2025–26 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is the 133rd season in the history of Gillingham Football Club and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

As of 1 September 2025^[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Glenn Morris 2 DF  ENG Remeao Hutton 3 DF  ENG Max Clark 4 DF  IRL Conor Masterson 5 DF  ENG Andy Smith 6 MF  ENG Ethan Coleman 7 MF  JAM Garath McCleary 8 MF  ENG Armani Little (captain) 9 FW  ENG Josh Andrews 10 MF  WAL Jonny Williams 11 MF  ENG Aaron Rowe 12 FW  ENG Seb Palmer-Houlden 14 MF  ENG Robbie McKenzie 15 DF  ENG Travis Akomeah 16 DF  ENG Harry Webster 17 MF  ENG Jonny Smith

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  CYP Marcus Wyllie 19 FW  WAL Sam Vokes 20 FW  ENG Elliott Nevitt 21 MF  NIR Euan Williams 22 DF  IRL Shadrach Ogie 23 MF  ENG Bradley Dack 24 MF  ENG Harry Waldock 25 GK  ENG Jake Turner 26 MF  ENG Stanley Skipper 27 MF  MWI Nelson Khumbeni 30 DF  ENG Sam Gale 31 DF  ENG Logan Dobbs 32 DF  MSR Lenni Cirino 33 FW  ENG Cruz Beszant 34 FW  ENG Stan Sargent 35 MF  ENG Louie Dayal

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
12	FW	Seb Palmer-Houlden	Bristol City	Undisclosed	1 June 2025	[3]
5	DF	Andy Smith	Hull City		25 June 2025	[4]
19	FW	Sam Vokes	Wycombe Wanderers	Free Transfer	1 July 2025	[5]
32	DF	Lenni Cirino	Clitheroe		28 July 2025	[6]
7	FW	Garath McCleary	Wycombe Wanderers		1 September 2025	[7]
36	MF	Cameron Antwi	Newport County	Undisclosed	23 January 2026	[8]
—	FW	Ronan Hale	Ross County	£250,000	29 January 2026	[9][10]
39	DF	Omar Beckles	Leyton Orient	Free	2 February 2026	[11]

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
31	DF	Alex Giles	Chatham Town	End of Contract	30 June 2025	[2][12]
12	FW	Oliver Hawkins	Barnet			[2][13]
-	FW	Ashley Nadesan	Sutton United			[2][14]
35	FW	Joshua Bayliss	Unattached			[2]
17	MF	Jayden Clarke	Forest Green Rovers			[2][15]
38	MF	Timothée Dieng	Dagenham & Redbridge			[2]
5	DF	Max Ehmer	Ebbsfleet United			[16][17]
7	FW	Jack Nolan	Unattached	Mutual Consent	1 September 2025	[18]
17	FW	Joe Gbodé	Luton Town	£300,000		[19][20]

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	Until	Date	Source
15	CB	Travis Akomeah	Watford	31 May 2026[a]	1 September 2025	[21][22]
17	MF	Jonny Smith	Wigan Athletic	31 May 2026		[23]

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Until	Date	Source
13	GK	Taite Holtam	Ashford United	1 November 2025[a]	31 July 2025	[24][25]
31	DF	Logan Dobbs	Welling United	29 October 2025[b]	1 August 2025	[26][27]
16	DF	Harry Webster	Ramsgate			[28]
28	FW	Damien Theodore	Burgess Hill Town	3 September 2025	6 August 2025	[29]
24	FW	Harry Waldock	Whitehawk	19 September 2025[c]	9 August 2025	[31]
29	FW	Harry Bridle		1 January 2026		[31]
24	MF	Harry Waldock	Cray Wanderers	13 December 2025	20 September 2025	[30]
	MF	Ben Clark	Sheppey United	4 October 2025	1 November 2025	[32]
28	FW	Damien Theodore	Hassocks			[33]
31	DF	Logan Dobbs	Tonbridge Angels	27 November 2025[d]	31 October 2025	[34][35]
	DF	Jonah Walker	Welling United	29 November 2025	1 November 2025	[36]
31	DF	Logan Dobbs	Ramsgate	31 May 2026	6 January 2026	[37]
28	FW	Damien Theodore	Hastings United		8 January 2026	[38]
	FW	Harry Bridle	Cray Wanderers		9 January 2026	[39]
13	GK	Taite Holtam	Cray Valley Paper Mills		21 January 2026	[40]
20	FW	Elliott Nevitt	Cambridge United		23 January 2026	[41]
—	MF	Louie Dayal	Sheppey United		13 February 2026	[42]
—	MF	Michael Luxton				[42]
33	MF	Cruz Beszant	Ashford United		14 February 2026	[43]

