Gillingham will have a new goalkeeper coach for the season ahead.

Glen Johnson arrives to take over from departed coach Ian Pledger.

Pledger stayed on as coach when former boss Justin Edinburgh left midway through last season.

Johnson will be working with big Czech keeper Tomas Holy and Stuart Nelson, who remains transfer-listed. Young keeper Tom Hadler is also on the club’s books.

Newcomer Johnson, who owns the goalkeeper glove-brand company PRO-GK, spent last season with National League side Boreham Wood.

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He was part of a successful Braintree Town team the season before that, working under the Cowley brothers Danny and Nicky, leaving when they departed for Lincoln City.

Johnson had previously spent almost a year with Indian side Pune, had a spell coaching in the US and worked at Chelmsford City for a time.

During his playing career he appeared for a number of sides in his native Essex, starting and ending it at Canvey Island. He also played for Maldon Town, Aveley, Long Melford and Wingate & Finchley. He quit playing in 2007.