2011–12 Gillingham F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Gillingham in the 2011–12 season. This season they played their league games in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

Gillingham Football Club
2011–12 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerAndy Hessenthaler
FA CupThird Round
(eliminated by Stoke City)
Football League CupFirst Round
(eliminated by Brighton & Hove Albion)
Football League TrophySouthern Section
Second Round

(eliminated by Barnet)
Top goalscorerDanny Kedwell (12)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 7,750 vs. Bristol Rovers, 17 December 2011
All: 10,360 vs. Stoke City, 7 January 2012
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,751 vs. Barnet, 6 March 2012
All: 1,278 vs. Barnet, 4 October 2011
Average home league attendance5,360

League data edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Cheltenham Town 46 23 8 15 66 50 +16 77 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
7 Crewe Alexandra (O, P) 46 20 12 14 67 59 +8 72
8 Gillingham 46 20 10 16 79 62 +17 70
9 Oxford United 46 17 17 12 59 48 +11 68
10 Rotherham United 46 18 13 15 67 63 +4 67
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 11 16 83 65  +18 68 12 4 6 48 30  +18 7 7 10 35 35  0

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: BBC Sport

Results edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

 
The Gillingham team line up before the friendly against Ramsgate
6 July 2011 Ashford United 0–3 Gillingham The Homelands
13:00 Rooney   18'
Montrose   25'
Oli   41'
Attendance: 1,126
9 July 2011 Bromley 2–1 Gillingham Hayes Lane
13:00 Hill   69', 90' Rooney   61'
12 July 2011 Erith & Belvedere 0–5 Gillingham Park View Road
19:30 Richards   10'
Rooney   12', 29'
Kedwell   85'
Cowan-Hall   89'
13 July 2011 Ramsgate 0–1 Gillingham Southwood Stadium
19:30 Afusi   68' Attendance: 497
15 July 2011 Dartford 2–5 Gillingham Princes Park
19:45 Pallen   20', 26' Oli   34'
Whelpdale   39'
Montrose   61'
Rooney   74', 87'
Attendance: 1,010
19 July 2011 Welling United 0–3 Gillingham Park View Road
19:45 Birchall   47'
Martin   78' (o.g.)
Kedwell   90'
25 July 2011 Braintree Town 1–1 Gillingham Cressing Road
19:45 Martin   39' Oli   45'

