2012–13 Gillingham F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Gillingham in the 2012–13 season. This season they will play their league games in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

Gillingham Football Club

2012–13 season
Chairman	Paul Scally
Manager	Martin Allen
Football League Two	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	Second round
Football League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Danny Kedwell (14) All: Danny Kedwell (17)
Highest home attendance	11,172 (vs. AFC Wimbledon, 20 April)
Lowest home attendance	4,017 (vs. Scunthorpe United, 3 November)
Home colours Away colours
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This was the season Gillingham had won their first League Championship in nearly 50 years, finishing 1st in League Two after a 2–2 draw with AFC Wimbledon in the penultimate match of the season.^[1]

Results

Pre-season

Dartford v Gillingham

21 July 2012	Dartford	0–1	Gillingham	Princes Park
15:00		Report	Strevens 73'	Attendance: 1,049

Gillingham v Watford

7 July 2012	Gillingham	0–3	Watford	Priestfield Stadium
19:30		Report	Vydra 12', 15' Mingoia 29'

League Two

Gillingham v Bradford City

18 August 2012	Gillingham	3–1	Bradford City	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Kedwell 43', 54' (pen.) Weston 88'	Report	62' (pen.) Wells	Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Mike Russell

Wycombe Wanderers v Gillingham

21 August 2012	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Gillingham	Adams Park
19:45		Report	56' Martin  25'  78' Flanagan	Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Steve Martin

Dagenham & Redbridge v Gillingham

25 August 2012	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–2	Gillingham	Victoria Road
15:00	Gayle 34' (pen.)	Report	30' Burton 62' Weston	Attendance: 2,251 Referee: Robert Lewis

Gillingham v Chesterfield

1 September 2012	Gillingham	1–1	Chesterfield	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Kedwell 21'	Report	13' Westcarr	Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Pat Miller

Barnet v Gillingham

8 September 2012	Barnet	1–3	Gillingham	Underhill Stadium
15:00	Saville 23'	Report	10' Payne 11' Kedwell 39' Burton	Attendance: 2,835 Referee: Graham Scott

Gillingham v Bristol Rovers

15 September 2012	Gillingham	4–0	Bristol Rovers	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Kedwell 5' (pen), 15' Lee 45' Whelpdale 82'	Report		Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Sutton

Gillingham v Southend United

18 September 2012	Gillingham	1–0	Southend United	Priestfield Stadium
19:45	Kedwell 45+3' Dack  45+9'	Report		Attendance: 4,920 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Port Vale v Gillingham

22 September 2012	Port Vale	0–2	Gillingham	Vale Park
15:00		Report	11' Burton 25' Whelpdale	Attendance: 6,978 Referee: Bond

Gillingham v Rochdale

29 September 2012	Gillingham	1–2	Rochdale	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Jackman  33' Kedwell 74' (pen)	Report	15' Tutte 59' Grant	Attendance: 5,874 Referee: Phillips

Northampton Town v Gillingham

2 October 2012	Northampton Town	1–2	Gillingham	Sixfields Stadium
19:45	Akinfenwa 82'	Report	44' Burton 55' Payne  90+4'  Allen	Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Hooper

Oxford United v Gillingham

6 October 2012	Oxford United	0–0	Gillingham	Kassam Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 6,690 Referee: Williamson

Gillingham v Aldershot Town

13 October 2012	Gillingham	4–0	Aldershot Town	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Allen 11' Kedwell 27' (pen) Weston 38' Whelpdale 66'	Report		Attendance: 5,039 Referee: Haywood

Gillingham v Burton Albion

20 October 2012	Gillingham	4–1	Burton Albion	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Flanagan 22' Fish 40' Weston 59' Martin 63'	Report	54' Diamond	Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Collins

Torquay United v Gillingham

23 October 2012	Torquay United	2–1	Gillingham	Plainmoor
19:45	Craig 56' Nicholson 84'	Report	53' Burton	Attendance: 2,251 Referee: Malone

AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham

27 October 2012	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Gillingham	Kingsmeadow
15:00		Report	23' Vincelot	Attendance: 4,546 Referee: Sarginson

Gillingham v Cheltenham Town

6 November 2012	Gillingham	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Priestfield Stadium
19:45		Report		Attendance: 6,096

Plymouth Argyle v Gillingham

10 November 2012	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Gillingham	Home Park
15:00	Nelson 33' Young 79'	Report	38' Strevens 88' Barrett	Attendance: 6,396

Gillingham v Morecambe

17 November 2012	Gillingham	2–1	Morecambe	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Montrose 37' Burton 90'	Report	69' Redshaw	Attendance: 5,402

