| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Paul Scally | |||
| Head Coach | Adrian Pennock (until 25 September)[1] Steve Lovell (from 16 November)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Priestfield Stadium | |||
| League One | 17th | |||
| FA Cup | Second round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tom Eaves (17) All: Tom Eaves (18) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 8,163 vs Portsmouth (8 October 2017) League One | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,224 vs Oxford United (5 December 2017) EFL Trophy | |||
| Average home league attendance | 5,370 | |||
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The 2017–18 season was Gillingham's 125th season in their existence and fifth consecutive season in League One.[3] Along with League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CF |  | Tom Eaves | Yeovil Town | Free | [4] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | | Alex Lacey | Yeovil Town | Free | [5] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Luke O'Neill | Southend United | Free | [6] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF |  | Conor Wilkinson | Bolton Wanderers | Free | [7] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  | Gabriel Zakuani | Northampton Town | Free | [8] |
| 18 July 2017 | CM | | Billy Bingham | Crewe Alexandra | Free | [9] |
| 21 July 2017 | ST | | Liam Nash | Maldon & Tiptree | Free | [10] |
| 15 August 2017 | CB | | Ben Nugent | Crewe Alexandra | Free | [11] |
| 17 August 2017 | GK | | Steve Arnold | Dover Athletic | Free | [12] |
| 15 September 2017 | ′CM | | Jesse Starkey | Swindon Town | Free | [13] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Bradley Dack | Blackburn Rovers | £750,000 | [14] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | | Mitchell Dickenson | Hythe Town | Released | [15] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Rory Donnelly | Cliftonville | Released | [15][lower-alpha 1] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Chris Herd | Western Sydney Wanderers | Released | [15] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Ryan Jackson | Colchester United | Released | [15][lower-alpha 2] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Billy Knott | Lincoln City | Free | [18] |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | | Sam Lawford | Faversham Town | Released | [15][lower-alpha 3] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | | Cody McDonald | AFC Wimbledon | Free | [20] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Ollie Muldoon | Free agent | Released | [15] |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | | Henry Newcombe | Free agent | Released | [15] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Emmanuel Osadebe | Cambridge United | Released | [15][lower-alpha 4] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  | Zesh Rehman | Southern District | Released | [15][lower-alpha 5] |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | | Will Sykes | Free agent | Released | [15] |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | | Josh Wright | Southend United | Mutual consent | [23][lower-alpha 6] |
- ↑ Rory Donnelly joined Cliftonville following his release.[16]
- ↑ Ryan Jackson joined Colchester United following his release.[17]
- ↑ Sam Lawford joined Faversham Town following his release.[19]
- ↑ Emmanuel Osadebe joined Cambridge United following his release.[21]
- ↑ Zesh Rehman joined Southern District following his release.[22]
- ↑ Josh Wright joined Southend United following his departure.[24]
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2017 | LB | | Connor Ogilvie | Tottenham Hotspur | February 2018 | [25] |
| 31 August 2017 | RM | | Sean Clare | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 January 2018 | [26] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2017 | GK | | Tom Hadler | Gloucester City | 1 January 2018 | [27] |
| 25 August 2017 | FW | | Noel Mbo | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 22 September 2017 | [28] |
| 25 August 2017 | DF | | Finn O'Mara | Folkestone Invicta | 21 October 2017 | [29][lower-alpha 1] |
| 25 August 2017 | MF | | Bradley Stevenson | Cray Wanderers | 10 December 2017 | [29][lower-alpha 2] |
| 26 September 2017 | FW | | Noel Mbo | Kingstonian | 24 October 2017 | [32] |
| 8 November 2017 | FW | | Liam Nash | Leatherhead | 9 December 2017 | [33] |
| 9 November 2017 | MF | | Bradley Stevenson | Tonbridge Angels | 9 December 2017 | [34] |
| 24 November 2017 | CM | | Jesse Starkey | Worthing | 23 December 2017 | [35] |
| 1 December 2017 | CB | | Finn O'Mara | Folkestone Invicta | 6 January 2018 | [36] |
- ↑ On 26 September 2017, Finn O'Mara agreed to extend his loan with Folkestone Invicta.[30]
- ↑ On 8 September 2017, Bradley Stevenson agreed to extend his loan with Cray Wanderers.[31]
Competitions
Friendlies
As of 27 June 2017, Gillingham have announced nine pre-season friendlies against Faversham Town, Dartford, Dover Athletic, Chatham Town, Ipswich Town, Patro Eisden, Colchester United and Canvey Island[37][38]
| 7 July 2017 | Faversham Town | 0–1 | Gillingham | Faversham |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Eaves  22' |
Stadium: Salters Lane Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Jack Packman |
| 11 July 2017 | Dartford | 1–2 | Gillingham | Dartford |
| 19:30 BST | Murphy 74' |
Report | Zakuani 5' Parker 31' |
Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 710 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 15 July 2017 | Dover Athletic | 2–2 | Gillingham | River |
| 15:00 BST | Bird 7' Gallifuoco 61' |
Report | Wilkinson 30' O'Neill 60' |
Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,084 Referee: Garry Maskell |
| 18 July 2017 | Chatham Town | 0–12 | Gillingham | Chatham |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Oldaker 10' Wilkinson 35', 38'Wright 40', 86' penGarmston 44'Eaves 48'Mbo 60'Nash (Trialist) 72', 83' penHessenthaler 80'List 82' |
Stadium: The Sports Ground Attendance: 1,120 Referee: Mr I Searle |
| 22 July 2017 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Eaves 52' (pen.) Wagstaff 78' |
Report | Rowe 80' |
Stadium: Priestfield Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 25 July 2017 | Gillingham | 4–1 | Patro Eisden .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Gillingham |
| 19:30 BST | Oldaker Wright ?'Ogilvie Mbo ?' |
Report | Tsirlidis ?' |
