The 2017–18 season was Gillingham's 125th season in their existence and fifth consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2017 CF Tom Eaves Yeovil Town Free 1 July 2017 CB Alex Lacey Yeovil Town Free 1 July 2017 RB Luke O'Neill Southend United Free 1 July 2017 CF Conor Wilkinson Bolton Wanderers Free 1 July 2017 CB Gabriel Zakuani Northampton Town Free 18 July 2017 CM Billy Bingham Crewe Alexandra Free 21 July 2017 ST Liam Nash Maldon & Tiptree Free 15 August 2017 CB Ben Nugent Crewe Alexandra Free 17 August 2017 GK Steve Arnold Dover Athletic Free 15 September 2017 ′CM Jesse Starkey Swindon Town Free
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2017 CM Bradley Dack Blackburn Rovers £750,000 1 July 2017 CB Mitchell Dickenson Hythe Town Released 1 July 2017 CF Rory Donnelly Cliftonville Released 1 July 2017 CB Chris Herd Western Sydney Wanderers Released 1 July 2017 RB Ryan Jackson Colchester United Released 1 July 2017 CM Billy Knott Lincoln City Free 1 July 2017 RW Sam Lawford Faversham Town Released 1 July 2017 CF Cody McDonald AFC Wimbledon Free 1 July 2017 CM Ollie Muldoon Free agent Released 1 July 2017 GK Henry Newcombe Free agent Released 1 July 2017 CM Emmanuel Osadebe Cambridge United Released 1 July 2017 CB Zesh Rehman Southern District Released 1 July 2017 GK Will Sykes Free agent Released 31 August 2017 CM Josh Wright Southend United Mutual consent
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 7 July 2017 LB Connor Ogilvie Tottenham Hotspur February 2018 31 August 2017 RM Sean Clare Sheffield Wednesday 3 January 2018
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 18 August 2017 GK Tom Hadler Gloucester City 1 January 2018 25 August 2017 FW Noel Mbo Hampton & Richmond Borough 22 September 2017 25 August 2017 DF Finn O'Mara Folkestone Invicta 21 October 2017 25 August 2017 MF Bradley Stevenson Cray Wanderers 10 December 2017 26 September 2017 FW Noel Mbo Kingstonian 24 October 2017 8 November 2017 FW Liam Nash Leatherhead 9 December 2017 9 November 2017 MF Bradley Stevenson Tonbridge Angels 9 December 2017 24 November 2017 CM Jesse Starkey Worthing 23 December 2017 1 December 2017 CB Finn O'Mara Folkestone Invicta 6 January 2018
Competitions Friendlies As of 27 June 2017, Gillingham have announced nine pre-season friendlies against Faversham Town, Dartford, Dover Athletic, Chatham Town, Ipswich Town, Patro Eisden, Colchester United and Canvey Island
League One League table
Results summary
Matches On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup On 16 October 2017, Gillingham were drawn at home against Dagenham & Redbridge or Leyton Orient in the first round. Another home fixture was confirmed for the second round with Carlisle United the visitors.
EFL Cup On 16 June 2017, Gillingham were drawn away to Reading in the first round.
EFL Trophy
Squad statistics Source:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Gillingham. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
+No.Pos.Nat.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalDiscipline1GK0000002020002DF1110213503DF1000001004DF101100010121105DF13010412916DF230200000250207MF0110312408MF02010200409FW1031100118110FW2003133111MF2440001042112DF *020102004013GK2803010003201014FW811031103016MF00000001017FW000000111018MF000000000019DF010003003020MF00010220021MF0000000022MF00000000023DF000000000024FW00010111025DF000002000026 GK00000020200026MF *000000001027FW0000000028 MF *130002015029 MF000000000030GK00000000000031DF00000000032MF00000000000033MF23000138044 MF0001000000
+ Players not included in matchday squadsNo.Pos.Nat.Name15MF28MF
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