Gillingham are in town on Saturday as the Latics prepare for their first home game of the season.
Down the years the two clubs have had some great tussles, two that definitely stand out for me are the 1987 FA Cup 3rd tie at Springfield Park and the 2000 playoff final at Wembley.
The FA cup tie was a bitterly cold day, 19th January, in front of a hardy 3,549 fans. I vividly remember the Gils starman, Tony Cascarino not only wearing gloves, but also black tights, just one look and you could tell he didn’t fancy it. Goals from Chris Thompson and Bobby Campbell gave the Latics a 2-1 win over their 3rd Division rivals and saw us march onto a 4th round tie against top flight Norwich City.
The 2000 playoff final at Wembley was a game packed with incident and drama, we had a legitimate goal from Arry De Zeeuw ruled out for not crossing the line, it was clearly 2 yards over, Latics had also hit the bar when a close range effort from Simon Howarth smacked the woodwork.
Carl Asaba had put Gillingham ahead, despite the Latics dominance, Simon Howarth equalised with a delightful flick and the game headed for extra time, but not before Latics left back Kevin Sharp was sent off in the dying embers of the 90 minutes.
Extra time, even withg 10 men the Latics looked the most likel;y to score, and they did, Darren Sherridan was upended in the box, substitute Stuart Barlow stepped up and crashed home to give us the lead and looking likely to win the game, unfortunately two late efforts put paid to that and Gillingham ran out 3:2 winners on the day, but what a great game and occasion it was.
Youtube Link Gils 3:2 Latics
Previous Encounters
Played 36, won 15, lost 14, drawn 7
Last Six
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League One |
03/02/18 |
Latics 2:0 Gillingham |
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League One |
17/10/17 |
Gillingham 1:1 Latics |
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League One |
07/01/16 |
Latics 3:2 Gillingham |
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League One |
22/08/15 |
Gillingham 2:0 Latics |
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Championship |
26/02/05 |
Gillingham 2:1 Latics |
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Championship |
11/12/04 |
Latics 2:0 Gillingham |
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