1995–96 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham
1995–96 season
Chairman Paul Scally
Manager Tony Pulis
Football League Third Division 2nd
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Second Round
Football League Trophy First round
Top goalscorer League: Leo Fortune-West (12)
All: Leo Fortune-West (15)
Highest home attendance 10,595 vs Preston North End (9 March 1996)
Lowest home attendance 1,866 vs Hereford United (7 November 1995)

The 1995–96 season was the sixty-fourth season in which football club Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League, and the forty-sixth since the club's return to the League in 1950. Having been saved from going out of business during the summer of 1995 after being taken over by new chairman Paul Scally, Gillingham finished the season in second place in the Football League Third Division, gaining promotion to the Second Division.[1] Goalkeeper Jim Stannard kept 29 clean sheets and conceded only 20 goals, both records for a 46-match League season.[2]

Contents

Background

In January 1995 Gillingham, after nearly a decade of financial difficulties, went into receivership, owing approximately £2,000,000,[3] leading to suggestions that the club was close to going out of existence.[4]

Football League

Gillingham began the season with a 2–1 victory at home to Wigan Athletic.

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
12-Aug-1995 Wigan Athletic H 2 – 1 Foster, Fortune-West 4099
19-Aug-1995 Lincoln City A 3 – 0 Fortune-West, Bailey, own goal 2822
26-Aug-1995 Cambridge United H 3 – 0 Fortune-West, Bailey, Rattray 5093
29-Aug-1995 Barnet A 2 – 0 Rattray, Naylor 3077
02-Sep-1995 Colchester United H 0 – 1 7677
09-Sep-1995 Scunthorpe United A 1 – 1 Bailey 2423
12-Sep-1995 Hereford United A 0 – 0 1740
16-Sep-1995 Cardiff City H 1 – 0 Fortune-West 5314
23-Sep-1995 Chester City A 1 – 1 Martin 3886
30-Sep-1995 Bury H 3 – 0 Bailey, Fortune-West 2 6018
07-Oct-1995 Rochdale H 1 – 0 A.Watson 7782
14-Oct-1995 Darlington A 0 – 1 2043
21-Oct-1995 Doncaster Rovers H 4 – 0 O'Connor, Ratcliffe, Bailey, Harris 6302
28-Oct-1995 Hartlepool United A 1 – 1 Bailey (pen.) 2355
31-Oct-1995 Exeter City A 0 – 0 3024
04-Nov-1995 Northampton Town H 0 – 0 7206
18-Nov-1995 Scarborough A 2 – 0 Green, Fortune-West 1546
25-Nov-1995 Fulham H 1 – 0 Fortune-West 7608
16-Dec-1995 Bury A 0 – 1 3045
23-Dec-1995 Preston North End A 0 – 0 10682
26-Dec-1995 Plymouth Argyle H 1 – 0 S.Butler (pen.) 9651
01-Jan-1996 Leyton Orient A 1 – 0 Fortune-West 7090
09-Jan-1996 Chester City H 3 – 1 S.Butler 3 9186
13-Jan-1996 Lincoln City H 2 – 0 Fortune-West, Ratfcliffe 8040
20-Jan-1996 Wigan Athletic A 1 – 2 Green
30-Jan-1996 Mansfield Town H 2 – 0 Rattray, T.Butler 6111
03-Feb-1996 Cambridge United A 0 – 0 4114
10-Feb-1996 Torquay United H 2 – 0 Smith, Ratcliffe 7116
13-Feb-1996 Barnet H 1 – 0 S.Butler 6428
17-Feb-1996 Hereford United H 1 – 1 Castle 6987
24-Feb-1996 Cardiff City A 0 – 2 3028
27-Feb-1996 Scunthorpe United H 0 – 0 5547
02-Mar-1996 Plymouth Argyle A 0 – 1 8540
09-Mar-1996 Preston North End H 1 – 1 Harris 10595
12-Mar-1996 Torquay United A 0 – 0 2406
16-Mar-1996 Mansfield Town A 1 – 0 Gayle 2698
23-Mar-1996 Leyton Orient H 1 – 1 Gayle 8004
30-Mar-1996 Rochdale A 0 – 2 2098
02-Apr-1996 Darlington H 0 – 0 6419
06-Apr-1996 Hartlepool United H 2 – 0 T.Butler, Bailey 6263
08-Apr-1996 Doncaster Rovers A 1 – 0 Bailey 1783
13-Apr-1996 Exeter City H 1 – 0 Puttnam 7692
16-Apr-1996 Colchester United A 1 – 1 Gayle 4953
20-Apr-1996 Northampton Town A 1 – 1 Fortune-West 7427
27-Apr-1996 Fulham A 0 – 0 10320
04-May-1996 Scarborough H 1 – 0 Fortune-West 10420

Squad statistics

Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Andy Ansah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Andy Arnott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Dennis Bailey 45 8 4 1 2 1 0 0 51 10
Kevin Bremner 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Steve Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tony Butler 36 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 42 7
Steve Butler 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
Richard Carpenter 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
Steve Castle 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Joe Dunne 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
Leo Fortune-West 40 12 3 2 2 1 0 0 45 15
Adrian Foster 11 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 15 3
Darren Freeman 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 12 1
John Gayle 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3
Richard Green 35 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 43 2
Mark Harris 44 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 50 2
Billy Manuel 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Dave Martin 31 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 37 2
Gary Micklewhite 31 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 37 0
Dominic Naylor 31 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 37 2
Alan Nicholls 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mark O'Connor 18 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 22 1
Dave Puttnam 26 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 30 1
Simon Ratcliffe 41 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 46 4
Kevin Rattray 26 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 31 3
Neil Smith 37 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 43 1
Jim Stannard 46 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 53 0
Glen Thomas 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Alex Watson 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Paul Watson 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 0

References

  1. ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 105. ISBN 1-899468-20-X. 
  2. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 306. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X. 
  3. ^ Moore, Glenn (1995-03-27). "Football Commentary : Little pity for the poor relations". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-commentary--little-pity-for-the-poor-relations-1613046.html. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 
  4. ^ Kelso, Paul (2002-02-15). "Scally's rocky road to Highbury". The Guardian. http://football.guardian.co.uk/FA_Cup/Story/0,,650495,00.html. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 
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