2021–22 Gillingham F.C. season

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Gillingham
2021–22 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerSteve Evans
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
EFL CupSecond round
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The 2021–22 season is Gillingham's 129th year in their history and ninth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

As part of their pre-season preparations, Gillingham announced friendly matches against Chatham Town,[1] Welling United,[1] Dartford,[1] Queens Park Rangers,[1] Ebbsfleet United,[1] Peterborough United,[1] Colchester United,[1] Millwall,[1] Leyton Orient[2] and Norwich City.[3]

However, the scheduled friendlies against Dartford,[4] Queens Park Rangers,[5] Peterborough United[5] and Ebbsfleet United[6] was cancelled due to a number of players being tested positive for COVID-19.

3 July 2021 Friendly Chatham Town 3–2 Gillingham XI Chatham
13:00 BST Goal 25'
Goal 53'
Goal 73'		 Report Goal 9'
Sithole Goal 23'		 Stadium: The Bauvill Stadium
10 July 2021 Friendly Welling United 3–3 Gillingham Welling
13:00 BST Akinyemi Goal 27', 28'
Della-Verde Goal 73' (pen.)		 Report Lloyd Goal 7'
Oliver Goal 14'
Akinde Goal 90'		 Stadium: Park View Road
13 July 2021 Friendly Dartford Cancelled Gillingham Dartford
19:00 BST Stadium: Princes Park
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 test results.
16 July 2021 Friendly Gillingham Cancelled Queens Park Rangers Gillingham
19:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 test results.
17 July 2021 Friendly Ebbsfleet United Cancelled Gillingham XI Northfleet
14:00 BST Stadium: Stonebridge Road
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 test results.
20 July 2021 Friendly Gillingham Cancelled Peterborough United Gillingham
18:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to positive COVID-19 test results.
24 July 2021 Friendly Colchester United 0–2 Gillingham Colchester
13:00 BST Report Reeves Goal 10'
Tucker Goal 80'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Referee: Alan Dale
27 July 2021 Friendly Gillingham 1–1 Millwall Gillingham
19:00 BST Dempsey Goal 11' Report Cooper Goal 85' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward
31 July 2021 Friendly Leyton Orient 2–0 Gillingham Leyton
14:00 BST Beckles Goal 13'
Trialist Goal 37'		 Report Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Referee: Craig Hicks
3 August 2021 Friendly Norwich City 5–0 Gillingham Norwich
20:00 BST Lees-Melou Goal 10'
Idah Goal 36', 73'
Rupp Goal 61'
Sørensen Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 10,692
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
16 Lincoln City 8 2 2 4 10 10 0 8
17 Fleetwood Town 7 2 2 3 11 11 0 8
18 Morecambe 7 2 1 4 9 10 −1 7
19 Ipswich Town 7 1 3 3 11 15 −4 6
20 Gillingham 7 1 3 3 7 11 −4 6
21 Crewe Alexandra 7 1 2 4 4 8 −4 5 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Shrewsbury Town 8 1 2 5 4 11 −7 5
23 Charlton Athletic 7 1 1 5 6 10 −4 4
24 Doncaster Rovers 7 1 1 5 3 9 −6 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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[7]

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
6 1 3 2 6 7  −1 6 1 1 0 3 2  +1 0 2 2 3 5  −2

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday123456
GroundHAAHAA
ResultDLDWLD
Position141918151619
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Gills' fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[8]

7 August 2021 1 Gillingham 1–1 Lincoln City Gillingham
15:00 BST Lloyd Goal 44'
Phillips Yellow card 63'
Tutonda Yellow card 68'

Steve Evans Yellow card		 Report Edun Goal 4', Yellow card 17'
Bramall Yellow card 6'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,486
Referee: Thomas Bramall
14 August 2021 2 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Gillingham Plymouth
15:00 BST Jephcott Goal 88'
Houghton Yellow card 90+5'		 Report O'Keefe Yellow card 44'
Tucker Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,854
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 August 2021 3 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Gillingham Wimbledon
19:45 BST Mebude Yellow card 39'
Nightingale Yellow card 73'
Palmer Goal 85', Yellow card 87'
Assal Yellow card 90+6'		 Report McKenzie Yellow card 11'
Tutonda Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 72'
Tucker Yellow card 66'
O'Keefe Yellow card 90+2'
Kalambayi Goal 90+7' (o.g.)
Oliver Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Referee: Carl Brook
21 August 2021 4 Gillingham 2–1 Morecambe Gillingham
15:00 BST Carayol Goal 4'
Oliver Goal 79' (pen.), Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Stockton Goal 25'
Cooney Yellow card 46'
Lavelle Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Tom Nield
28 August 2021 5 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Gillingham Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Bloxham Goal 59'
Cosgrove Goal 68'
Davis Yellow card 90+3' Yellow-red card 90+8'		 Report Tucker Goal 12'
Adshead Yellow card 43'
Phillips Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card 90+8'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 4,625
Referee: Sam Allison
11 September 2021 6 Burton Albion 1–1 Gillingham Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Hemmings Goal 46' Report Oliver Goal 18'
Tucker Yellow card 40'
Ehmer Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Gills were drawn at away to Crawley Town in the first round[9][10] and at home to Cheltenham Town in the second round.[11][12]

