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2021–22 Gillingham F.C. season

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Gillingham
2021–22 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerSteve Evans
(until 9 January)[1]
Neil Harris
(from 31 January)[2]
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
League One21st (relegated)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vadaine Oliver (10)

All:
Vadaine Oliver (11)
Highest home attendance8,542 vs Rotherham United
(30 April 2022)
League One
Lowest home attendance1,116 vs Ipswich Town
(5 October 2021)
EFL Trophy
Average home league attendance5,167

The 2021–22 season was Gillingham's 129th year in their history and ninth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies

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As part of their pre-season preparations, Gillingham announced friendly matches against Chatham Town,[3] Welling United,[3] Dartford,[3] Queens Park Rangers,[3] Ebbsfleet United,[3] Peterborough United,[3] Colchester United,[3] Millwall,[3] Leyton Orient[4] and Norwich City.[5]

However, the scheduled friendlies against Dartford,[6] Queens Park Rangers,[7] Peterborough United[7] and Ebbsfleet United[8] were cancelled due to a number of players testing positive for COVID-19.

3 July 2021 Friendly Chatham Town 3–2 Gillingham XI Chatham
13:00 BST Lawal 25'
Robins 53'
Strouts 73'
Report Gbode 9'
Sithole 23'
Stadium: The Bauvill Stadium
10 July 2021 Friendly Welling United 3–3 Gillingham Welling
13:00 BST Akinyemi 27', 28'
Della-Verde 73' (pen.)
Report Lloyd 7'
Oliver 14'
Akinde 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 10'
Tucker 80'
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Referee: Alan Dale
27 July 2021 Friendly Gillingham 1–1 Millwall Gillingham
19:00 BST Dempsey 11' Report Cooper 85' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward
31 July 2021 Friendly Leyton Orient 2–0 Gillingham Leyton
14:00 BST Beckles 13'
Trialist 37'
Report Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Referee: Craig Hicks
3 August 2021 Friendly Norwich City 5–0 Gillingham Norwich
20:00 BST Lees-Melou 10'
Idah 36', 73'
Rupp 61'
Sørensen 90'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 10,692
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 −8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 −4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 −31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 −20 40
21 Gillingham (R) 46 8 16 22 35 69 −34 40 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 10 8 28 37 82 −45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon (R) 46 6 19 21 49 75 −26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 7 8 31 37 83 −46 29
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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[9]
(R) Relegated

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
46 8 16 22 35 69  −34 40 4 8 11 13 36  −23 4 8 11 22 33  −11

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Gills' fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[10]

