By lcawdell@thekmgroup.co.uk (Luke Cawdell) George Lapslie has added a goal threat to Gillingham from midfield and on Saturday comes up against a manager who helped develop that killer instinct. I was informed that away tickets could be purchased at the away turnstiles from 13:30 so had to go back down Linden Road and take the next left into Priestfield Road (the alleyways were locked and remained closed all day, much to the frustration of some home fans). Unlike most temporary stands though the facilities are surprisingly good, being of a permanent nature behind the structure. The first thing I saw on approach was the away end..not really a stand, more a pile of scaffolding with seats bolted onto it and, open to the elements. Sat 4 Mar 15:00. The 2022-23 season is Crawley Town 's 127th year in their history and eighth consecutive season in League Two. Would I travel far to Priestfield. Priestfield Stadium is about a ten minute walk away from Gillingham Railway Station, which is served by trains from London Victoria (every 15mins), Charing Cross (every 30mins), St Pancras and Stratford International (both located on the same line, every 30mins). To book your place on the coach, text 07930 443665 stating the names of those travelling, the number of seats required, the designated fixture, and pick up point. Walked along the High Street, had a beer in the "Edge" pub. I was wearing a fracture boot having broken a bone in my foot so I wasn't in the best mood before kick off in any case. A good day out. However, Al-Hamadi cut inside on his . Gillingham avoided an FA Cup upset as Lewis Walker struck the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 first-round replay victory over National League North side AFC Fylde. Food was terrific, tastiest pre match pie I think I've ever had! We are sorry but your browser is not supported by printing tickets. I encountered pleasant home supporters pre-match and it is easily accessible with a decent rail service. Finding MEMS Priestfield Stadium: By Road from the South: Exit the M2 at junction 4 onto the A278. Gbode, 17, joined as an U15 and has developed extremely well, making his debut as a second half substitute in an FA Cup second round replay against Cheltenham Town in November 2021. He couldn't believe he'd finally broken his duck and witnessed a goal !! It is also made of scaffolding, but it can hold a fair amount of away fans. Gillingham: 1-1: Stevenage : Gillingham: 15:00 BST: Baggott . Suddenly we were all doing The Pozna! Rainham End:Adults 22, Over 65s 19, Under 18s 7 Game from our point of view was a shocker. Having been before I had a quick look around the ground before going in. But we deserved that for letting them play the way they wanted. Would like to go to Gillingham again, although the town itself I felt was a bit drab. from Someone had obviously left all their roadworks out over Christmas making travel through the town difficult. The pub is away friendly and is where I found the Barmy Army as I call them, basically the guys who go to every single game. He made his way into the penalty area before the Gills got bodies back into the penalty area. When I say temporary (considering that it has been there since 2003) I mean that the stand can be easily dismantled and re-assembled. I was as this was my first visit to Gillingham and it would be a new ground visited for me. If I did go again then I think I would stay longer in Central London, before going out to Gillingham. These were only available to families, disabled and older fans. Gordon Road Stand (Centre & Wings): Adults 25, Over 65s 19, Under 18s 7 Because our website is currently very busy, you will be redirected to the waiting room. Priestfield Stadium known as MEMS Priestfield Stadium since 2011 for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Gillingham F.C located in the county of Kent, south east England. The Club have re-announced their desire to move to a new stadium. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022-23 FA Cup, the 2022-23 EFL Cup and the 2022-23 . It wasn't easy to see the action at the far end of the ground. Walsall vs Gillingham. He was also fined 623 and . Didn't encountered any home fans here despite wearing Oxford colours and didn't receive any unwelcome attention from the locals. Priestfield was very simple to get away from. I have never been to the Priestfield Stadium before. The club was founded in 1893 as New Brompton Football Club . Although I had visited Gillingham before as part of my attempts to visit the 92 I couldn't miss the opportunity to watch my team on a lovely August day, I would eventually like to do the 92 watching City games so this was a chance for a nice day out whilst ticking off ground 43 with the cider army. The Rainham End was opened in 1999. MEMS Kit Once in the car a slow departure from Gillingham itself but once on the main carriageways and motorways a smooth and safe trip back. Match tickets must be purchased in advance from Gillingham FC. It was a low key game decided by a single goal. The bar staff were friendly and worked hard! The away is a temporary stand. As mentioned above this ground is terrible for the away fans and I dread to think what Premiership fans would think having to visit this stadium. There were several attempts in his tenure to move Gills away from the 129-year-old Priestfield Stadium, squeezed amid terraced streets, to a new ground, none of which got far. From there it was ten minute stroll to Priestfield. Travel; News & Advice; Simon Calder; . Let's try and help all us Gills fans get to more away games. