2011–12 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham Football Club
2011-2012 season
Chairman Paul Scally
Manager Andy Hessenthaler
FA Cup Third Round
(eliminated by Stoke City)
Football League Cup First Round
(eliminated by Brighton & Hove Albion)
Football League Trophy Southern Section
Second Round

(eliminated by Barnet)
Top goalscorer Danny Kedwell (12)
Highest home attendance League: 7,750 vs. Bristol Rovers, 17 December 2011
All: 10,360 vs. Stoke City, 7 January 2012
Lowest home attendance League: 3,751 vs. Barnet, 6 March 2012
All: 1,278 vs. Barnet, 4 October 2011
Average home league attendance 5,360
Home colours
Away colours

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.

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 to 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

J Hopkins is manager of the establishment

Results

Pre-season friendlies

The Gillingham team line up before the friendly against Ramsgate

League Two

Goalmouth action from the game away to Shrewsbury Town in January (Gillingham in pink)

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1FWEngland9Danny Kedwell1220014
2MFEngland7Chris Whelpdale1200012
3FWGhana33Jo Kuffour80008
4FWEngland38Gavin Tomlin60006
5MFEngland18Danny Jackman41005
=FWEngland29Frank Nouble50005
7MFEngland4Charlie Lee40004
=MFEngland19Lewis Montrose40004
9MFEngland8Jack Payne21003
=MFEngland12Jordan Obita30003
=DFEngland6Garry Richards11013
=MFEngland14Luke Rooney30003
13FWEngland11Dennis Oli20002
=MFEngland23Stefan Payne1102
=MFEngland17Danny Spiller20002
=MFEngland10Curtis Weston02002
17DFEngland16Matt Fish10001
=DFEngland5Simon King10001
=MFEngland12Joe Martin10001
=FWEngland31Ashley Miller10001
=FWEngland23Rowan Vine10001
TOTALS 74 8 0 1 83

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
12EnglandMFJoe Martin7300100083
4EnglandMFCharlie Lee130200000150
14EnglandMFLuke Rooney4200000042
19EnglandMFLewis Montrose8110001091
3EnglandDFAndy Frampton6000101080
14EnglandMFMatthew Lawrence5000100060
8EnglandMFJack Payne4010100060
17EnglandMFDanny Spiller11000000'11
9EnglandFWDanny Kedwell4000100050
18EnglandMFDanny Jackman4000000040
6EnglandDFGarry Richards4000000040
10EnglandMFCurtis Weston3000001040
28ArgentinaGKPaulo Gazzaniga2000001030
23EnglandMFStefan Payne1000101030
22EnglandDFConnor Essam2000000020
16EnglandDFMatt Fish2000000020
2EnglandDFBarry Fuller2000100010
5EnglandDFSimon King1000000010
33GhanaFWJo Kuffour1000000010
12EnglandMFJordan Obita1000000010
7EnglandMFChris Whelpdale1000000010
TOTALS 76 7 4 0 7 0 5 0 92 7

Awards

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

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

References

  1. "Player of the Year". Gillingham F.C. 6 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 1 2 "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.
  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. 1 2 "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.
  29. "Jack Evans' loan extended". Pitchero. 11 January 2012.
  30. "Dartford Loan Gills Defender". Non League Chat. 16 December 2011.
  31. "Reading winger Jordan Obita joins Andy Hessenthaler's Gillingham while midfielder Dean Rance leaves for Dover Athletic". Kent Online.
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