2023–24 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 131st season in the history of Gillingham and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Gillingham
2023–24 season
OwnerBrad Galinson
ChairmanBrad Galinson
ManagerNeil Harris
(until 5 October)[1]
Keith Millen
(interim)[1]
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
League Two8th
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ashley Nadesan
(2)
All:
Ashley Nadesan
Robbie McKenzie
(3 each)

Current squad
As of 4 October 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Glenn MorrisGKEnglandWoolwich (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983Crawley Town12 January 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
25Jake TurnerGKEnglandWilmslow (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999Newcastle United1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2025
33Taite HoltamGKEnglandAcademy1 July 2023—30 June 2024
Defenders
2Cheye AlexanderRBSaint LuciaNewham (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995AFC Wimbledon15 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
3Max ClarkLBEnglandKingston upon Hull (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996Stevenage1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
4Conor MastersonCBRepublic of IrelandCelbridge (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998Queens Park Rangers1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
5Max EhmerCBGermanyFrankfurt (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992Bristol Rovers1 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024
13Scott MaloneLBEnglandRowley Regis (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991Millwall24 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
14Robbie McKenzieRBEnglandKingston upon Hull (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998Hull City21 August 2020Free Transfer30 June 2024
22Shadrach OgieCBRepublic of IrelandLimerick (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001Leyton Orient18 July 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
26Ike OrjiRBEnglandChatham Town9 February 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
35Alex GilesCBEngland (2005-01-29) 29 January 2005Academy1 July 2023—30 June 2024
Midfielders
6Shaun WilliamsDMRepublic of IrelandPortmarnock (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986Portsmouth1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
7George LapslieCMEnglandWaltham Forest (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997Mansfield Town14 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
8Jonny WilliamsAMWalesPembury (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993Swindon Town1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
11Dom JefferiesCMWales (2002-05-22) 22 May 2002Brentford1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
17Jayden ClarkeCMEnglandLondon (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001Dulwich Hamlet19 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
18Ethan ColemanDMEnglandReading (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000Leyton Orient19 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
32Josh ChambersCMEnglandLondon (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003Academy1 July 2022—30 June 2024
34Sam GaleCMEngland (2004-10-01) 1 October 2004Academy1 July 2021—30 June 2024
38Timothée DiengDMFranceGrenoble (1992-04-09) 9 April 1992Exeter City11 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
Forwards
9Tom NicholsCFEnglandWellington (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993Crawley Town1 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
10Ashley NadesanCFEnglandRedhill (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994Crawley Town27 July 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
12Oliver HawkinsCFEnglandEaling (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992Mansfield Town12 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
23Connor MahoneyRWEnglandBlackburn (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997Huddersfield Town25 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
30Matthew MacArthurLWAustraliaSydney (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004Southampton1 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024
31Ronald SitholeCFEnglandAcademy1 July 2023—30 June 2024
36Kieron AgbediCFEnglandDover Athletic11 August 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
45Macauley BonneCFZimbabweEngland Ipswich (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995Charlton Athletic11 August 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
Out on Loan
19Lewis WalkerCFEngland (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999Carpi29 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
29Joseph GbodeCFEnglandSouthwark (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005Academy1 July 2022—30 June 2024

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023LBEngland Max ClarkEngland StevenageFree Transfer[2]
1 July 2023CBRepublic of Ireland Conor MastersonEngland Queens Park RangersFree Transfer[3]
1 July 2023AMWales Jonny WilliamsEngland Swindon TownFree Transfer[4]
18 July 2023 CB Republic of Ireland Shadrach Ogie England Leyton Orient Undisclosed [5]
24 July 2023LBEngland Scott MaloneEngland MillwallFree Transfer[6]
27 July 2023CFEngland Ashley NadesanEngland Crawley TownUndisclosed[7]
11 August 2023CFEngland Kieron AgbediEngland Dover AthleticFree Transfer[8]
11 August 2023CFZimbabwe Macauley BonneEngland Charlton AthleticFree Transfer[9]

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023LBEngland Bailey AkehurstEngland Hastings UnitedReleased[10][11]
30 June 2023CBEngland Freddie CarterEngland Eastbourne BoroughReleased[10]
30 June 2023LBEngland Will DempseyEngland Folkestone InvictaReleased[10][12]
30 June 2023RWEngland Jordan GreenEngland RamsgateReleased[10][13]
30 June 2023RWEngland Scott KashketEngland Sutton UnitedReleased[10][14]
30 June 2023CMUnited States Julian Kuhr Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023RMScotland Alex MacDonaldEngland StevenageFree Transfer[15]
30 June 2023CMEngland Elliott MooreEngland Folkestone InvictaReleased[10][16]
30 June 2023CMEngland Stuart O'KeefeEngland Aldershot TownReleased[10][17]
30 June 2023LBEngland Lewis PageEngland Dagenham & RedbridgeReleased[10][18]
30 June 2023AMNorthern Ireland Ben Reeves Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023LBDemocratic Republic of the Congo David TutondaEngland MorecambeFree Transfer[19]
1 August 2023RBEngland Will WrightEngland Crawley TownUndisclosed[20]

Loaned in
Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
25 August 2023RWEngland Connor MahoneyEngland Huddersfield TownEnd of Season[21]

Loaned out
Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
29 September 2023CFEngland Lewis WalkerEngland Woking1 January 2024[22]
4 October 2023CFEngland Joseph GbodeEngland Maidstone United1 November 2023[23]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, The Gills announced their first pre-season friendly, where an XI would travel to Tonbridge Angels.[24] A day later, a second fixture was confirmed, against Dover Athletic.[25] A third fixture was added in June, against Dartford.[26] On June 5, a further fixture was announced, against Dagenham & Redbridge.[27] A day later, a visit from Charlton Athletic was also added to the schedule.[28] A seventh friendly, against Millwall was later announced.[29] On 30 June, the club announced their full schedule, which included one final friendly which was a behind closed doors game against Cambridge United on 25 July.[30]

Also confirmed by the club was a pre-season tour to Como in Italy for a five-day warm weather training camp.[31]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Dover Athletic 0–4 Gillingham River
13:00 BST Report
Stadium: Crabble
12 July 2023 Friendly Como 0–1 Gillingham Como
13:00 CEST
12:00 BST		 Report Jefferies 88' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
15 July 2023 Friendly Gillingham 0–2 Millwall Gillingham
13:00 BST Report Nisbet 25' (pen.)
Emakhu 87'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: John Busby
18 July 2023 Friendly Gillingham 1–3 Charlton Athletic Gillingham
19:30 BST Wright 32' Report Campbell 1'
Blackett-Taylor 53'
Payne 55'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,932
Referee: Gavin Ward
22 July 2023 Friendly Dartford 0–5 Gillingham Dartford
13:00 BST Report Williams 9', 35'
Dieng 19'
Jefferies 48'
Clarke 84'		 Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 884
Referee: Isaac Searle
25 July 2023 Friendly Cambridge United 4-0 Gillingham Cambridge
13:00 BST Brophy 2'
Okenabirhie 28', 59' (pen.)
Cousins 35'		 Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
29 July 2023 Friendly Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 Gillingham Dagenham
15:00 BST Report Ogie 52' Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium
Attendance: 579

Competitions

Overall record
Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two Matchday 1 13 7 1 5 12 16 −4 053.85
FA Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First round Second round 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
EFL Trophy Group stage 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Total 16 9 1 6 19 21 −2 056.25

Last updated: 14 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

League Two
Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Mansfield Town 14 6 8 0 25 11 +14 26 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Crewe Alexandra 15 7 5 3 34 25 +9 26
6 Accrington Stanley 15 8 2 5 24 20 +4 26
7 Gillingham 15 8 1 6 14 18 −4 25
8 Morecambe 13 7 3 3 19 15 +4 24
9 Swindon Town 14 6 5 3 31 21 +10 23
10 AFC Wimbledon 15 5 7 3 22 15 +7 22
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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[32]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
15 8 1 6 14 18  −4 25 4 1 2 8 8  0 4 0 4 6 10  −4

Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWLLWWLDLWLLW
Position831123112483797
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[33]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Stockport County 0–1 Gillingham Edgeley
15:00 BST Report Williams Yellow card 3'
Coleman Yellow card 45'
Ogie Yellow card 58'
Nichols Yellow card 76'
McKenzie 86'
Clarke Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,116
Referee: Ben Speedie
12 August 2023 2 Gillingham 1–0 Accrington Stanley Gillingham
15:00 BST Jefferies Yellow card 5'
Nadesan 29'
Ogie Yellow card 58'
Ehmer Yellow card 90'		 Report Andrews Yellow card 26'
Rich-Baghuelou Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,489
Referee: Will Finnie
15 August 2023 3 Sutton United 0–1 Gillingham Sutton
19:45 BST Angol Yellow card 5'
Milsom Yellow card 25'		 Report Nadesan 10'
Coleman Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 3,714
Referee: Scott Tallis
19 August 2023 4 Crawley Town 0–1 Gillingham Crawley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,310
Referee: Edward Duckworth
26 August 2023 5 Gillingham 0–3 Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,991
Referee: Thomas Kirk
2 September 2023 6 Grimsby Town 2–0 Gillingham Cleethorpes
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,479
Referee: Adam Herczeg
9 September 2023 7 Gillingham 1–0 Harrogate Town Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,778
Referee: Neil Hair
16 September 2023 8 Gillingham 2–1 Morecambe Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,915
Referee: Declan Bourne
23 September 2023 9 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Gillingham Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 6,371
Referee: Thomas Parsons
30 September 2023 10 Gillingham 1–1 Mansfield Town Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,488
Referee: Jacob Miles
3 October 2023 11 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Gillingham Crewe
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Daniel Middleton
7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) 12 Gillingham 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Gillingham
15:00 BST Bonne 26'
Malone Yellow card 35', 55'
Turner Yellow card 73'		 Report Williams Yellow card 58'
Harvie Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Dean Yellow card 81'
Harrison 82'
Stewart Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,119
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) 13 Walsall 4–1 Gillingham Walsall
15:00 BST Hutchinson 34', 59', 85'
Draper 39'
Tierney Yellow card 70'
Knowles Yellow card 72'
McEntee Yellow card 77'		 Report Clark Yellow card 49'
Bonne 60', Yellow card 74'
Ogie Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,632
Referee: Charles Breakspear
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) 14 Gillingham 1–2 Notts County Gillingham
15:00 BST Malone 52', Yellow card 52'
Lapslie Yellow card 77'		 Report Langstaff 38'
Macari 78'
O'Brien Yellow card 84'
Cameron Yellow card 90+6'
McGoldrick Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,983
Referee: Alan Young
24 October 2023 15 Swindon Town 0–1 Gillingham Swindon
19:45 BST Report Mahoney 22'
Clarke Yellow card 68'
Alexander soccer ball with red X74' Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 8,853
Referee: Peter Wright

FA Cup
Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Gills were drawn away to Hereford in the first round.[34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Hereford v Gillingham Hereford
15:00 GMT
      		Stadium: Edgar Street

      EFL Cup
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

      Gillingham were drawn at home to Southampton in the first round[35] and away to Luton Town in the second round.[36]

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      8 August 2023 First round Gillingham 3–1 Southampton Gillingham
      19:45 BST Nadesan 12'
      Lapslie Yellow card 27'
      McKenzie 51', 67' Yellow card 65'
      Jefferies Yellow card 58'
      Ehmer Yellow card 88'
      Gbode Yellow card 90+2'      		 Report Perraud Yellow card 44'
      Charles Yellow card 64'
      Lyanco Yellow card 78'
      Alcaraz 89'      		 Stadium: Priestfield
      Attendance: 7,775
      Referee: Carl Brook
      29 August 2023 Second round Luton Town 3–2 Gillingham Luton
      19:45 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: Kenilworth Road
      Attendance: 9,468
      Referee: Jeremy Simpson

      EFL Trophy
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

      In the group stage, Gillingham were drawn into Southern Group E along with Leyton Orient, Portsmouth and Fulham U21.[37]

      Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1 L1 Portsmouth 2 1 1 0 0 8 4 +4 5 Advance to Round 2
      2 L2 Gillingham 2 1 0 0 1 3 6 −3 3
      3 ACA Fulham U21 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 0 2
      4 L1 Leyton Orient 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 −1 2
      Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      5 September 2023 Group stage Gillingham 2–1 Leyton Orient Gillingham
      19:00 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: Priestfield
      Referee: Ben Atkinson
      10 October 2023 Group stage Portsmouth 5-1 Gillingham Portsmouth
      19:45 BST Anjorin 11'
      Towler Yellow card 47' 80'
      Stevenson 50'
      Yengi 54'
      Kamara 72'      		 Jefferies Yellow card 25'
      Ogie Yellow card 37'
      Williams J. 45'
      Orji Yellow card 53'      		 Stadium: Fratton Park
      Attendance: 5,066
      Referee: Farai Hallam
      7 November 2023 Group stage Gillingham v Fulham U21 Gillingham
      19:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield

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