2000–01 Gillingham F.C. season

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Gillingham
2000–01 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerAndy Hessenthaler
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marlon King (15)
All: Marlon King (15)
Highest home attendance10,518 (v Crystal Palace, 26 December 2000)
Lowest home attendance2,743 (v Torquay United, 22 August 2000)

During the

FA Premier League club Leicester City and was replaced by veteran player Andy Hessenthaler
. In his first season as manager, he led Gillingham to a mid-table finish in the First Division.

Gillingham also competed in two

Football League Cup by a Premier League team, losing to Manchester City in the second round. Gillingham played 52 competitive matches, winning 15, drawing 17, and losing 20. Marlon King, a new signing at the start of the season, was the team's top goalscorer with 15 goals. Vince Bartram and Chris Hope made the most appearances; both played in all 52 of the team's matches. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium, was 10,518 for the visit of Crystal Palace
on 26 December.

Background and pre-season

Footballer Paul Shaw
Paul Shaw (pictured in 2011) was one of the club's summer signings.

The

player-manager to replace Taylor, his first managerial appointment.[5][6]

The club signed three new players ahead of the first competitive game of the new season, two of whom were

Sunday Times, Hessenthaler stated that he had "told the boys we want to try and make the play-offs".[10] Despite this, Gillingham were picked as one of the three teams most likely to be relegated from the First Division by Jason Tomas of The Observer.[11]

The club adopted a new

away kit, to be worn in the event of a clash of colours with the home team, consisted of white shirts, blue shorts and white socks.[12] The team prepared for the new season with a number of friendly matches, including one against Manchester City of the Premier League.[13] At the start of the season, building work was ongoing at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium. The new Medway Stand, replacing an older grandstand demolished a year earlier, was open to spectators but the work had not been completed on all its facilities.[14][15][16]

First Division

August–December

Footballer Junior Lewis
Junior Lewis (pictured in 2009) scored the goal which secured Gillingham's first ever win in the second tier of English football.

Gillingham's first match in the second tier of English football was at home to

Huddersfield Town, managed by former Gillingham player Steve Bruce,[27] but then lost 3–0 away to Fulham, who continued a run of having won every First Division game since the start of the season. Hessenthaler commented "we just couldn't get near them ... quite frankly I'm pleased it was only 3–0".[28][29] King was included in the starting line-up for the first time in early September but after failing to score in five starts he reverted to the role of substitute, with Thomson preferred as a starter.[19]

Gillingham drew 4–4 away to Wimbledon on 14 October,[30] the only match in the entirety of the First Division during the 2000–01 season to feature eight or more goals,[31] which prompted Hessenthaler to say "We'll be straight back on the training ground to work on our defending as we keep getting punished by decent sides." His opposite number Terry Burton noted that the Gillingham team had taken on the qualities which Hessenthaler displayed as a player, saying "Their spirit epitomises what their manager is all about ... He gives 100 per cent and has taken that infectious enthusiasm into management".[30] Gillingham then failed to score any goals in the next four league matches.[32] Carl Asaba, the team's top goalscorer in all competitions at this point in the season,[33] was substituted in the second of these games, a goalless draw at home to Barnsley, after injuring his hamstring;[34] he would not play again for more than six weeks.[19] Iffy Onuora, who had been a regular in the team in the second half of the previous season but had yet to start a game in the 2000–01 season, replaced him for the next five games but then reverted to being used only as a substitute.[19][35] The goalless run came to an end with a 2–1 victory away to Sheffield United on 4 November, Gillingham's first league win for seven games and first away league win of the season,[36] but the team then lost both their next two games 3–1.[32] King scored his first goal for the club in the second of these defeats.[32] Victory away to Blackburn Rovers in the last game of November, achieved despite Shaw being sent off, left Gillingham 14th in the table. Ron Clarke of the Sunday Times wrote that Blackburn had been arrogant in their approach to the game in the first half and allowed Gillingham to score two simple goals.[37][38]

Gillingham began December with consecutive league defeats at home to

hat-trick of the season but Shaw was again carried off on a stretcher after suffering another ankle injury, although on this occasion he did not miss any games.[21][42][43] The attendance of 10,518 was the highest for any match at Priestfield during the season.[33] An aggressive confrontation took place shortly before the end of the first half involving players from both teams which led to both clubs being fined by the Football Association four months later.[44] The result left Gillingham 13th in the table at the end of the year.[45]

January–May

Gillingham's first four league matches of 2001 were all drawn. The first two, away to Portsmouth and at home to Burnley, finished goalless, and Gillingham followed this with a 2–2 draw away to Crystal Palace and a 1–1 draw away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Sunday Telegraph described Gillingham as "one of the best organised sides in the First Division".[47] King replaced Asaba in the starting line-up against Wolverhampton Wanderers, his first start since before Christmas, and scored his team's goal; he would go on to start every game for the remainder of the season.[21] Gillingham extended their unbeaten league run with victories at home to Grimsby Town and away to Huddersfield Town, in both of which King scored the winning goal. Hessenthaler was extremely pleased with his team's recent performances and told the media "If we can now consolidate this year, our aim will then be to do what Crewe have done and see if we can stay in this division for the next four or five years".[32][48] Huddersfield manager Lou Macari contended that Gillingham were "the kind of team capable of upsetting anybody in this division".[49] The wins took Gillingham into the top half of the table in 12th place,[50] but the unbeaten run came to an end in the next game with a 1–0 defeat at home to Queens Park Rangers.[32] Gillingham lost their next two games, 2–0 at home to Fulham and 2–1 away to Sheffield Wednesday. Asaba scored against Sheffield Wednesday after coming on a substitute in what would prove to be his last appearance for Gillingham; he was transferred to Sheffield United in March.[21][51]

Although the series of consecutive defeats ended with a 0–0 draw at home to Wimbledon on 6 March, it meant that Gillingham had only scored once in the last four matches and slipped to 15th in the league table.[52] Onuora replaced Shaw against Wimbledon, his first start since November; Shaw had still yet to score a goal since his transfer to the club.[32] On 10 March, Gillingham came back from 3–1 down to draw 3–3 away to Bolton Wanderers, King scoring the equaliser in the final five minutes of the game,[53][54] and then won at home to Tranmere Rovers with goals from King and Onuora, who had now been the starting forwards for three consecutive matches and would remain so for the rest of the season.[21][55] Hessenthaler signed another forward, Guy Ipoua, from Scunthorpe United for £25,000 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2021),[56] but he was used only as a substitute for the remainder of the season.[19] Shaw returned to the starting line-up against Barnsley on 25 March but was now used in a linking role between the midfield and the forwards rather than as an all-out attacking player.[8] Onuora scored the team's second hat-trick of the season in a 4–3 win at home to Norwich City on 7 April and Gillingham then scored four goals for a second consecutive game as they defeated Sheffield United 4–1; Shaw scored his first goal for the club in the latter game.[32][57][58] The next two games, however, resulted in defeats to Crewe Alexandra and West Bromwich Albion.[32]

Victory in the game away to Nottingham Forest on 28 April would mean that Gillingham were sufficiently far ahead of the bottom four places that they could not finish in a relegation position. King scored the only goal in a 1–0 win which ensured that the team would be playing in the First Division again the following season.[59][60] In the final match of the 2000–01 season, Gillingham played Blackburn Rovers, who had already clinched promotion to the Premier League, at Priestfield. Blackburn held the lead for most of the game, but King scored an equaliser in the last minute to secure a draw.[61] Gillingham ended their first season in the second tier of English football 13th in the league table.[62]

Match details

Key

  • In result column, Gillingham's score shown first
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match

Results[32]

Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
12 August 2000 Stockport County (H) 1–3 Butters 9,429
19 August 2000 Tranmere Rovers (A) 2–3 Asaba, Southall (pen.) 8,355
25 August 2000 Portsmouth (H) 1–1 Thomson 8,741
28 August 2000 Burnley (A) 1–1 Asaba 15,611
2 September 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) 1–0 Lewis 10,017
9 September 2000 Grimsby Town (A) 0–1 4,512
13 September 2000 Queens Park Rangers (A) 2–2 Asaba, Hessenthaler 10,655
16 September 2000
Huddersfield Town
(H) 		2–1
Smith
 8,503
23 September 2000 Fulham (A) 0–3 13,032
30 September 2000 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 2–0 Butters, Thomson 9,099
6 October 2000 Bolton Wanderers (H) 2–2
Smith, Onuora
 9,311
14 October 2000 Wimbledon (A) 4–4 Thomson (2), Saunders, Asaba 9,030
17 October 2000 Watford (A) 0–0 12,356
21 October 2000 Barnsley (H) 0–0 9,030
25 October 2000 Birmingham City (A) 0–1 26,044
28 October 2000 Crewe Alexandra (H) 0–1 8,347
4 November 2000 Sheffield United (A) 2–1
Smith, Thomson
 14,028
12 November 2000 Nottingham Forest (H) 1–3 Onuora 9,884
18 November 2000 West Bromwich Albion (A) 1–3 King 16,410
25 November 2000 Blackburn Rovers (A) 2–1
Curtis
(o.g.)		 18,061
2 December 2000 Birmingham City (H) 1–2 King 9,247
9 December 2000 Norwich City (A) 0–1 16,725
16 December 2000 Preston North End (H) 4–0 Asaba (2), Ashby, King 8,198
23 December 2000 Stockport County (A) 2–2 Lewis, King 6,095
26 December 2000 Crystal Palace (H) 4–1 Asaba (3), Onuora 10,518
1 January 2001 Portsmouth (A) 0–0 14,526
13 January 2001 Burnley (H) 0–0 9,331
20 January 2001 Crystal Palace (A) 2–2 Saunders (2) 18,823
3 February 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 1–1 King 26,627
10 February 2001 Grimsby Town (H) 1–0 King 8,633
17 February 2001
Huddersfield Town
(A) 		3–2 Saunders (2), King 10,576
20 February 2001 Queens Park Rangers (H) 0–1 10,432
24 February 2001 Fulham (H) 0–2 9,931
3 March 2001 Sheffield Wednesday (A) 1–2 Asaba 18,702
6 March 2001 Wimbledon (H) 0–0 8,841
10 March 2001 Bolton Wanderers (A) 3–3 King (2), Southall 13,161
20 March 2001 Tranmere Rovers (H) 2–1 King (pen.), Onuora 7,810
25 March 2001 Barnsley (A) 1–3 King 13,609
31 March 2001 Preston North End (A) 0–0 13,550
7 April 2001 Norwich City (H) 4–3 Hope, Onuora (3) 9,608
14 April 2001 Sheffield United (H) 4–1 Onuora, King (2), Shaw 9,502
16 April 2001 Crewe Alexandra (A) 1–2 Hope 7,051
21 April 2001 West Bromwich Albion (H) 1–2 Onuora 9,920
28 April 2001 Nottingham Forest (A) 1–0 King 20,670
1 May 2001 Watford (H) 0–3 9,098
6 May 2001 Blackburn Rovers (H) 1–1 King (pen.) 10,319

Partial league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League § First Division
Football League First Division final table, positions 10–16[63]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Sheffield United 46 19 11 16 52 49 +3 68
11 Nottingham Forest 46 20 8 18 55 53 +2 68
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 14 13 19 45 48 −3 55
13 Gillingham 46 13 16 17 61 66 −5 55
14 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 10 21 47 62 −15 55
15 Norwich City 46 14 12 20 46 58 −12 54
16 Barnsley 46 15 9 22 49 62 −13 54

Cup matches

FA Cup

As a First Division team, Gillingham entered the 2000–01 FA Cup at the third-round stage in early January. The team played AFC Bournemouth of the Second Division and won 3–2.[64] Hessenthaler suffered a serious knee injury and would not play again during the season.[33][65] In the fourth round, Gillingham were paired with Chelsea of the Premier League, who had eliminated Gillingham from the competition at the quarter-final stage in the previous season.[66] By half-time, Gillingham were 3–0 down to their higher-level opponents.[67] In the second half Shaw and Onuora both scored to reduce the deficit to a single goal, but Gillingham could not bring the scores level, and in the final minute Chelsea's Eiður Guðjohnsen scored to seal his team's win. Gillingham were thus eliminated from the FA Cup by Chelsea for the second consecutive season. Hessenthaler commented that "We made it hard for ourselves with our performance in the first half. You could see the difference in the leagues then and their class but we're disappointed with the way we defended".[67][68]

Match details

Key

  • In result column, Gillingham's score shown first
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match

Results

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
6 January 2001 Third AFC Bournemouth (A) 3–2 Hope, Hessenthaler, Shaw 7,403
28 January 2001 Fourth Chelsea (H) 2–4 Shaw, Onuora 10,419

