Looking ahead to Saturday’s League 1 clash between the Latics and Gillingham, we have met 38 times previously and we are quite evenly matched with 15 wins, 16 defeats and 7 draws.
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 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.
Last season the Gills competed the double over us, 2:3 at the DW in September and a 1:0 win at the Priestfield Stadium at the end of March, though how we didn’t get something out of that game I’ll never know.
Featured Game
The last time we won at Gillingham was back in April 2004, a crowd of 7,410 witnessed goals from Nathanhan Ellington, Jason Roberts and Alan Mahon securing a 0:3 win for Paul Jewell’s 4th placed side.
Highlights – Gillingham 0:3 Latics
Full Record v Gillingham
Played – 38
Won – 15
Drawn – 7
Lost – 16
Last Six Meetings
|
Date |
Competition |
Result |
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31 Mar 2001 |
League 1 |
Gillingham 1:0 Latics |
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19 Sep 2020 |
League 1 |
Latics 2:3 Gillingham |
|
03 Feb 2018 |
League 1 |
Latics 2:0 Gillingham |
|
17 Oct 2017 |
League 1 |
Gillingham 1:1 Latics |
|
07 Jan 2016 |
League 1 |
Latics 3:2 Gillingham |
|
22 Aug 2015 |
League 1 |
Gillingham 2:0 Latics |
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