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

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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 winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Pre-season friendlies

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

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
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

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

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

Football League Trophy

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

Appearances and goals

As of 21 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupJP Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Ross Flitney 31027+003+001+000+00
2 DF  ENG Barry Fuller 1009+000+001+000+00
3 DF  ENG Andy Frampton 31024+104+001+001+00
4 MF  ENG Charlie Lee 37427+544+001+000+00
5 DF  ENG Simon King 918+110+000+000+00
6 DF  ENG Garry Richards 28324+013+010+001+01
7 MF  ENG Chris Whelpdale 431233+5123+001+000+10
8 MF  ENG Jack Payne 34328+124+011+000+00
9 FW  ENG Danny Kedwell 441435+3124+021+000+10
10 MF  ENG Curtis Weston 34221+803+020+101+00
11 FW  ENG Dennis Oli 2524+1721+300+000+00
12 MF  ENG Joe Martin 37130+313+001+000+00
15 DF  ENG Matthew Lawrence 29024+202+001+000+00
16 DF  ENG Matt Fish 25116+411+200+101+00
17 MF  ENG Danny Spiller 1526+820+001+000+00
18 MF  ENG Danny Jackman 42534+443+010+001+00
19 MF  ENG Lewis Montrose 41426+943+101+001+00
20 DF  ENG Callum Davies 300+200+000+000+10
21 MF  ENG Dean Rance 100+000+100+000+00
22 DF  ENG Connor Essam 16015+100+000+000+00
23 FW  ENG Rowan Vine 713+410+000+000+00
24 DF  ENG Jack Evans 704+300+000+000+00
25 MF  ENG Alex Brown 000+000+000+000+00
27 MF  ENG Tom Brunt 000+000+000+000+00
28 GK  ARG Paulo Gazzaniga 17014+101+000+001+00
30 FW  WAL Adam Birchall 000+000+000+000+00
31 FW  ENG Ashley Miller 512+310+000+000+00
33 FW  GHA Jo Kuffour 28823+480+000+001+00
37 DF  ENG Olly Lee 705+200+000+000+00
38 FW  ENG Gavin Tomlin 1069+160+000+000+00
MF  ENG Nicky Southall 000+000+000+000+00
Players featured for club who have left:
FW  ENG Frank Nouble 14512+150+000+001+00
MF  ENG Luke Rooney 19311+631+000+001+00
MF  ENG Jordan Obita 635+130+000+000+00
FW  ENG Stefan Payne 1920+1411+310+100+00

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1FW9Danny Kedwell1220014
2MF7Chris Whelpdale1200012
3FW33Jo Kuffour80008
4FW38Gavin Tomlin60006
5MF18Danny Jackman41005
=FW29Frank Nouble50005
7MF4Charlie Lee40004
=MF19Lewis Montrose40004
9MF8Jack Payne21003
=MF12Jordan Obita30003
=DF6Garry Richards11013
=MF14Luke Rooney30003
13FW11Dennis Oli20002
=MF23Stefan Payne1102
=MF17Danny Spiller20002
=MF10Curtis Weston02002
17DF16Matt Fish10001
=DF5Simon King10001
=MF12Joe Martin10001
=FW31Ashley Miller10001
=FW23Rowan Vine10001
TOTALS 7480183

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
12MFJoe Martin7300100083
4MFCharlie Lee130200000150
14MFLuke Rooney4200000042
19MFLewis Montrose8110001091
3DFAndy Frampton6000101080
14MFMatthew Lawrence5000100060
8MFJack Payne4010100060
17MFDanny Spiller11000000'11
9FWDanny Kedwell4000100050
18MFDanny Jackman4000000040
6DFGarry Richards4000000040
10MFCurtis Weston3000001040
28GKPaulo Gazzaniga2000001030
23MFStefan Payne1000101030
22DFConnor Essam2000000020
16DFMatt Fish2000000020
2DFBarry Fuller2000100010
5DFSimon King1000000010
33FWJo Kuffour1000000010
12MFJordan Obita1000000010
7MFChris Whelpdale1000000010
TOTALS 76 7 4 0 7 0 5 0 92 7

Awards

End of Season Awards[1] Winner
Supporters Player of the SeasonDanny Jackman
Away Supporters Player of the SeasonJack Payne
MEMS Player of the SeasonDanny Jackman
Players' Player of the SeasonDanny Jackman
Young Player of the SeasonPaulo Gazzaniga
Goal of the SeasonChris Whelpdale vs Torquay United

Transfers

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

  1. "Player of the Year". Gillingham F.C. 6 May 2012.
  2. "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. "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. "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.
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