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,