League One (Week 24) : Gillingham defeats Colchester 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 28, 2015 (AMP) — League One / Match day 24: Three wins in a row for Gillingham. After their success against Millwall and Swindon Town, the Gills continued their sensational form in the League One with a 1-0 victory over Colchester United this Monday.
45 minutes of play and neither Gillingham nor Colchester United have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Samuel Dominic in the 70th minute.
Gillingham FC remains in third place with 47 points from 24 games, one point behind Burton Albion FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of December 28, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 48 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 47 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 44 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 40 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 37 |
| 7 | Southend United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Millwall | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 33 |
| 12 | Bury | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 31 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 31 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 26 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 25 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 24 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 24 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 23 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 20 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 20 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 20 |
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Overview
Gillingham FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Gillingham 5-1 Fleetwood Town (29 Sep.)
- Previous game:Swindon Town 1-3 Gillingham (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Gillingham - Bradford City (2 Jan.)
Colchester United FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Colchester United 2-0 Bradford City (29 Sep.)
- Previous game:Colchester United 0-2 Southend United (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Oldham Athletic - Colchester United (2 Jan.)
Gillingham
1:0
Colchester United
1:0 (0:0)
- 28 December 2015
- 15:00
- Gillingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 48 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 48 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 47 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 44 |
| 5 |  Wigan Athletic | 40 |
Week 24 Results
| Monday 28 December 2015 | ||||
| Southend United | 0-4 | Millwall |  | |
| Barnsley | 4-2 | Blackpool |  | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1-2 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-2 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Sheffield United | 3-1 | Bradford City | ||
| Chesterfield | 1-1 | Coventry City | ||
| Gillingham | 1-0 | Colchester United | ||
| Port Vale | 1-0 | Bury | ||
| Burton Albion | 1-0 | Swindon Town | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 1-3 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Rochdale | ||
| Walsall | 2-0 | Peterborough United | ||