League One (Week 22) : Gillingham beats Colchester 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 26, 2014 (AMP) — League One / Match day 22: After losing 2-3 to Chesterfield on December 20, the Gills returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Colchester United this Friday.
Gillingham dominated the first half thanks to goals from Martin ('25) and Dack ('34). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Gills further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Gillingham FC climbed to 18th place with 25 points from 22 games, only one point behind Scunthorpe United FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of December 26, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 44 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Notts County | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 27 |
| 15 | Walsall | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 27 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 25 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 25 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 22 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 22 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 20 |
| 24 | Yeovil Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 20 |
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Overview
Colchester United FC
- Position: 23 -2
- Best performance of the season:Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Colchester United (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Yeovil Town 0-1 Colchester United (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Crawley Town - Colchester United (28 Dec.)
Gillingham FC
- Position: 18 +1
- Best performance of the season:Gillingham 2-0 Crewe Alexandra (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Gillingham 2-3 Chesterfield (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Gillingham - Bristol City (28 Dec.)
Colchester United
1:2
Gillingham
1:2 (0:2)
- 26 December 2014
- 15:00
- Colchester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 45 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 44 |
| 4 | Preston | 44 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 33 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 26 December 2014 | ||||
| Fleetwood Town | 0-2 | Bradford City | ||
| Port Vale | 2-1 | Sheffield United | ||
| Walsall | 1-4 | Swindon Town | ||
| Colchester United | 1-2 | Gillingham | ||
| Leyton Orient | 4-1 | Crawley Town | ||
| Notts County | 0-1 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Preston | 1-0 | Barnsley | ||
| Bristol City | 2-1 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-2 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2-1 | Rochdale | ||
| Chesterfield | 3-2 | Peterborough United | ||