Gillingham
2008–09 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerMark Stimson
League Two5th (promoted via play-offs)
FA CupThird Round
League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Simeon Jackson (20)

All:
Simeon Jackson (21)
Highest home attendance10,107 vs Aston Villa (4 January 2009)
Lowest home attendance1,557 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

9 August 2008 League Two Bournemouth 1–1 Gillingham Dean Court
Anderton 42' Mulligan 90' Attendance: 5,377
Referee: J. Singh
16 August 2008 League Two Gillingham 0–1 Luton Town Priestfield Stadium
Parkin 3' Attendance: 5,339
Referee: S. Tanner
23 August 2008 League Two Darlington 1–2 Gillingham The Darlington Arena
Purdie 78' (pen.) Jackson 21'
Richards 90'
Attendance: 2,831
Referee: C. Pawson
30 August 2008 League Two Gillingham 1–0 Accrington Stanley Priestfield Stadium
Oli 75' Attendance: 4,733
Referee: D. Phillips
6 September 2008 League Two Gillingham 3–0 Grimsby Town Priestfield Stadium
Jackson 34'
McCammon 70'
Daniels 89'
Attendance: 4,912
Referee: G. Hegley
13 September 2008 League Two Shrewsbury Town 7–0 Gillingham New Meadow
Jackson 27'
Hibbert 30'
Davies 42', 87'
Coughlan 45'
Cansdell-Sherriff 52'
Holt 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,319
Referee: C. Sarginson
20 September 2008 League Two Aldershot Town 2–1 Gillingham Recreation Ground
Hudson 75'
Davies 86'
Jackson 84'
McCammon Red card 13'
Attendance: 4,198
Referee: G. Scott
27 September 2008 League Two Gillingham 1–0 Port Vale Priestfield Stadium
McCombe 34' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,986
Referee: A. Woolmer
4 October 2008 League Two Exeter City 3–0 Gillingham St James Park
Logan 7'
Stansfield 39', 43'
Attendance: 4,819
Referee: I. Williamson
11 October 2008 League Two Gillingham 5–0 Morecambe Priestfield Stadium
Bentley 21'
Jackson 24', 36'
Artell 73' (o.g.)
McCammon 80'
Attendance: 4,316
Referee: M. Thorpe
18 October 2008 League Two Bradford City 2–2 Gillingham Valley Parade
Thorne 21'
Colbeck 45'
Jackson 51', 84'
Bentley Red card 58'
Attendance: 12,432
Referee: D. Foster
21 October 2008 League Two Gillingham 2–2 Notts County Priestfield Stadium
Mulligan 39'
Southall 63'
Butcher 65'
Facey 79'
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: P. Miller
25 October 2008 League Two Gillingham 2–0 Chester City Priestfield Stadium
Barcham 72'
Mills 74'
Attendance: 4,852
Referee: G. Ward
28 October 2008 League Two Lincoln City 2–0 Gillingham Sincil Bank
Frecklington 12'
N'Guessan 14'
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: D. Webb
1 November 2008 League Two Macclesfield Town 0–1 Gillingham Moss Rose
Miller 18' Attendance: 1,635
Referee: J. Singh
22 November 2008 League Two Bury 4–0 Gillingham Gigg Lane
Bishop 9', 59'
Hurst 40', 63'
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: C. Boyeson
25 November 2008 League Two Gillingham 1–1 Rochdale Priestfield Stadium
Jackson 17' Le Fondre 61' Attendance: 4,029
Referee: S. Cook
6 December 2008 League Two Gillingham 2–1 Chesterfield Priestfield Stadium
Miller 18'
Jackson 45'
Lester 60' Attendance: 4,622
Referee: P. Gibbs
13 December 2008 League Two Barnet 2–2 Gillingham Underhill Stadium
Leary 46'
O'Flynn 71'
Barcham 67'
Jackson 90'
Attendance: 2,248
Referee: A. Penn
20 December 2008 League Two Gillingham 1–1 Brentford Priestfield Stadium
Jackson 60'
Fuller Red card 88'
MacDonald 28'
Elder Red card 69'
Attendance: 5,521
Referee: O. Langford
26 December 2008 League Two Dagenham & Redbridge 2–0 Gillingham Victoria Road
Strevens 1'
Benson 50'
Attendance: 2,844
Referee: G. Scott
28 December 2008 League Two Gillingham 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Priestfield Stadium
Weston 84' Bloomfield 31' Attendance: 5,979
Referee: R. Booth
17 January 2009 League Two Morecambe 0–1 Gillingham Christie Park
Weston 19' Attendance: 2,027
Referee: G. Laws
20 January 2009 League Two Port Vale 1–3 Gillingham Vale Park
Richards 28' Oli 49'
Miller 69'
Jackson 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,539
Referee: J. Linington
24 January 2009 League Two Gillingham 1–0 Exeter City Priestfield Stadium
Miller 79' Attendance: 5,638
Referee: G. Horwood
27 January 2009 League Two Gillingham 1–2 Lincoln City Priestfield Stadium
Jackson 25' (pen.) Horsfield 52'
N'Guessan 90'
Attendance: 4,525
Referee: S. Hooper
31 January 2009 League Two Chester City 0–1 Gillingham Deva Stadium
Barcham 79' Attendance: 1,541
Referee: D. Webb
7 February 2009 League Two Gillingham 0–2 Bradford City Priestfield Stadium
Daley 45'
Boulding 70'
Attendance: 4,866
Referee: P. Taylor
14 February 2009 League Two Rotherham United 2–0 Gillingham Don Valley Stadium
Clarke 25'
Green 81'
Attendance: 2,757
Referee: C. Webster
21 February 2009 League Two Gillingham 3–1 Macclesfield Town Priestfield Stadium
King 2'
Barcham 74', 88'
Evans 80' (pen.) Attendance: 4,620
Referee: D. Phillips
28 February 2009 League Two Gillingham 1–0 Bournemouth Priestfield Stadium
Southall 58' Attendance: 5,353
Referee: S. Cook
3 March 2009 League Two Luton Town 0–0 Gillingham Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,739
7 March 2009 League Two Accrington Stanley 0–2 Gillingham Crown Ground
Jackson 18'
Oli 67'
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: M. Haywood
10 March 2009 League Two Gillingham 1–0 Darlington Priestfield Stadium
Jackson 90' (pen.) Attendance: 4,730
Referee: S. Bratt
14 March 2009 League Two Gillingham 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Priestfield Stadium
Weston 4'
Southall 51'
Holt 79' (pen.), 90' Attendance: 6,023
Referee: G. Horwood
17 March 2009 League Two Notts County 0–1 Gillingham Meadow Lane
Jackson 58' Attendance: 3,189
Referee: N. Swarbrick
21 March 2009 League Two Grimsby Town 3–0 Gillingham Blundell Park
Akpa Akpro 33'
Hegarty 58'
Conlon 90'
Attendance: 6,406
Referee: N. Miller
28 March 2009 League Two Brentford 1–1 Gillingham Griffin Park
Hunt 41' Jackson 59' (pen.) Attendance: 7,908
Referee: F. Graham
4 April 2009 League Two Gillingham 0–2 Barnet Priestfield Stadium
Furlong 23'
O'Flynn 54' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,033
Referee: K. Friend
11 April 2009 League Two Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Gillingham Adams Park
Akinde 41' Attendance: 6,306
Referee: L. Mason
18 April 2009 League Two Chesterfield 0–1 Gillingham Saltergate
McCammon 22' Attendance: 3,933
Referee: G. Salisbury
25 April 2009 League Two Gillingham 0–0 Bury Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,360
Referee: R. East
2 May 2009 League Two Rochdale 0–1 Gillingham Spotland Stadium
Weston 20' Attendance: 3,480
Referee: D. Deadman


