2017–18 Gillingham F.C. season

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Gillingham
2017–18 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
Head CoachAdrian Pennock
(until 25 September)[1]
Steve Lovell
(from 16 November)[2]
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
League One17th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom Eaves (17)
All: Tom Eaves (18)
Away colours
Third colours

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 covers 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 England Tom Eaves Yeovil Town Free [4]
1 July 2017 CB England Alex Lacey Yeovil Town Free [5]
1 July 2017 RB England Luke O'Neill Southend United Free [6]
1 July 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson Bolton Wanderers Free [7]
1 July 2017 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabriel Zakuani Northampton Town Free [8]
18 July 2017 CM England Billy Bingham Crewe Alexandra Free [9]
21 July 2017 ST England Liam Nash Maldon & Tiptree Free [10]
15 August 2017 CB England Ben Nugent Crewe Alexandra Free [11]
17 August 2017 GK England Steve Arnold Dover Athletic Free [12]
15 September 2017 ′CM England Jesse Starkey Swindon Town Free [13]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CM England Bradley Dack Blackburn Rovers £750,000 [14]
1 July 2017 CB England Mitchell Dickenson Hythe Town Released [15]
1 July 2017 CF Northern Ireland Rory Donnelly Cliftonville Released [15][a]
1 July 2017 CB Australia Chris Herd Western Sydney Wanderers Released [15]
1 July 2017 RB England Ryan Jackson Colchester United Released [15][b]
1 July 2017 CM England Billy Knott Lincoln City Free [18]
1 July 2017 RW England Sam Lawford Faversham Town Released [15][c]
1 July 2017 CF England Cody McDonald AFC Wimbledon Free [20]
1 July 2017 CM England Ollie Muldoon Free agent Released [15]
1 July 2017 GK England Henry Newcombe Free agent Released [15]
1 July 2017 CM Republic of Ireland Emmanuel Osadebe Cambridge United Released [15][d]
1 July 2017 CB Pakistan Zesh Rehman Southern District Released [15][e]
1 July 2017 GK England Will Sykes Free agent Released [15]
31 August 2017 CM England Josh Wright Southend United Mutual consent [23][f]
  1. ^ Rory Donnelly joined Cliftonville following his release.[16]
  2. ^ Ryan Jackson joined Colchester United following his release.[17]
  3. ^ Sam Lawford joined Faversham Town following his release.[19]
  4. ^ Emmanuel Osadebe joined Cambridge United following his release.[21]
  5. ^ Zesh Rehman joined Southern District following his release.[22]
  6. ^ Josh Wright joined Southend United following his departure.[24]

Loans in[]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
7 July 2017 LB England Connor Ogilvie Tottenham Hotspur February 2018 [25]
31 August 2017 RM England Sean Clare Sheffield Wednesday 3 January 2018 [26]

