2009–10 Gillingham F.C. season

English football club season December 2022 April 2014 Gillingham 2009–10 Mark Stimson Paul Scally Football League One 21st Relegated FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Second round Simeon Jackson (14) Simeon Jackson (17) 10,304 vs Charlton Athletic, 24 October 2009 1,752 vs Colchester United, 1 September 2009 _thinwhitesides ffffFF 0000FF ffffFF 0000FF 0000FF _thinbluesides 0000FF FFFF00 0000FF FFFF00 FFFF00 2008–09 2010–11 Gillingham return to League One for the 2009–10 season after being promoted from League Two the previous season. 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.Michael Anderson appointed Director http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~1792067,00.html gillinghamfootballclub.com 9 September 2009 9 September 2009 19 Nov 2009: Alan Julian is transfer listed.Alan Julian Transfers Listed http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~1880051,00.html gillinghamfootballclub.com 19 November 2009 19 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120326110831/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10416~1880051%2C00.html 26 March 2012 14 Dec 2009: Simon Royce is injured in car crash and will be out for at least four weeks.Gillingham confirm Simon Royce injured in car crash https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/8406312.stm BBC Sport 14 December 2009 14 December 2009 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.Gillingham 5–0 Swindon https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8186090.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 8 August 2009 8 August 2009 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. PosClubPldWDLFAGDPts20Hartlepool United461411215967-850*21Gillingham (R)461214204864-165022Wycombe Wanderers (R)461015215676−2045 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 12 8 3 35 15 0 6 17 13 49 17 Apr League Table Gillingham F.C. May 2010 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.Gills travel to Accrington in round 3 http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~1899482,00.html gillinghamfootballclub.com 8 December 2009 8 December 2009 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.Gills FA Cup clash postponed http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~1920799,00.html gillinghamfootballclub.com 2 January 2010 2 January 2010 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 1 ENG GK Simon Royce 2 ENG DF Barry Fuller captain 3 ENG DF John Nutter 4 ENG MF Stuart Lewis 5 ENG DF Simon King 6 ENG DF Garry Richards 7 IRL MF Kevin Maher 8 ENG MF Mark Bentley captain (2nd) 9 ENG MF Chris Palmer 10 CAN FW Simeon Jackson 11 ENG FW Andy Barcham 14 NIR MF Adam Miller 15 GHA FW Chris Dickson on loan from Charlton Athletic 16 ENG DF Josh Gowling 17 ENG FW Andy Pugh 18 ENG MF Danny Jackman 19 ENG FW Jacob Erskine 21 ENG FW Dennis Oli 22 ENG DF Tom Wynter 23 NIR GK Alan Julian 24 ENG MF Rashid Yussuff 25 ENG FW Luis Cumbers 26 ENG MF Curtis Weston 27 ENG MF Luke Rooney 28 ENG MF Jack Payne 29 ENG FW Rene Howe on loan from Peterborough United 30 Barbados FW Mark McCammon on loan to Bradford City 31 IRL DF Darren Dennehy on loan from Cardiff City 34 ENG FW James Walker — ENG FW Tom Murphy Statistics Last Update 3 April 2010 League Two FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy 1 ENG GK Simon Royce 17 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 ENG DF Barry Fuller 36 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 ENG DF John Nutter 32 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 ENG MF Stuart Lewis 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 ENG DF Simon King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 ENG DF Garry Richards 15 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 IRL MF Kevin Maher 26 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 8 ENG MF Mark Bentley 32 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 ENG MF Chris Palmer 20 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 10 CAN FW Simeon Jackson 39 14 3 0 2 2 1 1 11 ENG FW Andy Barcham 39 7 3 0 2 1 2 0 12 ENG GK Simon Locke* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 NIR MF Adam Miller 23 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 15 ENG FW Scott Vernon* 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 GHA FW Chris Dickson 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 ENG DF Josh Gowling 28 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 17 ENG FW Andy Pugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 ENG