2016–17 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham

2016–17 season

Chairman

Paul Scally

Manager

Justin Edinburgh

Stadium

Priestfield Stadium

League Cup

Third round
(vs. Tottenham Hotspur)

EFL Trophy

Group stage
(3rd)

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The 2016–17 season will be Gillingham's 124th season in their existence and fourth consecutive season in League One.^[1] Along with League One, the club will participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM	Mark Byrne	Newport County	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2016	LM	Billy Knott	Bradford City	Free transfer	^[3]
6 July 2016	CAM	Lee Martin	Millwall	Free transfer	^[4]
7 July 2016	RM	Scott Wagstaff	Bristol City	Free transfer	^[5]
21 July 2016	LB	Paul Konchesky	Leicester City	Free transfer	^[6]
12 August 2016	CM	Jamie O'Hara	Fulham	Free transfer	^[7]
3 October 2016	DM	Chris Herd	Perth Glory	Free transfer	^[8]
3 October 2016	CF	Frank Nouble	Free agent	Free transfer	^[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	LB	Ben Dickenson	Colchester United ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	CB	John Egan	Brentford	Compensation	^[11]
1 July 2016	CM	Doug Loft	Colchester United ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	RM	Jermaine McGlashan	Southend United ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	GK	Glenn Morris	Crawley Town ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Released	^[10]
8 July 2016	DM	Josh Hare	Eastbourne Borough	Free transfer	^[15]
6 August 2016	CF	Luke Norris	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	^[16]

↑ Following Dickenson's release, he signed for Colchester United.^[9]
↑ Following Loft's release, he signed for Colchester United.^[12]
↑ Following McGlashan's release, he signed for Southend United.^[13]
↑ Following Morris' release, he signed for Crawley Town.^[14]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
6 July 2016	CB	Deji Oshilaja	Cardiff City	End of Season	^[4]
7 July 2016	CF	Joe Quigley	AFC Bournemouth	31 January 2017	^[17]
5 August 2016	CF	Jay Emmanuel-Thomas	Queens Park Rangers	End of Season	^[18]
8 August 2016	CB	Josh Pask	West Ham United	End of Season	^[19]
26 August 2016	GK	Jonathan Bond	Reading	7 January 2017	^[20]
31 August 2016	CB	Baily Cargill	AFC Bournemouth	3 January 2017	^[21]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
29 July 2016	GK		Henry Newcombe	Chatham Town	End of Season	^[22]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)	AS Étaples	0–2	Gillingham	Étaples, France
19:00		Report	Martin Byrne

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Concord Rangers	1–2	Gillingham	Canvey Island
19:45	King 18'	Report	Norris 52' Knott 90'	Stadium: Thames Road

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)	Billericay Town	1–1	Gillingham	Billericay
19:45 BST	Oyinsan 78'	Report	Dack 76'	Stadium: New Lodge

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Barnet	2-0	Gillingham	Edgware
15:00	Akinde 56' Nicholls 67'	Report		Stadium: The Hive Stadium Referee: Dean Whitestone

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Dartford	1-2	Gillingham	Dartford
19:45	Hayes 14'		Osadebe 51' Quigley 67'	Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 801 Referee: Constantine Hatzakis

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Leyton Orient	2–0	Gillingham	Leyton
15:00	Massey 26' Simpson 43' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 706 (147 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Bristol Rovers	20	7	6	7	29	35	−6	27
14	Oxford United	20	7	5	8	24	24	0	26
15	Gillingham	20	7	5	8	29	32	−3	26
16	Walsall	20	6	8	6	23	28	−5	26
17	Northampton Town	20	6	6	8	28	28	0	24

Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

6 August 2016 1	Southend United	1–3	Gillingham	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	McLaughlin 23'	Report	Emmanuel-Thomas 38' Ehmer 47' Wright 61' Nelson 77' Osadebe 79'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,141 (1,769 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

13 August 2016 2	Gillingham	2–1	Bury	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Jackson 6' Kay 57' (o.g.) Hessenthaler 84' Donnelly 90+3'	Report	Hope 32' Pope 66' Mayor 85'	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 5,324 (189 away) Referee: Brendan Malone