Loans out[]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
18 August 2017 GK England Tom Hadler Gloucester City 1 January 2018 [27]
25 August 2017 FW England Noel Mbo Hampton & Richmond Borough 22 September 2017 [28]
25 August 2017 DF England Finn O'Mara Folkestone Invicta 21 October 2017 [29][a]
25 August 2017 MF England Bradley Stevenson Cray Wanderers 10 December 2017 [29][b]
26 September 2017 FW England Noel Mbo Kingstonian 24 October 2017 [32]
8 November 2017 FW England Liam Nash Leatherhead 9 December 2017 [33]
9 November 2017 MF England Bradley Stevenson Tonbridge Angels 9 December 2017 [34]
24 November 2017 CM England Jesse Starkey Worthing 23 December 2017 [35]
1 December 2017 CB England Finn O'Mara Folkestone Invicta 6 January 2018 [36]
  1. ^ On 26 September 2017, Finn O'Mara agreed to extend his loan with Folkestone Invicta.[30]
  2. ^ 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 Goal 22' Stadium: Salters Lane
Attendance: 1,214
Referee:
11 July 2017 Dartford 1–2 Gillingham Dartford
19:30 BST Murphy Goal 74' Report Zakuani Goal 5'
Parker Goal 31'		 Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 710
Referee:
15 July 2017 Dover Athletic 2–2 Gillingham River
15:00 BST Bird Goal 7'
Gallifuoco Goal 61'		 Report Wilkinson Goal 30'
O'Neill Goal 60'		 Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,084
Referee:
18 July 2017 Chatham Town 0–12 Gillingham XI Chatham
19:30 BST Report Oldaker Goal 10'
Wilkinson Goal 35',Goal 38'
Wright Goal 40',Goal 86' pen
Garmston Goal 44'
Eaves Goal 48'
Mbo Goal 60'
Nash (Trialist) Goal 72',Goal 83' pen
Hessenthaler Goal 80'
List Goal 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 Goal 52' (pen.)
Wagstaff Goal 78'		 Report Rowe Goal 80' Stadium: Priestfield
Referee: Craig Hicks
25 July 2017 Gillingham 4–1 Patro Eisden Belgium Gillingham
19:30 BST Oldaker Goal
Wright Goal ?'
Ogilvie Goal
Mbo Goal ?'		 Report Goal ?' Stadium: Priestfield
Referee:
28 July 2017 Colchester United 1-2 Gillingham Colchester
19:30 BST Jackson Goal 75' Report Martin Goal 30'
Parker Goal 52'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Commiunity Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward
29 July 2017 Canvey Island 0-1 Gillingham XI Canvey Island
15:00 BST Hessenthaler Goal 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