Stadium: Priestfield Referee: James Linington |
| 28 July 2017 | Colchester United | 1-2 | Gillingham | Colchester |
| 19:30 BST | Jackson 75' |
Report | Martin 30' Parker 52' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Commiunity Stadium Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 29 July 2017 | Canvey Island | 0-1 | Gillingham XI | Canvey Island |
| 15:00 BST | Hessenthaler 86' |
Stadium: Park Lane |
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 56 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 56 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 53 |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 52 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 |
Last updated: 13 January 2018.
Source:
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[39][40]
| 5 August 2017 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | Gillingham | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Eaves  61' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,512 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Bradford City | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Lacey 31' Byrne 55'Wilkinson  75' |
Report | Poleon 19' Reeves 22'Patrick 29'McMahon 62' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,267 Referee: John Busby |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–0 | Gillingham | Denbigh |
| 15:00 BST | Tshibola 36' Sow 47' |
Report | Byrne 39' Ehmer 76' |
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 7,901 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Gillingham | 3–3 | Southend United | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Byrne 51' Eaves 56', 63', 80' 90+3'Ogilvie 89' |
Report | Timlin 11' Leonard 20'Demetriou 58'Kightly 65'Cox 73'Hendrie 87' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,339 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 2 September 2017 5 | Gillingham | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Eaves 74' Parker 76' |
Report | Morris 30' Rodman 37'Brown 68' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 9 September 2017 6 | Oxford United | 3–0 | Gillingham | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Payne 48' Rothwell 54'Hall 56' |
Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,730 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 12 September 2017 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–1 | Gillingham | Norbiton |
| 19:45 BST | Barcham 35' Oshilaja 42'Taylor 45+3'Nightingale 65' |
Report | Martin 45+3' Wagstaff 45+3'Clare 45+4'Eaves 81'Byrne 82' |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,819 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 16 September 2017 8 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Ehmer 13' O'Neill 26'Eaves 54'Nugent 65' |
Report | Kashi 45+1' Solly 84'Holmes 90+3' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,216 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 23 September 2017 9 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Gillingham | Spotland |
| 15:00 BST | Henderson 24' Rafferty 26'Davies 36'Williams 57'Done 90+1' |
Report | Eaves 30'  44'Zakuani 48' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 30 September 2017 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Gillingham | Blackburn |
| 15:00 BST | Samuel 31' Chapman 63' |
Report | Byrne 11' Clare 23' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,844 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 8 October 2017 12 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Gillingham |
| 14:30 BST | Ehmer 85' |
Report | Clarke 45+1' Kennedy 46'Thompson 74' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,163 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 14 October 2017 13 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Gillingham | Peterborough |
| 15:00 BST | Baldwin 20' |
Report | Martin 35' Hessenthaler 58'Wagstaff 77'Wilkinson 83' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,257 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 17 October 2017 14 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Eaves 55' |
Report | Morsy 82' 84' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 21 October 2017 15 | Gillingham | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Martin 62' Zakuani 89' |
Report | Buchanan 9' Powell 45'McWilliams 70'Grimes 73' 86' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,640 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 28 October 2017 16 | Rotherham United | 1–3 | Gillingham | Rotherham |
| 15:00 BST | Moore 56' Wood 82'Mattock 85' 85' |
Report | Parker 2', 86' Eaves 47'Ogilvie 90+6' |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,865 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 11 November 2017 17 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Bury | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Ehmer 6' O'Neill 59'Parker 85' |
Report | Ince 25' Danns 39'Edwards 69'Williams 78' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 18 November 2017 18 | Walsall | 0–1 | Gillingham | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Wilkinson 44' Ehmer 45+1' 72'Eaves 55'Martin 69' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,917 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 21 November 2017 19 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Gillingham | Blackpool |
| 19:45 GMT | Vassell 41' |
Report | Hessenthaler 70' Eaves 90' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 25 November 2017 20 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Byrne 33' |
Report | Gardner 40' Gerrard 68'Bryan 90' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Gillingham | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Grant 55' Diagouraga 90' |
Report | Wagstaff 36' Nugent 57'Eaves 84'Byrne 87' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 16 December 2018 22 | Gillingham | 4–1 | Bristol Rovers | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Byrne 28' 53' Lacey 37'Parker 47'Martin 67'Ehmer 90+4' |
Report | Smith 65' Sercombe 90+1' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,227 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
| 22 December 2017 23 | Fleetwood Town | 0–2 | Gillingham | Fleetwood |
| 19:00 GMT | Cargill 26' |
Report | Parker 2' O'Neill 15' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,088 Referee: David Webb |
| 26 December 2017 24 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Oxford United | Gillingham |
