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
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerMartin Allen
Football League Two1st (promoted)
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Danny Kedwell (14)
All: Danny Kedwell (17)
Highest home attendance11,172 (vs. AFC Wimbledon, 20 April)
Lowest home attendance4,017 (vs. Scunthorpe United, 3 November)

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 edit

Pre-season edit

21 July 2012 Dartford 0–1 Gillingham Princes Park
15:00 Report Strevens   73' Attendance: 1,049
7 July 2012 Gillingham 0–3 Watford Priestfield Stadium
19:30 Report Vydra   12', 15'
Mingoia   29'

League Two edit

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
21 August 2012 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Gillingham Adams Park
19:45 Report   56' Martin
  25'   78' Flanagan
Attendance: 3,507
Referee: Steve Martin
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
1 September 2012 Gillingham 1–1 Chesterfield Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell   21' Report   13' Westcarr Attendance: 4,380
Referee: Pat Miller
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
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
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
22 September 2012 Port Vale 0–2 Gillingham Vale Park
15:00 Report   11' Burton
  25' Whelpdale
Attendance: 6,978
Referee: Bond
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
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
6 October 2012 Oxford United 0–0 Gillingham Kassam Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 6,690
Referee: Williamson
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
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
23 October 2012 Torquay United 2–1 Gillingham Plainmoor
19:45 Craig   56'
Nicholson   84'
Report   53' Burton Attendance: 2,251
Referee: Malone
27 October 2012 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Gillingham Kingsmeadow
15:00 Report   23' Vincelot Attendance: 4,546
Referee: Sarginson
6 November 2012 Gillingham 0–0 Cheltenham Town Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Report Attendance: 6,096
10 November 2012 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Gillingham Home Park
15:00 Nelson   33'
Young   79'
Report   38' Strevens
  88' Barrett
Attendance: 6,396
17 November 2012 Gillingham 2–1 Morecambe Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Montrose   37'
Burton   90'
Report   69' Redshaw Attendance: 5,402
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
24 November 2012 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Gillingham Crown Ground
15:00 Beattie   72' (pen) Report   42' Weston
  72' Nelson
Attendance: 1,624
8 December 2012 Rotherham United 1–2 Gillingham New York Stadium
15:00 Taylor   69' Report   11', 57' Burton Attendance: 8,029
15 December 2012 Gillingham 2–2 Fleetwood Town Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Lee   42'
Weston   65'
Report   20' Brown
  28' Goodall
Attendance: 8,571
26 December 2012 Gillingham 0–1 Barnet Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Report   19' Hyde Attendance: 7,448
1 January 2013 Southend United 0–1 Gillingham Roots Hall
13:00 Report   3' Whelpdale Attendance: 7,498
5 January 2013 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Gillingham Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report   3' Whelpdale
  44' Burton
Attendance: 6,088
12 January 2013 Gillingham 1–2 Port Vale Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell   21' Report   4' Pope
  20' Hughes
Attendance: 8,392
26 January 2013 Gillingham 1–1 York City Priestfield Stadium
15:00 McDonald   85' Report   17' (og) Lee Attendance: 4,893
29 January 2013 Gillingham 2–0 Northampton Town Priestfield Stadium
19:45 McDonald   4'
Weston   84'
Report Attendance: 5,600
4 February 2013 Gillingham 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Report   85' McClure Attendance: 4,758
9 February 2013 Bradford City 0–1 Gillingham Valley Parade
15:00 Report   64' McDonald Attendance: 10,887
12 February 2013 York City 0–0 Gillingham Bootham Crescent
19:45 Report Attendance: 2,699
23 February 2013 Chesterfield 0–1 Gillingham Proact Stadium
15:00 Report   50' McDonald Attendance: 5,235
26 February 2013 Gillingham 0–1 Oxford United Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Report   84' Potter Attendance: 4,928
2 March 2013 Aldershot Town 1–1 Gillingham Recreation Ground
15:00 Reid   47' Report   75' Legge Attendance: 3,267
9 March 2013 Gillingham 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Priestfield Stadium
15:00 German   31'
Whelpdale   62'
Report   77' Banton Attendance: 10,260
12 March 2013 Exeter City 0–0 Gillingham St James Park
19:45 Report Attendance: 3,608
16 March 2013 Morcambe 1–1 Gillingham Globe Arena
15:00 Redshaw   42' Report   52' Dack Attendance: 1,674
19 March 2013 Rochdale 1–1 Gillingham Spotland Stadium
19:45 Donnelly   12' Report   56' Kedwell
  88' Frampton
Attendance: 1,551
23 March 2013 Gillingham 1–0 Accrington Stanley Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Fish   24' Report Attendance: 10,097
30 March 2013 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Gillingham Highbury Stadium
15:00 Matt   33', 69' Report   3' Kedwell
  43' Allen
Attendance: 3,033
1 April 2013 Gillingham 1–0 Rotherham United Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Burton   22' Report Attendance: 6,796
6 April 2013 Gillingham 1–0 Torquay United Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell   48' Report Attendance: 7,574
13 April 2013 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Gillingham Whaddon Road
15:00 Hector   67' Attendance: 4,939
20 April 2013 Gillingham 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Burton   12'
Kedwell   23'
Midson   65'
Meades   82'
Attendance: 11,172
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 edit

3 November 2012 Gillingham 4–0 Scunthorpe United Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Fish   59'
Burton   65'
Kedwell   76' (pen)
Birchall   90'
Attendance: 4,017
1 December 2012 Preston North End 2–0 Gillingham Deepdale
15:00 Monakana   12'
Beavon
Attendance: 5,271

League Cup edit

14 August 2012 Bristol City 1–2 Gillingham Ashton Gate Stadium
15:00 Elliott   90'   45' (pen) Kedwell
  54' Strevens
Attendance: 4,339
28 August 2012 Gillingham 0–2 Middlesbrough Priestfield Stadium
19:45   23' Carayol
  90' Park
Attendance: 5,146

League Trophy edit

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 edit

League table edit

Pos Team 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 edit

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 edit

Appearances and goals edit

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 edit

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 edit

In edit

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 edit

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
21 GK Tommy Forecast   37 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   38 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 edit

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
15 DF Matthew Lawrence   49 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 edit

No.
P
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
24 MF Lewis Montrose   36 Oxford United 4 January 30 May BBC Sport
4 MF Jack Payne   32 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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Gillingham 2-2 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Danny Kedwell Soccerbase". Soccer Base. Retrieved 5 February 2021.