# 2018–19 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Gillingham's 126th season in their existence and sixth consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Regan Charles-Cook | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Dean Parrett | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Josh Rees | Bromley | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2018 | RB | Barry Fuller | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2018 | CF | Brandon Hanlan | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 3 July 2018 | CM | Callum Reilly | Bury | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Greg Cundle | Kingstonian | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Jake Hessenthaler | Grimsby Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | AM | Lee Martin | Exeter City | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | AM | Franck Moussa | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Aaron Morris | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Rhys Murphy | Chelmsford City | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Ben Nugent | Stevenage | Rejected contract |
| 1 July 2018 | RM | Scott Wagstaff | AFC Wimbledon | Released |
| 12 October 2018 | CB | Finn O'Mara | Folkestone Invicta | Free transfer |
| 17 January 2019 | CF | Conor Wilkinson | Dagenham & Redbridge | Mutual consent |
| 31 January 2019 | LW | Navid Nasseri | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | Josh Parker | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2019 | FW | Leroy Hlabi | Free agent | Released |
| 12 February 2019 | CF | Liam Nash | Cork City | Free transfer |
| 28 February 2019 | RW | Noel Mbo | Helsingborg | Mutual consent |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | Connor Ogilvie | Gillingham | 31 May 2019 |
| 30 January 2019 | LM | Billy King | Dundee United | 30 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | SS | Graham Burke | Preston North End | 4 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | Tahvon Campbell | Forest Green Rovers | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | LW | Ricky Holmes | Sheffield United | 4 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CM | Leonardo Lopes | Wigan Athletic | 31 May 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 17 August 2018 | GK | Louie Catherall | Herne Bay | September 2018 |
| 7 September 2018 | CF | Liam Nash | Dulwich Hamlet | 12 October 2018 |
| 22 October 2018 | CF | Liam Nash | Concord Rangers | November 2018 |
| 1 November 2018 | DF | Ryan Huckle | Dover Athletic | 1 December 2018 |
| 1 November 2018 | CF | Conor Wilkinson | Dagenham & Redbridge | 7 January 2019 |
| 23 November 2018 | CM | Ben Chapman | Faversham Town | December 2018 |
| 30 November 2018 | DF | Danny Divine | Sittingbourne | 31 December 2018 |
| 30 November 2018 | DF | Jack Tucker | Hastings United | 31 December 2018 |
| 30 November 2018 | MF | Henry Woods | Sittingbourne | 31 December 2018 |
| 7 December 2018 | GK | Louie Catherall | Faversham Town | 5 January 2019 |
| 7 December 2018 | CF | Leroy Hlabi | Canterbury City | January 2019 |
| 7 December 2018 | CB | Ryan Huckle | Faversham Town | 5 January 2019 |
| 18 January 2019 | DM | Bradley Stevenson | Margate | 17 February 2019 |
| 22 March 2019 | DM | Bradley Stevenson | Hastings United | 4 May 2019 |
| 22 March 2019 | DF | Jack Tucker | Hastings United | 4 May 2019 |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

In May 2018, friendlies with Folkestone Invicta, Faversham Town, Margate, Tonbridge Angels and Eastleigh were announced.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 61 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 60 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 55 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 55 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 54 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2019. Source: BBC

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the season were announced.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |