| 2014–15 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Paul Scally | |||
| Manager | Peter Taylor (until 31 December) Justin Edinburgh (from 7 February) | |||
| Stadium | Priestfield Stadium | |||
| League One | 12th | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| League Cup | Second round | |||
| Football League Trophy | Southern Section Area Final | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Cody McDonald (16) All: Cody McDonald (18) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 10,204 (vs.Newcastle United, 26 August) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,368 (vs.Bristol City, 6 January) | |||
The2014–15 season isGillingham's 122nd season in existence.
| Players transferred in | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous club | Fee | Ref. | ||
| 29 May 2014 | DF | Free | [1] | ||||
| 29 May 2014 | GK | Free | [2] | ||||
| 3 June 2014 | MF | Free | [3] | ||||
| 10 June 2014 | MF | Free | [4] | ||||
| 17 June 2014 | MF | Free | [5] | ||||
| 30 June 2014 | FW | Undisclosed | [6] | ||||
| 3 July 2014 | DF | Free | [7] | ||||
| 3 July 2014 | FW | Undisclosed | [8] | ||||
| 19 August 2014 | DF | Free | [9] | ||||
| 11 December 2014 | MF | Free | [10] | ||||
| Players transferred out | |||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | ||
| 16 May 2014 | GK | Free | [11][12] | ||||
| 16 May 2014 | FW | Free | [11][13] | ||||
| 16 May 2014 | DF | Released | Free | [11] | |||
| 16 May 2014 | DF | Free | [11][14] | ||||
| 16 May 2014 | DF | Released | Free | [11] | |||
| 16 May 2014 | FW | Released | Free | [11] | |||
| 16 May 2014 | MF | Released | Free | [11] | |||
| 16 May 2014 | GK | Released | Free | [11] | |||
| 16 May 2014 | MF | Free | [11][15] | ||||
| 16 May 2014 | DF | Free | [11][16] | ||||
| 16 May 2014 | MF | Free | [11] | ||||
| 20 May 2014 | FW | Free | [17][18] | ||||
| 30 June 2014 | MF | Free | [19] | ||||
| 6 January 2015 | FW | Free | [20] | ||||
| 15 January 2015 | DF | Free | [21] | ||||
| 10 March 2015 | MF | Free | [22] | ||||
| Players loaned in | |||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | ||
| 28 July 2014 | DF | 4 January 2015 | [23] | ||||
| 15 August 2014 | GK | 3 January 2015 | [24] | ||||
| 24 October 2014 | MF | 24 January 2015 | [25][26] | ||||
| 14 November 2014 | DF | 13 December 2014 | [27] | ||||
| 26 November 2014 | DF | 30 June 2015 | [28][29] | ||||
| 27 November 2014 | DF | 2 January 2015 | [30][31] | ||||
| 8 January 2015 | FW | 30 June 2015 | [32][33] | ||||
| 16 January 2015 | DF | 15 March 2015 | [34][35] | ||||
| 11 March 2015 | MF | 30 June 2015 | [36] | ||||
| 20 March 2015 | DF | 30 June 2015 | [37] | ||||
| Players loaned out | |||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | ||
| 7 August 2014 | DF | 4 January 2015 | [38][39] | ||||
| 30 October 2014 | GK | 29 November 2014 | [40] | ||||
| 21 November 2014 | DF | 3 January 2015 | [41] | ||||
| 15 July 2014 | Bromley | 0–2 | Gillingham | Courage Stadium,Bromley |
| 19:30BST | Report | Kedwell Dickenson |
| 19 July 2014 | Welling United | 1–1 | Gillingham | Park View Road,Welling |
| 15:00BST | Healy | Report | German |
| 22 July 2014 | Dartford | 0–4 | Gillingham | Princes Park,Dartford |
| 19:30BST | Report | Linganzi Norris German Dickenson | Attendance: 924 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 26 July 2014 | Gillingham | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00BST | Report | Henshall Hyam | Attendance: 1,812 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 29 July 2014 | Dover Athletic | 1–0 | Gillingham | Crabble Athletic Ground,River |
| 19:30BST | Raggett | Report |
| 2 August 2014 | Ebbsfleet United | 1–0 | Gillingham | The PHB Stadium,Northfleet |
| 15:00BST | Sheringham | Report | Attendance: 1,007 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 63 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 62 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 61 |
| 14 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 59 |
The fixtures for the2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[42]
| 9 August 20141 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4–2 | Gillingham | Stadium mk,Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 | Martin Kay Hause Grigg McFadzean Legge | Report | McDonald Kedwell | Attendance: 7,595(1,048 Gills) Referee:Tim Robinson |
| 16 August 20142 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Martin Kedwell | Report | Attendance: 5,173 Referee:Lee Collins |
| 19 August 20143 | Gillingham | 2–2 | Swindon Town | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 19:45 | Kedwell Hause | Report | Williams Kasim Bywater | Attendance: 5,264 Referee:Charles Breakspear |
| 23 August 20144 | Barnsley | 4–1 | Gillingham | Oakwell,Barnsley |
| 15:00 | Hourihane Winnall Cole Jennings Cranie | Report | Legge Kedwell | Attendance: 9,163(288 Gills) Referee:Carl Berry |
| 30 August 20145 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Dack McDonald | Report | Ray | Attendance: 4,998 Referee:Andrew Madley |
| 5 September 20146 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Gillingham | Ricoh Arena,Coventry |
| 20:00 | Nouble Clarke Fleck Thomas | Report | Martin | Attendance: 27,306(495 Gills) Referee:Keith Stroud |
| 13 September 20147 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Gillingham | Boundary Park,Oldham |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 3,785 Referee:David Webb |
