2008–09 Gillingham F.C. season
2008–09 season | |
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Chairman | Paul Scally |
Manager | Mark Stimson |
League Two | 5th (promoted via play-offs) |
FA Cup | Third Round |
League Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Simeon Jackson (20) All: Simeon Jackson (21) |
Highest home attendance | 10,107 vs Aston Villa (4 January 2009) |
Lowest home attendance | 1,557 vs Colchester United (7 October 2008) |
The 2008–09 season was the seventy-seventh season in which football club Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League, and the fifty-ninth since the club's return to the League in 1950. Gillingham finished the season in fifth place in Football League Two, gaining promotion to League One through play-off victories over Rochdale (over two legs) and Shrewsbury Town.
The club also reached the third round of the FA Cup, before being defeated by Aston Villa.
Football League
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Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Play-offs
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FA Cup
As a League Two club, Gillingham entered the FA Cup at the first round stage. Bury were defeated by a second-half Andy Barcham goal at Gigg Lane, earning Gillingham a second round tie against Stockport County of League One. The first game ended goalless at the Priestfield Stadium, before the Gills came from behind to win 2–1 at Edgeley Park. Premier League side Aston Villa proved too strong for Gillingham in the third round, eventually winning 2–1 in a televised fixture. Template:Fb match2 Template:Fb match2 Template:Fb match2 Template:Fb match2
Football League Cup
Football League Trophy
Squad statistics
Gillingham used a total of 28 players during the course of the season, although none played in all 55 competitive matches. John Nutter made the most appearances during the season, with Gillingham's 4–4 draw with Aldershot Town being the only game he did not take part in (he was an unused substitute).[1] Simeon Jackson finished as the club's top goalscorer, finding the net on 21 occasions.
Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
Andy Barcham | 34 (2) | 6 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 39 (2) | 9 |
Mark Bentley | 34 (6) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 (6) | 1 |
Tyrone Berry | 2 (3) | 0 | – | – | 0 (1) | 0 | – | – | 2 (4) | 0 |
Andrew Crofts | 7 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 (3) | 0 |
Luis Cumbers | 0 (7) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 (7) | 1 |
Charlie Daniels | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
Barry Fuller | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
Simeon Jackson | 40 (4) | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 (4) | 21 |
Albert Jarrett | 11 (6) | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 15 (6) | 0 |
Josh Wright | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
Alan Julian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 |
Simon King | 46 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
Stuart Lewis | 16 (8) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 (9) | 0 |
Mark McCammon | 21 (12) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 (13) | 5 |
Adam Miller | 32 (3) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 37 (3) | 6 |
Leigh Mills | 6 (1) | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 7 (1) | 1 |
Gary Mulligan | 12 (14) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | – | – | 14 (17) | 2 |
Tom Murphy | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
John Nutter | 46 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 (2) | 0 |
Dennis Oli | 23 (11) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | – | – | 24 (12) | 4 |
Jack Payne | 0 (2) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 (2) | 0 |
Jaime Peters | 1 (2) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (2) | 0 |
Andy Pugh | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | – | – | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 |
Garry Richards | 29 (10) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 33 (11) | 2 |
Simon Royce | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
Nicky Southall | 28 (9) | 3 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 (9) | 3 |
Rene Steer | 3 (2) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (2) | 0 |
Curtis Weston | 46 (2) | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 51 (2) | 5 |
See also
References
Specific:
- ^ "Gillingham 4-4 Aldershot Town". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
General:
- "Gillingham F.C. results/fixtures". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- "Gillingham F.C. Fixtures 2008". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2009.