2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham return to League One for the 2009–10 season after being promoted from League Two the previous season.

Gillingham
2009–10 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerMark Stimson
Football League One18th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup2nd Round
Football League Trophy2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Simeon Jackson (14)
All: Simeon Jackson (17)
Highest home attendance10,304 vs Charlton Athletic, 24 October 2009
Lowest home attendance1,752 vs Colchester United, 1 September 2009

Season review

Kit

Vandanel continues as Gillingham's kit designer and KRBS.com stays as their main shirt sponsor.

Events
  • 9 Sep 2009: Michael Anderson is appointed as director.[1]
  • 19 Nov 2009: Alan Julian is transfer listed.[2]
  • 14 Dec 2009: Simon Royce is injured in car crash and will be out for at least four weeks.[3]

League

Gillingham began their League One campaign with a 5–0 win over Swindon Town, with Simeon Jackson getting the first League One hat-trick of the season.[4] This was followed by a 4–2 loss against Tranmere Rovers and another two losses followed against Colchester United and Hartlepool United, moving the Gills into the relegation zone.

The Gills were held to a draw at Walsall, they then beat Exeter City and then a win over Millwall. Leeds United defeated Gillingham 4–1, followed closely by a draw against Norwich City and then another 4–1 loss to Southampton, conceding 9 and scoring only 3 in three games.

They bounced back quickly with a 3–2 win over Wycombe Wanderers. Two loses followed against Brighton & Hove Albion and MK Dons. The Gills then held another side, who was relegated for the Championship, Charlton Athletic, to a draw. Southend United then beat Gillingham 1–0.

The Gills continue their rollercoaster season with a 1–0 win over Oldham Athletic and then a loss to Bristol Rovers. Three days later Simeon Jackson put an early penalty away to beat Yeovil Town. Leyton Orient then beat Gillingham 3–1 and Carlisle United held the Gills to a goalless draws. Promotion chaser Huddersfield Town beat Gillingham 2–1. The nearly postponed game against Stockport County showed three stunning goals from Oli, on loan Brandy and Nutter, the second time the fans cleared out the snow it did not turn out so well as the Gills lost to Brentford, this was then followed by a scrappy draw against Exeter City.

Gillingham start the new year with a 3–1 loss to Swindon Town, followed by a goalless draw against Colchester United and then another draw against Hartlepool United. Walsall held Gillingham to a third consecutive draw. This undefeated streak ended with a 4–0 loss to Brentofrd and then a loss to Tranmere Rovers. A draw to Yeovil Town then followed, Bristol Rovers lost to Gillingham 1–0 but Leyton Orient held the Gills to a 1–1 draw. Carlisle United ended Gillingham's three-game unbeaten streak with a 2–0 win before quickly bouncing back and beating Huddersfield Town. Stockport County then drew with them, another draw with Charlton Athletic followed. MK Dons drew to Gillingham, to make the Gills third consecutive draw. Fellow relegation battlers Brighton & Hove Albion held Gillingham to a 1–1 draw. Gillingham beat an on form promotion hopefuls Leeds United.

Gillingham's four game unbeaten run was ended by fellow strugglers Oldham Athletic. Oli, Howe and Barcham gave Gillingham a 3–0 over Southend United. But losing the next game to Millwall.

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
18Leyton Orient 431212195065−1048
19Gillingham 431114184658-1247
20Exeter City 41118213565−3041

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

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
43 11 14 18 46 58  −12 47 11 8 3 33 14  +19 0 6 15 13 44  −31

Last updated: 17 Apr.
Source: [5]

Cups

FA Cup

In the first round of the cup the Gills beat Southend United 3–0. Gillingham then beat League Two outfit, Burton Albion to go through to the third round. The Gills travels to Accrington Stanley for the fourth round.[6] The third-round game was postponed due to heavy snow in Lancashire, meaning both clubs would be put in the draw for the 4th round.[7] Gillingham were knocked out by Accrington after the third attempt of playing the game.

League Cup

Gillingham's first opponents in the Cup was Championship outfit Plymouth Argyle. The Gills beat the Pilgrims 2–1 to qualify for the next round. The second round Gillingham lost to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers.

