2018–19 Gillingham F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Gillingham's 126th season in their existence and sixth consecutive season in League One.^[2] Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Gillingham

2018–19 season
Chairman	Paul Scally
Head Coach	Steve Lovell (until 26 April)[1]
Stadium	Priestfield Stadium
League One	13th
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Tom Eaves (21) All: Tom Eaves (22)
Highest home attendance	8,438 vs. Sunderland A.F.C., (21 August 2018)
Lowest home attendance	308 vs. Tottenham Hotspur U21, (9 October 2018, EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance	5,050
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Bradford City, (27 October 2018)
Biggest defeat	0–3 vs. Rochdale, (15 September 2018)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CM		Regan Charles-Cook	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2018	CM		Dean Parrett	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2018	CM		Josh Rees	Bromley	Undisclosed	[4]
2 July 2018	RB		Barry Fuller	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[5]
2 July 2018	CF		Brandon Hanlan	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[5]
3 July 2018	CM		Callum Reilly	Bury	Undisclosed	[6]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF		Greg Cundle	Kingstonian	Released	[7][8]
1 July 2018	CM		Jake Hessenthaler	Grimsby Town	Released	[7][9]
1 July 2018	AM		Lee Martin	Exeter City	Released	[7][10]
1 July 2018	AM		Franck Moussa	Free agent	Released	[7]
1 July 2018	DM		Aaron Morris	Free agent	Released	[7]
1 July 2018	CF		Rhys Murphy	Chelmsford City	Released	[7][11]
1 July 2018	CB		Ben Nugent	Stevenage	Rejected contract	[12][13]
1 July 2018	RM		Scott Wagstaff	AFC Wimbledon	Released	[7][14]
12 October 2018	CB		Finn O'Mara	Folkestone Invicta	Free transfer	[15]
17 January 2019	CF		Conor Wilkinson	Dagenham & Redbridge	Mutual consent	[16]
31 January 2019	LW		Navid Nasseri	Free agent	Mutual consent	[17]
31 January 2019	CF		Josh Parker	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[18]
1 February 2019	FW		Leroy Hlabi	Free agent	Released	[19]
12 February 2019	CF		Liam Nash	Cork City	Free transfer	[20]
28 February 2019	RW		Noel Mbo	Helsingborg	Mutual consent	[21][22]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
31 August 2018	DF		Connor Ogilvie	Gillingham	31 May 2019	[23][24]
30 January 2019	LM		Billy King	Dundee United	30 May 2019	[25]
31 January 2019	SS		Graham Burke	Preston North End	4 May 2019	[26]
31 January 2019	CF		Tahvon Campbell	Forest Green Rovers	31 May 2019	[27]
31 January 2019	LW		Ricky Holmes	Sheffield United	4 May 2019	[28]
31 January 2019	CM		Leonardo Lopes	Wigan Athletic	31 May 2019	[29]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
17 August 2018	GK		Louie Catherall	Herne Bay	September 2018	[30]
7 September 2018	CF		Liam Nash	Dulwich Hamlet	12 October 2018	[31]
22 October 2018	CF		Liam Nash	Concord Rangers	November 2018	[32]
1 November 2018	DF		Ryan Huckle	Dover Athletic	1 December 2018	[33]
1 November 2018	CF		Conor Wilkinson	Dagenham & Redbridge	7 January 2019	[34]
23 November 2018	CM		Ben Chapman	Faversham Town	December 2018	[35]
30 November 2018	DF		Danny Divine	Sittingbourne	31 December 2018	[36]
30 November 2018	DF		Jack Tucker	Hastings United	31 December 2018	[36]
30 November 2018	MF		Henry Woods	Sittingbourne	31 December 2018	[36]
7 December 2018	GK		Louie Catherall	Faversham Town	5 January 2019	[37]
7 December 2018	CF		Leroy Hlabi	Canterbury City	January 2019	[38]
7 December 2018	CB		Ryan Huckle	Faversham Town	5 January 2019	[37]
18 January 2019	DM		Bradley Stevenson	Margate	17 February 2019	[39]
22 March 2019	DM		Bradley Stevenson	Hastings United	4 May 2019	[40]
22 March 2019	DF		Jack Tucker	Hastings United	4 May 2019	[40]

