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Next Gillingham manager: the live picture
The dugout watch for Gillingham: how much pressure the current manager is under, who's being linked, and what this club's history says about how these things end.
20Pressure index (0-100)
4thIn the League Two sack race (of 24)
Gareth Ainsworth
Currently in post. Status: Bottom 6. Full record on the Sack-o-Meter.
How it usually ends at Gillingham
Across the completed tenures in our records, a Gillingham manager lasts roughly 2.3 years. Recent occupants of the job:
| Manager | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | 2025 | 2025 |
| Gareth Ainsworth | 2025 | present |
| Neil Harris | 2022 | 2023 |
| Steve Evans | 2019 | 2022 |
| Justin Edinburgh | 2015 | 2017 |
| Martin Allen | 2012 | 2013 |
| Andy Hessenthaler | 2010 | 2012 |
| Mark Stimson | 2007 | 2010 |
Year-level data from our manager career records — a guide, not a stopwatch.
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