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:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultDLLDLLDWLDLLWDLWDWDDLWWDDWW
Position141820212223242022222323222223222120202121141414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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 Yellow card 61' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,512
Referee:
12 August 2017 2 Gillingham 0–1 Bradford City Gillingham
15:00 BST Lacey Yellow card 31'
Byrne Yellow card 55'
Wilkinson Red card 75'		 Report Poleon Goal 19'
Reeves Yellow card 22'
Patrick Yellow card 29'
McMahon Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,267
Referee:
19 August 2017 3 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Gillingham Denbigh
15:00 BST Tshibola Yellow card 36'
Sow Goal 47'		 Report Byrne Yellow card 39'
Ehmer Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 7,901
Referee:
26 August 2017 4 Gillingham 3–3 Southend United Gillingham
15:00 BST Byrne Yellow card 51'
Eaves Goal 56', 63', 80' Yellow card 90+3'
Ogilvie Yellow card 89'		 Report Timlin Yellow card 11'
Leonard Goal 20'
Demetriou Yellow card 58'
Kightly Goal 65'
Cox Goal 73'
Hendrie Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,339
Referee:
2 September 2017 5 Gillingham 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Eaves Yellow card 74'
Parker Goal 76'		 Report Morris Goal 30'
Rodman Goal 37'
Brown Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee:
9 September 2017 6 Oxford United 3–0 Gillingham Oxford
15:00 BST Payne Goal 48'
Rothwell Goal 54'
Hall Goal 56'		 Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,730
Referee:
12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 7 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Gillingham Norbiton
19:45 BST Barcham Goal 35'
Oshilaja Yellow card 42'
Taylor Yellow card 45+3'
Nightingale Yellow card 65'		 Report Martin Red card 45+3'
Wagstaff Yellow card 45+3'
Clare Goal 45+4'
Eaves Yellow card 81'
Byrne Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,819
Referee:
16 September 2017 8 Gillingham 1–0 Charlton Athletic Gillingham
15:00 BST Ehmer Yellow card 13'
O'Neill Yellow card 26'
Eaves Goal 54'
Nugent Yellow card 65'		 Report Kashi Yellow card 45+1'
Solly Yellow card 84'
Holmes Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,216
Referee:
23 September 2017 9 Rochdale 3–0 Gillingham Spotland
15:00 BST Henderson Goal 24'
Rafferty Goal 26'
Davies Yellow card 36'
Williams Yellow card 57'
Done Goal 90+1'		 Report Eaves Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 44'
Zakuani Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,793
Referee:
26 September 2017 10 Gillingham 0–0 Scunthorpe United Gillingham
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,002
Referee:
30 September 2017 11 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Gillingham Blackburn
15:00 BST Samuel Goal 31'
Chapman Yellow card 63'		 Report Byrne Yellow card 11'
Clare Yellow card 23'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,844
Referee:
8 October 2017 12 Gillingham 0–1 Portsmouth Gillingham
14:30 BST Ehmer Yellow card 85' Report Clarke Yellow card 45+1'
Kennedy Goal 46'
Thompson Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,163
Referee:
14 October 2017 13 Peterborough United 0–1 Gillingham Peterborough
15:00 BST Baldwin Yellow card 20' Report Martin Goal 35'
Hessenthaler Yellow card 58'
Wagstaff Yellow card 77'
Wilkinson Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,257
Referee:
17 October 2017 14 Gillingham 1–1 Wigan Athletic Gillingham
19:45 BST Eaves Goal 55' Report Morsy Goal 82' Yellow card 84' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,705
Referee:
21 October 2017 15 Gillingham 1–2 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Martin Goal 62'
Zakuani Yellow card 89'		 Report Buchanan Yellow card 9'
Powell Goal 45'
McWilliams Yellow card 70'
Grimes Goal 73' Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,640
Referee:
28 October 2017 16 Rotherham United 1–3 Gillingham Rotherham
15:00 BST Moore Goal 56'
Wood Yellow card 82'
Mattock Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 85'		 Report Parker Goal 2', 86'
Eaves Goal 47'
Ogilvie Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,865
Referee:
11 November 2017 17 Gillingham 1–1 Bury Gillingham
15:00 GMT Ehmer Yellow card 6'
O'Neill Yellow card 59'
Parker Goal 85'		 Report Ince Yellow card 25'
Danns Goal 39'
Edwards Yellow card 69'
Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,364
Referee:
18 November 2017 18 Walsall 0–1 Gillingham Bescot
15:00 GMT Report Wilkinson Goal 44'
Ehmer Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 72'
Eaves Yellow card 55'
Martin Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,917
Referee:
21 November 2017 19 Blackpool 1–1 Gillingham Blackpool
19:45 GMT Vassell Goal 41' Report Hessenthaler Yellow card 70'
Eaves Goal 90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: Darren Drysdale
25 November 2017 20 Gillingham 0–0 Oldham Athletic Gillingham
15:00 GMT Byrne Yellow card 33' Report Gardner Yellow card 40'
Gerrard Yellow card 68'
Bryan Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,364
Referee:
9 December 2017 21 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Gillingham Plymouth
15:00 GMT Grant Goal 55'
Diagouraga Goal 90'		 Report Wagstaff Yellow card 36'
Nugent Yellow card 57'
Eaves Goal 84'
Byrne Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,155
Referee:
16 December 2018 22 Gillingham 4–1 Bristol Rovers Gillingham
15:00 GMT Byrne Goal 28' Goal 53'
Lacey Goal 37'
Parker Goal 47'
Martin Yellow card 67'
Ehmer Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Smith Yellow card 65'
Sercombe Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,227
Referee: England Anthony Coggins
22 December 2017 23 Fleetwood Town 0–2 Gillingham Fleetwood
19:00 GMT Cargill Yellow card 26' Report Parker Goal 2'
O'Neill Goal 15'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,088
Referee: England David Webb
26 December 2017 24 Gillingham 1–1 Oxford United Gillingham
13:00 GMT Wilkinson Goal 87'
Hessenthaler Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Ricardinho Goal 52' Yellow card 90'
Ledson Yellow card 68'
Payne Yellow card 72'
Carroll Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,555
Referee: England Nick Kinseley