Football League Trophy

Gillingham beat Colchester United in the first round. Then two weeks after playing Norwich City in the league, the Gills took them of in the FLT and were knocked out by the Canaries.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Simon Royce
2 DF  ENG Barry Fuller (captain)
3 DF  ENG John Nutter
4 MF  ENG Stuart Lewis
5 DF  ENG Simon King
6 DF  ENG Garry Richards
7 MF  IRL Kevin Maher
8 MF  ENG Mark Bentley (captain (2nd))
9 MF  ENG Chris Palmer
10 FW  CAN Simeon Jackson
11 FW  ENG Andy Barcham
14 MF  NIR Adam Miller
15 FW  GHA Chris Dickson (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
16 DF  ENG Josh Gowling
17 FW  ENG Andy Pugh
18 MF  ENG Danny Jackman
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  ENG Jacob Erskine
21 FW  ENG Dennis Oli
22 DF  ENG Tom Wynter
23 GK  NIR Alan Julian
24 MF  ENG Rashid Yussuff
25 FW  ENG Luis Cumbers
26 MF  ENG Curtis Weston
27 MF  ENG Luke Rooney
28 MF  ENG Jack Payne
29 FW  ENG Rene Howe (on loan from Peterborough United)
30 FW  BRB Mark McCammon
31 DF  IRL Darren Dennehy (on loan from Cardiff City)
34 FW  ENG James Walker
— FW  ENG Tom Murphy

Statistics

Last Update 3 April 2010

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Simon Royce 210170202000
2 DF Barry Fuller 420360302010
3 DF John Nutter 381321302010
4 MF Stuart Lewis 251211300010
5 DF Simon King 0000000000
6 DF Garry Richards 180150001020
7 MF Kevin Maher 310260202010
8 MF Mark Bentley 372322301010
9 MF Chris Palmer 271201302020
10 FW Simeon Jackson 45173914302211
11 FW Andy Barcham 468397302120
12 GK Simon Locke* 0000000000
14 MF Adam Miller 264234001020
15 FW Scott Vernon* 1010000000
15 FW Chris Dickson 7171000000
16 DF Josh Gowling 341281302010
17 FW Andy Pugh 0000000000
18 MF Danny Jackman 230210001010
19 FW Jacob Erskine 6040000020
20 DF Matt Fry* 130110200000
21 FW Dennis Oli 363333201000
22 DF Tom Wynter 9080100000
23 GK Alan Julian 290260100020
24 MF Rashid Yussuff 9080000010
25 FW Luis Cumbers 2020000000
26 MF Curtis Weston 438366322020
27 MF Luke Rooney 152122001020
28 MF Jack Payne 170150001010
29 FW Febian Brandy* 8261210000
29 FW Rene Howe 151151000000
30 FW Mark McCammon 210140302020
31 DF Darren Dennehy 170170000000
32 FW Tristan Plummer 2020000000
34 FW James Walker 4040000000
— FW Tom Murphy 0000000000
  • *Indicates player left during the season

Captains
Number Pos Player Starts
(as captain)
2 DF Barry Fuller 40
18 DF Danny Jackman 4
8 MF Mark Bentley 2

Disciplinary record
Number Pos Player
16DFJosh Gowling92
2DFBarry Fuller90
21FWDennis Oli41
26MFCurtis Weston80
14MFAdam Miller60
8MFMark Bentley50
3DFJohn Nutter50
20DFMatt Fry40
10FWSimeon Jackson40
11FWAndy Barcham30
29FWRene Howe30
4MFStuart Lewis30
7MFKevin Maher20
30FWMark McCammon20
28MFJosh Payne20
22DFTom Wynter20
29FWFebian Brandy10
31DFDarren Dennehy10
15FWChris Dickson10
18DFDanny Jackman10
6DFGarry Richards10
27MFLuke Rooney10

Transfers

Summer transfers in
Player Club Fee
Jacob Erskine Bromley Free
Josh Gowling Carlisle United Undisclosed
Danny Jackman Northampton Town Undisclosed
Kevin Maher Oldham Athletic Free
Chris Palmer Walsall Free
Rashid Yussuff Charlton Athletic Free

Summer transfers out
  • * Indicates the player joined club after being released
Player Club Fee
Sean Clohessy Salisbury City* Free
Andrew Crofts Brighton & Hove Albion* Free
Albert Jarrett Barnet Free
Chris Kiely Released –
Gary Mulligan Northampton Town Free
Nicky Southall Dover Athletic Free
Tayler Thomas Released –

Loans In
Player Club Arrival Date Return Date
Josh Gowling Carlisle United 20 July 20 August
Matt Fry West Ham United 15 October 20 January
Scott Vernon Colchester United[note 1] 15 October 15 November
Febian Brandy Manchester United 4 November 4 February
Simon Locke Reading 16 December 16 January
Rene Howe Peterborough United 20 January End of Season
Darren Dennehy Cardiff City 21 January 21 February
Tristan Plummer Bristol City 21 January 21 February
Chris Dickson Charlton Athletic 15 February 15 May
Notes
  1. Player returned before return date.

