2013–14 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham
2013–14 season
Chairman	Paul Scally
Manager	Martin Allen
Stadium	Priestfield Stadium
Football League One	17th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Cody McDonald (17); All: ; Cody McDonald (17)

The 2013–14 season was Gillingham's 121st season in their existence.[1] Along with League One, the club competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy and the regional Kent Senior Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2015.

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Transfers out

Transfer summary

Pre-season and friendlies

29 June 2013 (2013-06-29)	Faversham Town	2–4	Gillingham	Faversham
13:00 BST	Wilson 11' Rowland 74'	Report	Millbank 15' Dack 23' Birchall 66', 76'	Stadium: Shepherd Neame Stadium Attendance: 650

29 June 2013 (2013-06-29)	Ashford United	1–2	Gillingham	Kingsnorth, Ashford
15:00 BST	Whiting 30'	Report	Blanchard 3' Legge 40'	Stadium: Homelands Stadium Attendance: 433

6 July 2013 (2013-07-06)	Bromley	0–3	Gillingham	Bromley
15:00 BST		Report	Dack 28' Barrett 35' Kedwell 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Hayes Lane

16 July 2013 (2013-07-16)	Gillingham	1–2	Ipswich Town	Gillingham
19:30 BST	McDonald 46'	Report	McGoldrick 22' October 90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

20 July 2013 (2013-07-20)	Gillingham	1–3	Millwall	Gillingham
12:30 BST	Akinfenwa 77'	Report	Morison 7', 18' Keogh 28'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Mike Bull

23 July 2013 (2013-07-23)	Gillingham	0–3	Crystal Palace	Gillingham
19:30 BST		Report	Moxey 21' Dobbie 68' Owusu-Abeyie 73'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Gavin Ward

25 July 2013 (2013-07-25)	A.F.C. Sudbury	3–2	Gillingham	Sudbury
19:45 BST				Stadium: King's Marsh Stadium

26 July 2013 (2013-07-26)	Gillingham	1–1	New York Cosmos	Gillingham
	Birchall 90'	Report	Dimitrov 20'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

27 July 2013 (2013-07-27)	Woking	3–0	Gillingham	Gillingham
15:00 BST	McCallum 35' Williams 50' (pen.) McNamee 90'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 654

30 July 2013 (2013-07-30)	Maidenhead United	4–2	Gillingham	Maidenhead
19:30 BST	Pacquette Pritchard Ruby Hippolyte	Report	McKain Haysman	Stadium: York Road

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Football League One	—	17th	10 August 2013	3 May 2014
League Cup	1st Round	1st Round	6 August 2013	6 August 2013
FA Cup	1st round	1st round	9 September 2013	9 September 2013

Source: Competitions

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Oldham Athletic	46	14	14	18	50	59	−9	56
16	Colchester United	46	13	14	19	53	61	−8	53
17	Gillingham	46	15	8	23	60	79	−19	53
18	Coventry City	46	16	13	17	74	77	−3	51[lower-alpha 1]
19	Crewe Alexandra	46	13	12	21	54	80	−26	51

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

On 2 August Coventry City were deducted 10 points for exiting administration without a CVA.[2]

Results

3 August 2013 (2013-08-03) 1	Gillingham	0–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
15:00 BST		Report	Bond 89'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,792 Referee: Keith Hill

10 August 2013 (2013-08-10) 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	Gillingham	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Griffiths 5', 68' (pen.) Evans 26' Sako 31'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,102 Referee: Stuart Attwell

17 August 2013 (2013-08-17) 3	Gillingham	1–1	Brentford	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Akinfenwa 40'	Report	El Alagui 90+4'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,225 Referee: Gavin Ward

24 August 2013 (2013-08-24) 4	Swindon Town	2–2	Gillingham	Swindon
15:00 BST	Byrne 12' N. Thompson 68'	Report	Kedwell 18' McDonald 85'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Iain Williamson

31 August 2013 (2013-08-31) 5	Gillingham	1–1	Bristol City	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Akinfenwa 22'	Report	Elliott 45'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,616 Referee: Mike Russell

7 September 2013 (2013-09-07) 6	Crawley Town	3–2	Gillingham	Crawley
15:00 BST	McFadzean 55' Clarke 66', 81'	Report	Kedwell 47' (pen.) Legge 69'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,984 Referee: Steven Rushton

