2020–21 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Gillingham's 128th season in their history and the eighth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Gillingham
2020–21 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerSteve Evans
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
League One14th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jordan Graham (5)

All:
Jordan Graham
Vadaine Oliver
Dominic Samuel
(6 each)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
31 July 2020RBRyan Jackson Colchester UnitedFree transfer[1]
5 August 2020CFVadaine Oliver Northampton TownFree transfer[2]
10 August 2020CMJacob Mellis Bolton WanderersFree transfer[3]
12 August 2020LWJordan Graham Wolverhampton WanderersFree transfer[4]
14 August 2020RMAlex MacDonald Mansfield TownFree transfer[5]
17 August 2020CMKyle Dempsey Fleetwood TownFree transfer[6]
21 August 2020CBRobbie McKenzie Hull CityFree transfer[7]
26 August 2020CBChristian Maghoma Free agentN/A[8]
21 September 2020CFDominic Samuel Blackburn RoversFree transfer[9]
20 January 2020LWTyreke Johnson SouthamptonUndisclosed[10]
29 January 2021GKSacha Bastien StevenageFree transfer[11]

Loans in

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
10 August 2020CBZech Medley ArsenalEnd of season[12]
13 August 2020AMTrae Coyle ArsenalEnd of season[13]
10 September 2020DMScott Robertson Celtic30 January 2021[14][15]
17 September 2020DMJosh Eccles Coventry City6 January 2021[16][17]
28 September 2020CBDeclan Drysdale Coventry City12 January 2021[18][19]
29 September 2020DMThomas O'Connor SouthamptonEnd of season[20]
30 October 2020GKJoe Lumley Queens Park Rangers6 November 2020[21]
8 January 2021LWTyreke Johnson Southampton20 January 2021[22][23]
14 January 2021CMCallum Slattery SouthamptonEnd of season[24]
15 January 2021CMOlly Lee Heart of MidlothianEnd of season[25]
25 January 2021CBRobbie Cundy Bristol CityEnd of season[26]
1 February 2021DMJames Morton Bristol CityEnd of season[27]

Loans out

Date from Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref.
10 August 2020RBLee Hodson Hamilton Academical30 June 2021[28]
15 September 2020MFToby Bancroft Margate[29]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020AMBen Allen BromleyReleased[30][31]
1 July 2020DMTJ Bramble Dover AthleticReleased[32][33]
1 July 2020CMMark Byrne ShelbourneReleased[34][35]
1 July 2020RMRegan Charles-Cook Ross CountyFree transfer[36]
1 July 2020DMOusseynou Cissé Leyton OrientReleased[34][37]
1 July 2020FWJay Hards Whitstable TownReleased[30][38]
1 July 2020MFTommy Lamb Eckerd TritonsReleased[30][39]
1 July 2020MFHarry Laing Eckerd TritonsReleased[30][40]
1 July 2020LMBen Pringle MorecambeReleased[34][41]
21 July 2020CBMax Ehmer Bristol RoversFree transfer[42]
1 August 2020CFMikael Mandron Crewe AlexandraFree transfer[43]
6 August 2020RBBarry Fuller Dorking WanderersMutual consent[44][45]
10 September 2020CFBrandon Hanlan Bristol RoversFree transfer[46]
28 January 2021GKJoe Walsh Queens Park RangersUndisclosed[47]
1 February 2021CMJacob Mellis Southend UnitedUndisclosed[48]

Pre-season

18 August 2020 Friendly Watford XI 1–3 Gillingham St Albans
14:00 BST  14' Report Graham  2'
Willock  34'
Akinde  44'
Stadium: Watford Training Ground
Attendance: 0
22 August 2020 Friendly Reading 2–1 Gillingham Reading
13:30 BST João  22'
Rinomhota  23'
Report Akinde  25' (pen.) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
25 August 2020 Friendly Gillingham 0–0 Cambridge United Gillingham
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Friendly Leyton Orient 1–0 Gillingham Leyton
13:00 BST Johnson  89' Report Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Crewe Alexandra 27 11 7 9 36 33 +3 40
10 Oxford United 23 11 4 8 37 30 +7 37
11 Ipswich Town 23 11 3 9 27 25 +2 36
12 Blackpool 23 10 4 9 28 24 +4 34
13 Gillingham 26 10 4 12 32 35 3 34
14 Plymouth Argyle 25 9 7 9 35 41 6 34
15 Fleetwood Town 25 8 7 10 29 23 +6 31
16 Milton Keynes Dons 25 8 7 10 31 30 +1 31
17 Shrewsbury Town 23 6 9 8 23 27 4 27
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 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[49]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 10 4 12 32 35  −3 34 5 2 7 16 20  −4 5 2 5 16 15  +1