Loan out
Player Club Arrival Date Return Date
Luis Cumbers AFC Wimbledon 5 November 5 January
Jacob Erskine Bromley 16 October 16 November
Adam Miller Dagenham & Redbridge 10 November 10 January
Tom Wynter Dover Athletic 16 November 16 December
Andy Pugh Welling United 20 November 20 January

Winter Transfers In
Player Club Fee
James Walker Unattached Free

Fixtures & results

League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 AugSwindon TownH5–06,852Bentley, Jackson(3), Miller
15 AugTranmere RoversA2–45,590Weston, Barcham
18 AugColchester UnitedA1–24,849Weston
22 AugHartlepool UnitedH0–14,696
29 AugWalsallA0–03,331
5 SepExeter CityH3–05,107Jackson(2), Rooney
12 SepMillwallH2–08,097Barcham, Weston
19 SepLeeds UnitedA1–421,026Barcham
26 SepNorwich CityH1–17,550Jackson
3 OctSouthamptonA1–419,457Rooney
10 OctWycomber WanderersH3–25,316Gowling, Weston, Jackson
13 OctBrighton & Hove AlbionA0–25,960
17 OctMilton Keynes DonsA0–211,764
24 OctCharlton AthleticH1–110,304Jackson
30 OctSouthend UnitedA0–17,830
14 NovOldham AthleticH1–04,787Weston
21 NovBristol RoversA1–26,210Barcham
24 NovYeovil TownH1–04,450Jackson
1 DecLeyton OrientA1–33,183Weston
5 DecCarlisle UnitedH0–07,214
12 DecHuddersfield TownA1–213,844Jackson
19 DecStockport CountyH3–14,769Oli, Brandy, Nutter
26 DecBrentfordH0–17,019
28 DecExeter CityA1–15,761Lewis
16 JanSwindon TownA1–36,773Palmer
23 JanColchester UnitedH0–04,948
26 JanHartlepool UnitedA1–12,465Jackson
30 JanWalsallH0–04,769
6 FebBrentfordA0–46,036
9 FebTranmere RoversH0–13,840
13 FebYeovil TownA0–03,853
20 FebBristol RoversH1–05,302Jackson
23 FebLeyton OrientH1–14,753Dickson
27 FebCarlisle UnitedA0–24,646
6 MarHuddersfield TownH2–05,388Jackson (2)
13 MarStockport CountyA0–03,894
20 MarCharlton AthleticA2–2Barcham, Oli
27 MarMilton Keynes DonsH2–25,465Miller, Barcham
3 AprOldham AthleticA0–13,486
5 AprSouthend UnitedH3–07,657Oli, Howe, Barcham
10 AprMillwallA0–413,714
13 AprBrighton & Hove AlbionH1–17,977Miller
17 AprLeeds UnitedH3–29,649Miller, Bentley, Naylor (OG)

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 NovOneSouthend UnitedH3–04,605Weston, Brandy, Bentley
28 NovTwoBurton AlbionH1–04,996Weston
19 JanThreeAccrington StanleyA0–11,322

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 AugOnePlymouth ArgyleH2–13,306Jackson, Barcham
25 AugTwoBlackburn RoversH1–37,293Jackson

Football League Trophy
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 SepOneColchester UnitedH1 – 1 4–3 (pens)1,752Jackson
6 OctTwoNorwich CityH0–12,814
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See also
  • Gillingham F.C. seasons

References
  1. "Michael Anderson appointed Director". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  2. "Alan Julian Transfers Listed". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  3. "Gillingham confirm Simon Royce injured in car crash". BBC Sport. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  4. "Gillingham 5–0 Swindon". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  5. http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/LeagueTable/0,,10416,00.html
  6. "Gills travel to Accrington in round 3". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  7. "Gills FA Cup clash postponed". gillinghamfootballclub.com. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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