Gillingham v Exeter City

20 November 2012	Gillingham	2–3	Exeter City	Priestfield Stadium
19:45	Whelpdale 4' Jackman 79'	Report	27' Gow 54', 87' Cureton	Attendance: 6,851

Accrington Stanley v Gillingham

24 November 2012	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Gillingham	Crown Ground
15:00	Beattie 72' (pen)	Report	42' Weston  72' Nelson	Attendance: 1,624

Rotherham United v Gillingham

8 December 2012	Rotherham United	1–2	Gillingham	New York Stadium
15:00	Taylor 69'	Report	11', 57' Burton	Attendance: 8,029

Gillingham v Fleetwood Town

15 December 2012	Gillingham	2–2	Fleetwood Town	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Lee 42' Weston 65'	Report	20' Brown 28' Goodall	Attendance: 8,571

Gillingham v Barnet

26 December 2012	Gillingham	0–1	Barnet	Priestfield Stadium
15:00		Report	19' Hyde	Attendance: 7,448

Southend United v Gillingham

1 January 2013	Southend United	0–1	Gillingham	Roots Hall
13:00		Report	3' Whelpdale	Attendance: 7,498

Bristol Rovers v Gillingham

5 January 2013	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Gillingham	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report	3' Whelpdale 44' Burton	Attendance: 6,088

Gillingham v Port Vale

12 January 2013	Gillingham	1–2	Port Vale	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Kedwell 21'	Report	4' Pope 20' Hughes	Attendance: 8,392

Gillingham v York City

26 January 2013	Gillingham	1–1	York City	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	McDonald 85'	Report	17' (og) Lee	Attendance: 4,893

Gillingham v Northampton Town

29 January 2013	Gillingham	2–0	Northampton Town	Priestfield Stadium
19:45	McDonald 4' Weston 84'	Report		Attendance: 5,600

Gillingham v Wycombe Wanderers

4 February 2013	Gillingham	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Priestfield Stadium
19:45		Report	85' McClure	Attendance: 4,758

Bradford City v Gillingham

9 February 2013	Bradford City	0–1	Gillingham	Valley Parade
15:00		Report	64' McDonald	Attendance: 10,887

York City v Gillingham

12 February 2013	York City	0–0	Gillingham	Bootham Crescent
19:45		Report		Attendance: 2,699

Gillingham v Dagenham & Redbridge

16 February 2013	Gillingham	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Legge 29' Burton 68' (pen)	Report	52' Ilesanmi

Chesterfield v Gillingham

23 February 2013	Chesterfield	0–1	Gillingham	Proact Stadium
15:00		Report	50' McDonald	Attendance: 5,235

Gillingham v Oxford United

26 February 2013	Gillingham	0–1	Oxford United	Priestfield Stadium
19:45		Report	84' Potter	Attendance: 4,928

Aldershot Town v Gillingham

2 March 2013	Aldershot Town	1–1	Gillingham	Recreation Ground
15:00	Reid 47'	Report	75' Legge	Attendance: 3,267

Gillingham v Plymouth Argyle

9 March 2013	Gillingham	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	German 31' Whelpdale 62'	Report	77' Banton	Attendance: 10,260

Exeter City v Gillingham

12 March 2013	Exeter City	0–0	Gillingham	St James Park
19:45		Report		Attendance: 3,608

Morcambe v Gillingham

16 March 2013	Morcambe	1–1	Gillingham	Globe Arena
15:00	Redshaw 42'	Report	52' Dack	Attendance: 1,674

Rochdale v Gillingham

19 March 2013	Rochdale	1–1	Gillingham	Spotland Stadium
19:45	Donnelly 12'	Report	56' Kedwell  88' Frampton	Attendance: 1,551

Gillingham v Accrington Stanley

23 March 2013	Gillingham	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Fish 24'	Report		Attendance: 10,097

Fleetwood Town v Gillingham

30 March 2013	Fleetwood Town	2–2	Gillingham	Highbury Stadium
15:00	Matt 33', 69'	Report	3' Kedwell 43' Allen	Attendance: 3,033

Gillingham v Rotherham United

1 April 2013	Gillingham	1–0	Rotherham United	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Burton 22'	Report		Attendance: 6,796

Gillingham v Torquay United

6 April 2013	Gillingham	1–0	Torquay United	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Kedwell 48'	Report		Attendance: 7,574

Cheltenham Town v Gillingham

13 April 2013	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Gillingham	Whaddon Road
15:00	Hector 67'			Attendance: 4,939

Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon

20 April 2013	Gillingham	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Burton 12' Kedwell 23'		Midson 65' Meades 82'	Attendance: 11,172

Burton Albion v Gillingham

27 April 2013	Burton Albion	3–2	Gillingham	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Kee 33' Symes 39' Zola 63'		Weston 9' Nyafli 66'	Attendance: 5,426

FA Cup

Gillingham v Scunthorpe United

3 November 2012	Gillingham	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Fish 59' Burton 65' Kedwell 76' (pen) Birchall 90'			Attendance: 4,017

Preston North End v Gillingham

1 December 2012	Preston North End	2–0	Gillingham	Deepdale
15:00	Monakana 12' Beavon			Attendance: 5,271

League Cup

Bristol City v Gillingham

14 August 2012	Bristol City	1–2	Gillingham	Ashton Gate Stadium
15:00	Elliott 90'		45' (pen) Kedwell 54' Strevens	Attendance: 4,339

Gillingham v Middlesbrough

28 August 2012	Gillingham	0–2	Middlesbrough	Priestfield Stadium
19:45			23' Carayol 90' Park	Attendance: 5,146

League Trophy

Crawley Town v Gillingham

4 September 2012	Crawley Town	3–2	Gillingham	Broadfield Stadium
19:45	Walsh 40' Clarke 47' Neilson 86'		22' Dack 49' Montrose	Attendance: 1,249

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Gillingham (C, P)	46	23	14	9	66	39	+27	83	Promotion to Football League One
2	Rotherham United (P)	46	24	7	15	74	59	+15	79
3	Port Vale (P)	46	21	15	10	87	52	+35	78
4	Burton Albion	46	22	10	14	71	65	+6	76	Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5	Cheltenham Town	46	20	15	11	58	51	+7	75

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport^{[needs update]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	16	7	5	48	24	+24	55	7	4	4	28	15	+13	9	3	1	20	9	+11

Last updated: 29 January 2012.
Source: BBC Sport

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 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	Stuart Nelson	48	0	45	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Matt Fish	48	3	43+1	2	1	1	2	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Joe Martin	40	2	38	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Jack Payne (on loan to Peterborough United)	21	2	15+4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Danny East (on loan from Hull City)	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Leon Legge	22	2	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Chris Whelpdale	45	7	37+4	7	1	0	1+1	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Charlie Lee	34	2	22+9	2	0+1	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Danny Kedwell	41	16	27+11	14	0+1	1	2	1	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Anton Robinson (on loan from Huddersfield Town)	14	0	12+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	ENG	Andy Frampton	32	0	21+9	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF	ENG	Charlie Allen	35	2	22+10	2	0	0	2	0	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Callum Davies	17	0	12+2	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Lewis Montrose (on loan to Oxford United)	17	2	12+3	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
17	FW	WAL	Adam Birchall	18	1	7+8	0	0+1	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
18	MF	ENG	Bradley Dack	19	2	8+8	1	1	0	0+1	0	1	1
20	FW	JAM	Deon Burton	42	13	31+9	12	1	1	1	0	0	0
21	GK	ENG	Tommy Forecast (on loan from Southampton)	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	DF	ENG	Jack Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	MF	ENG	Charlie Webster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Myles Weston	38	8	19+18	8	1	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Adam Barrett	45	1	43	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Steven Gregory	17	0	13+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	ENG	Mahlon Romeo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	ENG	Devante McKain	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	ENG	Nathan Nyafli	1	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	ENG	Sam Muggleton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	ENG	Harry Grant	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ENG	Kane Haysman	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Ashley Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players featured for club who have left:
5	DF	ENG	Connor Essam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Tom Flanagan (on loan from Milton Keynes Dons)	15	1	12+1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
10	FW	ENG	Ben Strevens	14	2	4+7	1	0	0	1+1	1	1	0
11	MF	ENG	Danny Jackman	13	1	6+3	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
19	FW	ENG	Antonio German (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)	7	1	4+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Michael Richardson (on loan from Newcastle United)	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	David Wright (on loan from Crystal Palace)	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	USA	Robbie Findley (on loan from Nottingham Forest)	7	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Cody McDonald (on loan from Coventry City)	7	4	6+1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	FRA	Romain Vincelot (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)	10	1	8+1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscoring record

