Any Previous? Gillingham v Latics

Looking ahead to Wednesday’s League 1 clash between the Latics and Gillingham, we have met 37 times previously and we are evenly matched with 15 wins apiece.

 

Down the years the two clubs have had some great tussles, two that definitely stand out for me are the 1987 FA Cup 3^rd tie at Springfield Park and the 2000 playoff final at Wembley.

 

The FA cup tie was a bitterly cold day, 19^th 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 3^rd Division rivals and saw us march onto a 4^th 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 with 10 men the Latics looked the most likely to score, and they did, Darren Sheridan 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. 

 

Highlights Latics 2:3 Gillingham

 

 

Full Record v Gillingham

Played – 37

Won – 15

Drawn – 7

Lost – 15

 

Last Six Meetings

Competition	Date	Result
League One	19 Sep 2020	Latics 2:3 Gillingham
League One	03 Feb 2018	Latics 2:0 Gillingham
League One	17 Oct 2017	Gillingham 1:1 Latics
League One	07 Jan 2016	Latics 3:2 Gillingham
League One	22 Aug 2015	Gillingham 2:0 Latics
Championship	26 Feb 05	Gillingham 2:1 Latics