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

Steve Evans Yellow card
Report Edun 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 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 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 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 4'
Oliver 79' (pen.), Yellow card 90+1'
Report Stockton 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 59'
Cosgrove 68'
Davis Yellow card 90+3' Yellow-red card 90+8'
Report Tucker 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 46' Report Oliver 18'
Tucker Yellow card 40'
Ehmer Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: Carl Boyeson
18 September 2021 7 Gillingham 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons Gillingham
15:00 BST Oliver 20'
O'Keefe Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 26'
Tucker Yellow card 68'
Report Robson Yellow card 24'
Twine soccer ball with red X 28', 28'
Kioso 39', Yellow card 65'
Ehmer 82' (o.g.)
Watters 88'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,119
Referee: John Busby
21 September 2021 8 Gillingham 1–1 Charlton Athletic Gillingham
19:45 BST Ehmer Yellow card 48'
Purrington 56' (o.g.)
Lee Yellow card 76'
Report Lee 18' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 7,301
Referee: Keith Stroud
25 September 2021 9 Oxford United 1–1 Gillingham Oxford
15:00 BST Taylor 5' Report MacDonald 30'
Tucker Yellow card 44'
Cumming Yellow card 85'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,664
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 September 2021 10 Cambridge United 0–2 Gillingham Cambridge
19:45 BST Jones Yellow card 72' Report Tutonda Yellow card 19'
Ehmer Yellow card 22'
Oliver 26'
Lloyd 60'
Cumming Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: James Bell
2 October 2021 11 Gillingham 0–2 Wigan Athletic Gillingham
15:00 BST Dempsey Yellow card 36' Report Naylor Yellow card 14'
Power 64'
Keane 82'
Massey Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,503
Referee: Neil Hair
9 October 2021 12 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Gillingham High Wycombe
15:00 BST McCleary 2'
Hanlan 7'
Report Oliver soccer ball with red X 31', Yellow card 37' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,992
Referee: Kevin Friend
16 October 2021 13 Gillingham 1–2 Sunderland Gillingham
15:00 BST Lloyd 25' (pen.)
Kelman Yellow card 90+3'
Report Cirkin Yellow card 43'
O'Brien 45+3'
Flanagan 54'
Embleton Red card 67'
Stewart Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 6,310
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) 14 Gillingham 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Gillingham
19:45 BST Oliver Yellow card 41'
O'Keefe Yellow card 76', 79'
Report Knoyle Yellow card 52'
Williams Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 3,713
Referee: Sam Purkiss
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 15 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Gillingham Horwich
15:00 BST Afolayan Yellow card 71', 86'
Lee 90+1'
Report Akinde 11'
Dempsey 14', Yellow card 40'
Tucker Yellow card 56'
O'Keefe Yellow card 67'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,807
Referee: Ben Toner
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 16 Gillingham 0–0 Accrington Stanley Gillingham
15:00 BST Tucker Yellow card 90+3' Report Sykes Yellow card 62'
Morgan Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 3,609
Referee: Christopher Pollard
13 November 2021 17 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Gillingham Owlerton
15:00 GMT Kamberi 75'
Johnson Yellow card 81'
Report Oliver 22'
Phillips Yellow card 30'
Akinde Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,593
Referee: John Busby
20 November 2021 18 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Gillingham Crewe
15:00 GMT Long 11'
Offord Yellow card 68'
Lowery 90+1'
Report O'Keefe Yellow card 47'
Phillips Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,047
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
23 November 2021 19 Gillingham 0–2 Cheltenham Town Gillingham
19:45 GMT Ehmer Yellow card 53' Report Long 30'
May 60'
Flinders Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: James Linington
27 November 2021 20 Gillingham 0–1 Portsmouth Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report Romeo Yellow card 82'
Tucker 90+3' (o.g.)
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 5,637
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 December 2021 21 Rotherham United 5–1 Gillingham Rotherham
19:45 GMT Ladapo 39'
Miller 45'
Barlaser 59' (pen.), soccer ball with red X 72', 81'
Ogbene 89'
Report Lee 5'
Jackson Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 71'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,008
Referee: Ross Joyce
11 December 2021 22 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Gillingham Rotherham
15:00 GMT Biggins 38', Yellow card 90+7'
Clarke 65'
Report Phillips Yellow card 65'
McKenzie 74'
Tutonda Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 2,313
Referee: Steve Martin
1 January 2022 23 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Gillingham Denbigh
15:00 GMT Harvie Yellow card 24' Report McKenzie Yellow card 16'
Carayol Yellow card 45'
Ehmer Yellow card 61'
Phillips Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,891
Referee: Charles Breakspear
8 January 2022 24 Gillingham 0–4 Ipswich Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT O'Keefe Yellow card 63'
Phillips Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 73'
Report Norwood 9'
Donacien Yellow card 11'
Burns 13'
Bonne 23'
Chaplin 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 6,401
Referee: Alan Young
15 January 2022 25 Gillingham 1–3 Burton Albion Gillingham
15:00 GMT McKenzie 3'
Tucker Yellow card 25'
Dempsey Yellow card 84'
Report Hamer Yellow card 16', 50'
Brayford 79'
