Gillingham Football Club’s pre-season schedule has been confirmed with some interesting ties.

Ady Pennock’s players will travel to Ireland (Sunday, June 25 to Friday, June 30) and Le Touquet (Tuesday, July 4 to Tuesday, July 11) for training camps, before returning to Kent for away friendlies against Faversham Town, Dover Athletic and Chatham Town.

The MEMS Priestfield Stadium will then welcome the Championship’s Ipswich Town and Tony Adams’ Granada, before the final friendly away at Canvey Island at the end of July.

CONFIRMED PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES:

Amiens v Gillingham: Friday, July 7 (Kick-off TBC)

Faversham v Gillingham: Tuesday, July 11 (7.30pm kick-off)

Dover v Gillingham: Saturday, July 15 (3pm kick-off)

Chatham v Gills XI: Tuesday, July 20 (kick-off TBC)

Gillingham v Ipswich Town: Saturday, July 22 (3pm kick-off)

Gillingham v Granada: Tuesday, July 25 (7.30pm kick-off)

Canvey Island v Gillingham: Saturday, July 24 (3pm kick-off)

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

The Sky Bet League One season starts on the weekend of Saturday, August 5, with the fixtures for the 2017/18 campaign being released on Wednesday, June 21.