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 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]

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

Manager Tony Pulis guided the Gills to promotion in his first season in charge.

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-1995Wigan AthleticH2 – 1Foster, Fortune-West 4099
19-Aug-1995Lincoln CityA3 – 0Fortune-West, Bailey, own goal 2822
26-Aug-1995Cambridge UnitedH3 – 0Fortune-West, Bailey, Rattray 5093
29-Aug-1995BarnetA2 – 0Rattray, Naylor 3077
2-Sep-1995Colchester UnitedH0 – 1 7677
9-Sep-1995Scunthorpe UnitedA1 – 1Bailey 2423
12-Sep-1995Hereford UnitedA0 – 0 1740
16-Sep-1995Cardiff CityH1 – 0Fortune-West 5314
23-Sep-1995Chester CityA1 – 1Martin 3886
30-Sep-1995BuryH3 – 0Bailey, Fortune-West 2 6018
7-Oct-1995RochdaleH1 – 0A.Watson 7782
14-Oct-1995DarlingtonA0 – 1 2043
21-Oct-1995Doncaster RoversH4 – 0O'Connor, Ratcliffe, Bailey, Harris 6302
28-Oct-1995Hartlepool UnitedA1 – 1Bailey (pen.) 2355
31-Oct-1995Exeter CityA0 – 0 3024
4-Nov-1995Northampton TownH0 – 0 7206
18-Nov-1995ScarboroughA2 – 0Green, Fortune-West 1546
25-Nov-1995FulhamH1 – 0Fortune-West 7608
16-Dec-1995BuryA0 – 1 3045
23-Dec-1995Preston North EndA0 – 0 10682
26-Dec-1995Plymouth ArgyleH1 – 0S.Butler (pen.) 9651
1-Jan-1996Leyton OrientA1 – 0Fortune-West 7090
9-Jan-1996Chester CityH3 – 1S.Butler 3 9186
13-Jan-1996Lincoln CityH2 – 0Fortune-West, Ratfcliffe 8040
20-Jan-1996Wigan AthleticA1 – 2Green
30-Jan-1996Mansfield TownH2 – 0Rattray, T.Butler 6111
3-Feb-1996Cambridge UnitedA0 – 0 4114
10-Feb-1996Torquay UnitedH2 – 0Smith, Ratcliffe 7116
13-Feb-1996BarnetH1 – 0S.Butler 6428
17-Feb-1996Hereford UnitedH1 – 1Castle 6987
24-Feb-1996Cardiff CityA0 – 2 3028
27-Feb-1996Scunthorpe UnitedH0 – 0 5547
2-Mar-1996Plymouth ArgyleA0 – 1 8540
9-Mar-1996Preston North EndH1 – 1Harris 10595
12-Mar-1996Torquay UnitedA0 – 0 2406
16-Mar-1996Mansfield TownA1 – 0Gayle 2698
23-Mar-1996Leyton OrientH1 – 1Gayle 8004
30-Mar-1996RochdaleA0 – 2 2098
2-Apr-1996DarlingtonH0 – 0 6419
6-Apr-1996Hartlepool UnitedH2 – 0T.Butler, Bailey 6263
8-Apr-1996Doncaster RoversA1 – 0Bailey 1783
13-Apr-1996Exeter CityH1 – 0Puttnam 7692
16-Apr-1996Colchester UnitedA1 – 1Gayle 4953
20-Apr-1996Northampton TownA1 – 1Fortune-West 7427
27-Apr-1996FulhamA0 – 0 10320
4-May-1996ScarboroughH1 – 0Fortune-West 10420

Squad statistics

Leo Fortune-West was the club's top scorer
Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Andy Ansah2000000020
Andy Arnott1000001020
Dennis Bailey4584121005110
Kevin Bremner0000001010
Steve Brown1000000010
Tony Butler362222221427
Steve Butler205000000205
Richard Carpenter120100020150
Steve Castle6100000061
Joe Dunne2010102060
Leo Fortune-West40123221004515
Adrian Foster111002022153
Darren Freeman90100021121
John Gayle9300000093
Richard Green352402020432
Mark Harris442402000502
Billy Manuel100000000100
Dave Martin311411010372
Gary Micklewhite310400020370
Dominic Naylor311302110372
Alan Nicholls0000001010
Mark O'Connor181202000221
Dave Puttnam261300010301
Simon Ratcliffe413312000464
Kevin Rattray263201020313
Neil Smith371401010431
Jim Stannard460402010530
Glen Thomas150000000150
Alex Watson101000000101
Paul Watson80200020120

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 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. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  4. ↑ Kelso, Paul (2002-02-15). "Scally's rocky road to Highbury". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 January 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-26.

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