2016–17 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham
2016–17 season
Chairman Paul Scally
Head Coach Justin Edinburgh
(until 3 January)[1]
Adrian Pennock
(from 4 January)[2]
Stadium Priestfield Stadium
League Cup Third round
(vs. Tottenham Hotspur)
EFL Trophy Group stage (3rd)

The 2016–17 season will be Gillingham's 124th season in their existence and fourth consecutive season in League One.[3] 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 Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CM Republic of Ireland Mark Byrne Newport County Free transfer [4]
1 July 2016 LM England Billy Knott Bradford City Free transfer [5]
6 July 2016 CAM England Lee Martin Millwall Free transfer [6]
7 July 2016 RM England Scott Wagstaff Bristol City Free transfer [7]
21 July 2016 LB England Paul Konchesky Leicester City Free transfer [8]
12 August 2016 CM England Jamie O'Hara Fulham Free transfer [9]
3 October 2016 DM Australia Chris Herd Perth Glory Free transfer [10]
3 October 2016 CF England Frank Nouble Free agent Free transfer [10]
20 January 2017 GK Czech Republic Tomáš Holý Sparta Prague Free transfer [11]
28 January 2017 RW Antigua and Barbuda Josh Parker Wealdstone Free transfer [12]
2 February 2017 CB England Bondz N'Gala Eastleigh Free transfer [13]
21 February 2017 CM England Oliver Muldoon Charlton Athletic Free transfer [14]
23 February 2017 CB Pakistan Zesh Rehman Pahang FA Free transfer [15]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 LB England Ben Dickenson Colchester United [lower-alpha 1] Released [17]
1 July 2016 CB Republic of Ireland John Egan Brentford Compensation [18]
1 July 2016 CM England Doug Loft Colchester United [lower-alpha 2] Released [17]
1 July 2016 RM England Jermaine McGlashan Southend United [lower-alpha 3] Released [17]
1 July 2016 GK England Glenn Morris Crawley Town [lower-alpha 4] Released [17]
8 July 2016 DM England Josh Hare Eastbourne Borough Free transfer [22]
29 July 2016 MF England Michael Freiter East Thurrock United Free transfer [23]
6 August 2016 CF England Luke Norris Swindon Town Undisclosed [24]
18 January 2017 CF England Frank Nouble Southend United Free transfer [25]
  1. Following Dickenson's release, he signed for Colchester United.[16]
  2. Following Loft's release, he signed for Colchester United.[19]
  3. Following McGlashan's release, he signed for Southend United.[20]
  4. Following Morris' release, he signed for Crawley Town.[21]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
6 July 2016 CB England Deji Oshilaja Cardiff City End of Season [6]
7 July 2016 CF England Joe Quigley AFC Bournemouth 31 January 2017 [26]
5 August 2016 CF England Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Queens Park Rangers End of Season [27]
8 August 2016 CB England Josh Pask West Ham United End of Season [28]
26 August 2016 GK England Jonathan Bond Reading 7 January 2017 [29]
31 August 2016 CB England Baily Cargill AFC Bournemouth 3 January 2017 [30]
31 January 2017 RW England Harry Cornick AFC Bournemouth End of Season [31]
31 January 2017 CF England Joe Quigley AFC Bournemouth End of Season [31]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
29 July 2016 GK England Henry Newcombe Chatham Town 1 January 2017 [32]
31 August 2016 CF England Greg Cundle Billericay Town 28 October 2016 [33]
24 December 2016 CF England Greg Cundle Bishop's Stortford End of Season [34][35]
1 January 2017 GK England Henry Newcombe VCD Athletic End of Season [36]
12 January 2017 MF England Bradley Stevenson Hastings United 9 February 2017 [37]
16 January 2017 RW England Sam Lawford Ramsgate Work Experience [38]
2 February 2017 CM England Billy Knott Lincoln City End of Season [39]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 12 21 46 63 17 51
19 Bury 46 13 11 22 61 73 12 50
20 Gillingham 46 12 14 20 59 79 20 50
21 Port Vale (R) 46 12 13 21 45 70 25 49 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Swindon Town (R) 46 11 11 24 44 66 22 44
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, the first round draw was made, Gillingham were drawn away against Southend United.[40]

EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Millwall 3 3 0 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Luton Town 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 6 0
Source: Sky Sports

References

  1. "Club Statement - January 3 2017". Gillingham Official Site. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. "Pennock, Lovell And Day Join The Gills". Gillingham Official Site. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. "History". Statto.
  4. "Mark Byrne Joins The Gills". Gillingham Official Site. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. "Gillingham Sign Billy Knott". Gillingham Official Site. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Gills Make Double Signing". Gillingham Official Site. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  7. "Scott Wagstaff Joins Gillingham". Gillingham Official Site. 7 July 2016.
  8. "PAUL KONCHESKY SIGNS FOR GILLINGHAM". Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  9. "Jamie O'Hara Joins The Gills". Gillingham Official Site. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Gills Sign Ex-Premier League Duo". Gillingham Official Site. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. "Czech Goalkeeper Joins The Gills". Gillingham Official Site. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  12. "Josh Parker Signs For The Gills". Gillingham Official Site. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  13. "Bondz N'Gala: Gillingham sign centre-back after Eastleigh release". BBC Sport. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  14. "Muldoon Joins The Gills". Gillingham Official Site. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  15. "Former Fulham, QPR and Bradford defender Zesh Rehman joins Gillingham". Kent Online. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  16. "Dickenson and Peter join Colchester". BBC. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Gillingham FC Retained List". Gillingham FC. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  18. "Brentford complete triple signing". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  19. "Colchester sign ex-Gills captain Loft". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  20. "Southend sign Demetriou & McGlashan". BBC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  21. "Crawley bring in Morris as player-coach". BBC. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  22. "Josh joins the Borough cause". Eastbourne Borough Official Site. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  23. "East Thurrock add three more as Coventry finalises his squad". Echo News. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  24. "Luke Norris Joins Swindon Town". Gillingham Official Site. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  25. "Frank Nouble: Southend United sign former West Ham, Ipswich and Gillingham striker". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  26. "Gills sign Premier League forward". Gillingham F.C. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  27. "Gills Sign Jay Emmanuel-Thomas". Gillingham Official Site. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  28. "Premier League Defender Signs On Loan". Gillingham Official Site. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  29. "Gills Sign Championship Goalkeeper". Gillingham Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  30. "Gills Sign Bournemouth Defender". Gillingham Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  31. 1 2 "Gills Make Double Signing". Gillingham Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  32. "Chatham loan Newcombe". KentOnline. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  33. "Blues loan for Gillingham youngster". Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  34. "Blues loanee delighted to open his account". Herts & Essex Observer. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  35. http://www.bsfc.co.uk (2017-01-27). "Cundle to remain a Blue - BSFC". BSFC. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  36. "Non league registration changes". pitchero. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  37. "Gillingham youth player Bradley Stevenson joins Darren Hare's Hastings United on loan". Kent Online. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  38. "Ramsgate Match Report v Hastings". Ramsgate F.C. Official Site. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  39. "Billy Knott Joins Lincoln City". Gillingham Official Site. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  40. "Gillingham draw Southend United in the EFL Cup". 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016 via Kent Online.
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