2008–09 Gillingham F.C. season
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The 2008–09 season was the seventy-seventh season in which football club Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League, and the fifty-ninth since the club's return to the League in 1950. Gillingham finished the season in fifth place in Football League Two, gaining promotion to League One through play-off victories over Rochdale (over two legs) and Shrewsbury Town.
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2008–09 season | ||||
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Chairman | Paul Scally | |||
Manager | Mark Stimson | |||
League Two | 5th (promoted via play-offs) | |||
FA Cup | Third Round | |||
League Cup | First Round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Simeon Jackson (20) All: Simeon Jackson (21) | |||
Highest home attendance | 10,107 vs Aston Villa (4 January 2009) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 1,557 vs Colchester United (7 October 2008) | |||
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The club also reached the third round of the FA Cup, before being defeated by Aston Villa.