Competitions

Friendlies

In May 2018, friendlies with Folkestone Invicta, Faversham Town, Margate, Tonbridge Angels and Eastleigh were announced.^{[41][42][43][44]}

Folkestone Invicta v Gillingham

6 July 2018 Friendly	Folkestone Invicta	1–1	Gillingham	Folkestone
19:30 BST	Yussuf 45+2'	Report	Wilkinson 76'	Stadium: Cheriton Road

Sheppey United v Gillingham

7 July 2018 Friendly	Sheppey United	1-7	Gillingham	Isle of Sheppey
15:00 BST	Bradshaw	Report	Stevenson Moussa Oldaker Woods x3' Noyelle	Stadium: The Havill Stadium - Holm Park Attendance: 529

Deal Town v Gillingham

9 July 2018 (2018-07-09) Friendly	Deal Town	2–2	Gillingham	Deal
19:30 BST	Coyle 67' Howard 81' (pen.)	Report	Laing 4' Trialist 74'	Stadium: Charles Sports Ground

Faversham Town v Gillingham

10 July 2018 Friendly	Faversham Town	0–2	Gillingham	Faversham
19:00 BST		Report	Moussa x2'	Stadium: Salters Lane

Bromley v Gillingham

10 July 2018 Friendly	Bromley	1–5	Gillingham	Bromley
19:45 BST	Porter	Report	Reilly Hanlan Parker List Charles-Cook	Stadium: Hayes Lane Referee: Will Finnie

Margate v Gillingham

14 July 2018 Friendly	Margate	3–3	Gillingham	Margate
15:00 BST	Taylor 61' (pen.), 90' Boateng 87'	Report	Nash 35', 56' Wilkinson 45'	Stadium: Hartsdown Park

Tonbridge Angels v Gillingham

14 July 2018 Friendly	Tonbridge Angels	1–5	Gillingham	Tonbridge
15:00 BST	Read 70'		Hanlan 18' Wilkinson 52' Nash 60' Mbo 77' Moussa 78'	Stadium: Longmead Stadium

Whitstable Town v Gillingham

17 July 2018 Friendly	Whitstable Town	0–1	Gillingham	Whitstable
19:45 BST		Report	Derbyshire	Stadium: The Belmont Ground Attendance: 180

Dover Athletic v Gillingham

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly	Dover Athletic	0–3	Gillingham	River
15:00 BST		Report	Nasseri x2' Nash	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground

Ebbsfleet United v Gillingham

21 July 2018 Friendly	Ebbsfleet United	2–0	Gillingham	Northfleet
15:00 BST	Shields Adams	Report		Stadium: Stonebridge Road Attendance: 1,004

Eastleigh v Gillingham

24 July 2018 Friendly	Eastleigh	0–4	Gillingham	Eastleigh
19:30 BST		Report	Parrett 24' List 64' Nash 77' Hanlan 80'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 491

Chatham Town v Gillingham

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Chatham Town	1–1	Gillingham	Chatham
19:45 BST	Parsons 12'	Report	Oldaker 77' (pen.)	Stadium: The CJ Doors Stadium

Colchester United v Gillingham

28 July 2018 Friendly	Colchester United	5–1	Gillingham	Colchester
15:00 BST	Szmodics Collins Mandron x2' Eastman	Report	Parrett	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Referee: Mr C Brook

Worthing v Gillingham

31 July 2018 (2018-07-31) Friendly	Worthing	3–2	Gillingham	Worthing
19:45 BST	Kealy Aguiar Adjiboye	Report	Stevenson Tucker	Stadium: Woodside Road Attendance: 252

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Fleetwood Town	46	16	13	17	58	52	+6	61
12	Oxford United	46	15	15	16	58	64	−6	60
13	Gillingham	46	15	10	21	61	72	−11	55
14	Accrington Stanley	46	14	13	19	51	67	−16	55
15	Bristol Rovers	46	13	15	18	47	50	−3	54

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results^[45]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	10	21	61	72	−11	55	7	4	12	27	37	−10	8	6	9	34	35	−1

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the season were announced.^[46][47]

Accrington Stanley v Gillingham

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Gillingham	Accrington
15:00 BST		Report	Hanlan 23' Parker 43'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,201 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Gillingham v Burton Albion

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Gillingham	3–1	Burton Albion	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Eaves 35' O'Neill 51' Eaves 77' Parker 90+3' O'Neill 90+6'	Report	Boyce 26' McFadzean 79'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5016 Referee: Lee Probert

Walsall v Gillingham

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Walsall	2–1	Gillingham	Walsall
15:00 BST	Ferrier 12' Osbourne 42'	Report	Eaves 90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Gillingham v Sunderland

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Gillingham	1–4	Sunderland	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Eaves 3'	Report	Maguire 4' Honeyman 18' Power 20' Maja 59'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,438 Referee: Anthony Coggins

Gillingham v Coventry City

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Gillingham	1–1	Coventry City	Gillingham
15:00 BST	List 70'	Report	Clarke-Harris 46'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,880 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Barnsley v Gillingham

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Barnsley	2–1	Gillingham	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Moore 13', 34' (pen.)	Report	Parker 61'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,434 Referee: John Busby

Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Gillingham	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Gillingham
15:00 BST		Report	Pigott 53'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,246 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Rochdale v Gillingham

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Rochdale	3–0	Gillingham	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 9', 18', 64'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,925 Referee: Martin Coy

Gillingham v Peterborough United

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Gillingham	2–4	Peterborough United	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Reilly 50' Byrne 53'	Report	Walker 24' Dembélé 59' Toney 64' Cooke 87'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,407 Referee: Lee Swabey

Shrewsbury Town v Gillingham

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Shrewsbury Town	2–2	Gillingham	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Angol 59' Norburn 88'	Report	Hanlan 18' Eaves 90'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,695 Referee: Ross Joyce

Portsmouth v Gillingham

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 11	Portsmouth	0–2	Gillingham	Milton
15:00 BST		Report	Eaves 26' Lacey 45+2'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,158 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Gillingham v Southend United

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 12	Gillingham	0–2	Southend United	Gillingham
15:00 BST		Report	Cox 51', 53'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,584 Referee: John Busby

Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Gillingham	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Marquis 51' Wilks 67' Whiteman  74' Taylor 90+1'	Report	Fuller 7' Eaves 25',  71' Zakuani  26' Stevenson  28' Reilly  65' Ehmer 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,891 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Plymouth Argyle v Gillingham

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14	Plymouth Argyle	3–1	Gillingham	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Ladapo 22', 34' Lameiras 73'	Report	O'Neill 76'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,754 Referee: Darren England

Gillingham v Bradford City

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15	Gillingham	4–0	Bradford City	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Charles-Cook 48' Eaves 65', 90+1' List 69'	Report	O'Brien  24' Wright  61'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,399 Referee: Lee Collins

Gillingham v Fleetwood Town

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16	Gillingham	3–0	Fleetwood Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Hanlan 11' Eaves 18', 55',  88' Byrne  30'	Report	Coyle  76'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,916 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Gillingham v Blackpool

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) 17	Gillingham	0–1	Blackpool	Gillingham
19:45 GMT		Report	Delfouneso 49'	Stadium: Priesfield Stadium Attendance: 4,055 Referee: Craig Hicks

Oxford United v Gillingham

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Oxford United	1–0	Gillingham	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Brannagan  40' Henry 59' (pen.) Browne  83' Bradbury  89'	Report	Zakuani  73'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,628 Referee: Neil Hair

Gillingham v Luton Town

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Gillingham	1–3	Luton Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Eaves 72'	Report	Shinnie 25' Lee 55', 68'	Stadium: Priesfield Stadium Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Bristol Rovers v Gillingham

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Gillingham	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Sercombe 87'	Report	List 8' Reilly 59'  70'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Ollie Yates

Scunthorpe United v Gillingham

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Gillingham	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT		Report	Eaves 54' Parrett 56'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,054 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Gillingham v Wycombe Wanderers

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Gillingham	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Eaves 56' Parker 76'	Report	El-Abd 12' Tyson 17'	Stadium: Priesfield Stadium Attendance: 4,687 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Charlton Athletic v Gillingham

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Gillingham	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Reeves 6' Fosu 39' Bielik  56'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,836 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Gillingham v Portsmouth

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Gillingham	2–0	Portsmouth	Gillingham
13:00 GMT	Byrne  20' Parker 45' Fuller  60' Reilly 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Whatmough  90+1'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,940 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Gillingham v Doncaster Rovers

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Gillingham	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Byrne  39' Reilly 88'	Report	Marquis 28' Rowe  53' Wilks 54' Andrew 61'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,791 Referee: Neil Hair

Southend United v Gillingham

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Southend United	2–0	Gillingham	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Mantom 40' Bwomono  74' Robinson  90'  90+3' Moore 90+5'	Report	Bingham  39' Lacey  90+5'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,903 Referee: Keith Stroud

Burton Albion v Gillingham

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Burton Albion	2–3	Gillingham	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Turner  45+2' Fraser 52', 60'	Report	List 24' Reilly 45+3' (pen.) Charles-Cook  76' Rees 90+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,634 Referee: Peter Wright

Gillingham v Walsall

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28	Gillingham	0–3	Walsall	Gillingham
		Report	Cook 9', 19', 47'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,975 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Gillingham v Accrington Stanley

29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 29	Gillingham	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Ehmer  56'	Report	Smyth  85'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,423 Referee: Craig Hicks

Coventry City v Gillingham

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30	Coventry City	1–1	Gillingham	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Enobakhare 68' Burge  89'	Report	Byrne  57' Eaves 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 26,741 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Gillingham v Barnsley

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31	Gillingham	1–4	Barnsley	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	List 81' Zakuani  90' Fuller  90' Ehmer  90+11'	Report	Moore 1' Woodrow 45', 71' McGeehan  63' Cavaré  81' Brown 90+11'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,791 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Gillingham v Scunthorpe United

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32	Gillingham	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Byrne 30' Reilly  90+2'	Report	van Veen  50'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,170 Referee: Lee Swabey

Sunderland v Gillingham

19 February 2019 33	Sunderland	4–2	Gillingham	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Cattermole 4' Flanagan 10' Honeyman  54' Grigg 66' (pen.) Dunne  68' McGeady 77' (pen.)	Report	Eaves 6' Burke  34' Hanlan 40' Byrne  59' Lopes  65'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,364 Referee: Matthew Donohue

Wycombe Wanderers v Gillingham

23 February 2019 34	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Gillingham	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT		Report	Burke  66' Charles-Cook 83'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,879 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Fleetwood Town v Gillingham

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Gillingham	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Evans  45+2' Husband 90+1' Coyle  90+3'	Report	Parrett  45+2' Lopes  52' Eaves 83'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Neil Hair

Gillingham v Oxford United

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Gillingham	1–0	Oxford United	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Eaves 52' Fuller  87' Hanlan 89' O'Neill  90+2'	Report	Dickie  50'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,991 Referee: Oliver Yates

Gillingham v Bristol Rovers

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Gillingham	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Fuller  90+4'	Report	Clarke-Harris 57'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Luton Town v Gillingham

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Luton Town	2–2	Gillingham	Luton
15:00 GMT	Hylton 45' Stacey 67'	Report	Eaves 53' O'Neill 79' Hanlan  90+2'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,963 Referee: Andy Haines

AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39	AFC Wimbledon	2–4	Gillingham	London
15:00 GMT	Folivi 22' Pigott  34' Seddon  52' Hanson 90+7'	Report	Byrne  32' Hanlan 40' Burke 42' Ehmer  48' Lopes 50' Eaves 83'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,847 Referee: Lee Collins