| 13:00 GMT | Wilkinson 87' Hessenthaler 90+3' |
Report | Ricardinho 52' 90' Ledson 68'Payne 72'Carroll 90+3' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,555 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 30 December 2017 25 | Gillingham | 2–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Francomb 62' (o.g.) Ehmer 69' 83' |
Report | Taylor 67' (pen.) Abdou 72'Forrester 84' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,419 Referee: Rob Lewis |
| 1 January 2018 26 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Gillingham | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Forster-Caskey 29' Aribo 83'Kashi 90+1'Lennon 90+3' |
Report | Parker 11' 53' Eaves 32'O'Neill 45+2'Clare 90+4' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 13 January 2018 27 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Rochdale | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Garmston 41' Martin 63'Eaves 77' |
Report | Cannon 27' 87' Ntlhe 7'Camps 75' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 20 January 2018 28 | Scunthorpe United | 1–3 | Gillingham | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | van Veen 38' Morris 52' |
Report | Martin 25' Reilly 41'Eaves 43' 73' Parker 68'Ogilvie 90' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,905 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 27 January 2018 29 | Gillingham | 2-1 | Fleetwood Town | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Hessenthaler 40' Eaves 53', 90+1' (pen.)Martin 67' |
Report | Madden 13' 90+1' Diagouraga 48' Neal 85'Bolger 87' |
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,332 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 3 February 2018 30 | Wigan Athletic | 2-0 | Gillingham | Wigan |
| Grigg 10' Powell 34' |
Report | Garmston 17' Ehmer 21' Eaves 71' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,384 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 10 February 2018 31 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Ehmer 90+3' |
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42927422 | Lloyd 67' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,154 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 13 February 2018 32 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Gillingham | Northampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Taylor 56' |
Report | Parker 6' Eaves 18' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 17 February 2018 33 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Walsall | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilkinson 86' |
Report | Dobson 86' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 20 February 2018 34 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Gillingham | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 GMT | Ogogo 14' Thomas 49' |
Report | Nugent 36' Byrne 82' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 4,839 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 24 February 2018 35 | Bury | 2–1 | Gillingham | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Danns 12' Bunn 25' |
Report | Ogilvie 69' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 10 March 2018 36 | Portsmouth | 1–3 | Gillingham | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Lowe 19' Burgess 28' |
Report | Wilkinson 48' Martin 66', 80' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,247 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 24 March 2018 37 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Gillingham | Bradford |
| Warnock 43' Poleon 48' Devine 90+1' Bruner 90+5' |
Report | Zakuani 62' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,654 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 29 March 2018 38 | Gillingham | 1–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Nasseri 41' Wagstaff 99' Ehmer 80' O'Neill 90+4' |
Report | Aneke 34', 90+1' Pawlett 45+1' Brittain 65' Williams 85' Lewington 87' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,540 Referee: John Busby |
| 2 April 2018 39 | Southend United | 4–0 | Gillingham | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Turner 8' Robinson 11'Kightly 18'McLaughlin 39' |
Report | Hessenthaler 15' Martin 45+3'Nugent 57'Wagstaff 62'Byrne 65' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,466 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 7 April 2018 40 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Wilkinson 13' |
Report | McCullough 77' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,870 Referee: John Brooks |
| 10 April 2018 41 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Lenihan 90+3' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,361 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 14 April 2018 42 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Gillingham | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Fané 26' Nazon 45' Byrne 70' Edmundson 79' Hunt 89' Moimbé 90' |
Report | Eaves 90+2' (pen) |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 17 April 2018 43 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Rotherham United | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Vaulks 20', 87' Smith 45' Towell 64' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,029 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 21 April 2018 44 | Gillingham | 0–3 | Blackpool | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Vassell 28' Delfouneso 33' 67'Spearing  48'Lumley 78'Turton 80'Mellor 83' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,580 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Gillingham | Bristol |
| 15:00 | Harrison 45+1' Bennett 52'Telford 86' |
Report | Byrne 35' List 90+4' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,715 Referee: Oliver Yates |
| 5 May 2018 46 | Gillingham | 5–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Gillingham |
| 17:30 GMT | Parker 7' Eaves 30', 36', 51'Zakuani 45+2'Wilkinson 85'List 90+1' |
Report | Grant 23' Carey 77'Songo'o 85' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,269 Referee: Brendan Malone |
FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Gillingham were drawn at home against Dagenham & Redbridge or Leyton Orient in the first round.[41] Another home fixture was confirmed for the second round with Carlisle United the visitors.[42]
| 4 November 2017 First round | Gillingham | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Parker 20' Eaves 75'Clare 78'Wilkinson 81' |
