Paul Scally: Former Gillingham chairman removed from board

Paul Scally has been voted out of Gillingham’s board after 29 years at the club.

The former chairman sold his majority stake to American businessman Brad Galinson in December 2022, but remained as a non-executive director.

He was officially voted out of office on Thursday after Galinson called a meeting at Priestfield Stadium.

“We’re very frustrated with how little we can say about it,” Galinson told a fan forum Thursday evening.

“Mr Scally was dismissed as a director at both the football club and GFC Holdings, so that was a fact. It has been a difficult process.”

It ends the 69-year-old’s partnership with the club with immediate effect.

Gillingham were relegated to League Two in 2022 after nine seasons in League One.

They are aiming for promotion this season and are in second place ahead of their home game against Accrington Stanley on Saturday.