| 16 September 20148 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 19:45 | McDonald Hessenthaler | Report | Payne Taylor Smith Ricardo Santos Burgess | Attendance: 4,819(282 Posh) Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 20 September 20149 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Walsall | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Report | Butler | Attendance: 5,344(130 Walsall) Referee: James Adcock |
| 27 September 201410 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Gillingham | Bramall Lane,Sheffield |
| 15:00 | Higdon Murphy | Report | Linganzi Bywater Norris Loft | Attendance: 18,487(340 Gills) Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 4 October 201411 | Notts County | 1–0 | Gillingham | Meadow Lane,Nottingham |
| 15:00 | Noble Harrad Carroll | Report | Hessenthaler Dickenson | Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 11 October 201412 | Gillingham | 0–3 | Scunthorpe United | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Loft Norris | Report | Madden Brisley Myrie-Williams Bishop Boyce McSheffrey | Attendance: 7,042(162 Scunthorpe) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 18 October 201413 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Gillingham | Spotland Stadium,Rochdale |
| 15:00 | Vincenti Dawson | Report | Dack McDonald | Attendance: 2,574 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 21 October 201414 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Preston North End | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 19:45 | Egan | Report | Gallagher Buchanan | Attendance: 4,632 Referee: James Linington |
| 25 October 201415 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Crawley Town | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Martin Legge | Report | Keane Edwards | Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 1 November 201416 | Fleetwood Town | 1–0 | Gillingham | Highbury Stadium,Fleetwood |
| 15:00 | Hitchcock | Report | Attendance: 2,951(252 Gills) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 15 November 201417 | Gillingham | 3–2 | Leyton Orient | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Doughty Legge Loft McDonald | Report | Plasmati Pritchard Dagnall | Attendance: 5,891 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 22 November 201418 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Gillingham | Valley Parade,Bradford |
| 15:00 | Legge | Report | Hessenthaler German | Attendance: 12,434 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 29 November 201419 | Gillingham | 2–2 | Port Vale | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Egan Loft | Report | N'Guessan O'Connor Dickinson Brown | Attendance: 4,799 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 13 December 201420 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Gillingham | Keepmoat Stadium,Doncaster |
| 15:00GMT | Wabara Main | Report | Norris Egan Dack Nelson | Attendance: 5,542 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 20 December 201421 | Gillingham | 2–3 | Chesterfield | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00GMT | McDonald Egan Ehmer | Report | Clucas Legge Ryan | Attendance: 6,841 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 26 December 201422 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Gillingham | Colchester Community Stadium,Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Szmodics | Report | Martin Dack Norris Egan | Attendance: 4,544 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 28 December 201423 | Gillingham | 1–3 | Bristol City | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00GMT | McDonald Dickenson Doughty Martin | Report | Smith Cunningham Wagstaff Bryan | Attendance: 6,216 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 3 January 201524 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Gillingham | Vale Park,Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Williamson Brown Daniel | Report | McDonald | Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 10 January 201525 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Gillingham | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Ajose Davis Ikpeazu | Report | Legge Ehmer Dack McDonald | Attendance: 4,436 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 17 January 201526 | Gillingham | 3–1 | Coventry City | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Egan Ehmer Marquis McDonald McGlashan | Report | Madine Haynes | Attendance: 5,141 Referee: James Linington |
| 24 January 201527 | Gillingham | 3–2 | Oldham Athletic | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Marquis Nelson Dack Hessenthaler | Report | Kelly Morgan-Smith Poleon Wilson Brown | Attendance: 4,959 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 1 February 201528 | Walsall | 1–1 | Gillingham | Bescot Stadium,Walsall |
| 18:00 | Chambers Grimes | Report | Hoyte Pritchard Dack McDonald Loft Ehmer | Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Carl Berry |
| 7 February 201529 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Sheffield United | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Marquis McGlashan McDonald | Report | Attendance: 5,704 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 10 February 201530 | Peterborough United | 1–2 | Gillingham | London Road Stadium,Peterborough |
| 19:45 | Bostwick Payne | Report | Egan Dack Marquis | Attendance: 4,449 Referee: James Adcock |
| 14 February 201531 | Gillingham | 4–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | McDonald Marquis Dack Loft Garmston Hessenthaler | Report | Potter Cole Carruthers Reeves Kay | Attendance: 5,107 Referee:Keith Stroud |
| 21 February 2015 (2015-02-21)32 | Yeovil Town | 2–2 | Gillingham | Huish Park,Yeovil |