Smith 87'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,198
Referee: Thomas Bramall
22 January 2022 26 Wigan Athletic 3–2 Gillingham Wigan
15:00 GMT Keane 8', 77'
Humphrys 21'
Darikwa Yellow card 90'
Report McKenzie Yellow card 31'
Reeves 53'
O'Keefe 70'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,359
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 January 2022 27 Gillingham 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Gillingham
19:45 GMT Lee Yellow card 27'
Ehmer Yellow card 29'
Phillips Yellow card 78'
Report Leahy Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 3,213
Referee: Brett Huxtable
29 January 2022 28 Gillingham 2–7 Oxford United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Lee Yellow card 11'
Carayol Yellow card 18'
Dahlberg Yellow card 47'
Lloyd 62'
McKenzie 85'
Report Bodin 8'
Brannagan 12' (pen.), 48' (pen.), 55' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Taylor 19'
Forde 89'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,985
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 February 2022 29 Gillingham 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
19:45 GMT Lloyd 16' (pen.)
Tutonda Yellow card 65'
McKenzie Yellow card 90+7'
Report Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,917
Referee: Darren Drysdale
5 February 2022 30 Ipswich Town 1–0 Gillingham Ipswich
15:00 GMT Chaplin 74' Report Tutonda Yellow card 11' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,698
Referee: Stephen Martin
8 February 2022 31 Gillingham 1–0 Cambridge United Gillingham
19:45 GMT Tutonda Yellow card 58'
Thompson Yellow card 67'
Oliver 86'
Report Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: James Bell
12 February 2022 32 Morecambe 1–1 Gillingham Morecambe
15:00 GMT Obika 84' Report Tutonda Yellow card 45+1'
Jackson 72'
Kelman Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,499
Referee: Peter Wright
19 February 2022 33 Gillingham 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Gillingham
15:00 GMT Lee Yellow card 61' Report Wilson Yellow card 30'
Garrick 46'
Jephcott 76' (pen.)
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 5,197
Referee: Paul Howard
22 February 2022 34 Gillingham 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Gillingham
19:45 GMT Tucker Yellow card 74'
Lee Yellow card 83'
Report Mebude Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,151
Referee: Chris Sarginson
26 February 2022 35 Lincoln City 0–2 Gillingham Lincoln
15:00 GMT Bishop Yellow card 43'
Walsh Yellow card 90+4'
Report Lee Yellow card 11'
Jackson Yellow card 74'
Oliver 75'
Masterson Yellow card 85'
Reeves Yellow card 86'
Thompson 90+1'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,208
Referee: Ross Joyce
5 March 2022 36 Gillingham 0–3 Bolton Wanderers Gillingham
15:00 GMT Phillips Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 61' Report Morley 31'
John 65'
Williams Yellow card 73'
Böðvarsson 86'
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,109
Referee: Craig Hicks
12 March 2022 37 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Gillingham Doncaster
15:00 GMT Galbraith Yellow card 90+7' Report Kelman 1' Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 6,920
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
15 March 2022 38 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Gillingham Charlton
19:45 GMT Gilbey Yellow card 32', 40'
Stockley Yellow card 82'
Report O'Keefe Yellow card 86' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 9,728
Referee: Will Finnie
19 March 2022 39 Gillingham 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Gillingham
15:00 GMT Jackson Yellow card 57'
Masterson Yellow card 77'
Kelman Yellow card 90+4'
Report Dunkley Yellow card 14'
Bannan Yellow card 83'
Hutchinson Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,433
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 March 2022 40 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Gillingham Accrington
15:00 GMT Adedoyin Yellow card 62'
Sykes Yellow card 66'
Bishop 90+1' (pen.)
Report Kelman 64'
Oliver 73'
Thompson Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Scott Oldham
2 April 2022 41 Sunderland 1–0 Gillingham Sunderland
15:00 BST Cirkin Yellow card 45+3'
Broadhead 90+5', Yellow card 90+6'
Report Lee Yellow card 38'
Tutonda Yellow card 40'
Josh Yellow card 41'
Reeves Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,619
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 April 2022 42 Gillingham 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Gillingham
15:00 BST Kelman Yellow card 64'
Tucker 75'
Oliver Yellow card 78'
Report Vokes 20'
Scowen Yellow card 27'
Wing Red card 86'
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: Simon Mather
15 April 2022 43 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Gillingham Cheltenham
15:00 BST Wright 40'
Hutchinson Yellow card 57'
Etete 78'
Long Yellow card 85'
Report Oliver 14', Yellow card 88'
Reeves 59'
Stadium: The Jonny Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 4,415
Referee: David Rock
18 April 2022 44 Gillingham 0–0 Fleetwood Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Lee Yellow card 7'
Ehmer Yellow card 17'
Kelman Red card 79'
Tucker Yellow card 90+6'
Report Lane Red card 78' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: James Linington
23 April 2022 45 Portsmouth 3–1 Gillingham Milton
15:00 BST Curtis 4', 45+2'
Robertson 54'
Report Tutonda Yellow card 22'
Jackson 30'
Ehmer Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,540
Referee: Darren Drysdale
30 April 2022 46 Gillingham 0–2 Rotherham United Gillingham
12:30 BST O'Keefe Yellow card 17'
Tutonda Yellow card 21'
Thompson Yellow card 71'
Report Edmonds-Green 34'
Wood Yellow card 55'
Harding Yellow card 83'
Kelly 89', Yellow card 90'
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,542
Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup

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Gillingham were drawn at home to Cheltenham Town in the first round.[11]

6 November 2021 First round Gillingham 1–1 Cheltenham Town Gillingham
14:00 GMT Jackson Yellow card 36'
Sithole 59'
Tucker Yellow card 90'
Report Pollock 34'
Chapman Yellow card 54'
Long Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Priestfield
Referee: Ollie Yates
16 November 2021 First round replay Cheltenham Town 1–0 Gillingham Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Pollock 11'
Joseph Yellow card 87'
Report Tucker Yellow card 54'
O'Keefe Yellow card 80'
Ehmer Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Lee Swabey

EFL Cup

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Gills were drawn at away to Crawley Town in the first round[12][13] and at home to Cheltenham Town in the second round.[14][15]

24 August 2021 Second round Gillingham 1–1
(4–5 p)
Cheltenham Town Gillingham
19:45 BST Oliver 20' Report May 24' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: David Rock
Penalties
Lee soccer ball with check mark
O'Keefe soccer ball with red X
Lloyd soccer ball with check mark
Carayol soccer ball with check mark
Adshead soccer ball with check mark
Thomas soccer ball with check mark
Wright soccer ball with check mark
Lloyd soccer ball with check mark
Tozer soccer ball with check mark
Chapman soccer ball with check mark

EFL Trophy

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The Gills were drawn into Group A of the Southern section, alongside Colchester United, Ipswich Town and West Ham United U21s.[16][17] On July 7, the fixtures for the group stage round was confirmed.[18]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Ipswich Town 3 1 1 0 1 3 2 +1 5 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Colchester United 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 4
3 ACA West Ham United U21 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 3[a]
4 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 −3 3
Source: EFL.com
Notes:
  1. ^ West Ham U21 deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their match with Gillingham.[19]
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Group game 1 Colchester United 0–1 Gillingham Colchester
19:30 BST Kennedy Yellow card 53' Report Lintott Yellow card 38'
O'Keefe Yellow card 44'
MacDonald Yellow card 50'
McKenzie 90+3'
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 731
Referee: Brett Huxtable
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Gillingham 0–2 Ipswich Town Gillingham
19:00 BST McKenzie Yellow card 58'
Akehurst Yellow card 66'
Report Pigott 43'
Harper Yellow card 57'
Chaplin 72'
El Mizouni Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 1,116
Referee: Trevor Kettle
26 October 2021 Group game 3 Gillingham 0–2 West Ham United U21 Gillingham
19:00 BST Adshead Yellow card 61' Report Ashby 22', Yellow card 90+2'
Neves 33'
Swyer Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Priestfield
Referee: Craig Hicks