30 December 2017 25 Gillingham 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Gillingham
15:00 GMT Francomb Goal 62' (o.g.)
Ehmer Goal 69' Yellow card 83'		 Report Taylor Goal 67' (pen.)
Abdou Yellow card 72'
Forrester Goal 84'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,419
Referee: England Rob Lewis
1 January 2018 26 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Gillingham London
15:00 GMT Forster-Caskey Yellow card 29'
Aribo Goal 83'
Kashi Yellow card 90+1'
Lennon Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Parker Goal 11' Yellow card 53'
Eaves Goal 32'
O'Neill Yellow card 45+2'
Clare Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 11,979
Referee: England Oliver Langford
13 January 2018 27 Gillingham 2–1 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 GMT Garmston Goal 41'
Martin Goal 63'
Eaves Yellow card 77'		 Report Cannon Goal 27' Yellow card 87'
Ntlhe Yellow card 7'
Camps Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,352
Referee: England Lee Swabey
20 January 2018 28 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Gillingham Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT van Veen Yellow card 38'
Morris Goal 52'		 Report Martin Goal 25'
Reilly Yellow card 41'
Eaves Yellow card 43' Goal 73'
Parker Goal 68'
Ogilvie Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,905
Referee: Carl Boyeson
27 January 2018 29 Gillingham 2-1 Fleetwood Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Hessenthaler Yellow card 40'
Eaves Goal 53', 90+1' (pen.)
Martin Yellow card 67'		 Report Madden Goal 13' Yellow card 90+1'
Diagouraga Yellow card 48'
Neal Yellow card 85'
Bolger Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,332
Referee: Brett Huxtable
3 February 2018 30 Wigan Athletic 2-0 Gillingham Wigan
Grigg Goal 10'
Powell Goal 34'		 Report Garmston Yellow card 17'
Ehmer Yellow card 21'
Eaves Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,384
Referee: Nick Kinseley
10 February 2018 31 Gillingham 1–1 Peterborough United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Ehmer Goal 90+3' www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42927422 Lloyd Goal 67' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,154
Referee: Andy Davies
13 February 2018 32 Northampton Town 1–2 Gillingham Northampton
19:45 GMT Taylor Goal 56' Report Parker Goal 6'
Eaves Goal 18'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 February 2018 33 Gillingham 0–0 Walsall Gillingham
15:00 GMT Wilkinson Yellow card 86' Report Dobson Yellow card 86' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Kevin Johnson
20 February 2018 34 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Gillingham Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Ogogo Goal 14'
Thomas Yellow card 49'		 Report Nugent Yellow card 36'
Byrne Goal 82'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Craig Hicks
24 February 2018 35 Bury 2–1 Gillingham Bury
15:00 GMT Danns Goal 12'
Bunn Goal 25'		 Report Ogilvie Goal 69' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,004
Referee: Darren Drysdale
10 March 2018 36 Portsmouth 1–3 Gillingham Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Lowe Goal 19'
Burgess Yellow card 28'		 Report Wilkinson Goal 48'
Martin Goal 66', Goal 80'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,247
Referee: Carl Boyeson
24 March 2018 37 Bradford City 1–0 Gillingham Bradford
Warnock Yellow card 43'
Poleon Goal 48'
Devine Yellow card 90+1'
Bruner Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Zakuani Yellow card 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 Goal 41' Wagstaff Yellow card 99'
Ehmer Yellow card 80'
O'Neill Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Aneke Goal 34', Yellow card 90+1'
Pawlett Yellow card 45+1'
Brittain Yellow card 65'
Williams Goal 85'
Lewington Yellow card 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 Goal 8'
Robinson Goal 11'
Kightly Goal 18'
McLaughlin Goal 39'		 Report Hessenthaler Yellow card 15'
Martin Red card 45+3'
Nugent Yellow card 57'
Wagstaff Yellow card 62'
Byrne Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,466
Referee: Graham Salisbury
7 April 2018 40 Gillingham 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Gillingham
15:00 BST Wilkinson Yellow card 13' Report McCullough Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Nazon Goal 45'
Byrne Yellow card 70'
Edmundson Yellow card 79'
Hunt Yellow card 89'
Moimbé Red card 90'		 Report Eaves Goal 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 Goal 20', Yellow card 87'
Smith Yellow card 45'
Towell Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Dean Whitestone
21 April 2018 44 Gillingham 0–3 Blackpool Gillingham
15:00 BST Report Vassell Goal 28'
Delfouneso Goal 33' Yellow card 67'
Spearing Penalty missed 48'
Lumley Yellow card 78'
Turton Yellow card 80'
Mellor Goal 83'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,580
Referee: Craig Hicks
28 April 2018 45 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Gillingham Bristol
15:00 Harrison Yellow card 45+1'
Bennett Yellow card 52'
Telford Goal 86'		 Report Byrne Yellow card 35'
List Goal 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 Goal 7'
Eaves Goal 30', 36', 51'
Zakuani Yellow card 45+2'
Wilkinson Yellow card 85'
List Goal 90+1'		 Report Grant Goal 23'
Carey Goal 77'
Songo'o Yellow card 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 Goal 20'
Eaves Goal 75'
Clare Yellow card 78'
Wilkinson Yellow card 81'		 Report Yellow card 35'
Lawless Yellow card 76'
Dayton Goal 79' Yellow card 81'
Harrold Yellow card 82'
Widdowson Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 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 Goal 5'
Clare Yellow card 40'		 Report Grainger Goal 18' (pen.) Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,178
Referee:
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 Goal 7' Goal 37'
Liddle Yellow card 73'
Lambe Yellow card 86'
Miller Yellow card 90+2'
Miller Goal 90+3'		 Report Clare Yellow card 25'
Wagstaff Goal 47'
Byrne Yellow card 57'
Parker Yellow card 66'
Ehmer Yellow card 77'
O'Neill Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: England 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 Goal 71', 86' Report Cundle Yellow card 39' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,936
Referee:

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
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Gillingham 2–1 Southend United Gillingham
19:45 BST Parker Goal 8' Yellow card 33'
Ferdinand Goal 57' (o.g.)
Ogilvie Yellow card 63'
Wilkinson Yellow card 90+12'		 Report McLaughlin Goal 31'
Yellow card 55'
Ba Yellow card 66'
McGlashan Yellow card 73'
Oxley Yellow card 90+12'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,549
3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Colchester United 0–1 Gillingham Colchester
19:45 BST Kent Yellow card 34' Report Hessenthaler Yellow card 45+1'
Ehmer Yellow card 58' Goal 90+1'
Bingham Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 684
Referee: John Brooks
7 November 2017 Gillingham 7–5 Reading U21s Gillingham
19:45 GMT Cundle Goal 1'
Wilkinson Goal 12'
Wagstaff Goal 29' Yellow card 53'
O'Neill Goal 39'
Mbo Yellow card 65' Goal 80'
Oldaker Goal 82', 90'		 Report Rollinson Goal 38'
Popa Goal 49', 83'
Holmes Yellow card 52'
Goal 57'
Goal 68'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,039
Referee:
5 December 2017 Second round Gillingham 1–2 Oxford United Gillingham
19:00 GMT Byrne Goal 9' (pen.)
Nugent Yellow card 48'		 Report Payne Goal 31'
Carroll Yellow card 77'
Ricardinho Yellow card 86'
Mowatt Goal 90+2'
Mousinho Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,224
Referee:

Squad statistics[]

Source:[45][46]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked Left club during playing season 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 Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
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
26 Left club during playing season 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
28 Left club during playing season MF  ENG Sean Clare * 20 (1) 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 (1) 1 5 0
29 Left club during playing season 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
44 Left club during playing season MF  ENG Josh Wright 2 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 0 0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
15 MF  WAL Aaron Morris
28 MF  BEL Franck Moussa

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