Gillingham 1995/96

Gillingham finished 2nd of 24 in the 1995/96 Third Division with 83 points (won 22, drawn 17, lost 7; scored 49, conceded 20) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 29 matches of 46; lowest 5th, after match 1. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Gillingham
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Aug 1995	Wigan (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	5th
2	Sat 19 Aug 1995	Lincoln (away)	3–0 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 26 Aug 1995	Cambridge (home)	3–0 W	Won	9	1st
4	Tue 29 Aug 1995	Barnet (away)	2–0 W	Won	12	1st
5	Sat 2 Sep 1995	Colchester (home)	0–1 L	Lost	12	1st
6	Sat 9 Sep 1995	Scunthorpe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	13	1st
7	Tue 12 Sep 1995	Hereford United (away)	0–0 D	Drew	14	2nd
8	Sat 16 Sep 1995	Cardiff (home)	1–0 W	Won	17	2nd
9	Sat 23 Sep 1995	Chester City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	2nd
10	Sat 30 Sep 1995	Bury (home)	3–0 W	Won	21	1st
11	Sat 7 Oct 1995	Rochdale (home)	1–0 W	Won	24	1st
12	Sat 14 Oct 1995	Darlington (away)	0–1 L	Lost	24	1st
13	Sat 21 Oct 1995	Doncaster (home)	4–0 W	Won	27	1st
14	Sat 28 Oct 1995	Hartlepool (away)	1–1 D	Drew	28	1st
15	Tue 31 Oct 1995	Exeter (away)	0–0 D	Drew	29	1st
16	Sat 4 Nov 1995	Northampton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	30	3rd
17	Sat 18 Nov 1995	Scarborough (away)	2–0 W	Won	33	2nd
18	Sat 25 Nov 1995	Fulham (home)	1–0 W	Won	36	2nd
19	Sat 16 Dec 1995	Bury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	36	3rd
20	Sat 23 Dec 1995	Preston (away)	0–0 D	Drew	37	3rd
21	Tue 26 Dec 1995	Plymouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	40	1st
22	Mon 1 Jan 1996	Leyton Orient (away)	1–0 W	Won	43	1st
23	Tue 9 Jan 1996	Chester City (home)	3–1 W	Won	46	1st
24	Sat 13 Jan 1996	Lincoln (home)	2–0 W	Won	49	1st
25	Sat 20 Jan 1996	Wigan (away)	1–2 L	Lost	49	1st
26	Tue 30 Jan 1996	Mansfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	52	1st
27	Sat 3 Feb 1996	Cambridge (away)	0–0 D	Drew	53	1st
28	Sat 10 Feb 1996	Torquay (home)	2–0 W	Won	56	1st
29	Tue 13 Feb 1996	Barnet (home)	1–0 W	Won	59	1st
30	Sat 17 Feb 1996	Hereford United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	60	1st
31	Sat 24 Feb 1996	Cardiff (away)	0–2 L	Lost	60	1st
32	Tue 27 Feb 1996	Scunthorpe (home)	0–0 D	Drew	61	1st
33	Sat 2 Mar 1996	Plymouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	61	1st
34	Sat 9 Mar 1996	Preston (home)	1–1 D	Drew	62	1st
35	Tue 12 Mar 1996	Torquay (away)	0–0 D	Drew	63	1st
36	Sat 16 Mar 1996	Mansfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	66	1st
37	Sat 23 Mar 1996	Leyton Orient (home)	1–1 D	Drew	67	1st
38	Sat 30 Mar 1996	Rochdale (away)	0–2 L	Lost	67	2nd
39	Tue 2 Apr 1996	Darlington (home)	0–0 D	Drew	68	2nd
40	Sat 6 Apr 1996	Hartlepool (home)	2–0 W	Won	71	2nd
41	Mon 8 Apr 1996	Doncaster (away)	1–0 W	Won	74	2nd
42	Sat 13 Apr 1996	Exeter (home)	1–0 W	Won	77	2nd
43	Tue 16 Apr 1996	Colchester (away)	1–1 D	Drew	78	1st
44	Sat 20 Apr 1996	Northampton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	79	2nd
45	Sat 27 Apr 1996	Fulham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	80	2nd
46	Sat 4 May 1996	Scarborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	83	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.