2011–12 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham Football Club
2011–12 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerAndy Hessenthaler
FA CupThird Round
(eliminated by Stoke City)
Football League CupFirst Round
(eliminated by Brighton & Hove Albion)
Football League TrophySouthern Section
Second Round

(eliminated by Barnet)
Top goalscorerDanny Kedwell (12)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 7,750 vs. Bristol Rovers, 17 December 2011
All: 10,360 vs. Stoke City, 7 January 2012
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,751 vs. Barnet, 6 March 2012
All: 1,278 vs. Barnet, 4 October 2011
Average home league attendance5,360

This page shows the progress of Gillingham in the 2011–12 season. This season they played their league games in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

League data

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Cheltenham Town 46 23 8 15 66 50 +16 77 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
7 Crewe Alexandra (O, P) 46 20 12 14 67 59 +8 72
8 Gillingham 46 20 10 16 79 62 +17 70
9 Oxford United 46 17 17 12 59 48 +11 68
10 Rotherham United 46 18 13 15 67 63 +4 67
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 11 16 83 65  +18 68 12 4 6 48 30  +18 7 7 10 35 35  0

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: BBC Sport

Results

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Pre-season friendlies

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The Gillingham team line up before the friendly against Ramsgate
6 July 2011 Ashford United 0–3 Gillingham The Homelands
13:00 Rooney 18'
Montrose 25'
Oli 41'
Attendance: 1,126
9 July 2011 Bromley 2–1 Gillingham Hayes Lane
13:00 Hill 69', 90' Rooney 61'
12 July 2011 Erith & Belvedere 0–5 Gillingham Park View Road
19:30 Richards 10'
Rooney 12', 29'
Kedwell 85'
Cowan-Hall 89'
13 July 2011 Ramsgate 0–1 Gillingham Southwood Stadium
19:30 Afusi 68' Attendance: 497
15 July 2011 Dartford 2–5 Gillingham Princes Park
19:45 Pallen 20', 26' Oli 34'
Whelpdale 39'
Montrose 61'
Rooney 74', 87'
Attendance: 1,010
19 July 2011 Welling United 0–3 Gillingham Park View Road
19:45 Birchall 47'
Martin 78' (o.g.)
Kedwell 90'
25 July 2011 Braintree Town 1–1 Gillingham Cressing Road
19:45 Martin 39' Oli 45'
Goalmouth action from the game away to Shrewsbury Town in January (Gillingham in pink)
6 August 2011 1 Gillingham 1–0 Cheltenham Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Montrose 26' Attendance: 5,360
13 August 2011 2 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Gillingham Alexandra Stadium
15:00 Miller 74' Whelpdale 23'
Spiller 25'
Attendance: 3,401
16 August 2011 3 Barnet 2–2 Gillingham Underhill Stadium
19:45 McLeod 61', 90+4' Spiller 6'
J. Payne 73'
Attendance: 2,466
20 August 2011 4 Gillingham 3–0 Plymouth Argyle MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell 74', 90+4'
Rooney 86'
Attendance: 5,053
27 August 2011 5 Rotherham United 3–0 Gillingham Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Harrison 53'
Grabban 63'
Evans 78'
Attendance: 3,740
3 September 2011 6 Gillingham 0–1 Shrewsbury Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Wroe 90+4' (pen.) Attendance: 4,869
10 September 2011 7 Gillingham 1–1 Accrington Stanley MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Rooney 88' (pen.) Craney 84' Attendance: 4,619
13 September 2011 8 Southend United 1–0 Gillingham Roots Hall
19:45 Phillips 87' Attendance: 4,598
17 September 2011 9 Hereford United 1–6 Gillingham Edgar Street
15:00 Winnall 87' Nouble 19'
Richards 24'
Heath 40' (o.g.)
Jackman 49'
Whelpdale 79'
Payne 83'
Attendance: 1,848
24 September 2011 10 Gillingham 3–1 Burton Albion MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell 20', 50'
Nouble 49'
Kee 40' Attendance: 4,946
1 October 2011 11 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Gillingham Kingsmeadow
15:00 Jolley 10', 12'
Midson 22'
Lee 67' Attendance: 4,606
8 October 2011 12 Gillingham 1–1 Port Vale MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Danny Kedwell 63' Richards 33' Attendance: 4,676
15 October 2011 13 Torquay United 2–5 Gillingham Plainmoor
15:00 Robertson 47'
Stevens 51'
Kuffour 6', 39'
Rooney 56' (pen.)
Nouble 78'
Whelpdale 89'
Attendance: 2,582
22 October 2011 14 Gillingham 1–0 Oxford United Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Montrose 45' Attendance: 5,819
25 October 2011 15 Swindon Town 2–0 Gillingham The County Ground
19:45 Ritchie 80'
Smith 90+1'
Attendance: 7,787
29 October 2011 16 Morecambe 2–1 Gillingham Globe Arena
15:00 Hunter 8'
Ellison 68'
Nouble 90+5' (pen.) Attendance: 2,067
5 November 2011 17 Gillingham 4–3 Northampton Town Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kuffour 11', 30', 45+1' (pen.)
Kedwell 90+1' (pen.)
Berahino 35', 60'
Langmead 54'
Attendance: 4,704
19 November 2011 18 Aldershot Town 1–2 Gillingham Recreation Ground
15:00 Davies 80' Nouble 6'
Whelpdale 30'
Attendance: 3,449
26 November 2011 19 Gillingham 0–0 Bradford City Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 7,074
10 December 2011 20 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Gillingham Moss Rose
15:00 Attendance: 1,724
17 December 2011 21 Gillingham 4–1 Bristol Rovers Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Montrose 8'
Kedwell 45+5' (pen.), 73' (pen.)
Jackman 68'
Carayol 52' Attendance: 7,750
26 December 2011 22 Crawley Town 1–2 Gillingham Broadfield Stadium
15:00 Tubbs 34' (pen.) Kuffour 50', 52' Attendance: 4,255
30 December 2011 23 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 Gillingham Victoria Road
19:45 Bingham 22'
Woodall 65'
Kedwell 7' Attendance: 3,120
2 January 2012 24 Gillingham 1–0 Aldershot Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Jackman 46'
Martin Yellow card 2' Yellow-red card 61'
Attendance: 5,432
14 January 2012 25 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Gillingham Greenhous Meadow
15:00 Collins Yellow card 5'
Cansdell-Sherriff 30'
Sharps Yellow card 76'
Wright 87'
Weston Yellow card 53'
Lee Yellow card 64'
Attendance: 4,940
21 January 2012 26 Gillingham 3–4 AFC Wimbledon MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Tomlin 4'
Kuffour 54'
Tomlin 62'
Moore 60'
Richards 73' (o.g.)
Midson 80' (pen.)
Jake Midson 89'
Attendance: 6,326
24 January 2012 27 Accrington Stanley 4–3 Gillingham Crown Ground
15:00 Smith 1', 19', 45'
Joyce 31'
Jackman 7'
Tomlin 70', 85'
Attendance: 1,734
13 February 2012 28 Gillingham 1–2 Southend United MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Tomlin 87' Dickinson 10'
Martin 31' (og)
Attendance: 4,441
18 February 2012 29 Portvale 2–1 Gillingham Vale Park
15:00 Rigg 81'
Richards 90' (pen.)
Whelpdale 45' Attendance: 4,027
21 February 2012 30 Gillingham 0–0 Rotherham United MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 3,248
25 February 2012 31 Gillingham 2–0 Torquay United MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 King 51'
Kedwell 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,865
28 February 2012 32 Gillingham 5–4 Hereford United MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Whelpdale 45'
Kedwell 46'
Lee 81', 88'
Tomlin 90'
Purdie 4' (pen.)
Barkhuizen 7', 70'
Evans 80'
Attendance: 3,784
3 March 2012 33 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Gillingham Home Park
15:00 Martin 23' Attendance: 6,382
6 March 2012 34 Gillingham 3–1 Barnet MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Oli 47'
Obita 76'
Lee 87'
Kamdjo 39' Attendance: 3,751
10 March 2012 35 Gillingham 3–4 Crewe Alexandra MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Payne 48'
Whelpdale 67'
Miller 73'
Powell 27', 53'
Leitch-Smith 52'
Clayton 90'
Attendance: 5,428
17 March 2012 36 Cheltenham Town 0–3 Gillingham Whaddon Road
15:00 Obita 45', 54'
Whelpdale 83'
Attendance: 3,137
20 March 2012 37 Gillingham 0–1 Crawley Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 Bulman 50' Attendance: 5,204
24 March 2012 38 Bradford City 2–2 Gillingham Valley Parade
15:00 Wells 71'
Hanson 84'
Montrose 25'
Ramsden 56' (og)
Attendance: 9,858
27 March 2012 39 Burton Albion 1–0 Gillingham Pirelli Stadium
19:45 Fish 54' (og) Attendance: 1,714
31 March 2012 40 Gillingham 2–0 Macclesfield Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Fish 51'
Whelpdale 85'
Attendance: 4,562
6 April 2012 41 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Gillingham Memorial Stadium
15:00 Richards 59'
Carayol 80'
Whelpdale 56'
Oli 90'
Attendance: 6,160
14 April 2012 43 Oxford United 0–0 Gillingham Kassam Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 7,322
21 April 2012 44 Gillingham 3–1 Swindon Town MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell 26'
Whelpdale 52', 90'
McCormack 81' Attendance: 6,390
28 April 2012 45 Northampton Town 1–1 Gillingham Sixfields Stadium
15:00 Wilson 41' Kuffour 54' Attendance: 5,832
5 May 2012 46 Gillingham 2–0 Morecambe MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Lee 18' Yellow card 25' 76' Haining Yellow card 9'
Alessandra Yellow card 44'
Attendance: 4,382
12 November 2011 First Round AFC Bournemouth 3–3 Gillingham Dean Court
15:00 GMT Purches 20'
Zubar 59'
Malone 60'
Report Payne 37'
Jackman 71'
Kedwell 90'
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: Dave Phillips
22 November 2011 Replay Gillingham 3–2 AFC Bournemouth MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:45 GMT Weston 21'
Richards 75'
S. Payne 82'
Report Frampton 55' (o.g.)
Arter 90+1'
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Fred Graham
3 December 2011 Second Round Leyton Orient 0–1 Gillingham Brisbane Road
15:00 GMT Report Weston 45+1' Attendance: 3,763
Referee: Phil Gibbs
9 August 2011 Round 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Gillingham Falmer Stadium
19:45 Barnes 67' (pen.) Attendance: 16,295
4 October 2011 SS Round 2 Gillingham 1–3 Barnet MEMS Priestfield Stadium
19:00 Richards 5' Report McLeod 11' (pen.), 84'
Marshall 72'
Attendance: 1,278

