Gills joined in Papa John's Trophy group stage by Brighton U21's

Final Papa John's Trophy group stage opponent confirmed.

Gillingham will be joined in Group A of the Papa John's Trophy southern section by Charlton Athletic, Colchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion U21's.

Neil Harris' men are set to kick-off their campaign week commencing August 29, and will play two of their three group stage fixtures at home. 

Last season the Gills beat Colchester away in their opening group game, but then lost at home to both Ipswich and West Ham which saw the club eliminated from the tournament.

 

Exact dates of fixtures, along with ticketing information, will follow in due course.