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1995-96 Gillingham F.C. season

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
Second Round
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. Goalkeeper Jim Stannard kept 29 clean sheets and conceded only 20 goals, both records for a 46-match League season.

Background

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

Football League

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

DateOpponentsH / AResult

F – A

ScorersAttendance
12-Aug-1995Wigan AthleticH2 – 1Foster, Fortune-West4099
19-Aug-1995Lincoln CityA3 – 0Fortune-West, Bailey, own goal2822
26-Aug-1995Cambridge UnitedH3 – 0Fortune-West, Bailey, Rattray5093
29-Aug-1995BarnetA2 – 0Rattray, Naylor3077
02-Sep-1995Colchester UnitedH0 – 17677
09-Sep-1995Scunthorpe UnitedA1 – 1Bailey2423
12-Sep-1995Hereford UnitedA0 – 01740
16-Sep-1995Cardiff CityH1 – 0Fortune-West5314
23-Sep-1995Chester CityA1 – 1Martin3886
30-Sep-1995BuryH3 – 0Bailey, Fortune-West 26018
07-Oct-1995RochdaleH1 – 0A.Watson7782
14-Oct-1995DarlingtonA0 – 12043
21-Oct-1995Doncaster RoversH4 – 0O'Connor, Ratcliffe, Bailey, Harris6302
28-Oct-1995Hartlepool UnitedA1 – 1Bailey (pen.)2355
31-Oct-1995Exeter CityA0 – 03024
04-Nov-1995Northampton TownH0 – 07206
18-Nov-1995ScarboroughA2 – 0Green, Fortune-West1546
25-Nov-1995FulhamH1 – 0Fortune-West7608
16-Dec-1995BuryA0 – 13045
23-Dec-1995Preston North EndA0 – 010682
26-Dec-1995Plymouth ArgyleH1 – 0S.Butler (pen.)9651
01-Jan-1996Leyton OrientA1 – 0Fortune-West7090
09-Jan-1996Chester CityH3 – 1S.Butler 39186
13-Jan-1996Lincoln CityH2 – 0Fortune-West, Ratfcliffe8040
20-Jan-1996Wigan AthleticA1 – 2Green
30-Jan-1996Mansfield TownH2 – 0Rattray, T.Butler6111
03-Feb-1996Cambridge UnitedA0 – 04114
10-Feb-1996Torquay UnitedH2 – 0Smith, Ratcliffe7116
13-Feb-1996BarnetH1 – 0S.Butler6428
17-Feb-1996Hereford UnitedH1 – 1Castle6987
24-Feb-1996Cardiff CityA0 – 23028
27-Feb-1996Scunthorpe UnitedH0 – 05547
02-Mar-1996Plymouth ArgyleA0 – 18540
09-Mar-1996Preston North EndH1 – 1Harris10595
12-Mar-1996Torquay UnitedA0 – 02406
16-Mar-1996Mansfield TownA1 – 0Gayle2698
23-Mar-1996Leyton OrientH1 – 1Gayle8004
30-Mar-1996RochdaleA0 – 22098
02-Apr-1996DarlingtonH0 – 06419
06-Apr-1996Hartlepool UnitedH2 – 0T.Butler, Bailey6263
08-Apr-1996Doncaster RoversA1 – 0Bailey1783
13-Apr-1996Exeter CityH1 – 0Puttnam7692
16-Apr-1996Colchester UnitedA1 – 1Gayle4953
20-Apr-1996Northampton TownA1 – 1Fortune-West7427
27-Apr-1996FulhamA0 – 010320
04-May-1996ScarboroughH1 – 0Fortune-West10420

Squad statistics

References






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