# 2023–24 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 131st season in the history of Gillingham and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

## Current squad

    As of 23 March 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Glenn Morris | GK | Woolwich | (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 40) | Crawley Town | 12 January 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 25 | Jake Turner | GK | Wilmslow | (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) | Newcastle United | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 33 | Taite Holtam | GK | | | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Max Clark | LB | Kingston upon Hull | (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 28) | Stevenage | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 4 | Conor Masterson | CB | Celbridge | (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 26) | Queens Park Rangers | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 5 | Max Ehmer | CB | Frankfurt | (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32) | Bristol Rovers | 1 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 13 | Scott Malone | LB | Rowley Regis | (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33) | Millwall | 24 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 14 | Robbie McKenzie | RB | Kingston upon Hull | (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 26) | Hull City | 21 August 2020 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 22 | Shadrach Ogie | CB | Limerick | (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 23) | Leyton Orient | 18 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 24 | Remeao Hutton | RB | Walsall | (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26) | Swindon Town | 17 January 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 35 | Alex Giles | CB | | (2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Shaun Williams | DM | Portmarnock | (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986 (age 38) | Portsmouth | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 7 | George Lapslie | CM | Waltham Forest | (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 27) | Mansfield Town | 14 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 8 | Jonny Williams | AM | Pembury | (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 31) | Swindon Town | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 11 | Dom Jefferies | CM | | (2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 22) | Brentford | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 17 | Jayden Clarke | CM | London | (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) | Dulwich Hamlet | 19 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 18 | Ethan Coleman | DM | Reading | (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24) | Leyton Orient | 19 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 38 | Timothée Dieng | DM | Grenoble | (1992-04-09) 9 April 1992 (age 32) | Exeter City | 11 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 41 | Stanley Skipper | MF | | (2005-09-29) 29 September 2005 (age 19) | Arsenal | 1 July 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Josh Andrews | CF | Solihull | (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 23) | Birmingham City | 1 February 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 10 | Ashley Nadesan | CF | Redhill | (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 30) | Crawley Town | 27 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 12 | Oliver Hawkins | CF | Ealing | (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) | Mansfield Town | 12 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 19 | Jorge Cabezas Hurtado | CF | Tumaco | (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 21) | Watford | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 23 | Connor Mahoney | RW | Blackburn | (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27) | Huddersfield Town | 25 August 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 29 | Joseph Gbode | CF | Southwark | (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 | Ronald Sithole | CF | | | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 36 | Kieron Agbedi | CF | | | Dover Athletic | 11 August 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 47 | Josh Walker | CF | London | (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 26) | Burton Albion | 25 January 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||
| | Nathan Harvey | GK | | (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 22) | Charlton Athletic | 3 September 2023 | Free Transfer | |
| 26 | Ike Orji | RB | | (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 21) | Chatham Town | 9 February 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 30 | Matthew MacArthur | LW | Sydney | (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) | Southampton | 1 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 32 | Josh Chambers | CM | London | (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 20) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 34 | Sam Gale | CM | | (2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 1 July 2021 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 45 | Macauley Bonne | CF | Ipswich | (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 29) | Charlton Athletic | 11 August 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | LB | Max Clark | Stevenage | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | CB | Conor Masterson | Queens Park Rangers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | AM | Jonny Williams | Swindon Town | Free Transfer |
| 18 July 2023 | CB | Shadrach Ogie | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2023 | LB | Scott Malone | Millwall | Free Transfer |
| 27 July 2023 | CF | Ashley Nadesan | Crawley Town | Undisclosed |
| 11 August 2023 | CF | Kieron Agbedi | Dover Athletic | Free Transfer |
| 11 August 2023 | CF | Macauley Bonne | Charlton Athletic | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | GK | Nathan Harvey | Charlton Athletic | Free Transfer |
| 17 January 2024 | RB | Remeao Hutton | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Josh Andrews | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Bailey Akehurst | Hastings United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Freddie Carter | Eastbourne Borough | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Will Dempsey | Folkestone Invicta | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RW | Jordan Green | Ramsgate | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RW | Scott Kashket | Sutton United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Julian Kuhr | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RM | Alex MacDonald | Stevenage | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Elliott Moore | Folkestone Invicta | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Stuart O'Keefe | Aldershot Town | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Lewis Page | Dagenham & Redbridge | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | AM | Ben Reeves | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | David Tutonda | Morecambe | Free Transfer |
| 1 August 2023 | RB | Will Wright | Crawley Town | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2024 | CF | Lewis Walker | Woking | Free Transfer |
| 29 January 2024 | RB | Cheye Alexander | Free agent | Mutual Consent |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Tom Nichols | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until |
| 25 August 2023 | RW | Connor Mahoney | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 25 January 2024 | CF | Josh Walker | Burton Albion | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Jorge Cabezas Hurtado | Watford | End of Season |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Until |
| 3 September 2023 | GK | Nathan Harvey | Lewes | End of Season |
| 29 September 2023 | CF | Lewis Walker | Woking | 1 January 2024 |
| 4 October 2023 | CF | Joseph Gbode | Maidstone United | 1 November 2023 |
| 11 November 2023 | CM | Josh Chambers | Welling United | 9 December 2023 |
| 21 November 2023 | DM | Sam Gale | Hastings United | 19 December 2023 |
| 2 December 2023 | CF | Joseph Gbode | Aveley | 22 February 2024 |
| 5 December 2023 | RB | Ike Orji | Welling United | 2 January 2024 |
| 9 December 2023 | CB | Alex Giles | Chatham Town | 6 January 2024 |
| 5 January 2024 | LW | Matthew Macarthur | Dartford | 3 February 2024 |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Macauley Bonne | Cambridge United | End of Season |
| 15 March 2024 | LW | Matthew Macarthur | Tonbridge Angels | End of Season |
| 16 March 2024 | RB | Ike Orji | Hemel Hempstead Town | End of Season |
| 22 March 2024 | CM | Josh Chambers | Worthing | End of Season |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, The Gills announced their first pre-season friendly, where an XI would travel to Tonbridge Angels. A day later, a second fixture was confirmed, against Dover Athletic. A third fixture was added in June, against Dartford. On June 5, a further fixture was announced, against Dagenham & Redbridge. A day later, a visit from Charlton Athletic was also added to the schedule. A seventh friendly, against Millwall was later announced. On 30 June, the club announced their full schedule, which included one final friendly which was a behind closed doors game against Cambridge United on 25 July.
Also confirmed by the club was a pre-season tour to Como in Italy for a five-day warm weather training camp.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | Matchday 1 | 12th | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 039.13 |
| FA Cup | First round | Third round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | 54 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 72 | −14 | 040.74 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024 Source: Soccerway

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Bradford City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 69 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 65 |
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 73 | −4 | 65 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 64 |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 63 |
| 14 | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 89 | 86 | +3 | 61 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 58 |
* ↑ On 11 April 2024, Morecambe were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2023–24 season.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

The Gills were drawn away to Hereford in the first round, at home to either Charlton Athletic or Cray Valley Paper Mills in the second round, and at home to Sheffield United in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Gillingham were drawn at home to Southampton in the first round, and away to Luton Town in the second round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Gillingham were drawn into Southern Group E along with Leyton Orient, Portsmouth and Fulham U21.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Fulham U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures