2014–15 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2014–15 season is Gillingham's 122nd season in existence.

Gillingham

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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Transfers

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
29 May 2014	DF	Aaron Morris	AFC Wimbledon	Free	[1]
29 May 2014	GK	Glenn Morris	Aldershot Town	Free	[2]
3 June 2014	MF	Jermaine McGlashan	Cheltenham Town	Free	[3]
10 June 2014	MF	Doug Loft	Port Vale	Free	[4]
17 June 2014	MF	Josh Pritchard	Fulham	Free	[5]
30 June 2014	FW	Ben Dickenson	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	[6]
3 July 2014	DF	John Egan	Sunderland	Free	[7]
3 July 2014	FW	Luke Norris	Brentford	Undisclosed	[8]
19 August 2014	DF	Gavin Hoyte	Dagenham & Redbridge	Free	[9]
11 December 2014	MF	Danny Galbraith	Limerick	Free	[10]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
16 May 2014	GK	Sam Baxter	Bishop's Stortford	Free	[11][12]
16 May 2014	FW	Adam Birchall	Bromley	Free	[11][13]
16 May 2014	DF	Gary Borrowdale	Released	Free	[11]
16 May 2014	DF	Stephen Butcher	Maidstone United	Free	[11][14]
16 May 2014	DF	Joe Carter	Released	Free	[11]
16 May 2014	FW	Craig Fagan	Released	Free	[11]
16 May 2014	MF	Steven Gregory	Released	Free	[11]
16 May 2014	GK	George Howard	Released	Free	[11]
16 May 2014	MF	Charlie Lee	Stevenage	Free	[11][15]
16 May 2014	DF	Sam Muggleton	Barnet	Free	[11][16]
16 May 2014	MF	Myles Weston	Southend United	Free	[11]
20 May 2014	FW	Adebayo Akinfenwa	AFC Wimbledon	Free	[17][18]
30 June 2014	MF	Chris Whelpdale	Stevenage	Free	[19]
6 January 2015	FW	Danny Kedwell	Ebbsfleet United	Free	[20]
15 January 2015	DF	Adam Barrett	Southend United	Free	[21]
10 March 2015	MF	Amine Linganzi	Released	Free	[22]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
28 July 2014	DF	Kortney Hause	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4 January 2015	[23]
15 August 2014	GK	Stephen Bywater	Millwall	3 January 2015	[24]
24 October 2014	MF	Michael Doughty	Queens Park Rangers	24 January 2015	[25][26]
14 November 2014	DF	Adam Chicksen	Brighton & Hove Albion	13 December 2014	[27]
26 November 2014	DF	Max Ehmer	Queens Park Rangers	30 June 2015	[28][29]
27 November 2014	DF	Harry Lennon	Charlton Athletic	2 January 2015	[30][31]
8 January 2015	FW	John Marquis	Millwall	30 June 2015	[32][33]
16 January 2015	DF	Bradley Garmston	West Bromwich Albion	15 March 2015	[34][35]
11 March 2015	MF	Oliver Muldoon	Charlton Athletic	30 June 2015	[36]
20 March 2015	DF	Amari'i Bell	Birmingham City	30 June 2015	[37]
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
7 August 2014	DF	Adam Barrett	AFC Wimbledon	4 January 2015	[38][39]
30 October 2014	GK	Tom Hadler	Tonbridge Angels	29 November 2014	[40]
21 November 2014	DF	Matt Fish	Portsmouth	3 January 2015	[41]

Match details

Pre-season

Bromley v Gillingham

15 July 2014	Bromley	0–2	Gillingham	Courage Stadium, Bromley
19:30 BST		Report	Kedwell 70' (pen.) Dickenson 71'

Welling United v Gillingham

19 July 2014	Welling United	1–1	Gillingham	Park View Road, Welling
15:00 BST	Healy 60'	Report	German 9'

Dartford v Gillingham

22 July 2014	Dartford	0–4	Gillingham	Princes Park, Dartford
19:30 BST		Report	Linganzi 2' Norris 14' German 60' Dickenson 90+1'	Attendance: 924 Referee: Fred Graham

Gillingham v Ipswich Town

26 July 2014	Gillingham	0–2	Ipswich Town	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00 BST		Report	Henshall 3' Hyam 62'	Attendance: 1,812 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Dover Athletic v Gillingham

29 July 2014	Dover Athletic	1–0	Gillingham	Crabble Athletic Ground, River
19:30 BST	Raggett 65'	Report

Ebbsfleet United v Gillingham

2 August 2014	Ebbsfleet United	1–0	Gillingham	The PHB Stadium, Northfleet
15:00 BST	Sheringham 85'	Report		Attendance: 1,007

League One

Main article: 2014–15 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.^[42]

Milton Keynes Dons v Gillingham

9 August 2014 1	Milton Keynes Dons	4–2	Gillingham	Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
15:00	Martin  29' Kay  32' Hause 44' (o.g.) Grigg 68' McFadzean 70' Legge 73' (o.g.)	Report	McDonald 7' Kedwell 29' (pen.)  79'	Attendance: 7,595 (1,048 Gills) Referee: Tim Robinson

Gillingham v Yeovil Town

16 August 2014 2	Gillingham	2–0	Yeovil Town	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Martin 35' Kedwell 55'	Report		Attendance: 5,173 Referee: Lee Collins

Gillingham v Swindon Town

19 August 2014 3	Gillingham	2–2	Swindon Town	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45	Kedwell 9'  79' Hause 51'  52'	Report	Williams 43' Kasim  87' Bywater 90' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,264 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Barnsley v Gillingham

23 August 2014 4	Barnsley	4–1	Gillingham	Oakwell, Barnsley
15:00	Hourihane 22' Winnall 30' Cole 68' Jennings 76' Cranie  78'	Report	Legge  66' Kedwell 74'	Attendance: 9,163 (288 Gills) Referee: Carl Berry

Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra

30 August 2014 5	Gillingham	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Dack 18' McDonald 45+1'	Report	Ray  72'	Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Andrew Madley

Coventry City v Gillingham

5 September 2014 6	Coventry City	1–0	Gillingham	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
20:00	Nouble 10' Clarke  36' Fleck  83' Thomas  87'	Report	Martin  36'	Attendance: 27,306 (495 Gills) Referee: Keith Stroud

Oldham Athletic v Gillingham

13 September 2014 7	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Gillingham	Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,785 Referee: David Webb

Gillingham v Peterborough United

16 September 2014 8	Gillingham	2–1	Peterborough United	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45	McDonald 26', 86' (pen.) Hessenthaler  69'	Report	Payne  24' Taylor 44' Smith  75' Ricardo Santos  76' Burgess  85'	Attendance: 4,819 (282 Posh) Referee: Mark Heywood

Gillingham v Walsall

20 September 2014 9	Gillingham	0–0	Walsall	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00		Report	Butler  66'	Attendance: 5,344 (130 Walsall) Referee: James Adcock

Sheffield United v Gillingham

27 September 2014 10	Sheffield United	2–1	Gillingham	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00	Higdon 87' Murphy 90+7'	Report	Linganzi  29' Bywater  82' Norris 83' Loft  90+1'	Attendance: 18,487 (340 Gills) Referee: Kevin Wright

Notts County v Gillingham

4 October 2014 11	Notts County	1–0	Gillingham	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00	Noble  32' Harrad 35' Carroll  81'	Report	Hessenthaler  32' Dickenson  56'	Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Graham Scott

Gillingham v Scunthorpe United

11 October 2014 12	Gillingham	0–3	Scunthorpe United	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Loft  34' Norris  60'	Report	Madden 41' Brisley  50' Myrie-Williams  60' Bishop 72' Boyce  82' McSheffrey 90+4'	Attendance: 7,042 (162 Scunthorpe) Referee: Peter Bankes