League Two edit

 
Goalmouth action from the game away to Shrewsbury Town in January (Gillingham in pink)
6 August 2011 1 Gillingham 1–0 Cheltenham Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Montrose   26' Attendance: 5,360
13 August 2011 2 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Gillingham Alexandra Stadium
15:00 Miller   74' Whelpdale   23'
Spiller   25'
Attendance: 3,401
16 August 2011 3 Barnet 2–2 Gillingham Underhill Stadium
19:45 McLeod   61', 90+4' Spiller   6'
J. Payne   73'
Attendance: 2,466
20 August 2011 4 Gillingham 3–0 Plymouth Argyle MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell   74', 90+4'
Rooney   86'
Attendance: 5,053
27 August 2011 5 Rotherham United 3–0 Gillingham Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Harrison   53'
Grabban   63'
Evans   78'
Attendance: 3,740
3 September 2011 6 Gillingham 0–1 Shrewsbury Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Wroe   90+4' (pen.) Attendance: 4,869
10 September 2011 7 Gillingham 1–1 Accrington Stanley MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Rooney   88' (pen.) Craney   84' Attendance: 4,619
13 September 2011 8 Southend United 1–0 Gillingham Roots Hall
19:45 Phillips   87' Attendance: 4,598
17 September 2011 9 Hereford United 1–6 Gillingham Edgar Street
15:00 Winnall   87' Nouble   19'
Richards   24'
Heath   40' (o.g.)
Jackman   49'
Whelpdale   79'
Payne   83'
Attendance: 1,848
24 September 2011 10 Gillingham 3–1 Burton Albion MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell   20', 50'
Nouble   49'
Kee   40' Attendance: 4,946
1 October 2011 11 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Gillingham Kingsmeadow
15:00 Jolley   10', 12'
Midson   22'
Lee   67' Attendance: 4,606
8 October 2011 12 Gillingham 1–1 Port Vale MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Danny Kedwell   63' Richards   33' Attendance: 4,676
15 October 2011 13 Torquay United 2–5 Gillingham Plainmoor
15:00 Robertson   47'
Stevens   51'
Kuffour   6', 39'
Rooney   56' (pen.)
Nouble   78'
Whelpdale   89'
Attendance: 2,582
22 October 2011 14 Gillingham 1–0 Oxford United Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Montrose   45' Attendance: 5,819
25 October 2011 15 Swindon Town 2–0 Gillingham The County Ground
19:45 Ritchie   80'
Smith   90+1'
Attendance: 7,787
29 October 2011 16 Morecambe 2–1 Gillingham Globe Arena
15:00 Hunter   8'
Ellison   68'
Nouble   90+5' (pen.) Attendance: 2,067
5 November 2011 17 Gillingham 4–3 Northampton Town Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kuffour   11', 30', 45+1' (pen.)
Kedwell   90+1' (pen.)
Berahino   35', 60'
Langmead   54'
Attendance: 4,704
19 November 2011 18 Aldershot Town 1–2 Gillingham Recreation Ground
15:00 Davies   80' Nouble   6'
Whelpdale   30'
Attendance: 3,449
26 November 2011 19 Gillingham 0–0 Bradford City Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 7,074
10 December 2011 20 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Gillingham Moss Rose
15:00 Attendance: 1,724
17 December 2011 21 Gillingham 4–1 Bristol Rovers Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Montrose   8'
Kedwell   45+5' (pen.), 73' (pen.)
Jackman   68'
Carayol   52' Attendance: 7,750
26 December 2011 22 Crawley Town 1–2 Gillingham Broadfield Stadium
15:00 Tubbs   34' (pen.) Kuffour   50', 52' Attendance: 4,255
30 December 2011 23 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 Gillingham Victoria Road
19:45 Bingham   22'
Woodall   65'
Kedwell   7' Attendance: 3,120
2 January 2012 24 Gillingham 1–0 Aldershot Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Jackman   46'
Martin   2'   61'
Attendance: 5,432
14 January 2012 25 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Gillingham Greenhous Meadow
15:00 Collins   5'
Cansdell-Sherriff   30'
Sharps   76'
Wright   87'
Weston   53'
Lee   64'
Attendance: 4,940
21 January 2012 26 Gillingham 3–4 AFC Wimbledon MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Tomlin   4'
Kuffour   54'
Tomlin   62'
Moore   60'
Richards   73' (o.g.)
Midson   80' (pen)
Jake Midson   89'
Attendance: 6,326
24 January 2012 27 Accrington Stanley 4–3 Gillingham Crown Ground
15:00 Smith   1', 19', 45'
Joyce   31'
Jackman   7'
Tomlin   70', 85'
Attendance: 1,734
13 February 2012 28 Gillingham 1–2 Southend United MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Tomlin   87' Dickinson   10'
Martin   31' (og)
Attendance: 4,441
18 February 2012 29 Portvale 2–1 Gillingham Vale Park
15:00 Rigg   81'
Richards   90' (pen.)
Whelpdale   45' Attendance: 4,027
21 February 2012 30 Gillingham 0–0 Rotherham United MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 3,248
25 February 2012 31 Gillingham 2–0 Torquay United MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 King   51'
Kedwell   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,865
28 February 2012 32 Gillingham 5–4 Hereford United MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Whelpdale   45'
Kedwell   46'
Lee   81', 88'
Tomlin   90'
Purdie   4' (pen.)
Barkhuizen   7', 70'
Evans   80'
Attendance: 3,784
3 March 2012 33 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Gillingham Home Park
15:00 Martin   23' Attendance: 6,382
6 March 2012 34 Gillingham 3–1 Barnet MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Oli   47'
Obita   76'
Lee   87'
Kamdjo   39' Attendance: 3,751
10 March 2012 35 Gillingham 3–4 Crewe Alexandra MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Payne   48'
Whelpdale   67'
Miller   73'
Powell   27', 53'
Leitch-Smith   52'
Clayton   90'
Attendance: 5,428
17 March 2012 36 Cheltenham Town 0–3 Gillingham Whaddon Road
15:00 Obita   45', 54'
Whelpdale   83'
Attendance: 3,137
20 March 2012 37 Gillingham 0–1 Crawley Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Bulman   50' Attendance: 5,204
24 March 2012 38 Bradford City 2–2 Gillingham Valley Parade
15:00 Wells   71'
Hanson   84'
Montrose   25'
Ramsden   56' (og)
Attendance: 9,858
27 March 2012 39 Burton Albion 1–0 Gillingham Pirelli Stadium
19:45 Fish   54' (og) Attendance: 1,714
31 March 2012 40 Gillingham 2–0 Macclesfield Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Fish   51'
Whelpdale   85'
Attendance: 4,562
6 April 2012 41 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Gillingham Memorial Stadium
15:00 Richards   59'
Carayol   80'
Whelpdale   56'
Oli   90'
Attendance: 6,160
9 April 2012 42 Gillingham 1–2 Dagenham & Redbridge MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Vine   58' Woodall   38'
Green   73'
Attendance: 5,773
14 April 2012 43 Oxford United 0–0 Gillingham Kassam Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 7,322
21 April 2012 44 Gillingham 3–1 Swindon Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell   26'
Whelpdale   52', 90'
McCormack   81' Attendance: 6,390
28 April 2012 45 Northampton Town 1–1 Gillingham Sixfields Stadium
15:00 Wilson   41' Kuffour   54' Attendance: 5,832
5 May 2012 46 Gillingham 2–0 Morecambe MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Lee   18'   25'   76' Haining   9'
Alessandra   44'
Attendance: 4,382

