2015–16 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Gillingham's 123rd season in their existence and third consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with League One, the club competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy and the regional Kent Senior Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Gillingham
2015–16 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerJustin Edinburgh
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
League One9th
FA CupFirst round
(knocked out by Stevenage)
League CupSecond round
(knocked out by Birmingham City)
Football League TrophySouthern Quarter-final
(knocked out by
Yeovil Town)
Kent Senior CupSecond round
(knocked out by
Dartford)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bradley Dack (13)

All:
Bradley Dack (15)
Highest home attendance9,375 (v Millwall,
Division One)
Lowest home attendance1,832 (v Yeovil Town, Football League Trophy)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015CFRory DonnellySwansea CityFree transfer[2]
1 July 2015LBBradley GarmstonWest Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[3]
1 July 2015RBRyan JacksonNewport CountyFree transfer[4]
1 July 2015RWElliott ListCrystal PalaceFree transfer[5]
1 July 2015CFBen WilliamsonPort ValeFree transfer[6]
2 July 2015CBMax EhmerQueens Park RangersFree transfer[7]
7 August 2015CMJosh WrightLeyton OrientFree transfer[8]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015LWDanny GalbraithFree AgentReleased[9]
1 July 2015RBGavin HoyteBarnet[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer[9]
1 July 2015CBLeon LeggeCambridge United[lower-alpha 2]Free transfer[9]
1 July 2015LBJoe MartinMillwall[lower-alpha 3]Free transfer[9]
1 July 2015RBMahlon RomeoMillwallFree transfer[13]
2 September 2015CMJosh PritchardFree agentMutual consent[14]
15 January 2016 FW Ben Williamson Cambridge United Undisclosed [15]
  1. Following Hoyte's release he joined Barnet.[10]
  2. Following Legge's release he joined Cambridge United.[11]
  3. Following Martin's release he joined Millwall.[12]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
20 July 2015DMJordan HoughtonChelsea3 January 2016[16]
24 July 2015CBAdedeji OshilajaCardiff City3 January 2016[17]
2 October 2015 CB Harry Lennon Charlton Athletic 20 November 2015 [18]
13 November 2015 FW Dominic Samuel Reading 8 May 2016 [19][20][21]
27 January 2016 LB Adam Chicksen Brighton & Hove Albion 17 March 2016 [22]
12 February 2016 FW George Williams Fulham 8 May 2016 [23]
26 February 2016 CB Adam El-Abd Bristol City 8 May 2016 [24]
19 March 2016 MF Andrew Crofts Brighton & Hove Albion 8 May 2016 [25]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
15 August 2015CBCallum DaviesBromley15 September 2015[26]
22 September 2015CBCallum DaviesEastleigh24 October 2015[27]
1 October 2015 CF Greg Cundle East Grinstead Town 9 November 2015 [28]
10 February 2016 CF Greg Cundle Tilbury 4 March 2016 [29]
4 March 2016 CF Greg Cundle Margate 4 April 2016 [30]
30 March 2016 CB Mitchell Dickenson Hastings United 3 April 2016 [31]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) Friendly Folkestone Invicta 0–3 Gillingham Folkestone
19:45 BST Report Donnelly  26'
McDonald  48'
Dack  63'
Stadium: Fullicks Stadium
Attendance: 534
Referee: N. Dunn
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Tonbridge Angels 1–2 Gillingham Tonbridge
15:00 BST Pearson  68' Report Norris  45'
Egan  87'
Stadium: Longmead Stadium
Referee: Jeff Lengthorn
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Bromley 1–2 Gillingham Bromley
19:45 BST Goldberg  80' Report Williamson  15'
Dack  30'
Stadium: Fortress Stadium
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Dover Athletic 1–1 Gillingham River
15:00 BST Miller  17' Report Dickenson  2' Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground
Referee: Nigel Lugg
27 July 2015 (2015-07-27) Friendly Chatham Town 1–1 Gillingham XI Chatham
19:30 BST Dalehouse  35' Report Stevenson  61' Stadium: The Sports Ground
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Gillingham 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Gillingham
19:45 BST Dack  47' Report Stephens  56'
Kandi  66'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Gillingham 0–0 Portsmouth Gillingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Fred Graham
4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) Friendly Faversham Town 1–0 Gillingham XI Faversham
19:45 BST Wilson  53' Report Stadium: Shepherd Neame Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Scunthorpe United 46 21 11 14 60 47 +13 74
8 Coventry City 46 19 12 15 67 49 +18 69
9 Gillingham 46 19 12 15 71 56 +15 69
10 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 68 61 +7 69
11 Sheffield United 46 18 12 16 64 59 +5 66
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the season were announced.[32]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Gillingham 4–0 Sheffield United Gillingham
15:00 BST Norris  8'
Oshilaja  43'
Egan  82'
Dack  90'
Report Freeman  90+3' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Lee Collins
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Port Vale 1–1 Gillingham Burslem
15:00 BST Purkiss  29'
Dodds  35'
Report Dack  17'
Oshilaja  25'
Jackson  28'
Garmston  31'
Houghton  54'
Dack  67'
Egan  75'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Fred Graham
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Bradford City 1–2 Gillingham Bradford
19:45 BST Hanson  7' Report Norris  51'
Hanson  71'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,496
Referee: Darren Handley
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Gillingham 2–0 Wigan Athletic Gillingham
15:00 BST Dack  37', 82' (pen.) Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,692
