The Gillingham Herald
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Aaron Rowe was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 26. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
West Bromwich Albion tell Gillingham: Tammer Kumar is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Zane Okoro due for a Gillingham medical
Everything agreed with Lincoln City, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Gillingham
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match15 Aug 2026
Seb Palmer-Houlden sends Gillingham past Oldham Athletic
It finished 2‑1, and it was Seb Palmer-Houlden’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Gillingham.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Gillingham
Alan Martínez and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Gillingham supporters have found a favourite in Seb Palmer-Houlden
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Seb Palmer-Houlden has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
Daniel Williams steps up from the Gillingham academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Williams has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Gillingham promote Peter Mitchell from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Peter Mitchell has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Anthony Cook steps up from the Gillingham academy
- Market Oliver Marshall steps up from the Gillingham academy
- Player ratings Ronan Hale in the eights