# 2019–20 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Gillingham's 127th in their existence and seventh consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club are also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 23 May 2019 | DF | Connor Ogilvie | Tottenham Hotspur | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Jack Bonham | Brentford | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | DM | Ousseynou Cissé | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Lee Hodson | Rangers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Stuart O'Keefe | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Matty Willock | Manchester United | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2019 | LW | Mark Marshall | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2019 | CF | Mikael Mandron | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 4 September 2019 | LM | Ben Pringle | Preston North End | Free transfer |
| 24 January 2020 | CF | John Akinde | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Mikael Ndjoli | Bournemouth | 8 January 2020 |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | Nathan Thomas | Sheffield United | 24 July 2019 |
| 2 July 2019 | CB | Alfie Jones | Southampton | 30 June 2020 |
| 26 July 2019 | CF | Alex Jakubiak | Watford | 31 January 2020 |
| 29 August 2019 | DM | Thomas O'Connor | Southampton | 30 June 2020 |
| 29 August 2019 | CM | Olly Lee | Heart of Midlothian | 30 June 2020 |
| 9 January 2020 | LM | Jordan Roberts | Ipswich Town | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | LW | Jordan Graham | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| August 2019 | FW | Roman Campbell | Sittingbourne | September 2019 |
| 5 October 2019 | FW | Roman Campbell | Enfield Town | November 2019 |
| 9 October 2019 | MF | Henry Woods | Concord Rangers | November 2019 |
| 4 December 2019 | MF | Henry Woods | Concord Rangers | January 2020 |
| 6 December 2019 | FW | Roman Campbell | Ramsgate | January 2020 |
| 23 December 2019 | RB | Jimmy Witt | Sittingbourne | February 2020 |
| 23 December 2019 | MF | Jay Hards | Sittingbourne | February 2020 |
| 1 January 2020 | FW | Roman Campbell | Margate | February 2020 |
| 17 January 2020 | DM | Ousseynou Cissé | Leyton Orient | 30 June 2020 |
| 30 January 2020 | RB | Lee Hodson | St Mirren | 30 June 2020 |
| 22 February 2020 | DM | TJ Bramble | Sittingbourne | March 2020 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Jude Arthurs | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Billy Bingham | Bromley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Louie Catherall | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Ben Chapman | Dulwich Hamlet | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Tom Hadler | Eastbourne Borough | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Tomáš Holý | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Ryan Huckle | Faversham Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Alex Lacey | Notts County | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Charles Noyelle | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Luke O'Neill | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | George Sheminant | Chatham Town | Free transfer |
| 10 July 2019 | CF | Tom Eaves | Hull City | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2019 | CM | Dean Parrett | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2019 | CM | Callum Reilly | AFC Wimbledon | Mutual consent |
| 16 August 2019 | CM | Josh Rees | Bromley | Mutual consent |
| 21 August 2019 | CM | Darren Oldaker | Billericay Town | Mutual consent |
| 31 August 2019 | CF | Elliott List | Stevenage | Undisclosed |
| 2 September 2019 | CB | Gabriel Zakuani | Swindon Town | Mutual consent |
| 2 September 2019 | MF | Bradley Stevenson | Herne Bay | Mutual consent |
| 2 September 2019 | MF | Miquel Scarlett | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 23 January 2020 | RW | Mark Marshall | Northampton Town | Released |
| 30 January 2020 | CF | Roman Campbell | Sittingbourne | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2020 | LB | Bradley Garmston | Grimsby Town | Mutual consent |

## Pre-season

The Gills announced their pre-season programme on 18 June 2019.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 60 | 1.71 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 59 | 1.69 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 59 | 1.64 | |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 54 | 1.59 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 51 | 1.46 | |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 52 | 1.44 | |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 1.37 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 45 | 1.29 | |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 45 | 1.29 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 March 2020. Source: BBC

#### Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.

### EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
| 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 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |