# 2011–12 Gillingham F.C. season

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
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 21 April 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | JP Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ross Flitney | 31 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Barry Fuller | 10 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Frampton | 31 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Charlie Lee | 37 | 4 | 27+5 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Simon King | 9 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Garry Richards | 28 | 3 | 24+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Chris Whelpdale | 43 | 12 | 33+5 | 12 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jack Payne | 34 | 3 | 28+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Danny Kedwell | 44 | 14 | 35+3 | 12 | 4+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Curtis Weston | 34 | 2 | 21+8 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Dennis Oli | 25 | 2 | 4+17 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Joe Martin | 37 | 1 | 30+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Matthew Lawrence | 29 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Matt Fish | 25 | 1 | 16+4 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Danny Spiller | 15 | 2 | 6+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Danny Jackman | 42 | 5 | 34+4 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Lewis Montrose | 41 | 4 | 26+9 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Callum Davies | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Dean Rance | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Connor Essam | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Rowan Vine | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jack Evans | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Alex Brown | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Tom Brunt | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ARG | Paulo Gazzaniga | 17 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | WAL | Adam Birchall | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Ashley Miller | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | GHA | Jo Kuffour | 28 | 8 | 23+4 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Olly Lee | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Gavin Tomlin | 10 | 6 | 9+1 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | 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 | ENG | Frank Nouble | 14 | 5 | 12+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Luke Rooney | 19 | 3 | 11+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jordan Obita | 6 | 3 | 5+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Stefan Payne | 19 | 2 | 0+14 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

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

## Awards

| End of Season Awards | 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

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