Report | Grainger 35' Lawless 76'Dayton 79' 81'Harrold 82'Widdowson 87' 90+2' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,659 Referee: John Brooks |
| 2 December 2017 Second round | Gillingham | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Gillingham |
| 14:00 GMT | O'Neill 5' Clare 40' |
Report | Grainger 18' (pen.) |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,178 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 12 December 2017 Second round replay | Carlisle United | v | Gillingham | Carlisle |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Brunton Park | |||
| Note: On 12 December, the second round replay tie was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[43] | ||||
| 19 December 2017 Second round replay | Carlisle United | 3-1 | Gillingham | Carlisle |
| 19:45 GMT | Hope 7' 37' Liddle 73'Lambe 86'Miller 90+2'Miller 90+3' |
Report | Clare 25' Wagstaff 47'Byrne 57'Parker 66'Ehmer 77'O'Neill 90+1' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Mark Heywood |
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Gillingham were drawn away to Reading in the first round.[44]
| 8 August 2017 First round | Reading | 2–0 | Gillingham | Reading |
| 20:00 BST | Kelly 71', 86' |
Report | Cundle 39' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,936 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
EFL Trophy
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Gillingham (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Southend United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Colchester United (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | ACA | Reading U21s (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
| 29 August 2017 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Southend United | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Parker 8' 33' Ferdinand 57' (o.g.)Ogilvie 63'Wilkinson 90+12' |
Report | McLaughlin 31' White 55'Ba 66'McGlashan 73'Oxley 90+12' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,549 |
| 3 October 2017 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Gillingham | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Kent 34' |
Report | Hessenthaler 45+1' Ehmer 58' 90+1'Bingham 90+3' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 684 Referee: John Brooks |
| 7 November 2017 | Gillingham | 7–5 | Reading U21s | Gillingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Cundle 1' Wilkinson 12'Wagstaff 29' 53'O'Neill 39'Mbo 65' 80'Oldaker 82', 90' |
Report | Rollinson 38' Popa 49', 83'Holmes 52'Medford-Smith 57'Sheppard 68' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,039 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 5 December 2017 Second round | Gillingham | 1–2 | Oxford United | Gillingham |
| 19:00 GMT | Byrne 9' (pen.) Nugent 48' |
Report | Payne 31' Carroll 77'Ricardinho 86'Mowatt 90+2'Mousinho 90+4' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Squad statistics
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Gillingham.
- Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
- Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
Stuart Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Luke O'Neill | 21 (1) | 1 | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 (2) | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL |
Bradley Garmston | 5 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG |
Alex Lacey | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  GER |
Max Ehmer | 23 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 (1) | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | COD |
Gabriel Zakuani | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Scott Wagstaff | 9 (7) | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 (8) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Jake Hessenthaler | 17 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Tom Eaves | 22 (2) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 27 (3) | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | IRL |
Conor Wilkinson | 11 (8) | 2 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 (12) | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Lee Martin | 24 | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (1) | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ENG |
Connor Ogilvie * | 20 (6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 (6) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  CZE |
Tomáš Holý | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  ATG |
Josh Parker | 21 (7) | 8 | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 (8) | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG |
Billy Bingham | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG |
Noel Mbo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Bradley Stevenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG |
Ben Nugent | 9 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Darren Oldaker | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 2 | 4 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG |
Elliott List | 6 (7) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 9 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG |
Ben Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG |
Aaron Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG |
Greg Cundle | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 4 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | IRL |
Finn O'Mara | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | ENG |
Steve Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | IRL |
Callum Reilly * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG |
Liam Nash | 2 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | ENG |
Sean Clare * | 20 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 (1) | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Jesse Starkey | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | ENG |
Tom Hadler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG |
Jack Tucker | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG |
Miquel Scarlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | IRL |
Mark Byrne | 23 (1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 27 (2) | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| MF | ENG |
Josh Wright | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | MF |  WAL |
Aaron Morris |
| 28 | MF | BEL |
Franck Moussa |
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