Referee: Iain Williamson
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Peterborough United 1–1 Gillingham Peterborough
15:00 BST Taylor  90' Report Oshilaja  85' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Keith Stroud
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Gillingham 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Gillingham
15:00 BST Hessenthaler  66' Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,685
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Gillingham 2–1 Blackpool Gillingham
15:00 BST Loft  17'
Dack  81'
Report Jackson  51' (o.g.) Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Gary Sutton
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Colchester United 2–1 Gillingham Colchester
15:00 BST Massey  4'
Harriott  29'
Report Norris  7' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Charles Breakspear
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Barnsley 2–0 Gillingham Barnsley
15:00 BST Pearson  18'
Winnall  45'
Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,354
Referee: Darren Deadman
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Gillingham 5–1 Fleetwood Town Gillingham
19:45 BST Donnelly  18', 34'
Houghton  28'
Egan  31'
McDonald  87'
Report Grant  12'
Jónsson  81'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,231
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 October 2015 11 Gillingham 3–3 Oldham Athletic Gillingham
15:00 BST Donnelly  8'  33'
Hessenthaler  57'
Report Dickenson  28' (o.g.)
Poleon  36'
Higdon  55'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,157
Referee: James Adcock
10 October 2015 12 Chesterfield 1–3 Gillingham Chesterfield
15:00 BST Simons  35' Report Egan  26'
Donnelly  54'
Lennon  72'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 6,026
Referee: Nick Kinseley
17 October 2015 13 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Gillingham Crewe
15:00 BST Report Donnelly  90+2' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,924
Referee: David Webb
20 October 2015 14 Gillingham 2–1 Scunthorpe United Gillingham
19:45 BST Dickenson  59'
Wright  81'
Lennon  90+2'
Report Laird  53' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,823
Referee: Lee Swabey
24 October 2015 15 Gillingham 1–1 Southend United Gillingham
15:00 BST Loft  89' Report McLaughlin  11' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,981
Referee: Ben Toner
31 October 2015 16 Walsall 3–2 Gillingham Walsall
15:00 GMT Morris  37'
Lalkovič  38'
Demetriou  90+1'
Report McDonald  12'
Dack  32' (pen.)
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,663
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 November 2015 17 Gillingham 3–1 Bury Gillingham
15:00 GMT Samuel  6'
Egan  10'
Osadebe  87'
Report Clarke  4' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 November 2015 18 Coventry City 4–1 Gillingham Coventry
15:00 GMT Murphy  34'  41'  44'
Tuner  37'
Report Dack  63' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,604
Referee: Mark Brown
24 November 2015 19 Gillingham 2–0 Rochdale Gillingham
19:45 GMT Dack  7'
Oshilaja  80'
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,088
Referee: Stuart Attwell
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Gillingham Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Oshilaja  31' (o.g.)
Collins  70'
Report McDonald  37'
Jackson  59'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,959
Referee: Kevin Wright
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Gillingham 0–3 Burton Albion Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report McCrory  59'
Akins  90'
O'Connor  90+6'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,230
Referee: Andy Woolmer
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Millwall 0–3 Gillingham Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Archer  25' Report Samuel  20', 89'
Dack  63' (pen.)
Stadium: New Den
Attendance: 12,032
Referee: Darren Handley
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 Swindon Town 1–3 Gillingham Swindon
15:00 GMT Obika  25'
Branco  44'  84'
Kasim  90'
Barry  90+'
Report Hessenthaler  16',  35'
Dack  19',  65'
Oshilaja  64'
Jackson  65',  69'
Stadium: County Ground (Swindon)
Attendance: 9,228
Referee: Fred Graham
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Gillingham 1–0 Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Samuel  70'
Garmston  79'
Report Massey  57'
Briggs  90+3'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,109
Referee: Iain Williamson
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25 Gillingham 3–0 Bradford City Gillingham
15:00 GMT Dack  4'
Donnelly  11'
Loft  89'
Report Clarke  90+6' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,446
Referee: Paul Gibbs
7 January 2016 (2016-01-07) 26 Wigan Athletic 3–2 Gillingham Wigan
19:45 GMT Jacobs  60'
Grigg  64'
Power  67',  90+1'
Morgan  90+6'
Report Samuel  24'
Donnelly  53'
McGlashan  90+3'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 7,923
Referee: Scott Duncan
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Gillingham Doncaster
15:00 GMT Stewart  75'
Williams  88'
Report Donnelly  9', 47'
Samuel  72'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Nigel Miller
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28 Gillingham 2–1 Peterborough United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Egan  24'
Norris  49',  84'
Dack  65'
Report Smith  22'
Oztumer  25'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,449
Referee: James Adcock
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 29 Blackpool 1–0 Gillingham Blackpool
15:00 GMT Redshaw  45' (pen.)
Cullen  66'
Norris  75'
Report Morris  44'
Ehmer  53'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,828
Referee: Andy Madley
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30 Gillingham 0–0 Swindon Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report Kasim  68' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,398
Referee: Andy Woolmer
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31 Gillingham 2–1 Barnsley Gillingham
15:00 GMT Samuel  25'
Donnelly  44'
Dack  63'
Report Hourihane  62' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: Darren Bond
20 February 2016 32 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Gillingham Oldham
15:00 GMT Dieng  57'
Kelly  61'
Palmer  61'
Forte  73'
Report Loft  16',  59' Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
Attendance: 3,874
Referee: David Coote
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33 Gillingham 1–2 Chesterfield Gillingham
15:00 GMT Ehmer  13'
Jackson  26'
Osadebe  80'
Report Dimaio  36'
Ebanks-Blake  36'
Novak  45+3'
O'Shea  90+3'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,012
Referee: Kevin Johnson
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01) 34 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Gillingham Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Burns  3'
Ameobi  9'
Hunter  70'
Report Norris  36'
List  90'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,133
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Gillingham Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT O'Brien  59'
Ness  90+2'
Report Morris  40'
Hessenthaler  87'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,355
Referee: Darren Deadman
December 03 (03-12) 36 Gillingham 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
15:00 GMT Samuel  12'
El-Abd  38'
Guthrie  61' (o.g.)
Wright  90+2'
Report Nugent  67' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,656
Referee: Keith Hill
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37 Southend United 1–1 Gillingham Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Wordsworth  21'
Coker  33'
Report Crofts  31'
Oshilaja  45'
Norris  53'
McGlashan  77'
Ehmer  87'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,135
Referee: Dean Whitestone
28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 38 Bury 0–1 Gillingham Bury
15:00 BST Clarke  81' Report Norris  27',  57'
Oshilaja  79'
Wright  90+4'
El-Abd  90+9'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,907
Referee: Oliver Langford
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39 Gillingham 0–0 Coventry City Gillingham
15:00 BST Nelson  90+1' Report Bigirimana  90' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Chris Sarginson
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 40 Sheffield United 0–0 Gillingham Sheffield
15:00 BST Edgar  26'
Sharp  80'
Report Ehmer  19'
Wright  45+1'
Dickenson  52'
Oshilaja  81'
Norris  88'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,152
Referee: Rob Lewis
12 April 2016 (2016-04-12) 41 Gillingham 1–2 Walsall Gillingham
19:45 BST Norris  90+5'
Dickenson  90+7'
Report Chambers  47'
Lalkovič  68'
Hiwula  77'
Demetriou  90+6'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,246
Referee: Stuart Attwell
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Gillingham 0–2 Port Vale Gillingham
15:00 BST Jackson  45+3'
Donnelly  58'
Dack  62'
Ehmer  82'
Morris  90+7'
Report Leitch-Smith  19'
Dickinson  21'
O'Connor  45+1'
Alnwick  75'
Grant  90+5'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: Ross Joyce
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Rochdale 1–1 Gillingham Rochdale
19:45 BST Camps  45'
Rose  56'
Report Egan  77'
Hessenthaler  80'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,385
Referee: Kevin Wright
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Gillingham 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Morris  35'
McDonald  45+3'
Hessenthaler  61'
Report Kaikai  16'
Whitbread  33'
Wesolowski  44'
Mangan  56'
Akpa Akro  81',  90+4'
Hendry  90'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,906
Referee: Lee Swabey
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Burton Albion 2–1 Gillingham Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Akins  44'
Beavon  68'
Naylor  90+2'
Report McDonald  49'
Ehmer  75'
Loft  82'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,388
Referee: Tony Harrington
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 46 Gillingham 1–2 Millwall Gillingham
12:30 BST Dack  79'
Egan  90+2'
Report O'Brien  55'
Romeo  86'
Archer  90+2'
Taylor  90+5'
Gregory  90+8' (pen.)
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 9,375
Referee: Paul Tierney

League Cup

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Gillingham Plymouth
19:45 BST Tanner  78' Report Dack  85'
Hessenthaler  87'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,120
Referee: Kevin Johnson
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Birmingham City 2–0 Gillingham Birmingham
19:45 BST Thomas  35', 72' Report Stadium: St Andrew's

Football League Trophy

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round Gillingham 2–1 Luton Town Gillingham
19:45 BST Ehmer  65'
Dack  83'
Summary McGeehan  41' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,428
10 November 2015 Southern QF Gillingham 1–1
(4 - 5 p)
Yeovil Town Gillingham
19:15 BST Garmston  43' Summary Cornick  13' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,832

FA Cup

7 November 2015 1st Round Stevenage 3–0 Gillingham Stevenage
15:00 Schumacher  13'
Whelpdale  29'
Gnanduillet  90+2'
Report Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 1,619

Kent Senior Cup

16 November 2015 Second round Dartford 2–1 Gillingham Dartford
19:45 BST Wynter
Jack Simmons
Report Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 341

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