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.

ChairmanPaul Scally

ManagerMark Stimson

Football League One21st Relegated

FA CupThird round

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Gillingham

2009–10 season

Chairman

Manager

21st Relegated

Third round

Second round

Football League Trophy

Second round

Top goalscorer

League: Simeon Jackson (14)
All: Simeon Jackson (17)

Highest home attendance

10,304 vs Charlton Athletic, 24 October 2009

Lowest home attendance

1,752 vs Colchester United, 1 September 2009

Home colours

Away colours

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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.

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Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
20	Hartlepool United	46	14	11	21	59	67	-8	50*
21	Gillingham (R)	46	12	14	20	48	64	-16	50
22	Wycombe Wanderers (R)	46	10	15	21	56	76	−20	45

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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

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	12	14	20	48	64	−16	50	12	8	3	35	15	+20	0	6	17	13	49	−36

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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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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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 (on loan to Bradford City)
31	DF	IRL	Darren Dennehy (on loan from Cardiff City)
34	FW	ENG	James Walker
—	FW	ENG	Tom Murphy

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Statistics

Last Update 3 April 2010

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Simon Royce	21	0	17	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Barry Fuller	42	0	36	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	John Nutter	38	1	32	1	3	0	2	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Stuart Lewis	25	1	21	1	3	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Simon King	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Garry Richards	18	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
7	MF	IRL	Kevin Maher	31	0	26	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Mark Bentley	37	2	32	2	3	0	1	0	1	0
9	MF	ENG	Chris Palmer	27	1	20	1	3	0	2	0	2	0
10	FW	CAN	Simeon Jackson	45	17	39	14	3	0	2	2	1	1
11	FW	ENG	Andy Barcham	46	8	39	7	3	0	2	1	2	0
12	GK	ENG	Simon Locke*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	NIR	Adam Miller	26	4	23	4	0	0	1	0	2	0
15	FW	ENG	Scott Vernon*	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	GHA	Chris Dickson	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Josh Gowling	34	1	28	1	3	0	2	0	1	0
17	FW	ENG	Andy Pugh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Danny Jackman	23	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
19	FW	ENG	Jacob Erskine	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	DF	ENG	Matt Fry*	13	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Dennis Oli	36	3	33	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Tom Wynter	9	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	NIR	Alan Julian	29	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
24	MF	ENG	Rashid Yussuff	9	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	FW	ENG	Luis Cumbers	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Curtis Weston	43	8	36	6	3	2	2	0	2	0
27	MF	ENG	Luke Rooney	15	2	12	2	0	0	1	0	2	0
28	MF	ENG	Jack Payne	17	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
29	FW	ENG	Febian Brandy*	8	2	6	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Rene Howe	15	1	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	BRB	Mark McCammon	21	0	14	0	3	0	2	0	2	0
31	DF	IRL	Darren Dennehy	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	ENG	Tristan Plummer	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	James Walker	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW	ENG	Tom Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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*Indicates player left during the season