2010–11 Gillingham F.C. season explained

Club:	Gillingham F.C.
Season:	2010–11
Manager:	Andy Hessenthaler
Chairman:	Paul Scally
League:	Football League Two
League Result:	8th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	1st Round (eliminated by Dover Athletic)
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	1st Round (eliminated by Norwich City)
Cup3:	Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Southern Section 1st Round (eliminated by Southend United)
League Topscorer:	Cody McDonald (25)
Season Topscorer:	Cody McDonald (25)
Highest Attendance:	7,475 vs. Dover Athletic, 6 November 2010
Lowest Attendance:	4,076 vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 2 November 2010
Average Attendance:	5,231
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Prevseason:	2009–10
Nextseason:	2011–12

This page shows the progress of Gillingham F.C. in the 2010–11 football season. This year they play their games in League Two in the English league system.

Results

Football League Trophy

League data

Results summary

Appearances and goals

As of 6 May 2011.

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Alan Julian	39	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	41	0	2	0
2	DF	Barry Fuller	40 (2)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	42 (2)	0	7	0
3	DF	John Nutter	32 (2)	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	35 (2)	1	3	1
4	MF	Curtis Weston	29 (4)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	29 (4)	4	4	0
5	DF	Simon King	3 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (1)	0	0	0
6	DF	Garry Richards	15 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15 (2)	0	3	0
7	MF	Kevin Maher	36	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	37 (1)	0	5	0
8	MF	Mark Bentley	15 (10)	2		0	1	0	0	0	16 (10)	2	4	1
9	FW	Mark McCammon	0 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1 (5)	0	0	0
10	FW	Cody McDonald	41	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	43	25	4	0
11	MF	Andy Barcham	18 (6)	6	0	0	1	1	0 (1)	0	19 (7)	6	0	0
12	MF	Chris Palmer	18	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	20	5	1	0
14	MF	Luke Rooney	2 (21)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	4 (21)	1	2	0
15	DF	Matt Lawrence	41 (2)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	42 (2)	0	11	0
16	DF	Josh Gowling	21 (1)	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	23 (1)	2	1	0
17	MF	Danny Spiller	23 (7)	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	26 (7)	2	6	0
18	MF	Danny Jackman	15 (2)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15 (2)	1	2	0
19	MF	Bruce Inkango	1 (4)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (5)	0	1	0
20	MF	Nicky Southall	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	FW	Dennis Oli	3 (18)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4 (18)	1	0	0
22	FW	Andy White	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
23	FW	Stefan Payne	1 (15)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	1 (18)	0	0	0
26	GK	Lance Cronin	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0
27	FW	Adebayo Akinfenwa	40 (4)	11	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	41 (5)	11	3	0
28	MF	Jack Payne	25 (6)	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	28 (6)	1	3	0
29	DF	Tony Sinclair	17 (3)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	20 (3)	0	5	0
30	MF	Stanley Aborah	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
30	FW	Ashley Miller	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
32	DF	Callum Kennedy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
32	DF	Joe Martin	12 (5)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12 (5)	1	3	0
33	MF	Charlie Lee	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0
34	MF	Chris Whelpdale	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0
35	DF	Callum Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Awards

End of Season Awards	Winner^[1]
Supporters Player of the Season	Cody McDonald
Away Supporters Player of the Season	Cody McDonald
Automatic Retailing Player of the Season	Cody McDonald
Players' Player of the Season	Cody McDonald
Young Player of the Season	Jack Payne
Medways News Goal of the Season	Cody McDonald (vs Burton Albion, 19 March 2011)

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
17 June 2010	FW	Andy White	Reading	Free	^[2]
17 June 2010	FW	Stefan Payne	Fulham	Free
27 June 2010	MF	Nicky Southall	Dover Athletic	Free (player/coach)	^[3]
23 July 2010	DF	Tony Sinclair	Woking	Free	^[4]
23 July 2010	MF	Danny Spiller	Dagenham & Redbridge	Free	^[5]
26 July 2010	GK	Lance Cronin	Ebbsfleet United	Free	^[6]
29 July 2010	FW	Adebayo Akinfenwa	Northampton Town	Free (Bosman)	^[7]
5 August 2010	MF	Stanley Aborah	Free agent	Free	^[8]
12 August 2010	DF			Free	^[9]
21 September 2010	MF	Bruce Inkango	Free agent	Free	^[10]
21 September 2010	DF	Joe Martin	Blackpool	Free	^[11]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
16 July 2010	FW			End of season	^[12]
9 November 2010	DF	Callum Kennedy	Swindon Town	9 December 2010	^[13]
11 November 2010	MF	Charlie Lee	Peterborough United	11 December 2010	^[14]
11 November 2010	MF	Chris Whelpdale	Peterborough United	11 December 2010
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
22 October 2010	MF	Luke Rooney	Eastbourne Borough	22 November 2010	^[15]
27 October 2010	FW	Andy White	Margate	27 November 2010	^[16]
28 October 2010	DF	Josh Gowling	Lincoln City	28 November 2010	^[17]
29 October 2010	DF	Connor Essam	Bishops Stortford	29 November 2010	^[18]
10 January 2011	FW	Andy White	Bishops Stortford	10 February 2011	^[19]
10 January 2011	DF	Connor Essam	Bishops Stortford	10 February 2011
17 February 2011	GK	Darren Hawkes	Ebbsfleet United	End of season	^[20]
18 February 2011	FW	Stefan Payne	Braintree Town	18 March 2011	^[21]
8 March 2011	MF	Mark Bentley	Cambridge United	9 April 2011	^[22]
21 March 2011	DF	Connor Essam	Dover Athletic	End of season	^[23] ^[24]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref.
15 July 2010	FW	Simeon Jackson	Norwich City	£600,000
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
2 June 2010	DF	Tom Wynter	Dover Athletic	1 July 2010	^[25] ^[26]
3 June 2010	MF	Stuart Lewis	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 July 2010	^[27]
7 June 2010	FW	Luis Cumbers	Welling United	1 July 2010	^[28]
7 June 2010	FW	Andy Pugh	Welling United	1 July 2010
7 June 2010	GK	Simon Royce	Brentford	7 June 2010 (Player/Goalkeeper Coach)	^[29]
23 June 2010	MF	Adam Miller	Cambridge United	1 July 2010	^[30]
1 July 2010	FW	James Walker	Leyton Orient	10 September 2010	^[31]
1 July 2010	FW	Jacob Erskine	Concord Rangers	?
2 July 2010	MF	Charlie Stimson	Barnet	2 July 2010	^[32]
4 October 2010	MF	Stanley Aborah	Unattached		^[33]
20 December 2010	MF	Bruce Inkango	Kastrioti	18 February 2011	^[34] ^[35]

Notes and References

1. News: Cody sweeps the board . . 9 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110512145830/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10416~2355942%2C00.html . 12 May 2011 .
2. News: Gillingham sign strikers Andy White and Stefan Payne. BBC Sport. 17 June 2010 . 29 May 2011 .
3. News: Gillingham offer too good to miss – Nicky Southall. BBC Sport. 27 June 2010 . 29 May 2011 .
4. News: Gillingham give defender Tony Sinclair a one-year deal. BBC Sport. 23 July 2010 . 29 May 2011 .
5. News: Spills signs Gills deal . . 7 October 2010 . 29 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101106074436/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/PressReleases/0%2C%2C10416~2100216%2C00.html . 6 November 2010 .
6. News: Gills capture keeper Cronin . . 26 July 2010 . 29 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110420122209/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10416~2102013%2C00.html . 20 April 2011 . dmy .
7. News: Prolific striker Akinfenwa signs. Gillingham F.C.. 29 July 2010. 29 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100730014637/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10416~2103320%2C00.html. 30 July 2010. dead. dmy-all.
8. News: Aborah signs for the Gills. Gillingham F.C.. 5 August 2010. 29 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100806115426/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10416~2110911%2C00.html. 6 August 2010. dead. dmy-all.
9. News: Gills signs up Palace defenfer . . 7 October 2010 . 29 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326111732/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/PressReleases/0%2C%2C10416~2119585%2C00.html . 26 March 2012 .
10. News: Gillingham sign Bruce Inkango on a three-month deal . BBC Sport. 21 September 2010 . 29 May 2011.
11. News: Gills complete left-back signing . . 9 December 2010 . 29 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101211130737/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10416~2240366%2C00.html . 11 December 2010 .
12. News: Gillingham's Simeon Jackson signs for Norwich City . BBC Sport. 16 July 2010 . 29 May 2011 .
13. News: Gillingham sign Swindon Town defender Callum Kennedy. BBC Sport. 9 November 2010 . 29 May 2011 .
14. News: Gillingham sign Peterborough duo . BBC Sport. 12 November 2010 . 29 May 2011.
15. News: Eastbourne Borough seal Luke Rooney loan deal. BBC Sport. 22 October 2010. 30 May 2011.
16. News: White makes Margate move. Gillingham F.C.. 27 October 2010. 30 May 2011.
17. News: Lincoln City agree loan for Gillingham's Josh Gowling. BBC Sport. 29 October 2010. 30 May 2011.
18. News: Essam in Bishops Stortford loan . . 29 October 2010 . 30 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101031043105/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10416~2200492%2C00.html . 31 October 2010 .
19. News: Stortford boss adds three. Non League News 24. 10 January 2011. 30 May 2011.
20. News: Ebbsfleet United draft in Gillingham stopper to cover for Edwards. Kent News. 17 February 2011. 30 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110220212439/http://www.kentnews.co.uk/p_12/Article/a_11520/Ebbsfleet_United_draft_in_Gillingham_stopper_to_cover_for_Edwards. 20 February 2011. dead. dmy-all.
21. News: Iron add Payne for a month. Pitchero. 18 February 2011. 30 May 2011.
22. News: Gillingham midfielder Mark Bentley joins Cambridge United on loan. Kent Online. 8 March 2011. 30 May 2011.
23. News: Essam joins Dover Athletic on loan. Kent Sports News. 21 March 2011. 30 May 2011.
24. News: Essam extends Dover stay. Gillingham F.C.. 20 April 2011. 30 May 2011.
25. News: Dennis Oli offered new Gillingham deal. BBC Sport. 28 May 2010. 30 May 2011.
26. News: Wynter signs Dover deal. Gillingham F.C.. 2 June 2010. 30 May 2011.
27. News: Dagenham & Redbridge sign Gwillim and Lewis. BBC Sport. 3 June 2010. 30 May 2011.
28. News: Welling United manager Jamie Day signs Andy Pugh and Luis Cumbers from Gillingham. Kent Online. 7 June 2010. 30 May 2011.
29. News: Brentford sign Simon Royce as goalkeeping coach. BBC Sport. 7 June 2010. 30 May 2011.
30. News: Midfielder Adam Miller makes Cambridge move. BBC Sport. 23 June 2010. 30 May 2011.
31. News: Orient boosted with double addition. Give Me Football. 10 September 2010. 30 May 2011. 2 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402234625/http://www.givemefootball.com/league-one/orient-boosted-with-double-addition. dead.
32. News: Ex-Gillingham youngster Charlie Stimson links up with Mark Stimson at Barnet. Kent Online. 6 July 2010. 30 May 2011.
33. News: Gillingham release midfielder Stanley Aborah. BBC Sport. 5 October 2010 . 30 May 2011.
34. News: Gills release Bruce Inkango. Gillingham F.C.. 20 December 2010. 30 May 2011.
35. News: KS Kastrioti Krujë. Fussball Transfers. 16 May 2011. 30 May 2011.