The 2023–24 season was the 131st season in the history of Gillingham and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club participated in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Glenn Morris GK Woolwich Crawley Town 12 January 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 25 Jake Turner GK Wilmslow Newcastle United 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 33 Taite Holtam GK Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Defenders 3 Max Clark LB Kingston upon Hull Stevenage 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 4 Conor Masterson CB Celbridge Queens Park Rangers 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 5 Max Ehmer CB Frankfurt Bristol Rovers 1 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 13 Scott Malone LB Rowley Regis Millwall 24 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 14 Robbie McKenzie RB Kingston upon Hull Hull City 21 August 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 22 Shadrach Ogie CB Limerick Leyton Orient 18 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 202524Remeao HuttonRB WalsallSwindon Town17 January 2024Undisclosed30 June 2025 35 Alex Giles CB Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Midfielders 6 Shaun Williams DM Portmarnock Portsmouth 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 7 George Lapslie CM Waltham Forest Mansfield Town 14 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 8 Jonny Williams AM Pembury Swindon Town 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 11 Dom Jefferies CM Brentford 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 17 Jayden Clarke CM London Dulwich Hamlet 19 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 18 Ethan Coleman DM Reading Leyton Orient 19 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 38 Timothée Dieng DM Grenoble Exeter City 11 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 41 Stanley Skipper MF Arsenal 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 Forwards 9 Josh Andrews CF Solihull Birmingham City 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 10 Ashley Nadesan CF Redhill Crawley Town 27 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 12 Oliver Hawkins CF Ealing Mansfield Town 12 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 19 Jorge Cabezas Hurtado CF Tumaco Watford 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 23 Connor Mahoney RW Blackburn Huddersfield Town 25 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 29 Joseph Gbode CF Southwark Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 31 Ronald Sithole CF Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 36 Kieron Agbedi CF Dover Athletic 11 August 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 47 Josh Walker CF London Burton Albion 25 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 Out on Loan Nathan Harvey GK Charlton Athletic 3 September 2023 Free Transfer 26 Ike Orji RB Chatham Town 9 February 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 30 Matthew MacArthur LW Sydney Southampton 1 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 32 Josh Chambers CM London Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 34 Sam Gale CM Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024 45 Macauley Bonne CF Ipswich Charlton Athletic 11 August 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2023 LB Max Clark Stevenage Free Transfer 1 July 2023 CB Conor Masterson Queens Park Rangers Free Transfer 1 July 2023 AM Jonny Williams Swindon Town Free Transfer 18 July 2023CB Shadrach Ogie Leyton OrientUndisclosed 24 July 2023 LB Scott Malone Millwall Free Transfer 27 July 2023 CF Ashley Nadesan Crawley Town Undisclosed 11 August 2023 CF Kieron Agbedi Dover Athletic Free Transfer 11 August 2023 CF Macauley Bonne Charlton Athletic Free Transfer 3 September 2023GK Nathan Harvey Charlton AthleticFree Transfer 17 January 2024 RB Remeao Hutton Swindon Town Undisclosed 1 February 2024 CF Josh Andrews Birmingham City Undisclosed
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2023 LB Bailey Akehurst Hastings United Released 30 June 2023 CB Freddie Carter Eastbourne Borough Released 30 June 2023 LB Will Dempsey Folkestone Invicta Released 30 June 2023 RW Jordan Green Ramsgate Released 30 June 2023 RW Scott Kashket Sutton United Released 30 June 2023 CM Julian Kuhr Free agent Released 30 June 2023 RM Alex MacDonald Stevenage Free Transfer 30 June 2023 CM Elliott Moore Folkestone Invicta Released 30 June 2023 CM Stuart O'Keefe Aldershot Town Released 30 June 2023 LB Lewis Page Dagenham & Redbridge Released 30 June 2023 AM Ben Reeves Free agent Released 30 June 2023 LB David Tutonda Morecambe Free Transfer 1 August 2023 RB Will Wright Crawley Town Undisclosed 17 January 2024 CF Lewis Walker Woking Free Transfer 29 January 2024 RB Cheye Alexander Free agent Mutual Consent 1 February 2024 CF Tom Nichols Mansfield Town Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 25 August 2023 RW Connor Mahoney Huddersfield Town End of Season 25 January 2024 CF Josh Walker Burton Albion End of Season 1 February 2024 CF Jorge Cabezas Hurtado Watford End of Season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toUntilRef3 September 2023GK Nathan Harvey LewesEnd of Season 29 September 2023 CF Lewis Walker Woking 1 January 2024 4 October 2023 CF Joseph Gbode Maidstone United 1 November 2023 11 November 2023 CM Josh Chambers Welling United 9 December 2023 21 November 2023 DM Sam Gale Hastings United 19 December 2023 2 December 2023CF Joseph Gbode Aveley22 February 2024 5 December 2023 RB Ike Orji Welling United 2 January 2024 9 December 2023 CB Alex Giles Chatham Town 6 January 2024 5 January 2024 LW Matthew Macarthur Dartford 3 February 2024 1 February 2024 CF Macauley Bonne Cambridge United End of Season 15 March 2024 LW Matthew Macarthur Tonbridge Angels End of Season 16 March 2024RB Ike Orji Hemel Hempstead Town End of Season 22 March 2024 CM Josh Chambers Worthing End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies On 16 May, The Gills announced their first pre-season friendly, where an XI would travel to Tonbridge Angels. A day later, a second fixture was confirmed, against Dover Athletic. A third fixture was added in June, against Dartford. On June 5, a further fixture was announced, against Dagenham & Redbridge. A day later, a visit from Charlton Athletic was also added to the schedule. A seventh friendly, against Millwall was later announced. On 30 June, the club announced their full schedule, which included one final friendly which was a behind closed doors game against Cambridge United on 25 July.
Also confirmed by the club was a pre-season tour to Como in Italy for a five-day warm weather training camp.
Competitions Overall record
League Two
League table
Results summary
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.
FA Cup
The Gills were drawn away to Hereford in the first round, at home to either Charlton Athletic or Cray Valley Paper Mills in the second round, and at home to Sheffield United in the third round.
EFL Cup
Gillingham were drawn at home to Southampton in the first round, and away to Luton Town in the second round.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Gillingham were drawn into Southern Group E along with Leyton Orient, Portsmouth and Fulham U21.
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