16 August 2016 3	Gillingham	1–1	Swindon Town	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Ehmer 25' Konchesky 54' Wright 65' Jackson 70' Donnelly 71'	Report	Rodgers 31' Doughty 55' (pen.) Barry 76' Vigouroux 81' Ormonde-Ottewill 90', 90+3'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,512 (190) Referee: Keith Stroud

20 August 2016 4	Scunthorpe United	5–0	Gillingham	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	van Veen 5' Morris 20' (pen.), 59' Clarke 45+2' Hopper 82'	Report	Emmanuel-Thomas 64'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,718 Referee: David Webb

27 August 2016 5	Shrewsbury Town	2–3	Gillingham	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Dodds 17', 30' Deegan 24'	Report	Emmanuel-Thomas 59', 73' Ehmer 85' 90+3'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 4,611 (221 away) Referee: Darren Deadman

4 September 2016 6	Gillingham	1–2	Sheffield United	Gillingham
14:15 BST	Dack 34' Oshilaja 46' Pask 90'	Report	Done 14' Lafferty 32' Freeman 65' Sharp 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,598 (408) Referee: Darren Handley

10 September 2016 7	Gillingham	1–1	Bradford City	Gillingham
15:00 BST	McDonald 12' Jackson 38' Oshilaja 44'	Report	Hiwula 29' Meredith 54'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,079 (377) Referee: Graham Scott

17 September 2016 8	Port Vale	2–1	Gillingham	Burslem
15:00 BST	Streete 76' Jones 84'	Report	Osadebe 22' Wright 25' Oshilaja 36' Wagstaff 58' Ehmer 75'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,719 (Inc. 197 visiting supporters) Referee: Carl Boyeson

24 September 2016 9	Gillingham	2–1	Coventry City	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Ehmer 26' Knott 72'	Report	Reid 21' Dion Kelly-Evans 29' Bigirimana 58'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,664 (380) Referee: Brett Huxtable

27 September 2016 10	Chesterfield	3–3	Gillingham	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Wilkinson 2', 72' 43' Dennis 52' (pen.) 90+3' Anderson 64'	Report	Knott 49' Emmanuel-Thomas 65' (pen.), 76' (pen.) Oldaker 90+5' Wagstaff 90+6'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,714 Referee: Trevor Kettle

1 October 2016 11	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Gillingham	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Poleon 20' Parrett 45+1' (pen.) 61'	Report	Osadebe 27' Konchesky 72' Donnelly 89'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium Attendance: 4,653 Referee: Darren England

8 October 2016 12	Gillingham	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Gillingham
15:00 BST	McDonald 10' Wagstaff 19' Dack 38' Herd 62' Nouble 68' Nelson 90'	Report	Ladapo 65' 65' Flynn 89'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,435 Referee: Kevin Johnson

15 October 2016 13	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Gillingham	Bristol
15:00 BST	Taylor 35' Lines 42' 82' Harrison 90'	Report	Hessenthaler 29' Herd 31' Dack 55' Wright 62' 64' Nouble 88' Bond 89' Konchesky 90+2'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,489 Referee: John Brooks

18 October 2016 14	Gillingham	1–1	Walsall	Gillingham
19:45 BST	McDonald 25' Wright 45' Oshilaja 82' Knott 89'	Report	Moussa 59' O'Connor 80'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,542 Referee: Charles Breakspear

22 October 2016 15	Gillingham	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Dack 41' 66' Jackson 59' Nouble 89' Nelson 90'	Report	Magennis 16' Holmes 60' Ajose 90+1' (pen.) Solly 90+5' Konsa 90+7'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,670 Referee: Mark Heywood

29 October 2016 16	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Gillingham	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Ball 19' Bolger 77' Hunter 82'	Report	Knott 41' Herd 45+2' Hessenthaler 52'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Richard Clark

12 November 2016 17	Gillingham	2–1	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Ehmer 48' Emmanuel-Thomas 90+2'	Report	O'Toole 36'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,790 Referee: Lee Probert

19 November 2016 18	Walsall	1–2	Gillingham	Walsall
15:00 GMT	McCarthy 9'	Report	McDonald 2' Ehmer 72' Emmanuel-Thomas 84'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,420 Referee: John Busby

22 November 2016 19	Oxford United	1–0	Gillingham	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Johnson 32' Hemmings 45+2'	Report	Dack 90+1'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,848 Referee: Andrew Madley

26 November 2016 20	Gillingham	3–0	Rochdale	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Nouble 53' 70' Emmanuel-Thomas 89' Byrne 90+1' 90+5'	Report	Rafferty 59'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,409 Referee: Trevor Kettle

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

5 November 2016 First round	Gillingham	2–2	Brackley Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Nouble 28', 45' Hessenthaler 62' Oshilaja 84'	Report	Gudger 13' Armson 27' 72' Myles 61'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,410 Referee: Brendan Malone

16 November 2016 First round replay	Brackley Town	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Gillingham	Brackley
19:45 GMT	Armson 17', 26', 105' 115' Myles 86' Gudger 92' Nelson 96' (o.g.)	Report	Hessenthaler 36' Wagstaff 67' 110' McDonald 113' Wright 115'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 1,654 Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, the first round draw was made, Gillingham were drawn away against Southend United.^[23]

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round	Southend United	1-3	Gillingham	Southend
19:45 BST	McLaughlin		McDonald Emannuel-Thomas (2)	Stadium: Roots Hall

23 August 2016 Second round	Watford	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Gillingham	Watford
19:45 BST	Ighalo 57'	Report	Byrne 82' 118' Dack 102'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,004 (849) Referee: James Linington

21 September 2016 Third Round	Tottenham Hotspur	5–0	Gillingham	Tottenham, London
20:00 BST	Eriksen 31', 48' Onomah 43' 65' Janssen 51' (pen.) Lamela 68'			Stadium: White Hart Lane

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Millwall	3	3	0	7	2	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Luton Town	3	2	1	5	4	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Gillingham	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
4	ACA	West Bromwich Albion U21	3	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source: Sky Sports

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Gillingham	1–2	Luton Town	Gillingham
19:30 BST	List 10' Oldaker 90'		Musonda 10' Banton 13' McQuoid 18' Smith 24'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Millwall	2–1	Gillingham	Bermondsey, London
19:45 BST	Butcher 14' Gregory 34' Chesmain 40' Williams 45' Onyedinma 45+4' Morison 70' 88'	Report	Wright 17' 89' Jackson 34' List 82'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Chris Sarginson

8 November 2016 Group stage 3	West Bromwich Albion U23	0–2	Gillingham	West Bromwich
19:45 GMT		Report	Oldaker 45' Emmanuel-Thomas 55' (pen.) Donnelly 80'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Referee: Nigel Miller

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "Mark Byrne Joins The Gills". Gillingham Official Site. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
↑ "Gillingham Sign Billy Knott". Gillingham Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
1 2 "Gills Make Double Signing". Gillingham Official Site. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
↑ "Scott Wagstaff Joins Gillingham". Gillingham Official Site. 7 July 2016.
↑ "PAUL KONCHESKY SIGNS FOR GILLINGHAM". Retrieved 2016-07-22.
↑ "Jamie O'Hara Joins The Gills". Gillingham Official Site. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
1 2 "Gills Sign Ex-Premier League Duo". Gillingham Official Site. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
↑ "Dickenson and Peter join Colchester". BBC. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Gillingham FC Retained List". Gillingham FC. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
↑ "Brentford complete triple signing". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "Colchester sign ex-Gills captain Loft". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "Southend sign Demetriou & McGlashan". BBC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
↑ "Crawley bring in Morris as player-coach". BBC. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
↑ "Josh joins the Borough cause". Eastbourne Borough Official Site. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
↑ "Luke Norris Joins Swindon Town". Gillingham Official Site. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
↑ "Gills sign Premier League forward". Gillingham F.C. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
↑ "Gills Sign Jay Emmanuel-Thomas". Gillingham Official Site. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
↑ "Premier League Defender Signs On Loan". Gillingham Official Site. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
↑ "Gills Sign Championship Goalkeeper". Gillingham Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Gills Sign Bournemouth Defender". Gillingham Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
↑ "Chatham loan Newcombe". KentOnline. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
↑ "Gillingham draw Southend United in the EFL Cup". 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016 – via Kent Online.

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
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League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

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Levels 7–8	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League Midland League Northern Counties East League Northern League North West Counties League Southern Combination League Southern Counties East League South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League United Counties League Wessex League Western League West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

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Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup

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Club seasons

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Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

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