2008–09 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham
2008–09 season
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


Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
46
21
12
13
58
55
75

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points

Play-offs

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.

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England Andy Barcham34 (2)643––1039 (2)9
England Mark Bentley34 (6)140101040 (6)1
England Tyrone Berry2 (3)0––0 (1)0––2 (4)0
Wales Andrew Crofts7 (2)00 (1)010––8 (3)0
England Luis Cumbers0 (7)1––––––0 (7)1
England Charlie Daniels51––––––51
England Barry Fuller400301010450
Canada Simeon Jackson40 (4)2031101045 (4)21
Sierra Leone Albert Jarrett11 (6)030––1015 (6)0
England Josh Wright80––––––80
Northern Ireland Alan Julian401010––60
England Simon King462401010522
England Stuart Lewis16 (8)01 (1)0––––17 (9)0
Barbados Mark McCammon21 (12)50 (1)010––22 (13)5
Northern Ireland Adam Miller32 (3)64010––37 (3)6
England Leigh Mills6 (1)1––––107 (1)1
Republic of Ireland Gary Mulligan12 (14)22 (2)00 (1)0––14 (17)2
England Tom Murphy––––––0 (1)00 (1)0
England John Nutter46 (2)040101052 (2)0
England Dennis Oli23 (11)4100 (1)0––24 (12)4
England Jack Payne0 (2)0––––––0 (2)0
Canada Jaime Peters1 (2)0––––––1 (2)0
England Andy Pugh0 (1)00 (1)0––0 (1)00 (3)0
England Garry Richards29 (10)230100 (1)033 (11)2
England Simon Royce45030––10490
England Nicky Southall28 (9)3––101030 (9)3
England Rene Steer3 (2)0––––––3 (2)0
England Curtis Weston46 (2)540––1051 (2)5

See also

References

Specific:

  1. ↑ "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.
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