# 2015–16 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Gillingham's 123rd season in their existence and third consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy and the regional Kent Senior Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Rory Donnelly | Swansea City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Bradley Garmston | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Ryan Jackson | Newport County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RW | Elliott List | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Ben Williamson | Port Vale | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2015 | CB | Max Ehmer | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2015 | CM | Josh Wright | Leyton Orient | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | LW | Danny Galbraith | Free Agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Gavin Hoyte | Barnet | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Leon Legge | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Joe Martin | Millwall | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Mahlon Romeo | Millwall | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2015 | CM | Josh Pritchard | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 15 January 2016 | FW | Ben Williamson | Cambridge United | Undisclosed |
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### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 20 July 2015 | DM | Jordan Houghton | Chelsea | 3 January 2016 |
| 24 July 2015 | CB | Adedeji Oshilaja | Cardiff City | 3 January 2016 |
| 2 October 2015 | CB | Harry Lennon | Charlton Athletic | 20 November 2015 |
| 13 November 2015 | FW | Dominic Samuel | Reading | 8 May 2016 |
| 27 January 2016 | LB | Adam Chicksen | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 March 2016 |
| 12 February 2016 | FW | George Williams | Fulham | 8 May 2016 |
| 26 February 2016 | CB | Adam El-Abd | Bristol City | 8 May 2016 |
| 19 March 2016 | MF | Andrew Crofts | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 May 2016 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 15 August 2015 | CB | Callum Davies | Bromley | 15 September 2015 |
| 22 September 2015 | CB | Callum Davies | Eastleigh | 24 October 2015 |
| 1 October 2015 | CF | Greg Cundle | East Grinstead Town | 9 November 2015 |
| 10 February 2016 | CF | Greg Cundle | Tilbury | 4 March 2016 |
| 4 March 2016 | CF | Greg Cundle | Margate | 4 April 2016 |
| 30 March 2016 | CB | Mitchell Dickenson | Hastings United | 3 April 2016 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 74 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 69 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 66 |

#### Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the season were announced.