The 2021–22 season was Gillingham's 129th year in their history and ninth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Pre-season friendlies As part of their pre-season preparations, Gillingham announced friendly matches against Chatham Town, Welling United, Dartford, Queens Park Rangers, Ebbsfleet United, Peterborough United, Colchester United, Millwall, Leyton Orient and Norwich City.
However, the scheduled friendlies against Dartford, Queens Park Rangers, Peterborough United and Ebbsfleet United were cancelled due to a number of players testing positive for COVID-19.
Competitions League One
League table
Results summary
Matches Gills' fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.
FA Cup
Gillingham were drawn at home to Cheltenham Town in the first round.
EFL Cup
Gills were drawn at away to Crawley Town in the first round and at home to Cheltenham Town in the second round.
EFL Trophy
The Gills were drawn into Group A of the Southern section, alongside Colchester United, Ipswich Town and West Ham United U21s. On July 7, the fixtures for the group stage round was confirmed.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 18 June 2021 LB David Tutonda Bristol Rovers Free transfer 1 July 2021 CB Max Ehmer Bristol Rovers Free transfer 1 July 2021 CM Olly Lee Heart of Midlothian Free transfer 1 July 2021 AM Ben Reeves Plymouth Argyle Free transfer 6 July 2021 LW Danny Lloyd Tranmere Rovers Free transfer 6 July 2021 GK Aaron Chapman Motherwell Free transfer 23 July 2021 CB Rhys Bennett Carlisle United Free transfer 9 August 2021 LW Mustapha Carayol Unattached Free transfer 31 January 2022 CM Ben Thompson Millwall Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 23 July 2021 CM Daniel Phillips Watford End of season 26 July 2021 GK Jamie Cumming Chelsea 13 January 2022 19 August 2021 CM Daniel Adshead Norwich City End of season 31 August 2021 CF Charlie Kelman Queens Park Rangers 1 January 2022 4 January 2022 CF Thomas Dickson-Peters Norwich City End of season 14 January 2022 GK Pontus Dahlberg Watford End of season 14 January 2022 CF Charlie Kelman Queens Park Rangers End of season 28 January 2022 CB Conor Masterson Queens Park Rangers End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 27 July 2021 CM Henry Woods Dover Athletic End of the season 20 August 2021 CB Christian Maghoma Eastleigh 31 January 2022 7 February 2022 GK Tommy Crump Barking 7 February 2022 MF Sam Gale Lordswood 7 February 2022 MF Joseph Gbode Margate March 2022 7 February 2022 CB Alex Giles Faversham Town 7 February 2022 MF Ethan Smith Sittingbourne
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 30 June 2021 GK Sacha Bastien Stevenage Released 30 June 2021 GK Jack Bonham Stoke City Released 30 June 2021 LW Jordan Graham Birmingham City Released 30 June 2021 LM Tyreke Johnson Woking Released 30 June 2021 LB Connor Ogilvie Portsmouth Released 30 June 2021 CF Dominic Samuel Ross County Released 30 June 2021 CM Matty Willock Salford City Released 27 January 2022 CF John Akinde Colchester United Free transfer 28 January 2022 CB Rhys Bennett Morecambe Free transfer 31 January 2022 CM Kyle Dempsey Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed
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