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 21 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 Ross Flitney 31 0 27+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Barry Fuller 10 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Andy Frampton 31 0 24+1 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF England ENG Charlie Lee 37 4 27+5 4 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Simon King 9 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England ENG Garry Richards 28 3 24+0 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
7 MF England ENG Chris Whelpdale 43 12 33+5 12 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Jack Payne 34 3 28+1 2 4+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Danny Kedwell 44 14 35+3 12 4+0 2 1+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF England ENG Curtis Weston 34 2 21+8 0 3+0 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 FW England ENG Dennis Oli 25 2 4+17 2 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF England ENG Joe Martin 37 1 30+3 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Matthew Lawrence 29 0 24+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF England ENG Matt Fish 25 1 16+4 1 1+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
17 MF England ENG Danny Spiller 15 2 6+8 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Danny Jackman 42 5 34+4 4 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF England ENG Lewis Montrose 41 4 26+9 4 3+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
20 DF England ENG Callum Davies 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
21 MF England ENG Dean Rance 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF England ENG Connor Essam 16 0 15+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW England ENG Rowan Vine 7 1 3+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF England ENG Jack Evans 7 0 4+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF England ENG Alex Brown 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England ENG Tom Brunt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK Argentina ARG Paulo Gazzaniga 17 0 14+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 FW Wales WAL Adam Birchall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 FW England ENG Ashley Miller 5 1 2+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Ghana GHA Jo Kuffour 28 8 23+4 8 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 DF England ENG Olly Lee 7 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 FW England ENG Gavin Tomlin 10 6 9+1 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Nicky Southall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players featured for club who have left:
FW England ENG Frank Nouble 14 5 12+1 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Luke Rooney 19 3 11+6 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Jordan Obita 6 3 5+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Stefan Payne 19 2 0+14 1 1+3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1 FW England 9 Danny Kedwell 12 2 0 0 14
2 MF England 7 Chris Whelpdale 12 0 0 0 12
3 FW Ghana 33 Jo Kuffour 8 0 0 0 8
4 FW England 38 Gavin Tomlin 6 0 0 0 6
5 MF England 18 Danny Jackman 4 1 0 0 5
= FW England 29 Frank Nouble 5 0 0 0 5
7 MF England 4 Charlie Lee 4 0 0 0 4
= MF England 19 Lewis Montrose 4 0 0 0 4
9 MF England 8 Jack Payne 2 1 0 0 3
= MF England 12 Jordan Obita 3 0 0 0 3
= DF England 6 Garry Richards 1 1 0 1 3
= MF England 14 Luke Rooney 3 0 0 0 3
13 FW England 11 Dennis Oli 2 0 0 0 2
= MF England 23 Stefan Payne 1 1 0 2
= MF England 17 Danny Spiller 2 0 0 0 2
= MF England 10 Curtis Weston 0 2 0 0 2
17 DF England 16 Matt Fish 1 0 0 0 1
= DF England 5 Simon King 1 0 0 0 1
= MF England 12 Joe Martin 1 0 0 0 1
= FW England 31 Ashley Miller 1 0 0 0 1
= FW England 23 Rowan Vine 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 74 8 0 1 83

