w/c 21st January 2023
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:34 pmSaturday 21st
Match day - Colchester United v GILLS (League 2)
Sunday 22nd
The 2-0 win against Colchester was the 3rd occasion this season the Gills managed back-to-back wins and was the first time in the league. They had not won 2 successive league games since 2 away victories in March 2021.
Monday 23rd
The Colchester win was the Gills' first away league win this season and the first since March 2022, one of 3 away wins in the space of 4 weeks. The first of those wins was the last time the Gills won 2-0 on the road in the league (at Lincoln in February 2022).
Tuesday 24th
The Gills last won successive league games 2-0 in December 2020 - 1 away at Bristol Rovers and the other at home against Swindon. Vadaine Oliver scored 3 of those 4 goals. This was the last time the Gills won 3 league games in a row.
Wednesday 25th
After scoring 4 goals across 12 league games, the Gills' second goal against Colchester was their 4th goal scored in a period of 96 minutes. Before the 4 goals in the last 2 games, the Gills average minutes per league goal stood at a goal every 295.7 minutes.
Thursday 26th
The Gills have scored 4 goals without reply for the first time since they scored 8 consecutive goals (scored in 3 games) back in March 2021. They came after the Gills twice managed 4 in a row within a single game that season after going 4-0 up in Jan 21 and Dec 20 (Crewe & Rochdale respectively).
Friday 27th
Tom Nichols has scored in successive games for the Gills, only Elkan Baggot had scored in successive league games this season. In his 2 games this season, Nichols has already matched Mandron and Baggot as the Gills' top league scorer this season.
Match day - Colchester United v GILLS (League 2)
Sunday 22nd
The 2-0 win against Colchester was the 3rd occasion this season the Gills managed back-to-back wins and was the first time in the league. They had not won 2 successive league games since 2 away victories in March 2021.
Monday 23rd
The Colchester win was the Gills' first away league win this season and the first since March 2022, one of 3 away wins in the space of 4 weeks. The first of those wins was the last time the Gills won 2-0 on the road in the league (at Lincoln in February 2022).
Tuesday 24th
The Gills last won successive league games 2-0 in December 2020 - 1 away at Bristol Rovers and the other at home against Swindon. Vadaine Oliver scored 3 of those 4 goals. This was the last time the Gills won 3 league games in a row.
Wednesday 25th
After scoring 4 goals across 12 league games, the Gills' second goal against Colchester was their 4th goal scored in a period of 96 minutes. Before the 4 goals in the last 2 games, the Gills average minutes per league goal stood at a goal every 295.7 minutes.
Thursday 26th
The Gills have scored 4 goals without reply for the first time since they scored 8 consecutive goals (scored in 3 games) back in March 2021. They came after the Gills twice managed 4 in a row within a single game that season after going 4-0 up in Jan 21 and Dec 20 (Crewe & Rochdale respectively).
Friday 27th
Tom Nichols has scored in successive games for the Gills, only Elkan Baggot had scored in successive league games this season. In his 2 games this season, Nichols has already matched Mandron and Baggot as the Gills' top league scorer this season.