Rochdale v Gillingham

18 October 2014 13	Rochdale	1–1	Gillingham	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00	Vincenti 25' Dawson  82'	Report	Dack  44' McDonald 83'	Attendance: 2,574 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Gillingham v Preston North End

21 October 2014 14	Gillingham	0–1	Preston North End	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45	Egan  90'	Report	Gallagher 59' Buchanan  71'	Attendance: 4,632 Referee: James Linington

Gillingham v Crawley Town

25 October 2014 15	Gillingham	1–1	Crawley Town	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Martin  17' Legge 44'	Report	Keane  24' Edwards 29'	Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Fleetwood Town v Gillingham

1 November 2014 16	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Gillingham	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
15:00	Hitchcock 3'	Report		Attendance: 2,951 (252 Gills) Referee: Tony Harrington

Gillingham v Leyton Orient

15 November 2014 17	Gillingham	3–2	Leyton Orient	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Doughty  29'  76' Legge 55', 74' Loft  81' McDonald 90+8'  90+8'	Report	Plasmati 48' (pen.) Pritchard  54' Dagnall 90+4'	Attendance: 5,891 Referee: Darren Deadman

Bradford City v Gillingham

22 November 2014 18	Bradford City	1–1	Gillingham	Valley Parade, Bradford
15:00	Legge 56' (o.g.)	Report	Hessenthaler  22' German 90+3'	Attendance: 12,434 Referee: Scott Duncan

Gillingham v Port Vale

29 November 2014 19	Gillingham	2–2	Port Vale	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Egan 29', 55' Loft  40'	Report	N'Guessan 18' O'Connor  83' Dickinson  87' Brown 90+4'	Attendance: 4,799 Referee: Brendan Malone

Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham

13 December 2014 20	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Gillingham	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Wabara  41' Main 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Norris 51', 77' Egan  69' Dack  72' Nelson  90+4'	Attendance: 5,542 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Gillingham v Chesterfield

20 December 2014 21	Gillingham	2–3	Chesterfield	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00 GMT	McDonald 59' Egan 61' Ehmer  70'	Report	Clucas 22' Legge 54' (o.g.) Ryan 69'	Attendance: 6,841 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Colchester United v Gillingham

26 December 2014 22	Colchester United	1–2	Gillingham	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00 GMT	Szmodics 51'	Report	Martin 25'  53' Dack 34' Norris  56' Egan  89'	Attendance: 4,544 Referee: Graham Horwood

Gillingham v Bristol City

28 December 2014 23	Gillingham	1–3	Bristol City	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00 GMT	McDonald 47' Dickenson  58' Doughty  79' Martin  90'	Report	Smith 34', 44' Cunningham  38' Wagstaff 55' Bryan  90+2'	Attendance: 6,216 Referee: Lee Collins

Port Vale v Gillingham

3 January 2015 24	Port Vale	2–1	Gillingham	Vale Park, Burslem
15:00 GMT	Williamson 11' Brown  62' Daniel 90+3'	Report	McDonald 31'	Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Fred Graham

Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham

10 January 2015 25	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Gillingham	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Ajose 27' (pen.) Davis 32' Ikpeazu 84'	Report	Legge  30' Ehmer  34' Dack 55' McDonald  85'	Attendance: 4,436 Referee: Mark Brown

Gillingham v Coventry City

17 January 2015 26	Gillingham	3–1	Coventry City	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Egan  40' Ehmer  73' Marquis 82' McDonald 88' (pen.) McGlashan 90+4'	Report	Madine 35' (pen.) Haynes  87'	Attendance: 5,141 Referee: James Linington

Gillingham v Oldham Athletic

24 January 2015 27	Gillingham	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Marquis 7', 14' Nelson  19' Dack  45+2' 70' Hessenthaler  58'	Report	Kelly 20' Morgan-Smith  22' Poleon 23' Wilson  45+1' Brown  90+4'	Attendance: 4,959 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Walsall v Gillingham

1 February 2015 28	Walsall	1–1	Gillingham	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
18:00	Chambers  17' Grimes 74'	Report	Hoyte  10' Pritchard  41' Dack 69' McDonald  71' Loft  74' Ehmer  86'	Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Carl Berry

Gillingham v Sheffield United

7 February 2015 29	Gillingham	2–0	Sheffield United	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Marquis  34' McGlashan 86' McDonald 90+4'	Report		Attendance: 5,704 Referee: Iain Williamson

Peterborough United v Gillingham

10 February 2015 30	Peterborough United	1–2	Gillingham	London Road Stadium, Peterborough
19:45	Bostwick  36' Payne 55'	Report	Egan  9' Dack 30' Marquis 79'	Attendance: 4,449 Referee: James Adcock

Gillingham v Milton Keynes Dons

14 February 2015 31	Gillingham	4–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	McDonald 9'  84' Marquis  33' 81' Dack 38' Loft  43' Garmston 75' Hessenthaler  87'	Report	Potter  17' Cole 36' Carruthers  52' Reeves 67' (pen.) Kay  84'	Attendance: 5,107 Referee: Keith Stroud

Yeovil Town v Gillingham

21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32	Yeovil Town	2–2	Gillingham	Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Smith  9' Ugwu 21' Webster  83' Morgan 90+4' (pen.)  90+4'	Report	Dack  23' Marquis  45+1' 49' Norris 87' Nelson  90+3'	Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Simon Hooper

Gillingham v Barnsley

28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 33	Gillingham	0–1	Barnsley	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Loft  16'	Report	Pearson  45+1' Waring 56'	Attendance: 5,905 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Swindon Town v Gillingham

3 March 2015 34	Swindon Town	0–3	Gillingham	County Ground, Swindon
19:45	Turnbull  36' Branco  59' Foderingham  64'	Report	McDonald 29', 88' Loft  41' Hessenthaler 46' Pritchard  48' Egan  61' Dack  64'	Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Tim Robinson

Gillingham v Doncaster Rovers

7 March 2015 35	Gillingham	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Marquis 44' Martin  66' Norris  84'	Report	Forrester 40'	Attendance: 5,909 Referee: Keith Hill

Bristol City v Gillingham

14 March 2015 36	Bristol City	0–0	Gillingham	Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
15:00	Freeman  90+2'	Report	Martin  90+2'	Attendance: 11,601 Referee: David Webb

Chesterfield v Gillingham

17 March 2015 37	Chesterfield	3–0	Gillingham	Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
19:45	Clucas 3', 88' O'Shea 12' Darikwa  52'	Report	Dack  39' Hessenthaler  60'	Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Gary Sutton

Gillingham v Colchester United

21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 38	Gillingham	2–2	Colchester United	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Ehmer 82' Loft 90+6'	Report	Gilbey  49' Moncur 62' Briggs  81'  90+4' Porter 87' Massey  90'	Attendance: 5,319 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Crawley Town v Gillingham

28 March 2015 (2015-03-28) 39	Crawley Town	1–2	Gillingham	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00	Wordsworth  61' McLeod 63' 68'	Report	Dack 40' 68' Morris  68' McGlashan 81'	Attendance: 3,570 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Gillingham v Fleetwood Town

3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 40	Gillingham	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00		Report	Evans 18' Roberts  63' Murdoch  85'	Attendance: 7,961 Referee: Brendan Malone

Leyton Orient v Gillingham

6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 41	Leyton Orient	3–3	Gillingham	Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00	James 31' (pen.) Baudry  65' Henderson 67' Wright 85'	Report	McGlashan  34' 35' McDonald 43', 56' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,634 Referee: Mark Haywood

