024 | [12] |
| 16 August 2024 | DM | Sam Gale |
Chelmsford City |
14 September 2024 | [13] |
Released / Out of Contract
[edit]| Date | Pos | Player | Subsequent club | Joined date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Kieron Agbebi |
Dover Athletic |
6 July 2024 | [14][15] |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Josh Chambers |
Folkestone Invicta |
6 August 2024 | [14][16] |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Ike Orji |
Chelmsford City |
7 August 2024 | [14][17] |
| 30 June 2024 | CF |  Macauley Bonne |
[14] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Nathan Harvey |
[14] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | LW |  Matthew Macarthur |
[14] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Leighton Murray |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Ronald Sithole |
[14] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Tobey Smith |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Dami Taiwo-Pratt |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | DM |  Shaun Williams |
[14] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Josh Woodliffe |
[18] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]On 17 May, Gillingham announced their first pre-season friendly, against Dartford.[19] Five days later, a second fixture was confirmed against Watford.[20] A third and fourth was then shortly added to the schedule, against Southend United and Woking.[21][22] In June, a fifth friendly was added to the clubs schedule, versus Millwall.[23]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Gillingham | 0–0 | Millwall | Gillingham |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,442 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Gillingham | 2–0 | Watford | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,922 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
| 23 July 2024 Friendly | Dartford | 0–4 | Gillingham | Dartford |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Ben Atkinson |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Southend United | 1–3 | Gillingham | Southend-on-Sea |
| 13:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Danial Baines |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Woking | 1–1 | Gillingham | Woking |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 765 |
Competitions
[edit]League Two
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Gillingham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bromley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 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[24]
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[24]
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Last updated: 17 August 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[25]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 10 August 2024 1 | Gillingham | 4–1 | Carlisle United | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,037 Referee: Ben Atkinson |
| 17 August 2024 2 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Gillingham | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 3,611 Referee: Daniel Middleton |
| 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.[26] | ||||
FA Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
[edit]On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Gillingham being drawn away against Swansea City.[27]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 13 August 2024 First round | Swansea City | 3–1 | Gillingham | Landore |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 6,019 Referee: David Rock |
EFL Trophy
[edit]In the group stage, Gillingham were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Peterborough United, Stevenage and Crystal Palace U21.[28][29]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Stevenage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 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 | ACA | Crystal Palace U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2024. Source: EFL
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 3 September 2024 Group stage | Gillingham | v | Peterborough United | Gillingham |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium |
| 24 September 2024 Group stage | Gillingham | v | Crystal Palace U21 | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium |
| 12 November 2024 Group stage | Stevenage | v | Gillingham | Stevenage |
| 19:00 GMT | Stadium: Broadhall Way |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2024
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 | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
|
Glenn Morris | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | ENG
|
Remeao Hutton | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Max Clark | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRL
|
Conor Masterson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  GER
|
Max Ehmer | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG
|
Ethan Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG
|
Jack Nolan | 3 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Armani Little | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Josh Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | WAL
|
Jonny Williams | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG
|
Aaron Rowe | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG
|
Oliver Hawkins | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG
|
Robbie McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
Jayden Clarke | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG
|
Marcus Wyllie | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG
|
Elliott Nevitt | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG
|
Euan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IRL
|
Shadrach Ogie | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG
|
Bradley Dack | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG
|
Jacob Wakeling (on loan from Peterborough United) | 3 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG
|
Jake Turner | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG
|
Joseph Gbode | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG
|
Alex Giles | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG
|
George Lapslie | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG
|
Stanley Skipper | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG
|
Joshua Bayliss | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF |  FRA
|
Timothée Dieng | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG
|
Harry Waldock | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 30 | MF | ENG
|
Sam Gale | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG
|
Taite Holtam | 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 |
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