League Two Form Guide

		P	GD	Pts
1	MK Dons	6	+7	15
2	Port Vale	6	+5	15
3	Walsall	6	+6	12
4	Crewe	6	+5	12
5	Cheltenham	6	+2	11
6	Chesterfield	6	+3	10
7	Accrington Stanley	6	+3	9
8	Salford	6	+1	9
9	Doncaster	6	+1	9
10	Notts County	6	0	9
11	Bradford	6	+1	8
12	AFC Wimbledon	6	+2	7
13	Bromley	6	0	7
14	Harrogate Town	6	-1	7
15	Grimsby	6	-4	7
16	Colchester	6	-1	6
17	Carlisle	6	-2	6
18	Fleetwood Town	6	-2	6
19	Newport County	6	-2	6
20	Tranmere	6	-4	6
21	Morecambe	6	-7	6
22	Gillingham	6	-4	4
23	Barrow	6	-4	3
24	Swindon	6	-5	2

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Gillingham v Grimsby Preview

By: Alex Green
Date: 05/09/2008

THE Mariners hectic schedule pulls up down south at recently relegated Gillingham......... Woo-Hoo!

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The Opposition

Overview

Between the years 2004 and 2007 Gillingham clocked up as many managers as Martin Butler has miles. Eight managers in total have passed through The Gills' doors since Andy Hessenthaler last led a Gillingham team out against Town. The constant changing of managers could have something to do with Gillingham’s deep decline from playing in The Championship in 2005 to living it up down here in League Two.

The Team

Their relegation from League One, missing out safety by four points, would usually mean wholesale changes across the board. Mark Stimson (above) though was able to hold on to his position as manager and, with 41 games in charge of his first club Gillingham under his belt, it means the world of difference as stability seems to be exactly what the southerners need. Changes on the pitch weren’t spared: Delroy Facey (left), Danny Cullip, Barry Cogan, Efe Sodje and Aaron Brown all faced the axe and moved to their respective clubs. While Mark McCammon from Doncaster and Tyrone Berry from Stevenage were brought in as well as two Spurs loanees and Curtis Weston of Leeds was also brought in as a temporary replacement.

One to Watch

Nicky Southall. The former Mariners' midfielder and at one point goalkeeper (god that was years ago now) is back at Gillingham for the 3rd time - 4th if you count a loan period just before he signed again for his second period from Norwich. Though not likely to make much of an appearance its still nice to see old familiar faces and let's face it Lester did it on Wednesday, what’s the betting Southall will do it on Saturday?

Recent Form

Town

Gillingham

W	Chesterfield (JPT)	(a)	2-2 (4-1p)
D	Lincoln	(a)	1-1
L	Blackburn (LC)	(a)	1-4
L	Chesterfield	(h)	0-1
L	Brentford	(a)	0-4

Currently 9th in League Two.

D	Bournemouth	(a)	1-1
L	Colchester	(h)	0-1
L	Luton	(h)	0-1
W	Darlington	(a)	2-1
W	Accrington	(h)	1-0

Currently 16th in League Two.

Top Scorers

Town

Gillingham

James Hunt	1
Peter Till	1
Tom Newey	1
Danny North	1
Nathan Jarman	1

Jackson	1
Mulligan	1
Oli	1
Richards	1

Team News (by Ryan Robinson)

Town

Gillingham

Richard Hope (ankle) and Robbie Stockdale (calf) are still out of action.

Otherwise Alan Buckley looks to name an unchanged side, meaning a Till-Jarman partnership up front, and a place on the bench for Man City loanee Javan Vidal.

Squad From: Barnes, Clarke, Newey, Bennett, Heywood, Hegarty, Hunt, Boshell, Heslop, Till, Jarman, Llewellyn, Vidal, North, Montgomery, Taylor.

Gillingham have no injury worries and are expected to name an unchanged line-up.

Squad From: Simon Royce, Alan Julian, Chris Kiely, John Nutter, Barry Fuller, Danny Walder, Tom Wynter, Sean Clohessy, Garry Richards, Simon King, Leigh Mills, Nicky Southall, Stuart Lewis, Adam Miller, Mark Bentley, Charlie Howard, Tyrone Berry, Curtis Weston, Charlie Daniels, Rory Hill, Tayler Thomas, Simeon Jackson, Mark McCammon, Dennis Oli, Gary Mulligan, Luis Cumbers.

Squads

Town

Gillingham

1	GK	Phil Barnes
2	DF	Robbie Stockdale
3	DF	Tom Newey
4	DF	Ryan Bennett
5	DF	Matthew Heywood (c)
6	DF	Richard Hope
7	MF	Peter Till
8	MF	Paul Bolland
9	FW	Martin Butler
10	MF	Chris Llewellyn
11	MF	Danny Boshell
12	DF	Jamie Clarke
13	GK	Gary Montgomery
14	MF	James Hunt
15	DF	Matthew Bird
16	DF	Javan Vidal
17	MF	Nick Hegarty
18	MF	Peter Bore
19	FW	Danny North
20	FW	Andy Taylor
21	MF	Simon Heslop
22	FW	Nathan Jarman
23	MF	Grant Normington
24	GK	Leigh Overton

1	GK	Simon Royce
2	DF	Barry Fuller
3	DF	John Nutter
4	MF	Stuart Lewis
5	DF	Simon King
6	DF	Garry Richards
7	MF	Andrew Crofts (team captain)
8	MF	Mark Bentley (club captain)
9	FW	Gary Mulligan
10	FW	Simeon Jackson
11	MF	Nicky Southall
13	GK	Chris Kiely
14	MF	Adam Miller
15	MF	Rory Hill
16	MF	Stuart Thurgood (on loan to Grays Athletic)
17	FW	Andy Pugh (on loan to Folkstone Invicta)
18	MF	Tayler Thomas
19	DF	Sean Clohessy
20	MF	Charlie Howard
21	FW	Dennis Oli
22	DF	Tom Wynter
23	GK	Alan Julian
24	DF	Danny Walder
25	FW	Luis Cumbers
26	MF	Curtis Weston
27	DF	Leigh Mills (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
28	MF	Charlie Daniels (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
29	MF	Tyrone Berry
30	FW	Mark McCammon

Head to Head

Town have a surprisingly good record against Gillingham, especially at Blundell Park. They have however lost their last three away games at Priestfield.

P 35 W 15 D 9 L10 F40 A 33

Gillingham Head-to-Head (19th on The Opposition Ladder)

Last Meeting

Gillingham 3 Grimsby 0 (Sat 15th Feb 2003)

Town were beaten comprehensively by the Gills, in a match which was over at half time as the Kent side were already 3-0 up.

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Prediction

Can we have our first league win of the season please?

Gillingham 0-1 Grimsby Town

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