w/c 23rd December 2023

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Saturday 23rd
The 0-0 against Forest Green Rovers was the Gills' first draw in 16 league and cup games and only their second draw in 31 matches. The Gills' last 5 scoreless draws have all come in away games.

Sunday 24th
The Gills go into Christmas Day in 11th position in League 2. The previous 10 seasons have seen the Gills in positions 24th, 22nd, 13th, 12th, 19th, 18th, 13th, 3rd, 19th and 14th.

Monday 25th
MERRY CHRISTMAS! The Gills have played 33 games on Christmas Day, the last occasion being in 1957 when they had drawn at home for a second successive season.

Tuesday 26th
Match day - GILLS v Crawley Town (EFL Sky Bet League 2)

Wednesday 27th
The Gills have matched the 2004/5 relegation season at the halfway stage by scoring 19 goals in a league season. In 2022/3, that total was 7 and 2021/2 was 18.
The 16 seasons in-between saw 32 or more scored in 7 seasons and the most in any of the last 20 season (and more) was 45.

Thursday 28th
The Gills have endured 3 successive league blank sheets for the first time this season and the first since March. Those 2 runs of 3 consecutive league blank sheets are the worst runs since 7 the in a row which ended on Boxing Day last year.

Friday 29th
Match day - GILLS v Sutton Utd (EFL Sky Bet League 2)