# 2016–17 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Gillingham's 124th season in their existence and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Mark Byrne | Newport County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LM | Billy Knott | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2016 | CAM | Lee Martin | Millwall | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2016 | RM | Scott Wagstaff | Bristol City | Free transfer |
| 21 July 2016 | LB | Paul Konchesky | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 12 August 2016 | CM | Jamie O'Hara | Fulham | Free transfer |
| 3 October 2016 | DM | Chris Herd | Perth Glory | Free transfer |
| 3 October 2016 | CF | Frank Nouble | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2017 | GK | Tomáš Holý | Sparta Prague | Free transfer |
| 28 January 2017 | RW | Josh Parker | Wealdstone | Free transfer |
| 2 February 2017 | CB | Bondz N'Gala | Eastleigh | Free transfer |
| 21 February 2017 | CM | Ollie Muldoon | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 23 February 2017 | CB | Zesh Rehman | Pahang FA | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Ben Dickenson | Colchester United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | John Egan | Brentford | Compensation |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Doug Loft | Colchester United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RM | Jermaine McGlashan | Southend United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Glenn Morris | Crawley Town | Released |
| 8 July 2016 | DM | Josh Hare | Eastbourne Borough | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2016 | MF | Michael Freiter | East Thurrock United | Free transfer |
| 6 August 2016 | CF | Luke Norris | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2017 | CF | Frank Nouble | Southend United | Free transfer |
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* ↑ Following Loft's release, he signed for Colchester United.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000032-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following McGlashan's release, he signed for Southend United.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000036-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Morris' release, he signed for Crawley Town.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000038-QINU`"'

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 6 July 2016 | CB | Deji Oshilaja | Cardiff City | End of Season |
| 7 July 2016 | CF | Joe Quigley | AFC Bournemouth | 31 January 2017 |
| 5 August 2016 | CF | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | Queens Park Rangers | End of Season |
| 8 August 2016 | CB | Josh Pask | West Ham United | End of Season |
| 26 August 2016 | GK | Jonathan Bond | Reading | 7 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | CB | Baily Cargill | AFC Bournemouth | 3 January 2017 |
| 31 January 2017 | RW | Harry Cornick | AFC Bournemouth | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Joe Quigley | AFC Bournemouth | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 29 July 2016 | GK | Henry Newcombe | Chatham Town | 1 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Greg Cundle | Billericay Town | 28 October 2016 |
| 24 December 2016 | CF | Greg Cundle | Bishop's Stortford | End of Season |
| 1 January 2017 | GK | Henry Newcombe | VCD Athletic | End of Season |
| 12 January 2017 | MF | Bradley Stevenson | Hastings United | 9 February 2017 |
| 16 January 2017 | RW | Sam Lawford | Ramsgate | Work Experience |
| 2 February 2017 | CM | Billy Knott | Lincoln City | End of Season |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 51 | |
| 19 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 50 | |
| 20 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 50 | |
| 21 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 49 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 44 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Matches
### EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, the first round draw was made, Gillingham were drawn away against Southend United.

### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Millwall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |