New boss John Coleman is confident he can find the solution to Gillingham’s goalscoring problems. The lack of goals has been a hindrance to the Gills for some time – a challenge that the past three managers haven’t been able to find an answer to.

Gillingham have sacked manager Mark Bonner after eight months in charge of the League Two club and replaced him with former Accrington Stanley boss John Coleman. Coleman and his assistant Jimmy Bell will take charge until the end of the season. The Gills have lost their past three league matches, including a 3-0 home defeat by Bromley on Thursday.

Gillingham FC announced that they had decided to let go of first-team manager Mark Bonner, with John Coleman replacing him to try and turn around Gillingham’s season. After Stephen Clemence was relieved of his duties as Gillingham manager at the end of the 2023/24 season,

Gillingham have named their new manager following the sacking of Mark Bonner. John Coleman, the former Accrington and Rochdale boss, has been appointed as first-team boss until the end of the season.