1981–82 Gillingham F.C. season
Gillingham F.C. 1981–82 football season / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the 1981–82 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division, the third tier of the English football league system. It was the 50th season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 32nd since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. Keith Peacock was appointed as the club's new manager prior to the season. The team began the season in poor form and at the end of September were 17th out of 24 teams in the league table, but then won six consecutive games and in November were briefly top of the league. They could not maintain the position, however, and by January had slipped back into the bottom half of the table. Results improved, but the team failed to get back into contention for promotion and ultimately finished sixth in the division.
1981–82 season | |||
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Chairman | Clifford Grossmark[1] | ||
Manager | Keith Peacock | ||
Third Division | 6th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | First round | ||
Group Cup | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ken Price and Dean White (12) All: Ken Price and Dean White (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 16,000 vs West Bromwich Albion (23 January 1982) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,974 vs Southend United (19 August 1981) | ||
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Gillingham also took part in three other competitions during the season. They reached the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in more than a decade, narrowly losing to West Bromwich Albion of the First Division, but were eliminated at the earliest stage of both the Football League Cup and the Football League Group Cup. The team played 57 competitive matches, winning 23, drawing 16, and losing 18. Ken Price and Dean White were joint top goalscorer, with 14 goals each. Steve Bruce made the most appearances, playing 54 times. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium, was 16,000 for the FA Cup match against West Bromwich Albion.