15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) 7	Coventry City	2–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 BST	L. Clarke 2' Moussa 83' Adams 51'	Report	McDonald 10' Nelson 74' Barrett 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,046 Referee: Trevor Kettle

21 September 2013 (2013-09-21) 8	Gillingham	0–1	Bradford City	Gillingham
15:00 BST		Report	Jones 9'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,965 Referee: Lee Collins

28 September 2013 (2013-09-28) 9	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Gillingham	Crewe
15:00 BST		Report	McDonald 39' Martin 50' Barrett 70'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,254 Referee: Oliver Langford

5 October 2013 (2013-10-05) 10	Gillingham	3–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Kedwell 11' (pen.), 13' (pen.) Hollands 59'	Report	Bamford 26', 30'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,410 Referee: James Linington

12 October 2013 11	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Gillingham	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Jacobson 17' McAlinden 81'	Report		Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,129 Referee: Graham Salisbury

19 October 2013 12	Gillingham	1–2	Preston North End	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Kedwell 76'	Report	47' Keane 53' Brownhill	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,054 Referee: Graham Horwood

22 October 2013 13	Gillingham	2–1	Notts County	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Whelpdale 24' Kedwell 29'	Report	79' McGregor	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,161 Referee: David Phillips

26 October 2013 14	Port Vale	2–1	Gillingham	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Robertson 47' Pope 63'	Report	Kedwell 13'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,690 Referee: Darren Bond

2 November 2013 15	Gillingham	1–0	Carlisle United	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Kedwell 63' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,697 Referee: Charles Breakspear

16 November 2013 16	Sheffield United	1–2	Gillingham	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Porter 19'	Report	Kedwell 7' McDonald 47'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 16,560 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

23 November 2013 17	Gillingham	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Gillingham
15:00 GMT		Report	Petrasso 57'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,025 Referee: Graham Scott

26 November 2013 18	Gillingham	3–2	Stevenage	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Kedwell 47' (pen.) Daniels 52' Mousinho 79'	Report	Heslop 37' Zoko 59'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,951 Referee: Brendan Malone

30 November 2013 19	Rotherham United	4–1	Gillingham	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Dicko 9' Agard 23' Pringle 35' Tavernier 76'	Report	McDonald 66'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,152

7 December 2013 20	Notts County	3–1	Gillingham	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	McGregor 40', 53' Grealish 87'	Report	47' Dack	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

14 December 2013 21	Gillingham	2–2	Peterborough United	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Martin 51' McDonald 70'	Report	12', 90+7' Assombalonga	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,949 Referee: Tim Robinson

20 December 2013 22	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Gillingham	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	McNulty 56' Lowe 77' Robinson 81'	Report	Dack 34' Akinfenwa 45', 69' Nelson 77'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Robert Lewis

26 December 2013 23	Gillingham	1–2	Leyton Orient	Gillingham
13:30 GMT	Akinfenwa 4'	Report	Bartley 70' Lasimant 90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,613 Referee: Fred Graham

29 December 2013 24	Gillingham	2–2	Walsall	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	McDonald 46', 90+2'	Report	Sawyers 62' Gray 90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Trevor Kettle

3 January 2014 25	Gillingham	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	McDonald 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,758 Referee: Mark Brown

11 January 2014 (2014-01-11) 26	Colchester United	3–0	Gillingham	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Watt 50' Morrison 87' Sears 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,819 Referee: Darren Drysdale

18 January 2014 (2014-01-18) 27	Gillingham	2–0	Swindon Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Legge 18' Harriman 83'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Andrew Madley

24 January 2014 (2014-01-24) 28	Brentford	2–1	Gillingham	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	Douglas 22' Trotta 70' (pen.)	Report	McDonald 73'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,713 Referee: Keith Stroud

1 February 2014 (2014-02-01) 29	Gillingham	3–2	Port Vale	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Akinfenwa 42', 61' McDonald 64'	Report	Robertson 81' Hugill 87'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,356 Referee: Darren Deadman

4 February 2014 (2014-02-04) 30	Stevenage	3–1	Gillingham	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Zoko 22' (pen.) Charles 30', 59'	Report	Hewitt 22' McDonald 56'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Stuart Attwell