10 August 2021 First round Crawley Town 2–2
(9–10 p)		 Gillingham Crawley
19:30 BST Ashford Goal 55'
Francillette Yellow card 74'
Davies Goal 90+7'		 Sithole Goal 3'
Ehmer Yellow card 36'
Phillips Goal 90+5'		 Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 1,904
Penalties
Francomb Penalty scored
Dallison Penalty scored
Craig Penalty scored
Powell Penalty scored
Nadesan Penalty scored
Hessenthaler Penalty scored
Tilley Penalty scored
Ferry Penalty scored
Davies Penalty scored
Francillette Penalty missed		 Lee Penalty scored
Oliver Penalty scored
Lloyd Penalty scored
Phillips Penalty scored
O'Keefe Penalty scored
Tutonda Penalty scored
Maghoma Penalty scored
Sithole Penalty scored
Ehmer Penalty scored
Lintott Penalty scored
24 August 2021 Second round Gillingham 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Cheltenham Town Gillingham
19:45 BST Oliver Goal 20' Report May Goal 24' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: David Rock
Penalties
Lee Penalty scored
O'Keefe Penalty missed
Lloyd Penalty scored
Carayol Penalty scored
Adshead Penalty scored		 Thomas Penalty scored
Wright Penalty scored
Lloyd Penalty scored
Tozer Penalty scored
Chapman Penalty scored

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

The Gills were drawn into Group A of the Southern section, alongside Colchester United, Ipswich Town and West Ham United U21s.[13][14] On July 7, the fixtures for the group stage round was confirmed.[15]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA West Ham United U21 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Gillingham 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3 L1 Ipswich Town 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4 L2 Colchester United 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Group game 1 Colchester United 0–1 Gillingham Colchester
19:30 BST Kennedy Goal 53' Report Lintott Yellow card 38'
O'Keefe Yellow card 44'
MacDonald Yellow card 50'
McKenzie Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 731
Referee: Brett Huxtable
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Gillingham v Ipswich Town Gillingham
19:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
26 October 2021 Group game 3 Gillingham v West Ham United U21s Gillingham
19:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
18 June 2021 LB Democratic Republic of the Congo David Tutonda England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [16]
1 July 2021 CB Germany Max Ehmer England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [17]
1 July 2021 CM England Olly Lee Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free transfer [18]
1 July 2021 AM Northern Ireland Ben Reeves England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [19]
6 July 2021 LW England Danny Lloyd England Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [20]
6 July 2021 GK England Aaron Chapman Scotland Motherwell Free transfer [21]
23 July 2021 CB England Rhys Bennett England Carlisle United Free transfer [22]
9 August 2021 LW England Mustapha Carayol Unattached Free transfer [23]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
23 July 2021 CM Trinidad and Tobago Daniel Phillips England Watford End of season [24]
26 July 2021 GK England Jamie Cumming England Chelsea End of season [25]
19 August 2021 CM England Daniel Adshead England Norwich City End of season [26]
31 August 2021 CF United States Charlie Kelman England Queens Park Rangers End of season [27]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
27 July 2021 CM England Henry Woods England Dover Athletic 10 January 2021 [28]
20 August 2021 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian Maghoma England Eastleigh [29]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 GK France Sacha Bastien England Stevenage Released [30][31]
30 June 2021 GK Republic of Ireland Jack Bonham England Stoke City Released [30][32]
30 June 2021 LW England Jordan Graham England Birmingham City Released [30][33]
30 June 2021 LM England Tyreke Johnson England Woking Released [30][34]
30 June 2021 LB England Connor Ogilvie England Portsmouth Released [30][35]
30 June 2021 CF England Dominic Samuel Scotland Ross County Released [30][36]
30 June 2021 CM Montserrat Matty Willock England Salford City Released [30][37]

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