Awards

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End of Season Awards[1] Winner
Supporters Player of the Season Danny Jackman
Away Supporters Player of the Season Jack Payne
MEMS Player of the Season Danny Jackman
Players' Player of the Season Danny Jackman
Young Player of the Season Paulo Gazzaniga
Goal of the Season Chris Whelpdale vs Torquay United

Transfers

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Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2011 DF England Matt Fish England Dover Athletic Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2011 GK England Ross Flitney England Dover Athletic Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2011 DF England Andy Frampton England Millwall Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2011 FW England Danny Kedwell England AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed Fee [2]
1 July 2011 MF England Lewis Montrose England Wycombe Wanderers Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2011 MF England Chris Whelpdale England Peterborough United Undisclosed Fee [2]
5 July 2011 MF England Charlie Lee England Peterborough United Undisclosed Fee [3]
12 July 2011 FW Wales Adam Birchall England Dover Athletic Undisclosed Fee [4]
28 July 2011 GK Argentina Paulo Gazzaniga Spain Valencia Free Transfer [5]
12 January 2012 FW Ghana Jo Kuffour England Bristol Rovers Free Transfer [6]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
17 June 2011 MF England Chris Palmer England Burton Albion Free Transfer [7]
22 June 2011 GK Northern Ireland Alan Julian England Stevenage Free Transfer [8]
29 June 2011 FW England Andy Barcham England Scunthorpe United Free Transfer [9]
29 June 2011 GK England Lance Cronin England Bristol Rovers Free Transfer [10]
8 July 2011 DF England John Nutter England Lincoln City Free Transfer [11]
8 July 2011 DF England Tony Sinclair England Lincoln City Free Transfer [11]
17 January 2012 MF England Luke Rooney England Swindon Town Undisclosed [12]
27 January 2012 FW England Stefan Payne England Aldershot Town Free Transfer [13]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
15 September 2011 FW England Frank Nouble England West Ham United 17 December 2011 [14][15]
30 September 2011 FW Ghana Jo Kuffour England Bristol Rovers 30 December 2011 [16][17]
12 January 2012 FW England Gavin Tomlin England Dagenham & Redbridge 30 May 2012 [18]
17 February 2012 MF England Olly Lee England West Ham United 15 April 2012 [19]
2 March 2012 MF England Jordan Obita England Reading 2 April 2012 [20][21]
22 March 2012 FW England Rowan Vine England Queens Park Rangers 30 May 2012 [22]
Players loaned out
Date Pos. Name Club End Date Ref.
11 August 2011 ST England Dean Rance England Bishop's Stortford F.C. September 2011 [23]
11 August 2011 DF England Connor Essam England Bishop's Stortford F.C. September 2011 [23]
16 August 2011 GK England Darren Hawkes England Ramsgate F.C. September 2011 [24]
31 August 2011 DF England Simon King England Plymouth Argyle 7 November 2011 [25][26]
25 October 2011 DF England Callum Davies England Thurrock 21 November 2011 [27]
12 December 2011 DF England Jack Evans England Welling United 3 March 2012 [28][29]
12 December 2011 DF England Connor Essam England Dartford 3 March 2012 [30]
2 March 2012 MF England Dean Rance England Dover Athletic 2 April 2012 [31]

