# 2022–23 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 130th season in the existence of Gillingham Football Club and the club's first season back in League Two since the 2012–13 season following their relegation from League One the season before. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 22 June 2022 | CM | Dom Jefferies | Brentford | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RW | Scott Kashket | Crewe Alexandra | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Jake Turner | Newcastle United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | DM | Shaun Williams | Portsmouth | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RB | Will Wright | Dagenham & Redbridge | Free Transfer |
| 11 July 2022 | CF | Mikael Mandron | Crewe Alexandra | Free Transfer |
| 15 July 2022 | RB | Cheye Alexander | AFC Wimbledon | Free Transfer |
| 15 July 2022 | RW | Jordan Green | Dulwich Hamlet | Free Transfer |
| 29 July 2022 | CF | Lewis Walker | Athletic Carpi | Free Transfer |
| 1 September 2022 | RB | Robbie McKenzie | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 23 November 2022 | LW | Callum Harriott | Free Agent | — |
| 1 January 2023 | CF | Tom Nichols | Crawley Town | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2023 | DM | Timothée Dieng | Exeter City | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2023 | CF | Oliver Hawkins | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2023 | GK | Glenn Morris | Crawley Town | Free Transfer |
| 14 January 2023 | CM | George Lapslie | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2023 | MF | Jayden Clarke | Dulwich Hamlet | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2023 | DM | Ethan Coleman | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 9 February 2023 | DF | Ike Orji | Chatham Town | Undisclosed |
| 2 March 2023 | LB | Lewis Page | Mansfield Town | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on June 22 once the players return.
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Crewe Alexandra contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Newcastle United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 10 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Portsmouth contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Dagenham & Redbridge contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 28 December, and would become official on 1 January, once the transfer window re-opens

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 27 June 2022 | CM | Henry Woods | Maidstone United | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Mustapha Carayol | Burton Albion | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Aaron Chapman | Stevenage | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Tommy Crump | Harlow Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Ryan Jackson | Cheltenham Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Harvey Lintott | Northampton Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Danny Lloyd | Rochdale | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Christian Maghoma | Eastleigh | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Vadaine Oliver | Bradford City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Gerald Sithole | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Ben Thompson | Peterborough United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Jack Tucker | Milton Keynes Dons | Compensation |
| 13 January 2023 | CF | Mikael Mandron | Motherwell | Mutual Consent |
| 22 February 2023 | CM | Olly Lee | Retired | Retired |
| 28 February 2023 | LW | Callum Harriott | Yeovil Town | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at the club expired

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 28 June 2022 | GK | Ashley Maynard-Brewer | Charlton Athletic | 17 November 2022 |
| 8 July 2022 | CB | Elkan Baggott | Ipswich Town | 19 January 2023 |
| 18 July 2022 | LB | Ryan Law | Plymouth Argyle | 9 January 2023 |
| 29 July 2022 | GK | Glenn Morris | Crawley Town | 31 December 2022 |
| 15 August 2022 | RW | Hakeeb Adelakun | Lincoln City | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Haji Mnoga | Portsmouth | 17 January 2023 |
| 26 January 2023 | CB | Conor Masterson | Queens Park Rangers | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Tristan Abrahams | Eastleigh | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | LW | Aiden O'Brien | Shrewsbury Town | End of Season |
* ↑ On 17 November, Maynard-Brewer was recalled back from his parent club, Charlton.
* ↑ On 19 January, Baggott was recalled back to Ipswich
* ↑ On 9 January, Law was recalled back to Plymouth
* ↑ On 17 January, Mnoga returned to Portsmouth to move elsewhere

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 26 August 2022 | MF | Joseph Gbode | Hastings United | Short-term |
| 7 September 2022 | MF | Sam Gale | Sheppey United | Short-term |
| 25 September 2022 | CB | Freddie Carter | Cray Wanderers | End of Season |
| 6 November 2022 | CM | Josh Chambers | Worthing | 20 April 2023 |
| 15 November 2022 | CB | Alex Giles | Sheppey United | Short-term |
| 24 December 2022 | MF | Matty Macarthur | Margate | 21 March 2023 |
| 19 January 2023 | MF | Julian Kuhr | Lordswood | End of Season |
| 9 February 2023 | DF | Ike Orji | Chatham Town | End of Season |
| 3 March 2023 | DF | Will Dempsey | Lordswood | End of Season |
| 23 March 2023 | MF | Matty Macarthur | Sheppey United | Short-term |

## Pre-season and friendlies

The Gills announced their first pre-season friendly with a trip to Folkestone Invicta on 2 July. A week later, the club announced two further fixtures to their schedule with a trip to Dover Athletic and a visit from Portsmouth to Priestfield Stadium. A trip to Deal Town was confirmed shortly afterwards. A Gills XI was soon announced to have a trip to Chatham Town and a trip to Ramsgate, the latter on the same date as the Portsmouth friendly. A seventh friendly, against Southend United was confirmed on 1 June. On July 13, the Gills added another addition to the schedule with Crystal Palace visiting the Priestfield Stadium.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | 30 July 2022 | 6 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 030.43 |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 7 January 2023 | First round | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 040.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 20 December 2022 | First round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 025.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 31 August 2022 | 11 October 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 031.03 |
Last updated: 8 May 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 58 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 57 |
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 55 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 55 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 55 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 52 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 20 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

Gillingham were drawn away to AFC Fylde in the first round, to Dagenham & Redbridge in the second round and at home to Leicester City in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Gills were drawn away to AFC Wimbledon in the first round and at home to Exeter City in the second round. An away tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers was drawn for the fourth round.

### EFL Trophy

On 21 June, the initial group stage draw was made, grouping Gillingham with Charlton Athletic and Colchester United. Three days later, Brighton & Hove Albion U21s joined Southern Group A.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures