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Gillingham will be up against their former star striker on the opening day of the League 1 season.
Steve Evans’ side host relegated Hull City on September 12, meaning a return to Priestfield for Tom Eaves, the popular frontman who joined the Tigers a year ago.
The Gills face another relegated side the following weekend when they make the trip to the DW Stadium to face Wigan.
October looks a particularly tough month with home games against Oxford, Portsmouth, Fleetwood and Sunderland, as well as a midweek game at Ipswich.
Gills fans will be looking forward to taking on Charlton, following the Addicks’ relegation from the Championship.
They meet at Priestfield on November 21, with the return on February 13.
Gillingham finish the season at home to Plymouth on May 8.
The season is starting six weeks later than originally planned because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The opening game will be Gillingham's first league match since they drew 2-2 at Sunderland on March 7 .
Gillingham's season gets under way the previous weekend when they are at home to League 2 Southend in the first round of the Carabao Cup.
As things stand, Gillingham will start the season behind closed doors with spectators not expected back in stadiums until October at professional levels of the game.
Gillingham's 2020/21 League 1 fixtures
Sat Sep 12 HULL CITY H
Sat Sep 19 Wigan a
Sat Sep 26 BLACKPOOL H
Sat Oct 3 Shrewsbury a
Sat Oct 10 OXFORD H
Sat Oct 17 MK Dons a
Tue Oct 20 PORTSMOUTH H
Sat Oct 24 FLEETWOOD H
Tue Oct 27 Ipswich a
Sat Oct 31 SUNDERLAND H
Tue Nov 3 Crewe a
Sat Nov 14 Lincoln a
Sat Nov 21 CHARLTON H
Tue Nov 24 AFC WIMBLEDON H
Tue Dec 1 Bristol Rovers a
Sat Dec 5 SWINDON H
Sat Dec 12 Doncaster a
Tue Dec 15 ACCRINGTON H
Sat Dec 19 Rochdale a
Sat Dec 26 PETERBOROUGH H
Tue Dec 29 Northampton a
Sat Jan 2 Plymouth a
Sat Jan 9 BURTON H
Sat Jan 16 Accrington a
Sat Jan 23 ROCHDALE H
Tue Jan 26 CREWE H
Sat Jan 30 Sunderland a
Sat Feb 6 LINCOLN H
Sat Feb 13 Charlton a
Sat Feb 20 BRISTOL ROVERS H
Tue Feb 23 AFC Wimbledon a
Sat Feb 27 Portsmouth a
Tue Mar 2 MK DONS H
Sat Mar 6 IPSWICH H
Tue Mar 9 Fleetwood a
Sat Mar 13 Swindon a
Sat Mar 20 DONCASTER H
Sat Mar 27 Hull a
Fri Apr 2 WIGAN H
Mon Apr 5 Blackpool a
Sat Apr 10 SHREWSBURY H
Sat Apr 17 Oxford a
Tue Apr 20 Peterborough a
Sat Apr 24 NORTHAMPTON H
Sat May 1 Burton a
Sat May 8 PLYMOUTH H
