The 2020–21 season was Gillingham's 128th season in their history and the eighth consecutive season in EFL League One. Along with League One, the club participated in the 2020–21 FA Cup, 2020–21 EFL Cup and 2020–21 EFL Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers Transfers in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref. 31 July 2020 RB Ryan Jackson Colchester United Free transfer 5 August 2020 CF Vadaine Oliver Northampton Town Free transfer 10 August 2020 CM Jacob Mellis Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 12 August 2020 LW Jordan Graham Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer 14 August 2020 RM Alex MacDonald Mansfield Town Free transfer 17 August 2020 CM Kyle Dempsey Fleetwood Town Free transfer 21 August 2020 CB Robbie McKenzie Hull City Free transfer 26 August 2020 CB Christian Maghoma Free agent 21 September 2020 CF Dominic Samuel Blackburn Rovers Free transfer 20 January 2021 LW Tyreke Johnson Southampton Undisclosed 29 January 2021 GK Sacha Bastien Stevenage Free transfer
Loans in Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref. 10 August 2020 CB Zech Medley Arsenal End of season 13 August 2020 AM Trae Coyle Arsenal End of season 10 September 2020 DM Scott Robertson Celtic 30 January 2021 17 September 2020 DM Josh Eccles Coventry City 6 January 2021 28 September 2020 CB Declan Drysdale Coventry City 12 January 2021 29 September 2020 DM Thomas O'Connor Southampton End of season 30 October 2020 GK Joe Lumley Queens Park Rangers 6 November 2020 8 January 2021 LW Tyreke Johnson Southampton 20 January 2021 14 January 2021 CM Callum Slattery Southampton End of season 15 January 2021 CM Olly Lee Heart of Midlothian End of season 25 January 2021 CB Robbie Cundy Bristol City End of season 1 February 2021 DM James Morton Bristol City End of season
Loans out Date from Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref. 10 August 2020 RB Lee Hodson Hamilton Academical 30 June 2021 15 September 2020 MF Toby Bancroft Margate
Transfers out Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 AM Ben Allen Bromley Released 1 July 2020 DM TJ Bramble Dover Athletic Released 1 July 2020 CM Mark Byrne Shelbourne Released 1 July 2020 RM Regan Charles-Cook Ross County Free transfer 1 July 2020 DM Ousseynou Cissé Leyton Orient Released 1 July 2020 FW Jay Hards Whitstable Town Released 1 July 2020 MF Tommy Lamb Eckerd Tritons Released 1 July 2020 MF Harry Laing Eckerd Tritons Released 1 July 2020 LM Ben Pringle Morecambe Released 21 July 2020 CB Max Ehmer Bristol Rovers Free transfer 1 August 2020 CF Mikael Mandron Crewe Alexandra Free transfer 6 August 2020 RB Barry Fuller Dorking Wanderers Mutual consent 10 September 2020 CF Brandon Hanlan Bristol Rovers Free transfer 28 January 2021 GK Joe Walsh Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed 1 February 2021 CM Jacob Mellis Southend United Undisclosed
Pre-season
Competitions EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.
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