8 February 2014 (2014-02-08) 31	Carlisle United	1–2	Gillingham	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Legge 90' (o.g.)	Report	Pigott 44' McDonald 88'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Mark Heywood

19 February 2014 (2014-02-19) 32	Gillingham	0–1	Sheffield United	Gillingham
19:45 GMT		Report	Coady 41'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,766 Referee: Carl Berry

22 February 2014 33	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Gillingham	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Harkins 33'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,714 Referee: Mike Russell

1 March 2014 34	Bristol City	2–1	Gillingham	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Baldock 27' Gillett 83'	Report	Lee 65'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 11,422 Referee: Gary Sutton

8 March 2014 35	Gillingham	1–0	Crawley Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Lee 88'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,961 Referee: Dean Whitestone

11 March 2014 36	Gillingham	4–2	Coventry City	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Akinfenwa 25' (pen.), 75' (pen.), 9' Weston 56' Hessenthaler 90' Legge 83' Fagan 89'	report	Wilson 50' (pen.), 73' Baker 83' (pen.) Seaborne 24' Adams 32' Moussa 59' Webster 90+2'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,447 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

15 March 2014 37	Bradford City	1–1	Gillingham	Bradford
15:00 GMT	McLean 10'	Report	McDonald 56'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,089 Referee: Michael Bull

22 March 2014 (2014-03-22) 38	Gillingham	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Linganzi 30'	Report	Aneke 5', 53' Pogba 83' Grant 88' 90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Steve Bratt

25 March 2014 (2014-03-25) 39	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Gillingham	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT		Report	Fagan 50'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,760 Referee: Carl Berry

5 April 2014 (2014-04-05) 40	Gillingham	3–4	Rotherham United	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Akinfenwa 30' Weston 57' Dack 84'	Report	Agard 2' Hitchcock 69', 86', 90+3'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,027 Referee: Steven Rushton

8 April 2014 (2014-04-08) 41	Peterborough United	2–0	Gillingham	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Assombalonga 42' Rowe 58'	Report		Stadium: London Road Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Chris Sarginson

12 April 2014 42	Leyton Orient	5–1	Gillingham	Leyton, London
15:07 BST[3]	Mooney 5', 35' Cox 9' lisbie 35' Dagnall 78'	Report	Fagan 82'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Carl Boyeson

18 April 2014 43	Gillingham	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Dack 78' McDonald 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,343 Referee: Michael Naylor

21 April 2014 44	Walsall	1–1	Gillingham	Walsall
15:00 BST	Brandy 55'	Report	McDonald 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

26 April 2014 45	Preston North End	3–1	Gillingham	Preston
15:00 BST	Welsh 8' Gallagher 57' Kilkenny 63'	Report	45' McDonald	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,591 Referee: Charles Breakspear

3 May 2014 46	Gillingham	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Barrett 72'	Report	Miller 86'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,634 Referee: Darren Drysdale

FA Cup

9 November 2013 First Round	Gillingham	1–1	Brackley Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Dack 90+7'	Report	Martin 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Lee Collins

18 November 2013 First Round Replay	Brackley Town	1–0	Gillingham	Brackley
19:45 GMT	Walker 21'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Lee Collins

Football League Cup

6 August 2013 First Round	Gillingham	0–2	Bristol City	Gillingham
19:45 BST		Report	Baldock 21' Wynter 66'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,585 Referee: Darren Deadman

Football League Trophy

3 September 2013 First Round	Gillingham	1–3	Leyton Orient	Gillingham
19:00 BST	Dack 68'	Report	Batt 26' (pen.), 45', 59'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,630 Referee: Michael Bull

References

"History". Statto. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
"Coventry City: Football League docks Sky Blues 10 points". BBC Sport. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
"15:07 kick-offs this weekend in Hillsborough tribute". ITV News. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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[table_hth_COV0.99619738105507-3] On 2 August Coventry City were deducted 10 points for exiting administration without a CVA.[2]

[1] "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[2] "Coventry City: Football League docks Sky Blues 10 points". BBC Sport. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[4] "15:07 kick-offs this weekend in Hillsborough tribute". ITV News. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2020.