| 15:00GMT | Smith Ugwu Webster Morgan | Report | Dack Marquis Norris Nelson | Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 28 February 2015 (2015-02-28)33 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Barnsley | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00GMT | Loft | Report | Pearson Waring | Attendance: 5,905 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 3 March 201534 | Swindon Town | 0–3 | Gillingham | County Ground,Swindon |
| 19:45 | Turnbull Branco Foderingham | Report | McDonald Loft Hessenthaler Pritchard Egan Dack | Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 7 March 201535 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Marquis Martin Norris | Report | Forrester | Attendance: 5,909 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 14 March 201536 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Gillingham | Ashton Gate Stadium,Bristol |
| 15:00 | Freeman | Report | Martin | Attendance: 11,601 Referee: David Webb |
| 17 March 201537 | Chesterfield | 3–0 | Gillingham | Proact Stadium,Chesterfield |
| 19:45 | Clucas O'Shea Darikwa | Report | Dack Hessenthaler | Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Gary Sutton |
| 21 March 2015 (2015-03-21)38 | Gillingham | 2–2 | Colchester United | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Ehmer Loft | Report | Gilbey Moncur Briggs Porter Massey | Attendance: 5,319 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
| 28 March 2015 (2015-03-28)39 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Gillingham | Broadfield Stadium,Crawley |
| 15:00 | Wordsworth McLeod | Report | Dack Morris McGlashan | Attendance: 3,570 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 3 April 2015 (2015-04-03)40 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Fleetwood Town | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Report | Evans Roberts Murdoch | Attendance: 7,961 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 6 April 2015 (2015-04-06)41 | Leyton Orient | 3–3 | Gillingham | Brisbane Road,Leyton |
| 15:00 | James Baudry Henderson Wright | Report | McGlashan McDonald | Attendance: 6,634 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 11 April 2015 (2015-04-11)42 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Bradford City | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Legge Marquis | Report | Hanson | Attendance: 5,221 Referee:Paul Tierney |
| 14 April 2015 (2015-04-14)43 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Gillingham | Deepdale,Preston |
| 19:45 | Welsh Beckford Robinson Garner | Report | McGlashan Ehmer Dickenson Legge | Attendance: 9,417 Referee: David Coote |
| 18 April 2015 (2015-04-18)44 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Rochdale | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Dack McDonald Loft McGlashan | Report | Jones Lund | Attendance: 5,430 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 25 April 2015 (2015-04-25)45 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Gillingham | Glanford Park,Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 | Abelakun McSheffrey Canavan Clarke | Report | Norris Dack Loft | Attendance: 3,763 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 3 May 2015 (2015-05-03)46 | Gillingham | 3–1 | Notts County | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 12:15 | Egan Dickenson Norris | Report | Adams Burke McCourt | Attendance: 8,443 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
The draw for the first round of theFA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[43]
| 8 November 2014First round | Gillingham | 1–2 | Bristol City | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Kedwell | Report | Cunningham Emmanuel-Thomas | Attendance: 2,654 Referee: Pat Miller |
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Gillingham were drawn away to Yeovil Town.[44]
| 12 August 2014Round One | Yeovil Town | 1–2 | Gillingham | Huish Park,Yeovil |
| 19:45 | Gillett Ofori-Twumasi | Report | Dickenson Morris | Attendance: 2,283 Referee:Darren Sheldrake |
| 26 August 2014Round Two | Gillingham | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 19:45 | Report | Egan | Attendance: 10,204 Referee:Oliver Langford |
| 2 September 2014Round One | Stevenage | 0–1 | Gillingham | Broadhall Way,Stevenage |
| 19:45 | Day Henry | Report | Norris Hoyte Dack | Attendance: 1,613 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 7 October 2014Round Two | Colchester United | 3–3 (2–4p) | Gillingham | Colchester Community Stadium,Colchester |
| 19:45 | Wright Watt Eastmond Sears | Report | Dickenson Dack German | Attendance: 1,401 Referee: Michael Bull |
| Penalties | ||||
| 11 November 2014Q-Final | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Gillingham | Broadfield Stadium,Crawley |
| 19:45 | McLeod Edwards Walsh Tomlin | Report | Martin McGlashan Dickenson Loft | Attendance: 1,305 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
| 6 December 2014S-Final | Gillingham | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Legge Egan | Report | Lowry McAnuff Batt | Attendance: 3,103 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 6 January 2015Area Final L1 | Gillingham | 2–4 | Bristol City | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 19:45 | McDonald Hessenthaler Martin Hoyte | Report | Smith | Attendance: 2,368 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 29 January 2015Area Final L2 | Bristol City | 1–1 (5–3agg.) | Gillingham | Ashton Gate Stadium,Bristol |
| 19:45 | M. Smith Freeman Ayling | Report | McGlashan Hoyte Egan | Attendance: 8,469 Referee: Graham Scott |