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
18 June 2021 LB Democratic Republic of the Congo David Tutonda England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [20]
1 July 2021 CB Germany Max Ehmer England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 CM England Olly Lee Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free transfer [22]
1 July 2021 AM Northern Ireland Ben Reeves England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [23]
6 July 2021 LW England Danny Lloyd England Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [24]
6 July 2021 GK England Aaron Chapman Scotland Motherwell Free transfer [25]
23 July 2021 CB England Rhys Bennett England Carlisle United Free transfer [26]
9 August 2021 LW The Gambia Mustapha Carayol Unattached Free transfer [27]
31 January 2022 CM England Ben Thompson England Millwall Free transfer [28]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
23 July 2021 CM Trinidad and Tobago Daniel Phillips England Watford End of season [29]
26 July 2021 GK England Jamie Cumming England Chelsea 13 January 2022[a] [31]
19 August 2021 CM England Daniel Adshead England Norwich City End of season [32]
31 August 2021 CF United States Charlie Kelman England Queens Park Rangers 1 January 2022[b] [34]
4 January 2022 CF Scotland Thomas Dickson-Peters England Norwich City End of season [35]
14 January 2022 GK Sweden Pontus Dahlberg England Watford End of season [36]
14 January 2022 CF United States Charlie Kelman England Queens Park Rangers End of season [37]
28 January 2022 CB Republic of Ireland Conor Masterson England Queens Park Rangers End of season [38]
  1. ^ On 13 January, Cumming's was recalled early by his parent club Chelsea, to facilitate a loan move to MK Dons.[30]
  2. ^ On 3 November, Charlie Kelman returned to QPR ahead of an official recall on 1 January 2022.[33]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
27 July 2021 CM England Henry Woods England Dover Athletic End of the season [39][40]
20 August 2021 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian Maghoma England Eastleigh 31 January 2022 [41][42]
7 February 2022 GK England Tommy Crump England Barking [43]
7 February 2022 MF England Sam Gale England Lordswood [43]
7 February 2022 MF England Joseph Gbode England Margate March 2022 [43]
7 February 2022 CB England Alex Giles England Faversham Town [43]
7 February 2022 MF England Ethan Smith England Sittingbourne [43]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 GK France Sacha Bastien England Stevenage Released [44][45]
30 June 2021 GK Republic of Ireland Jack Bonham England Stoke City Released [44][46]
30 June 2021 LW England Jordan Graham England Birmingham City Released [44][47]
30 June 2021 LM England Tyreke Johnson England Woking Released [44][48]
30 June 2021 LB England Connor Ogilvie England Portsmouth Released [44][49]
30 June 2021 CF England Dominic Samuel Scotland Ross County Released [44][50]
30 June 2021 CM Montserrat Matty Willock England Salford City Released [44][51]
27 January 2022 CF England John Akinde England Colchester United Free transfer [52]
28 January 2022 CB England Rhys Bennett England Morecambe Free transfer [53]
31 January 2022 CM England Kyle Dempsey England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[a] [55]
  1. ^ The transfer was reported to be around £150,000 by The Bolton News[54]

References

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  1. ^ "Steve Evans' contract at Gillingham is terminated". Kent Messenger. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Harris named new Gillingham boss". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Gills Pre-Season schedule". Gillingham FC - Official Site. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Leyton Orient friendly confirmed". Gillingham FC - Official Site. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Gills add Norwich fixture to friendly schedule". Gillingham FC. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Dartford friendly off". Gillingham FC. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "QPR and Peterborough friendlies cancelled". Gillingham FC. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Ebbsfleet friendly called off". Gillingham FC. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Gills to play Lincoln at home on opening day". Gillingham FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. ^ "EFL Clubs Enter The Emirates FA Cup, Following Sunday's First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Gills away to Crawley in Carabao Cup first round". Gillingham FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Crawley cup date confirmed". Gillingham FC. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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