FA Cup edit

12 November 2011 First Round AFC Bournemouth 3–3 Gillingham Dean Court
15:00 GMT Purches   20'
Zubar   59'
Malone   60'
Report Payne   37'
Jackman   71'
Kedwell   90'
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: Dave Phillips
22 November 2011 Replay Gillingham 3–2 AFC Bournemouth MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 GMT Weston   21'
Richards   75'
S. Payne   82'
Report Frampton   55' (o.g.)
Arter   90+1'
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Fred Graham
3 December 2011 Second Round Leyton Orient 0–1 Gillingham Brisbane Road
15:00 GMT Report Weston   45+1' Attendance: 3,763
Referee: Phil Gibbs

League Cup edit

9 August 2011 Round 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Gillingham Falmer Stadium
19:45 Barnes   67' (pen.) Attendance: 16,295

Football League Trophy edit

4 October 2011 SS Round 2 Gillingham 1–3 Barnet MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:00 Richards   5' Report McLeod   11' (pen.), 84'
Marshall   72'
Attendance: 1,278

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 21 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Ross Flitney 31 0 27+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG Barry Fuller 10 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   ENG Andy Frampton 31 0 24+1 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF   ENG Charlie Lee 37 4 27+5 4 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ENG Simon King 9 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   ENG Garry Richards 28 3 24+0 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
7 MF   ENG Chris Whelpdale 43 12 33+5 12 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF   ENG Jack Payne 34 3 28+1 2 4+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   ENG Danny Kedwell 44 14 35+3 12 4+0 2 1+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF   ENG Curtis Weston 34 2 21+8 0 3+0 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 FW   ENG Dennis Oli 25 2 4+17 2 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF   ENG Joe Martin 37 1 30+3 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   ENG Matthew Lawrence 29 0 24+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF   ENG Matt Fish 25 1 16+4 1 1+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
17 MF   ENG Danny Spiller 15 2 6+8 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   ENG Danny Jackman 42 5 34+4 4 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF   ENG Lewis Montrose 41 4 26+9 4 3+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
20 DF   ENG Callum Davies 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
21 MF   ENG Dean Rance 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF   ENG Connor Essam 16 0 15+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW   ENG Rowan Vine 7 1 3+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF   ENG Jack Evans 7 0 4+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF   ENG Alex Brown 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   ENG Tom Brunt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK   ARG Paulo Gazzaniga 17 0 14+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 FW   WAL Adam Birchall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 FW   ENG Ashley Miller 5 1 2+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW   GHA Jo Kuffour 28 8 23+4 8 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 DF   ENG Olly Lee 7 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 FW   ENG Gavin Tomlin 10 6 9+1 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Nicky Southall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players featured for club who have left:
FW   ENG Frank Nouble 14 5 12+1 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Luke Rooney 19 3 11+6 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Jordan Obita 6 3 5+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Stefan Payne 19 2 0+14 1 1+3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0