Gillingham v Rochdale

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Gillingham	1–1	Rochdale	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Byrne 45+2' Hanlan  59' Fuller  90+6'	Report	Henderson  22' 37' Ebanks-Landell  52' Wilbraham  62' Andrew  65' Bunney  80'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,686 Referee: Alan Young

Peterborough United v Gillingham

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Peterborough United	2–0	Gillingham	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Maddison 57' (pen.)  69' Toney  62' Godden 85'	Report	O'Neill  28' Parrett  82'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,331 Referee: Robert Jones

Gillingham v Shrewsbury Town

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Gillingham	0–2	Shrewsbury Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Byrne  87'	Report	Bolton 50' Campbell 61' Docherty  66'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,109 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Gillingham v Plymouth Argyle

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Gillingham	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Byrne  28' 58' Charles-Cook 56' Hanlan 90+1'	Report	Ladapo 25' Sarcevic  32' Smith-Brown  71'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,987 Referee: Antony Coggins

Bradford City v Gillingham

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Bradford City	1–1	Gillingham	Bradford
15:00 BST	Mellor 10' Clarke  61' Doyle  88'	Report	Hanlan 53'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,686 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Gillingham v Charlton Athletic

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Gillingham	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Gillingham
15:00 BST	O'Neill  18' Byrne  65' Ogilvie  83'	Report	Aribo 24' Cullen 42'  81' Pratley  45+1'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,047 Referee: Lee Swabey

Blackpool v Gillingham

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Blackpool	0–3	Gillingham	Blackpool
17:30 BST	Tilt  86' Mafoumbi  86'	Report	Hanlan 7' Eaves 30', 39'  86' Garmston  51' Lopes  60'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,571 Referee: Oliver Yates

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.^[48] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.^[49] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.^[50] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.^[51]

Gillingham v Hartlepool United

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Gillingham	0–0	Hartlepool United	Gillingham
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,224 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Hartlepool United v Gillingham

21 November 2018 (2018-11-21) First round replay	Hartlepool United	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Gillingham	Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Magnay 21' McLaughlin 32' O'Neill 114'	Report	Ehmer 50' Eaves 90+6' (pen.) O'Neill 102' List 107'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,873 Referee: Scott Oldham

Slough Town v Gillingham

2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Second round	Slough Town	0–1	Gillingham	Slough
14:00 GMT		Report	Oldaker 48'	Stadium: Arbour Park Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Gillingham v Cardiff City

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	Gillingham	1–0	Cardiff City	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Zakuani  49' List 81' Parker  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,090 Referee: Tim Robinson

Swansea City v Gillingham

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round	Swansea City	4–1	Gillingham	Swansea
15:00 GMT	McBurnie 10', 32' Carter-Vickers  14' Celina 73' McKay 84'	Report	Rees 51'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 15,080 Referee: Darren England

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[52]

Millwall v Gillingham

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Millwall	0–0 (3–1 p)	Gillingham	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 4,401 Referee: Charles Breakspear
	Penalties
	Wallace Elliott Webster Ferguson		Byrne O'Neill Parker Hanlan

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[53]

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Portsmouth	3	3	0	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Round 2
2	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	3	1	0	1	1	7	4	+3	4
3	L1	Gillingham	3	1	0	0	2	2	9	−7	3
4	L2	Crawley Town	3	0	1	0	2	2	4	−2	2

Source: EFL.com

Portsmouth v Gillingham

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages	Portsmouth	4–0	Gillingham	Milton
19:45 BST	Clarke 41' Close 43' Pitman 55' (pen.) Wheeler 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Alan Young

Gillingham v Tottenham Hotspur U21

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Gillingham	0–4	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Charlton
19:45 BST		Report	Roles 44' Maghoma 57' Brown 83' Duncan 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 308

Gillingham v Crawley Town

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages	Gillingham	2–1	Crawley Town	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	List 59' Stevenson 88'	Report	Poleon 18'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 473