Last updated: 5 February 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAAHAHHAH
ResultLWWDWLLLLLWDWWWLLWLLLWDWDL
Position2114764812141617131513121112131313141412131212
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[50]

12 September 2020 1 Gillingham 0–2 Hull City Gillingham
15:00 BST Robertson  73'
O'Keefe  73'
Ogilvie  82'
Report Lewis-Potter  3'
Honeyman  73'
Magennis  82'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
19 September 2020 2 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Gillingham Wigan
15:00 BST Fox  13'
Garner  21'
Naismith  64'
Cameron  89'
Report Graham  22', 30'
Eccles  34'
Coyle  62'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
26 September 2020 3 Gillingham 2–0 Blackpool Gillingham
15:00 BST Samuel  4', 49' Report Kaikai  75'
Robson  81'
Ekpiteta  84'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Gillingham Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Walker  12'
Pierre  56'
Norburn  75'
Report Drysdale  73'
Graham  90+4'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
10 October 2020 5 Gillingham 3–1 Oxford United Gillingham
13:00 BST Oliver  18'
Mellis  22'
Drysdale  24'
Graham  63'  70'
Report Agyei  48' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
17 October 2020 6 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Gillingham Denbigh
13:00 BST Jerome  19'
Thompson  33'
Morris  47'
Williams  56'
Kasumu  84'
Report Robertson  56' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
20 October 2020 7 Gillingham 0–2 Portsmouth Gillingham
18:30 BST Maghoma  90+1' Report Marquis  15'  90+1'
Jacobs  17'
Johnson  29'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
24 October 2020 8 Gillingham 0–2 Fleetwood Town Gillingham
13:00 BST Ogilvie  17'  83'
Akinde  41'
Samuel  70'
Graham  90+4'
Report Madden  66'
Matete  87'
Evans  90+3'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
27 October 2020 9 Ipswich Town 1–0 Gillingham Ipswich
19:00 GMT Dozzell  57'
Bishop  86'  88'
Report MacDonald  27' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
31 October 2020 10 Gillingham 0–2 Sunderland Gillingham
13:00 GMT Jackson  40'
Graham 59'
MacDonald  61'
Report Gooch  23'  90+4'
Maguire  84' (pen.)
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
3 November 2020 11 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Gillingham Crewe
19:00 GMT Offord  12'
Ng  76'
Mandron  83'
Report Akinde  58' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 November 2020 12 Gillingham 1–1 Charlton Athletic Gillingham
13:00 GMT Oliver  66'
Graham  73'
Dempsey  84'
Samuel  85'
McKenzie  90+4'
Report Maddison  30'
Washington 39'
Gilbey  81'
Aneke  82'
Maatsen  90+1'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
24 November 2020 13 Gillingham 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Gillingham
18:00 GMT Dempsey  3'
Samuel  57'
Report Heneghan  28' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
2 December 2020 14 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Gillingham Horfield
19:00 GMT Report Oliver  26', 74' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
5 December 2020 15 Gillingham 2–0 Swindon Town Gillinham
13:00 GMT Robertson  12'
Oliver  17'
McKenzie  63'
Coyle  80'
Report Payne  25'
Odimayo  42'
Conroy  53'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
12 December 2020 16 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Gillingham Doncaster
15:00 GMT James  29'
Halliday  53'
Smith  86'
Report Dempsey  51' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
15 December 2020 17 Gillingham 0–2 Accrington Stanley Gillingham
17:30 GMT O'Connor  73' Report Bishop  44'
Charles  64'
Butcher  90'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
19 December 2020 18 Rochdale 1–4 Gillingham Rochdale
13:00 GMT O'Connell  90+2'  90+4' Report McKenzie  9'
Akinde  21', 47' (pen.)
Ogilvie  45+1'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
29 December 2020 19 Northampton Town 3–1 Gillingham Northampton
19:45 GMT Hoskins  31' (pen.)
Rose  35'
Sheehan  47'
McWilliams  82'
Ashley-Seal  84'
Report Dempsey  45' Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 January 2021 20 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Gillingham Plymouth
15:00 GMT Jephcott  33'
Nouble  86'
Report Jackson  68'
Drysdale  88'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
9 January 2021 21 Gillingham 0–1 Burton Albion Gillingham
14:00 GMT Report Carter  33' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
16 January 2021 22 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Gillingham Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes  45'
Nottingham  62'
Report Dempsey  45+1'
Jackson  80'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 January 2021 23 Gilligham 2–2 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 GMT Oliver  43',  64'
Akinde  90+2'
Report Lund  11'
Keohane  69', 75'
Baah  85'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
26 January 2021 24 Gillingham 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
18:00 GMT Graham  11' (pen.)
Lee  38', 62'
Dempsey  45'
Oliver  46'
Cundy  67'
Akinde  90+3'
Report Porter  80'
Johnson  90+4'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
30 January 2021 25 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham Sunderland
13:00 GMT McGeady  6'
Leadbitter 43'  43'
Report MacDonald  28'
Slattery  87'
Graham  90'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
5 February 2021 26 Gillingham 0–3 Lincoln City Gillingham
18:00 GMT Slattery  40'
Oliver  41'
Akinde  78'
Ogilvie  90+9'

