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2025–26 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham
2025–26 season
OwnerBrad Galinson
ChairmanBrad Galinson
ManagerGareth Ainsworth
StadiumMEMS Priestfield Stadium
League Two5th
FA CupTBD
EFL CupFirst Round
EFL TrophyTBD
Top goalscorerLeague:
Armani Little (3)

All:
Armani Little (3)
Highest home attendance6,498 vs Walsall
(9 August 2025)
Lowest home attendance5,518 vs Chesterfield
(19 August 2025)
Average home league attendance6,035
Biggest win4-1 vs Chesterfield
(19 August 2025)
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 season is the 133rd season in the history of Gillingham Football Club and their fourth 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.

Players

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Squad

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As of 10 August 2025[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Glenn Morris
2 DF England ENG Remeao Hutton
3 DF England ENG Max Clark
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Masterson
5 DF England ENG Andy Smith
6 MF England ENG Ethan Coleman
7 MF England ENG Jack Nolan
8 MF England ENG Armani Little (captain)
9 FW England ENG Josh Andrews
10 MF Wales WAL Jonny Williams
11 MF England ENG Aaron Rowe
12 FW England ENG Seb Palmer-Houlden
14 MF England ENG Robbie McKenzie
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG Joseph Gbode
18 FW Cyprus CYP Marcus Wyllie
19 FW Wales WAL Sam Vokes
20 FW England ENG Elliott Nevitt
21 MF Northern Ireland NIR Euan Williams
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shadrach Ogie
23 MF England ENG Bradley Dack
25 GK England ENG Jake Turner
26 MF England ENG Stanley Skipper
27 MF Malawi MWI Nelson Khumbeni
30 DF England ENG Sam Gale
32 DF Montserrat MSR Lenni Cirino

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
12 FW England Seb Palmer-Houlden England Bristol City Undisclosed 1 June 2025 [3]
5 DF England Andy Smith England Hull City 25 June 2025 [4]
19 FW Wales Sam Vokes England Wycombe Wanderers Free Transfer 1 July 2025 [5]
32 DF Montserrat Lenni Cirino England Clitheroe 28 July 2025 [6]

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
31 DF England Alex Giles England Chatham Town End of Contract 30 June 2025 [2][7]
12 FW England Oliver Hawkins England Barnet [2][8]
- FW England Ashley Nadesan England Sutton United [2][9]
35 FW Scotland Joshua Bayliss Unattached [2]
17 MF England Jayden Clarke England Forest Green Rovers [2][10]
38 MF France Timothée Dieng England Dagenham & Redbridge [2]
5 DF Germany Max Ehmer England Ebbsfleet United [11][12]

Loaned in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned From Until Date Source

Loaned out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Until Date Source
13 GK England Taite Holtam England Ashford United End of Season 31 July 2025 [13]
31 DF England Logan Dobbs England Welling United 3 January 2026 1 August 2025 [14]
16 DF England Harry Webster England Ramsgate [15]
28 FW England Damien Theodore England Burgess Hill Town 3 September 2025 6 August 2025 [16]
24 FW England Harry Waldock England Whitehawk 1 January 2026 9 August 2025 [17]
29 FW England Harry Bridle [17]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 12 May, Gillingham announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Ebbsfleet United and Chatham Town.[18] A Gills XI would also take on Sheppey United.[19] A fourth match was later confirmed, away to Dover Athletic.[20] On 29 May, a further two friendlies was confirmed, against Dartford and Reading.[21][22] A further fixture against Luton Town was later announced.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2025 Friendly Dover Athletic 0–1 Gillingham River
19:30 BST Report
  • McKenzie 45+2'
Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,225
Referee: Isaac Searle
12 July 2025 Friendly Gillingham 0–0 Reading Gillingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,930 (384 away fans)
Referee: Harry Wager
16 July 2025 Friendly Southampton 4–1 Gillingham Marchwood
12:00 BST Report Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
18 July 2025 Friendly Sheppey United 2–2 Gillingham XI Isle of Sheppey
19:30 BST Lambert 45'
Hatton 54'
Beszant 5'
Mhlanga 20'
Stadium: Holm Park
19 July 2025 Friendly Gillingham 0–2 Luton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,967 (333 away fans)
Referee: Isaac Searle
22 July 2025 Friendly Ebbsfleet United 2–1 Gillingham Northfleet
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stonebridge Road
Attendance: 916
25 July 2025 Friendly Chatham Town 1–0 Gillingham Chatham
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: The Bauvill Stadium
26 July 2025 Friendly Dartford 0–2 Gillingham Dartford
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Joe Dann-Pye

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL League Two Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Cup First round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup First round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Trophy Group Stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Milton Keynes Dons 5 3 2 0 10 2 +8 11 Promotion to League One
4 Grimsby Town 5 3 2 0 10 5 +5 11 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Gillingham 5 3 2 0 8 3 +5 11
6 Bromley 5 2 3 0 8 5 +3 9
7 Walsall 5 3 0 2 5 4 +1 9
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2025. 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]

League 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
5 3 2 0 8 3  +5 11 3 0 0 6 1  +5 0 2 0 2 2  0