On 12 May, Gillingham announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Ebbsfleet United and Chatham Town.^[44] A Gills XI would also take on Sheppey United.^[45] A fourth match was later confirmed, away to Dover Athletic.^[46] On 29 May, a further two friendlies was confirmed, against Dartford and Reading.^[47][48] A further fixture against Luton Town was later announced.^[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Sheppey United v Gillingham XI

18 July 2025 Friendly	Sheppey United	2–2	Gillingham XI	Isle of Sheppey
19:30 BST	Lambert 45' Hatton 54'		Beszant 5' Mhlanga 20'	Stadium: Holm Park

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were released.^[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Accrington Stanley v Gillingham

2 August 2025 1	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Gillingham	Accrington
15:00 BST	Matthews  49' Grant  66' Walton 66'	Report	Gbode  14' Ogie  61' Little 79'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,302 (610 Gillingham fans) Referee: Ollie Yates

Gillingham were drawn away to Newport County in the first round.^[61][62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Gillingham were drawn at home to AFC Wimbledon in the first round.^[63][64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Gillingham were drawn against Colchester United, Wycombe Wanderers and Fulham U21 in the group stage.^[65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

As of match played 17 February 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Glenn Morris	21	0	21+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Remeao Hutton	35	0	27+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Max Clark	31	3	24+2	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
4	DF	IRL	Conor Masterson	6	2	6+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Andy Smith	26	0	23+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Ethan Coleman	32	1	22+8	0	1+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
7	FW	JAM	Garath McCleary	15	1	8+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Armani Little	24	5	20+2	5	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Josh Andrews	31	3	20+7	3	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
10	MF	WAL	Jonny Williams	19	1	12+6	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Aaron Rowe	25	1	11+10	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
12	FW	ENG	Seb Palmer-Houlden	21	2	10+10	1	0+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Taite Holtam	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Robbie McKenzie	33	3	29+2	3	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Travis Akomeah	11	0	6+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Harry Webster	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
17	FW	ENG	Jonny Smith	10	1	5+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	FW	CYP	Marcus Wyllie	10	2	0+6	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
19	FW	WAL	Sam Vokes	24	3	6+16	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
20	FW	ENG	Elliott Nevitt	24	3	16+6	2	1+0	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF	NIR	Euan Williams	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	IRL	Shadrach Ogie	10	0	5+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Bradley Dack	30	7	22+7	7	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Harry Waldock	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
25	GK	ENG	Jake Turner	15	0	10+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
27	MF	MWI	Nelson Khumbeni	14	0	2+7	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
29	FW	ENG	Harry Bridle	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	DF	ENG	Sam Gale	32	1	26+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
31	DF	ENG	Logan Dobbs	3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
32	DF	MSR	Lenni Cirino	9	1	2+4	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Cruz Beszant	4	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
34	FW	ENG	Stan Sargent	3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+2	1
35	MF	ENG	Louie Dayal	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	0
36	MF	ENG	Cameron Antwi	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	FW	NIR	Ronan Hale	5	2	4+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	DF	GRN	Omar Beckles	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club during the season:
17	FW	ENG	Joe Gbodé	5	1	2+2	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0