Steve Evans
Report McGrandles  14', 64'
Grant  43',  59' (pen.)
Bridcutt  76'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[51] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Gillingham 3–2 Woking Gillingham
15:00 GMT Graham  9'
Samuel  59', 68'
Oliver  79'
Report Kretzschmar  23'  70'
Davison  53'  56'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
28 November 2020 Second round Gillingham 2–3 Exeter City Gillingham
13:00 GMT Oliver  21'
Samuel  80'
Report Law  29'
Atangana  33'
Randall  35', 40'
Sparkes  76'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[53] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[54]

5 September 2020 First round Gillingham 1–0 Southend United Gillingham
13:00 BST Ogilvie  27'
Jackson  40'  58'
O'Keefe  60'
Report Hobson  25'
White  47'
Hutchinson  56'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
15 September 2020 Second round Gillingham 1–1
(5–4 p)
Coventry City Gillingham
18:00 BST Robertson  47'
Graham  90+4' (pen.)
Report Bapaga  22'
Bakayoko  42'
Biamou  61'
Mason  81'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
Penalties
Ogilvie
Graham
Robertson
Mellis
Coyle
Walker
Biamou
Sheaf
Rose
Eccles
23 September 2020 Third round Stoke City 1–0 Gillingham Stoke-on-Trent
19:00 BST Campbell  37'
McClean  90'
Report Maghoma  90'
Jackson  90'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[55] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[56]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Arsenal U21 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 1 1 3 4 1 4
3 L2 Crawley Town 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 L1 Ipswich Town 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 1 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Gillingham 2–1 Crawley Town Gillingham
17:30 BST Coyle  40'
Oliver  50'
Woods  66'
Report McNerney  75'
Ferguson  78'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
6 October 2020 Group stage Ipswich Town 2–0 Gillingham Ipswich
19:00 BST Dobra  57'
Folami  68'
Gibbs  83'
Report Maghoma  53'
Akinde  56'
Eccles  89'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
10 November 2020 Group stage Gillingham 1–1
(2–4 p)
Arsenal U21 Gillingham
19:00 GMT Eccles  36'
Coyle  56'
Report Cîrjan  6'
López  43'
Saliba  75'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Coyle
Samuel
McKenzie
Eccles
Balogun
Moller
Cottrell
Cîrjan
8 December 2020 Second round Cambridge United 2–0 Gillingham Cambridge
19:45 GMT Mullin  67' (pen.)
Hannant  79'
Report Woods  37' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 724
Referee: David Rock

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