MF Danny Jackman 21 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19 ENG FW Jacob Erskine 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 ENG DF Matt Fry* 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 ENG FW Dennis Oli 33 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 ENG DF Tom Wynter 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 NIR GK Alan Julian 26 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 ENG MF Rashid Yussuff 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 ENG FW Luis Cumbers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 ENG MF Curtis Weston 36 6 3 2 2 0 2 0 27 ENG MF Luke Rooney 12 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 28 ENG MF Jack Payne 15 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 29 ENG FW Febian Brandy* 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 ENG FW Rene Howe 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Barbados FW Mark McCammon 14 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 31 IRL DF Darren Dennehy 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 ENG FW Tristan Plummer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 ENG FW James Walker 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — ENG FW Tom Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} *Indicates player left during the season Transfers Summer transfers in PlayerClubFee 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 PlayerClubFee 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 PlayerClubArrival DateReturn Date Josh Gowling Carlisle United 20 July 20 August Matt Fry West Ham United 15 October 20 January Scott Vernon Colchester United 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 "note" Player returned before return date. Loan out PlayerClubArrival DateReturn 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 PlayerClubFee James Walker Unattached Free Fixtures & results League +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 8 Aug Swindon Town H 5–0 6,852 Bentley, Jackson(3), Miller 15 Aug Tranmere Rovers A 2–4 5,590 Weston, Barcham 18 Aug Colchester United A 1–2 4,849 Weston 22 Aug Hartlepool United H 0–1 4,696 29 Aug Walsall A 0–0 3,331 5 Sep Exeter City H 3–0 5,107 Jackson(2), Rooney 12 Sep Millwall H 2–0 8,097 Barcham, Weston 19 Sep Leeds United A 1–4 21,026 Barcham 26 Sep Norwich City H 1–1 7,550 Jackson 3 Oct Southampton A 1–4 19,457 Rooney 10 Oct Wycomber Wanderers H 3–2 5,316 Gowling, Weston, Jackson 13 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–2 5,960 17 Oct Milton Keynes Dons A 0–2 11,764 24 Oct Charlton Athletic H 1–1 10,304 Jackson 30 Oct Southend United A 0–1 7,830 14 Nov Oldham Athletic H 1–0 4,787 Weston 21 Nov Bristol Rovers A 1–2 6,210 Barcham 24 Nov Yeovil Town H 1–0 4,450 Jackson 1 Dec Leyton Orient A 1–3 3,183 Weston 5 Dec Carlisle United H 0–0 7,214 12 Dec Huddersfield Town A 1–2 13,844 Jackson 19 Dec Stockport County H 3–1 4,769 Oli, Brandy, Nutter 26 Dec Brentford H 0–1 7,019 28 Dec Exeter City A 1–1 5,761 Lewis 16 Jan Swindon Town A 1–3 6,773 Palmer 23 Jan Colchester United H 0–0 4,948 26 Jan Hartlepool United A 1–1 2,465 Jackson 30 Jan Walsall H 0–0 4,769 6 Feb Brentford A 0–4 6,036 9 Feb Tranmere Rovers H 0–1 3,840 13 Feb Yeovil Town A 0–0 3,853 20 Feb Bristol Rovers H 1–0 5,302 Jackson 23 Feb Leyton Orient H 1–1 4,753 Dickson 27 Feb Carlisle United A 0–2 4,646 6 Mar Huddersfield Town H 2–0 5,388 Jackson (2) 13 Mar Stockport County A 0–0 3,894 20 Mar Charlton Athletic A 2–2 Barcham, Oli 27 Mar Milton Keynes Dons H 2–2 5,465 Miller, Barcham 3 Apr Oldham Athletic A 0–1 3,486 5 Apr Southend United H 3–0 7,657 Oli, Howe, Barcham 10 Apr Millwall A 0–4 13,714 13 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 7,977 Miller 17 Apr Leeds United H 3–2 9,649 Miller, Bentley, Naylor (OG)24 AprNorwich CityA0-225.2271 MaySouthamptonH2-19.504Howe, Gowling8 MayWycombe WanderersA0-37.110 FA Cup +DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 Nov One Southend United H 3–0 4,605 Weston, Brandy, Bentley 28 Nov Two Burton Albion H 1–0 4,996 Weston 19 Jan Three Accrington Stanley A 0–1 1,322 League Cup +DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 Aug One Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 3,306 Jackson, Barcham 25 Aug Two Blackburn Rovers H 1–3 7,293 Jackson Football League Trophy +DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 1 Sep One Colchester United H 1 – 1 4–3 (pens) 1,752 Jackson 6 Oct Two Norwich City H 0–1 2,814 See also Gillingham F.C. seasons References 1 Category:Gillingham F.C. seasons Gillingham