Last updated: 23 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

League results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultDWDWW
Position11101365
Points145811
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were released.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Gillingham Accrington
15:00 BST Matthews Yellow card 49'
Grant Yellow card 66'
Walton 66'
Report Gbode Yellow card 14'
Ogie Yellow card 61'
Little 79'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,302
(610 Gillingham supporters)
Referee: Ollie Yates
9 August 2025 2 Gillingham 1–0 Walsall Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,498 (372 away fans)
Referee: Ross Martin
16 August 2025 3 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Gillingham Birkenhead
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,981 (426 Gillingham supporters)
Referee: Declan Bourne
19 August 2025 4 Gillingham 4–1 Chesterfield Gillingham
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,518
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 August 2025 5 Gillingham 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,089
Referee: Abigail Byrne
30 August 2025 6 Oldham Athletic v Gillingham Oldham
15:00 BST Stadium: Boundary Park
6 September 2025 7 Bromley v Gillingham Bromley
17:30 BST Stadium: Hayes Lane
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[26]
13 September 2025 8 Gillingham v Notts County Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
20 September 2025 9 Newport County v Gillingham Newport
15:00 BST Stadium: Rodney Parade
27 September 2025 10 Gillingham v Harrogate Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
4 October 2025 11 Milton Keynes Dons v Gillingham Denbigh
12:30 BST Stadium: Stadium MK
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[27]
11 October 2025 12 Gillingham v Cheltenham Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
18 October 2025 13 Grimsby Town v Gillingham Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Stadium: Blundell Park
25 October 2025 14 Gillingham v Salford City Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
8 November 2025 15 Bristol Rovers v Gillingham Horfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Memorial Stadium
15 November 2025 16 Gillingham v Crawley Town Gillingham
17:30 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[27]
22 November 2025 17 Gillingham v Barnet Gillingham
12:30 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[27]
29 November 2025 18 Shrewsbury Town v Gillingham Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Stadium: New Meadow
9 December 2025 19 Colchester United v Gillingham Colchester
19:45 GMT Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
13 December 2025 20 Gillingham v Barrow Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
20 December 2025 21 Fleetwood Town v Gillingham Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Stadium: Highbury Stadium
26 December 2025 22 Gillingham v Cambridge United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
29 December 2025 23 Gillingham v Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
1 January 2026 24 Swindon Town v Gillingham Swindon
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
4 January 2026 25 Notts County v Gillingham Nottingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Meadow Lane
10 January 2026 26 Gillingham v Milton Keynes Dons Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
17 January 2026 27 Gillingham v Newport County Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
24 January 2026 28 Harrogate Town v Gillingham Harrogate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Wetherby Road
27 January 2026 29 Cheltenham Town v Gillingham Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Whaddon Road
31 January 2026 30 Gillingham v Bromley Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
7 February 2026 31 Gillingham v Tranmere Rovers Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
14 February 2026 32 Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
17 February 2026 33 Chesterfield v Gillingham Chesterfield
19:45 GMT Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
21 February 2026 34 Gillingham v Oldham Athletic Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
28 February 2026 35 Barrow v Gillingham Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT Stadium: Holker Street
7 March 2026 36 Gillingham v Fleetwood Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
14 March 2026 37 Cambridge United v Gillingham Cambridge
15:00 GMT Stadium: Abbey Stadium
17 March 2026 38 Gillingham v Swindon Town Gillingham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
21 March 2026 39 Gillingham v Bristol Rovers Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
28 March 2026 40 Crawley Town v Gillingham Crawley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
3 April 2026 41 Walsall v Gillingham Bescot
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bescot Stadium
6 April 2026 42 Gillingham v Accrington Stanley Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
11 April 2026 43 Salford City v Gillingham Kersal
15:00 GMT Stadium: Moor Lane
18 April 2026 44 Gillingham v Grimsby Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
25 April 2026 45 Barnet v Gillingham Edgware
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hive Stadium
2 May 2026 46 Gillingham v Shrewsbury Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Gillingham were drawn at home to AFC Wimbledon in the first round.[28][29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Gillingham 1–1
(2–4 p)
AFC Wimbledon Gillingham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,205 (339 away fans)
Referee: Neil Hair
Penalties

EFL Trophy

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Gillingham were drawn against Colchester United, Wycombe Wanderers and Fulham U21 in the group stage.[30]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Colchester United 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 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Fulham U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 September 2025 Group G Gillingham v Fulham U21 Gillingham
19:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
7 October 2025 Group G Colchester United v Gillingham Colchester
19:45 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
11 November 2025 Group G Gillingham v Wycombe Wanderers Gillingham
19:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 23 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

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 England ENG Glenn Morris 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Remeao Hutton 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Max Clark 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Masterson 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Andy Smith 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF England ENG Ethan Coleman 5 1 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Armani Little 5 3 5+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Josh Andrews 6 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF Wales WAL Jonny Williams 5 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England ENG Aaron Rowe 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF England ENG Robbie McKenzie 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 FW England ENG Joe Gbode 4 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Cyprus CYP Marcus Wyllie 5 1 0+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Wales WAL Sam Vokes 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW England ENG Elliott Nevitt 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shadrach Ogie 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Bradley Dack 5 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 GK England ENG Jake Turner 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England ENG Nelson Khumbeni 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF England ENG Sam Gale 6 1 3+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF Montserrat MSR Lenni Cirino 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 FW England ENG Stan Sargent 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

References

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