References

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  1. ^ "Player of the Year". Gillingham F.C. 6 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Gillingham complete six signings". BBC Football. 1 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Gillingham sign Charlie Lee from Peterborough United". BBC Football. 5 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Gillingham sign Adam Birchall from Dover Athletic". BBC Football. 12 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Gillingham sign goalkeeper Pablo Gazzaniga". BBC Football. 28 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Kuffour makes Gills move". Sky Sports.
  7. ^ "Burton Albion sign Gillingham midfielder Chris Palmer". BBC Football. 17 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Keeper Alan Julian back at Stevenage". BBC Football. 22 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Barcham clinches Iron move". Sky Sports.
  10. ^ "Bristol Rovers sign Lance Cronin and Scott McGleish". BBC Football. 29 June 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Lincoln sign Kyle Perry, John Nutter & Tony Sinclair". BBC Football. 8 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Swindon Town sign Luke Rooney from Gillingham". BBC Sports.
  13. ^ "Aldershot sign striker Stefan Payne from Gillingham". BBC Sports.
  14. ^ "Gills delight as Nouble signs". Sky Sports.
  15. ^ "Nouble keen on Gills return". Sky Sports.
  16. ^ "Gills clinch Kuffour loan". Sky Sports.
  17. ^ "Kuffour wants Gills stay". Sky Sports.
  18. ^ "Gillingham sign Daggers striker Gavin Tomlin". BBC Sport.
  19. ^ "West Ham midfielder Oliver Lee joins Gills". Kent News. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  20. ^ "GILLS SIGN ENGLAND YOUTH INTERNATIONAL." Gillingham Football Club.
  21. ^ "Gills lose Obita's services". Sky Sports.
  22. ^ "Gillingham sign QPR striker Rowan Vine on loan". BBC Sports.
  23. ^ a b "Gillingham youngsters Dean Rance and Connor Essam join Bishop's Stortford on loan". Kent Messenger Online.
  24. ^ "Gillingham's Daren Hawkes joins Ryman League Ramsgate on loan for a month". Kent Messenger Online.
  25. ^ "Pilgrims bring in King". Sky Sports.
  26. ^ "Plymouth Argyle extend Simon King's loan until November". BBC Football.
  27. ^ "Callum heads out on loan..." Gillingham F.C.
  28. ^ "Day brings in Jack Evans on loan". Pitchero. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
  29. ^ "Jack Evans' loan extended". Pitchero. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
  30. ^ "Dartford Loan Gills Defender". Non League Chat. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
  31. ^ "Reading winger Jordan Obita joins Andy Hessenthaler's Gillingham while midfielder Dean Rance leaves for Dover Athletic". Kent Online.