The 2022–23 season was the 130th season in the existence of Gillingham Football Club and the club's first season back in League Two since the 2012–13 season following their relegation from League One the season before. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 22 June 2022 CM Dom Jefferies Brentford Free Transfer 1 July 2022 RW Scott Kashket Crewe Alexandra Free Transfer 1 July 2022 GK Jake Turner Newcastle United Free Transfer 1 July 2022 DM Shaun Williams Portsmouth Free Transfer 1 July 2022 RB Will Wright Dagenham & Redbridge Free Transfer 11 July 2022 CF Mikael Mandron Crewe Alexandra Free Transfer 15 July 2022 RB Cheye Alexander AFC Wimbledon Free Transfer 15 July 2022 RW Jordan Green Dulwich Hamlet Free Transfer 29 July 2022 CF Lewis Walker Athletic Carpi Free Transfer 1 September 2022 RB Robbie McKenzie Hull City Undisclosed 23 November 2022 LW Callum Harriott Free Agent 1 January 2023 CF Tom Nichols Crawley Town Undisclosed 11 January 2023 DM Timothée Dieng Exeter City Undisclosed 12 January 2023 CF Oliver Hawkins Mansfield Town Undisclosed 12 January 2023 GK Glenn Morris Crawley Town Free Transfer 14 January 2023 CM George Lapslie Mansfield Town Undisclosed 19 January 2023 MF Jayden Clarke Dulwich Hamlet Undisclosed 19 January 2023 DM Ethan Coleman Leyton Orient Undisclosed 9 February 2023 DF Ike Orji Chatham Town Undisclosed 2 March 2023 LB Lewis Page Mansfield Town Free Transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 27 June 2022 CM Henry Woods Maidstone United Free transfer 30 June 2022 LW Mustapha Carayol Burton Albion Released 30 June 2022 GK Aaron Chapman Stevenage Released 30 June 2022 GK Tommy Crump Harlow Town Released 30 June 2022 RB Ryan Jackson Cheltenham Town Released 30 June 2022 RB Harvey Lintott Northampton Town Released 30 June 2022 RW Danny Lloyd Rochdale Released 30 June 2022 CB Christian Maghoma Eastleigh Released 30 June 2022 CF Vadaine Oliver Bradford City Released 30 June 2022 CF Gerald Sithole Bolton Wanderers Released 30 June 2022 CM Ben Thompson Peterborough United Released 30 June 2022 CB Jack Tucker Milton Keynes Dons Compensation 13 January 2023 CF Mikael Mandron Motherwell Mutual Consent 22 February 2023 CM Olly Lee Retired 28 February 2023LW Callum Harriott Yeovil TownFree Transfer
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 28 June 2022 GK Ashley Maynard-Brewer Charlton Athletic 17 November 2022 8 July 2022 CB Elkan Baggott Ipswich Town 19 January 2023 18 July 2022 LB Ryan Law Plymouth Argyle 9 January 2023 29 July 2022 GK Glenn Morris Crawley Town 31 December 2022 15 August 2022 RW Hakeeb Adelakun Lincoln City End of Season 1 September 2022 CB Haji Mnoga Portsmouth 17 January 2023 26 January 2023 CB Conor Masterson Queens Park Rangers End of Season 31 January 2023 CF Tristan Abrahams Eastleigh End of Season 31 January 2023 LW Aiden O'Brien Shrewsbury Town End of Season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 26 August 2022 MF Joseph Gbode Hastings United Short-term 7 September 2022MF Sam Gale Sheppey UnitedShort-term25 September 2022CB Freddie Carter Cray WanderersEnd of Season 6 November 2022 CM Josh Chambers Worthing 20 April 2023 15 November 2022CB Alex Giles Sheppey UnitedShort-term24 December 2022MF Matty Macarthur Margate 21 March 202319 January 2023MF Julian Kuhr Lordswood End of Season 9 February 2023 DF Ike Orji Chatham Town End of Season 3 March 2023DF Will Dempsey Lordswood End of Season23 March 2023MF Matty Macarthur Sheppey UnitedShort-term
Pre-season and friendlies The Gills announced their first pre-season friendly with a trip to Folkestone Invicta on 2 July. A week later, the club announced two further fixtures to their schedule with a trip to Dover Athletic and a visit from Portsmouth to Priestfield Stadium. A trip to Deal Town was confirmed shortly afterwards. A Gills XI was soon announced to have a trip to Chatham Town and a trip to Ramsgate, the latter on the same date as the Portsmouth friendly. A seventh friendly, against Southend United was confirmed on 1 June. On 13 July the Gills added to the schedule, with Crystal Palace visiting the Priestfield Stadium.
Competitions Overall record
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
Gillingham were drawn away to AFC Fylde in the first round, to Dagenham & Redbridge in the second round and at home to Leicester City in the third round.
EFL Cup
Gills were drawn away to AFC Wimbledon in the first round and at home to Exeter City in the second round. An away tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers was drawn for the fourth round.
EFL Trophy
On 21 June, the initial group stage draw was made, grouping Gillingham with Charlton Athletic and Colchester United. Three days later, Brighton & Hove Albion U21s joined Southern Group A.
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