Top scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1 FW   9 Danny Kedwell 12 2 0 0 14
2 MF   7 Chris Whelpdale 12 0 0 0 12
3 FW   33 Jo Kuffour 8 0 0 0 8
4 FW   38 Gavin Tomlin 6 0 0 0 6
5 MF   18 Danny Jackman 4 1 0 0 5
= FW   29 Frank Nouble 5 0 0 0 5
7 MF   4 Charlie Lee 4 0 0 0 4
= MF   19 Lewis Montrose 4 0 0 0 4
9 MF   8 Jack Payne 2 1 0 0 3
= MF   12 Jordan Obita 3 0 0 0 3
= DF   6 Garry Richards 1 1 0 1 3
= MF   14 Luke Rooney 3 0 0 0 3
13 FW   11 Dennis Oli 2 0 0 0 2
= MF   23 Stefan Payne 1 1 0 2
= MF   17 Danny Spiller 2 0 0 0 2
= MF   10 Curtis Weston 0 2 0 0 2
17 DF   16 Matt Fish 1 0 0 0 1
= DF   5 Simon King 1 0 0 0 1
= MF   12 Joe Martin 1 0 0 0 1
= FW   31 Ashley Miller 1 0 0 0 1
= FW   23 Rowan Vine 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 74 8 0 1 83

Awards edit

End of Season Awards[1] Winner
Supporters Player of the Season Danny Jackman
Away Supporters Player of the Season Jack Payne
MEMS Player of the Season Danny Jackman
Players' Player of the Season Danny Jackman
Young Player of the Season Paulo Gazzaniga
Goal of the Season Chris Whelpdale vs Torquay United

Transfers edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2011 DF   Matt Fish   Dover Athletic Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2011 GK   Ross Flitney   Dover Athletic Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2011 DF   Andy Frampton   Millwall Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2011 FW   Danny Kedwell   AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed Fee [2]
1 July 2011 MF   Lewis Montrose   Wycombe Wanderers Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2011 MF   Chris Whelpdale   Peterborough United Undisclosed Fee [2]
5 July 2011 MF   Charlie Lee   Peterborough United Undisclosed Fee [3]
12 July 2011 FW   Adam Birchall   Dover Athletic Undisclosed Fee [4]
28 July 2011 GK   Paulo Gazzaniga   Valencia Free Transfer [5]
12 January 2012 FW   Jo Kuffour   Bristol Rovers Free Transfer [6]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
17 June 2011 MF   Chris Palmer   Burton Albion Free Transfer [7]
22 June 2011 GK   Alan Julian   Stevenage Free Transfer [8]
29 June 2011 FW   Andy Barcham   Scunthorpe United Free Transfer [9]
29 June 2011 GK   Lance Cronin   Bristol Rovers Free Transfer [10]
8 July 2011 DF   John Nutter   Lincoln City Free Transfer [11]
8 July 2011 DF   Tony Sinclair   Lincoln City Free Transfer [11]
17 January 2012 MF   Luke Rooney   Swindon Town Undisclosed [12]
27 January 2012 FW   Stefan Payne   Aldershot Town Free Transfer [13]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
15 September 2011 FW   Frank Nouble   West Ham United 17 December 2011 [14][15]
30 September 2011 FW   Jo Kuffour   Bristol Rovers 30 December 2011 [16][17]
12 January 2012 FW   Gavin Tomlin   Dagenham & Redbridge 30 May 2012 [18]
17 February 2012 MF   Olly Lee   West Ham United 15 April 2012 [19]
2 March 2012 MF   Jordan Obita   Reading 2 April 2012 [20][21]
22 March 2012 FW   Rowan Vine   Queens Park Rangers 30 May 2012 [22]
Players loaned out
Date Pos. Name Club End Date Ref.
11 August 2011 ST   Dean Rance   Bishop's Stortford F.C. September 2011 [23]
11 August 2011 DF   Connor Essam   Bishop's Stortford F.C. September 2011 [23]
16 August 2011 GK   Darren Hawkes   Ramsgate F.C. September 2011 [24]
31 August 2011 DF   Simon King   Plymouth Argyle 7 November 2011 [25][26]
25 October 2011 DF   Callum Davies   Thurrock 21 November 2011 [27]
12 December 2011 DF   Jack Evans   Welling United 3 March 2012 [28][29]
12 December 2011 DF   Connor Essam   Dartford 3 March 2012 [30]
2 March 2012 MF   Dean Rance   Dover Athletic 2 April 2012 [31]