League Cup

Gillingham entered the

Second Division play-off final in May 1999.[70][71] Gillingham held their higher-level opponents to a 1–1 draw at Maine Road in the first leg, prompting Oliver Kay of The Times to suggest that City would struggle to win the tie overall,[72] but Gillingham lost the second leg at Priestfield 4–2 and were thus eliminated from the competition.[73]

Match details

Key

  • In result column, Gillingham's score shown first
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match

Results

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
22 August 2000 First (first leg) Torquay United (H) 2–0 Asaba, Thomson 2,743
5 September 2000 First (second leg) Torquay United (A) 2–3 Asaba, Aggrey (o.g.) 1,351
20 September 2000 Second (first leg) Manchester City (A) 1–1
Smith
 17,408
26 September 2000 Second (second leg) Manchester City (H) 2–4 Thomson (2) 6,520

Players

Footballer Marlon King
Marlon King (pictured in 2012) was the team's top goalscorer.
Footballer Andy Hessenthaler
Player-manager Andy Hessenthaler (pictured in 2009) made 27 appearances.
Footballer Andrew Crofts
Andrew Crofts (pictured in 2008) made his professional debut at the age of 16.[74]

Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance for Gillingham during the season. Bartram and Hope made the most appearances; both played every one of the team's 52 competitive matches. As they were in the starting line-up for every game and not substituted at any point, both played every minute of competitive football during the team's season.

first team once Gillingham had secured their place in the First Division for another season. Of these, Andrew Crofts would go on to play nearly 200 times for the Gillingham first team and later play in the Premier League and for the Wales national team,[74][76] but the single appearances made by Mark Lovell and Michael Phillips would prove to be the entirety of the two players' professional careers.[77]

Thirteen players scored at least one goal for Gillingham during the season. King was the top scorer with 15 goals, all of them in First Division matches. Two other players reached double figures: Asaba scored 10 league goals and 12 in total and Onuora 9 league goals and 10 in total.[33]

Player statistics[33][78][79]
No. Player Position
First Division
 FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Vince Bartram GK 46 0 2 0 4 0 52 0
2 Mark Patterson DF 28 0 2 0 3 0 33 0
3 Roland Edge DF 20 0 2 0 3 0 25 0
4 Paul Smith MF 42 3 2 0 2 1 46 4
5 Barry Ashby DF 40 1 1 0 3 0 44 1
6 Guy Butters DF 12 3 1 0 4 0 17 3
7 Nicky Southall MF 44 2 2 0 3 0 49 2
8 Andy Hessenthaler MF 23 2 1 1 3 0 27 3
9 Carl Asaba FW 25 10 0 0 3 2 28 12
11 Ty Gooden MF 18 0 0 0 2 0 20 0
12 Nyron Nosworthy DF 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
14 Marcus Browning MF 31 0 1 0 4 0 36 0
15 Mark Saunders MF 35 5 1 0 2 0 38 5
16 Marlon King FW 38 15 2 0 3 0 43 15
17 Adrian Pennock DF 35 0 2 0 0 0 37 0
18 Chris Hope DF 46 2 2 1 4 0 52 3
23 Richard Rose DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
24[a] Junior Lewis MF 17 2 2 0 4 0 23 2
24[a] Mark Lovell FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25[a] Brian McGlinchey DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25[a] Michael Phillips MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 Kevin James MF 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
27[a] Andy Thomson FW 24 5 1 0 3 3 28 8
27[a] Andrew Crofts MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 Rodney Rowe FW 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 Iffy Onuora FW 31 9 2 1 0 0 33 10
30 Paul Shaw FW 33 1 2 2 0 0 35 3
31 Guy Ipoua FW 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0

FW = Forward, MF = Midfielder, GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender

a. ^ Lovell, Phillips and Crofts were not allocated squad numbers until late in the season and were given numbers worn earlier in the season by players who had since left the club.

Aftermath

After the final game of the season, Hessenthaler told the media that his team had exceeded pre-season expectations, saying "to finish 13th is a fantastic effort and we've proved a few pundits and experts wrong".[80] Gillingham's final league position improved in each of the next two seasons, culminating in the club's best ever finish of 11th in the First Division in the 2002–03 season.[81][82] The team then spent two further seasons in the second tier before being relegated in 2005.[83]

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