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

10 May 2009 Semi Final 2nd Leg Gillingham 2–1 Rochdale Priestfield Stadium
Jackson 13', 58' (pen.) Dagnall 36' Attendance: 9,585
Referee: M. Oliver
23 May 2009 Final Gillingham 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Wembley Stadium
Jackson 90' Attendance: 53,706
Referee: C. Oliver

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.

8 November 2008 First Round Bury 0–1 Gillingham Gigg Lane
Barcham 71' Attendance: 2,161
Referee: A. Haines
29 November 2008 Second Round Gillingham 0–0 Stockport County Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,419
Referee: P. Miller
9 December 2008 Second Round replay Stockport County 1–2 Gillingham Edgeley Park
Gleeson 17' Barcham 25', 34' Attendance: 3,329
Referee: A. Hall
4 January 2009 Third Round Gillingham 1–2 Aston Villa Priestfield Stadium
Jackson 57' Milner 13', 79' (pen.) Attendance: 10,107
Referee: K. Stroud

Football League Cup

12 August 2008 First Round Gillingham 0–1 Colchester United Priestfield Stadium
Heath 11' Attendance: 2,566
Referee: P. Crossley

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)6431039 (2)9
England Mark Bentley34 (6)140101040 (6)1
England Tyrone Berry2 (3)00 (1)02 (4)0
Wales Andrew Crofts7 (2)00 (1)0108 (3)0
England Luis Cumbers0 (7)10 (7)1
England Charlie Daniels5151
England Barry Fuller400301010450
Canada Simeon Jackson40 (4)2031101045 (4)21
Sierra Leone Albert Jarrett11 (6)0301015 (6)0
England Josh Wright8080
Northern Ireland Alan Julian40101060
England Simon King462401010522
England Stuart Lewis16 (8)01 (1)017 (9)0
Barbados Mark McCammon21 (12)50 (1)01022 (13)5
Northern Ireland Adam Miller32 (3)6401037 (3)6
England Leigh Mills6 (1)1107 (1)1
Republic of Ireland Gary Mulligan12 (14)22 (2)00 (1)014 (17)2
England Tom Murphy0 (1)00 (1)0
England John Nutter46 (2)040101052 (2)0
England Dennis Oli23 (11)4100 (1)024 (12)4
England Jack Payne0 (2)00 (2)0
Canada Jaime Peters1 (2)01 (2)0
England Andy Pugh0 (1)00 (1)00 (1)00 (3)0
England Garry Richards29 (10)230100 (1)033 (11)2
England Simon Royce4503010490
England Nicky Southall28 (9)3101030 (9)3
England Rene Steer3 (2)03 (2)0
England Curtis Weston46 (2)5401051 (2)5

See also

References

Specific:

  1. "Gillingham 4–4 Aldershot Town". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

General:

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