2012–13 Gillingham F.C. season

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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)
Away colours

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.

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[]

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[]

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
Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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
Yellow card 90+4' Yellow-red card 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
Red card 72' Nelson
Attendance: 1,624
8 December 2012 Rotherham United 1–2 Gillingham New York Stadium
15:00 Taylor 69' Report 11', 57' 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
16 February 2013 Gillingham 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Legge 29'
Burton 68' (pen)
Report 52' Ilesanmi
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
Red card 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[]

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 12'
Beavon
Attendance: 5,271

League Cup[]

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[]

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

Disciplinary record[]

No. Pos. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Stuart Nelson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2 DF Matt Fish 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
3 DF Joe Martin 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
4 MF Jack Payne 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF Tom Flanagan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
7 MF Chris Whelpdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Charlie Lee 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
9 FW Danny Kedwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Anton Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Ben Strevens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Danny Jackman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
12 DF Andy Frampton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
14 MF Charlie Allen 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1
15 DF Callum Davies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Lewis Montrose 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
18 MF Bradley Dack 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
20 FW Deon Burton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
24 MF Myles Weston 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF Adam Barrett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 MF Steven Gregory 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF David Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW Robbie Findley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0'
30 DF Romain Vincelot 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 49 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 53 5

Transfers[]

In[]

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

Loans in[]

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
21 GK Tommy Forecast England 35 Southampton 20 July 31 May BBC Sport
6 DF Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland
England
21 Milton Keynes Dons 30 July 17 December BBC Sport This is Kent
28 DF David Wright England 32 Crystal Palace 12 September 19 October BBC Sport Kent News
29 FW Robbie Findley United States 27 Nottingham Forest 21 September 29 October BBC Sport Kent News
30 DF Romain Vincelot France 27 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 October 3 January BBC Sport Kent Online
6 DF Leon Legge England 27 Brentford 1 January 31 January BBC Sport BBC Sport
29 FW Cody McDonald England 26 Coventry City 25 January March BBC Sport
10 MF Anton Robinson England 35 Huddersfield Town 31 January 31 May BBC Sport
25 MF Michael Richardson England 21 Newcastle United 14 February 22 March Newcastle United FC Kent Online
19 FW Antonio German England 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[]

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
15 DF Matthew Lawrence England 47 Contract Ended Summer Free 73 0 Gillingham FC
11 FW Dennis Oli England 28 Contract Ended Wycombe Wanderers Summer Free 147 15 Gillingham FC
17 MF Danny Spiller England 30 Contract Ended Luton Town Summer Free 49 4 Bedforshire on Sunday
5 DF Simon King England 29 Contract Ended Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scotland Summer Free 112 3 BBC Sport
33 FW Jo Kuffour England 30 Contract Ended Wycombe Wanderers Summer Free 31 9 BBC Sport
6 DF Garry Richards England 25 Contract Ended Luton Town Summer Free 122 6 BBC Sport
10 MF Curtis Weston England 25 Contract Ended Barnet Summer Free 166 19 Barnet FC
28 GK Paulo Gazzaniga Argentina 20 Transfer Southampton Summer Undisclosed 22 0 BBC Sport
2 DF Barry Fuller England 27 Contract Ended Barnet Summer Free 151 0 Barnet FC
5 DF Connor Essam England 20 Transfer Crawley Town Winter Free 18 0 BBC Sport
11 DF Danny Jackman England 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.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
5 DF Connor Essam England 20 Luton Town 31 August 30 September BBC Sport
17 FW Adam Birchall Wales
England
27 Dartford 24 September 29 October Gillingham FC Kent News
19 GK Ross Flitney England 28 Eastleigh 25 October 25 November Non League Daily
24 MF Lewis Montrose England 33 Oxford United 4 January 30 May BBC Sport
4 MF Jack Payne England 30 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[]

  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.
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