References edit

  1. ^ "Player of the Year". Gillingham F.C. 6 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Gillingham complete six signings". BBC Football. 1 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Gillingham sign Charlie Lee from Peterborough United". BBC Football. 5 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Gillingham sign Adam Birchall from Dover Athletic". BBC Football. 12 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Gillingham sign goalkeeper Pablo Gazzaniga". BBC Football. 28 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Kuffour makes Gills move". Sky Sports.
  7. ^ "Burton Albion sign Gillingham midfielder Chris Palmer". BBC Football. 17 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Keeper Alan Julian back at Stevenage". BBC Football. 22 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Barcham clinches Iron move". Sky Sports.
  10. ^ "Bristol Rovers sign Lance Cronin and Scott McGleish". BBC Football. 29 June 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Lincoln sign Kyle Perry, John Nutter & Tony Sinclair". BBC Football. 8 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Swindon Town sign Luke Rooney from Gillingham". BBC Sports.
  13. ^ "Aldershot sign striker Stefan Payne from Gillingham". BBC Sports.
  14. ^ "Gills delight as Nouble signs". Sky Sports.
  15. ^ "Nouble keen on Gills return". Sky Sports.
  16. ^ "Gills clinch Kuffour loan". Sky Sports.
  17. ^ "Kuffour wants Gills stay". Sky Sports.
  18. ^ "Gillingham sign Daggers striker Gavin Tomlin". BBC Sport.
  19. ^ "West Ham midfielder Oliver Lee joins Gills". Kent News. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  20. ^ "GILLS SIGN ENGLAND YOUTH INTERNATIONAL." Gillingham Football Club.
  21. ^ "Gills lose Obita's services". Sky Sports.
  22. ^ "Gillingham sign QPR striker Rowan Vine on loan". BBC Sports.
  23. ^ a b "Gillingham youngsters Dean Rance and Connor Essam join Bishop's Stortford on loan". Kent Messenger Online.
  24. ^ "Gillingham's Daren Hawkes joins Ryman League Ramsgate on loan for a month". Kent Messenger Online.
  25. ^ "Pilgrims bring in King". Sky Sports.
  26. ^ "Plymouth Argyle extend Simon King's loan until November". BBC Football.
  27. ^ "Callum heads out on loan..." Gillingham F.C.
  28. ^ "Day brings in Jack Evans on loan". Pitchero. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
  29. ^ "Jack Evans' loan extended". Pitchero. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
  30. ^ "Dartford Loan Gills Defender". Non League Chat. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
  31. ^ "Reading winger Jordan Obita joins Andy Hessenthaler's Gillingham while midfielder Dean Rance leaves for Dover Athletic". Kent Online.