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9	FW	Danny Kedwell[2]	14	1	1	0	16
2	20	FW	Deon Burton	12	1	0	0	13
3	24	MF	Myles Weston	8	0	0	0	8
4	7	MF	Chris Whelpdale	7	0	0	0	7
5	2	DF	Matt Fish	2	1	0	0	3
6	14	MF	Charlie Allen	2	0	0	0	2
	18	MF	Bradley Dack	1	0	0	1	2
	8	MF	Charlie Lee	2	0	0	0	2
	6	DF	Leon Legge	2	0	0	0	2
	3	DF	Joe Martin	2	0	0	0	2
	16	MF	Lewis Montrose	1	0	0	1	2
	10	FW	Ben Strevens	1	0	1	0	2
13	28	DF	Adam Barrett	1	0	0	0	1
	17	FW	Adam Birchall	0	1	0	0	1
	6	DF	Tom Flanagan	1	0	0	0	1
	19	FW	Antonio German	1	0	0	0	1
	11	DF	Danny Jackman	1	0	0	0	1
	4	MF	Jack Payne	1	0	0	0	1
	30	DF	Romain Vincelot	1	0	0	0	1
Total				60	4	2	2	68

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
14	MF		Charlie Allen	20	EU	Notts County	Free Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	BBC Sport
1	GK		Stuart Nelson	30	EU	Notts County	Free Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	BBC Sport
10	FW		Ben Strevens	32	EU	Wycombe Wanderers	Free Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	BBC Sport
20	FW		Deon Burton	35	EU	Gabala	Free Transfer	Summer	2013	Free	BBC Sport
26	DF		Adam Barrett	32	EU	Bournemouth	Transfer	Summer	2013	Undisclosed	BBC Sport
24	MF		Myles Weston	24	EU	Brentford	Transfer	Summer	2014	Undisclosed	BBC Sport
28	MF		Steven Gregory	25	EU	Bournemouth	Free Transfer	Winter	2014	Free	BBC Sport
6	DF		Leon Legge	27	EU	Brentford	Transfer	Winter	2015	Undisclosed	BBC Sport

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
21	GK	Tommy Forecast		38	Southampton	20 July	31 May	BBC Sport
6	DF	Tom Flanagan		21	Milton Keynes Dons	30 July	17 December	BBC Sport	This is Kent
28	DF	David Wright		32	Crystal Palace	12 September	19 October	BBC Sport	Kent News
29	FW	Robbie Findley		27	Nottingham Forest	21 September	29 October	BBC Sport	Kent News
30	DF	Romain Vincelot		27	Brighton & Hove Albion	26 October	3 January	BBC Sport	Kent Online
6	DF	Leon Legge		27	Brentford	1 January	31 January	BBC Sport	BBC Sport
29	FW	Cody McDonald		26	Coventry City	25 January	March	BBC Sport
10	MF	Anton Robinson		39	Huddersfield Town	31 January	31 May	BBC Sport
25	MF	Michael Richardson		21	Newcastle United	14 February	22 March	Newcastle United FC	Kent Online
19	FW	Antonio German		21	Brentford	26 February	26 March	BBC Sport

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
15	DF	Matthew Lawrence		50	Contract Ended		Summer	Free	73	0	Gillingham FC
11	FW	Dennis Oli		28	Contract Ended	Wycombe Wanderers	Summer	Free	147	15	Gillingham FC
17	MF	Danny Spiller		30	Contract Ended	Luton Town	Summer	Free	49	4	Bedfordshire on Sunday
5	DF	Simon King		29	Contract Ended	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Summer	Free	112	3	BBC Sport
33	FW	Jo Kuffour		30	Contract Ended	Wycombe Wanderers	Summer	Free	31	9	BBC Sport
6	DF	Garry Richards		25	Contract Ended	Luton Town	Summer	Free	122	6	BBC Sport
10	MF	Curtis Weston		25	Contract Ended	Barnet	Summer	Free	166	19	Barnet FC
28	GK	Paulo Gazzaniga		20	Transfer	Southampton	Summer	Undisclosed	22	0	BBC Sport
2	DF	Barry Fuller		27	Contract Ended	Barnet	Summer	Free	151	0	Barnet FC
5	DF	Connor Essam		20	Transfer	Crawley Town	Winter	Free	18	0	BBC Sport
11	DF	Danny Jackman		30	Transfer	Kidderminster Harriers	Winter	Undisclosed	99	7	BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
5	DF	Connor Essam		20	Luton Town	31 August	30 September	BBC Sport
17	FW	Adam Birchall		27	Dartford	24 September	29 October	Gillingham FC	Kent News
19	GK	Ross Flitney		28	Eastleigh	25 October	25 November	Non League Daily[usurped]
24	MF	Lewis Montrose		37	Oxford United	4 January	30 May	BBC Sport
4	MF	Jack Payne		33	Peterborough United	26 January	30 May	Peterborough United FC

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.