Gillingham v Bradford City

11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 42	Gillingham	1–0	Bradford City	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Legge  19' Marquis 72'	Report	Hanson  23'	Attendance: 5,221 Referee: Paul Tierney

Preston North End v Gillingham

14 April 2015 (2015-04-14) 43	Preston North End	2–2	Gillingham	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Welsh  36' Beckford 36' Robinson 45+2' Garner  84'	Report	McGlashan 58' Ehmer  84' Dickenson  88' Legge 90+1'	Attendance: 9,417 Referee: David Coote

Gillingham v Rochdale

18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 44	Gillingham	1–0	Rochdale	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Dack 14' McDonald  38' Loft  53' McGlashan  67'	Report	Jones  63' Lund  70'	Attendance: 5,430 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Scunthorpe United v Gillingham

25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 45	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Gillingham	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00	Abelakun 11' McSheffrey 19' Canavan  75' Clarke  83'	Report	Norris 2' Dack  74' Loft  87'	Attendance: 3,763 Referee: Andy Haines

Gillingham v Notts County

3 May 2015 (2015-05-03) 46	Gillingham	3–1	Notts County	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
12:15	Egan 88'  89' Dickenson 90+3' Norris 90+5'	Report	Adams  50' Burke 61'  61' McCourt  90+2'	Attendance: 8,443 Referee: Stuart Attwell

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.^[43]

Gillingham v Bristol City

8 November 2014 First round	Gillingham	1–2	Bristol City	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Kedwell 81' (pen.)	Report	Cunningham 40' Emmanuel-Thomas 77'	Attendance: 2,654 Referee: Pat Miller

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Gillingham were drawn away to Yeovil Town.^[44]

Yeovil Town v Gillingham

12 August 2014 Round One	Yeovil Town	1–2	Gillingham	Huish Park, Yeovil
19:45	Gillett 56' Ofori-Twumasi  62'	Report	Dickenson 23' Morris 59'	Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Gillingham v Newcastle United

26 August 2014 Round Two	Gillingham	0–1	Newcastle United	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45		Report	Egan 25' (o.g.)	Attendance: 10,204 Referee: Oliver Langford

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy

Stevenage v Gillingham

2 September 2014 Round One	Stevenage	0–1	Gillingham	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
19:45	Day Henry	Report	Norris 17' (pen.) Hoyte  64' Dack	Attendance: 1,613 Referee: Darren Deadman

Colchester United v Gillingham

7 October 2014 Round Two	Colchester United	3–3 (2–4 p)	Gillingham	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
19:45	Wright 17' Watt 38' (pen.)  45' Eastmond  73' Sears 87'	Report	Dickenson 24' Dack 55' German 74'	Attendance: 1,401 Referee: Michael Bull
	Penalties
	Sears Moncur Eastman Clohessy		Dack Fish Hess Nelson

Crawley Town v Gillingham

11 November 2014 Q-Final	Crawley Town	1–2	Gillingham	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
19:45	McLeod 21' (pen.)  65' Edwards  29' Walsh  51' Tomlin  58'	Report	Martin  64' McGlashan 68' Dickenson  78' Loft 87'	Attendance: 1,305 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Gillingham v Leyton Orient

6 December 2014 S-Final	Gillingham	1–0	Leyton Orient	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Legge  19' Egan 79'	Report	Lowry  74' McAnuff  77' Batt  88'	Attendance: 3,103 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Gillingham v Bristol City

6 January 2015 Area Final L1	Gillingham	2–4	Bristol City	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45	McDonald 6', 70' Hessenthaler  29' Martin  34' Hoyte  87'	Report	Smith 18', 27', 50', 77'	Attendance: 2,368 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Bristol City v Gillingham

29 January 2015 Area Final L2	Bristol City	1–1 (5–3 agg.)	Gillingham	Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
19:45	M. Smith 17' Freeman  43' Ayling  53'	Report	McGlashan 31' Hoyte  69' Egan  79'	Attendance: 8,469 Referee: Graham Scott