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the Priestfield Stadium? If the wait time is not too long,your current cart will be preserved. Despite it being a 2-2 draw, it was a very entertaining game for the neutral. In an interview with GiveMeSport, after Klopp said Konate is " near " a full recovery, Dinnery claimed that the Frenchman could be among the players who travel . Gillingham FC latest news headlines and info from the UK's only non-profit part EU funded football directory, Gladiator Football. 3. Gillingham's ground was the closest of the 92 that I had yet to visit, despite living not that far away in Sussex. As soon as it was 2-1, I left to get to the car and get away. Like I mentioned before the rain made all the seats wet so if you needed to sit down you would get a wet backside. It took about 45 minutes. Did not talk to any; I think they were worried about the final result and it's implications for them if they lost. Some Barnsley fans were in a small seated area to our right. Football League. I visited the Fleur De Lis pub and sat with some Gillingham fans discussing all things football. Sunderland were dreadful. 51.35785 0.55818. My friend Andy was indulging in his first ever Preston game, and as the game got underway was quite happy to confess that every other game he'd ever been to up till now, including internationals, had ended 0-0! I would not go back to Gillingham in a rush if I am honest, I didn't really enjoy the place. EFL League Two team Gillingham took a total of 330 shots during the 2022/2023 season, averaging 10.65 shots per match with 2.23 of them on target and 8.42 being off target. Went to a local chippy around the corner before the game and home fans were friendly. The years of not playing each other has taken the hatred and edge out of this encounter, thank goodness. We found a chip shop between the car park and the away end. Gillingham. As mentioned on this website, we went to the designated away fan pub, the Fleur De Lis. At the 3rd roundabout turn left onto the A2 towards Gillingham town centre. It was an enjoyable evening and a good game of football was the Dons first point on the road since October so that was a positive for us. The match itself, just kicking off as we squeezed in, was a good contest. Obviously, the result helped, but the injury to Keiffer Moore did take the shine off it. No. W. Won 4 - 0 against Carlisle United on February 14th 2023. We did not have much trouble making noise, but given there is no surrounding structure there is nothing for the noise to bounce back off, so some away supporters could have trouble generating an atmosphereDagenham fans never fail to create an atmosphere. However on arrival we found that our train had been delayed by a considerable amount of time due to trouble at St Pancras with the Eurostar. I will go back should the teams meet again. Half of the uncovered Town End at Priestfield Stadium is currently closed off due to damaged flooring after years of exposure to . CTM Sport will offer, where possible, two routes to each away fixture: Route 1 will depart from the Emirates Stadium, travelling directly to the fixture stadium. He has since made eight further first-team appearances . Madness. First XI average age 26.7 yrs. Required fields are marked *, Please read our Terms and Conditions before submission. Thus the witching hour arrived, that appointment with the dentist to have fillings and teeth extracted could be delayed no more, and in the company of another friend we took the short train ride from Chatham to Gillingham and set up camp in the It was about a ten minute walk back to the car from the ground with cold children upset about losing at Christmas time! Red with White Trim Third Kit: Apart from Colchester this is one of the more local sides in our league. Otherwise, alcohol is made available to away fans to buy inside the stadium. SPECIAL OFFER - Three under 16's can travel with an adult member for only 5 each. However on 72 he did better. Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic. To do this click on the cookie settings button below. Soccer Live scores Tables Fixtures Results Competitions Clubs . I say stand because you can't be expected to sit on a wet seat. Barnsley were on a ten match unbeaten run and were second in the table. Although seated on an open scaffolded stand, it was unreserved seating and the view was great. Travel Money . Ideal Gift For Any Gillingham Supporter. Please try again after changing browser. . Responsibly. But once you see the away stand it looks terrible. I decided to go to one of them and this was the easiest to reach by train. I actually had a seating ticket for the Gordon Road Stand which housed a couple of hundred away fans at the end of the stand at the away end of the ground. The 2022-23 season is the 130th season in the existence of Gillingham Football Club and the club's first season back in League Two since the 2012-13 season following their relegation from League One last season. Juniors (under-16) can only travel at a reduced fare when accompanied by a fare . Otherwise,the ground is walkable from the town centre, where there are a fair few pubs to be found. Then on 86 minutes Gillingham were awarded a penalty which ex Sky Blue Cody McDonald scored. No Shirt Sponsors: The game was a game of two halves. Away Travel Info: MEMS Priestfield Stadium By Road. There is a large two tier Main Stand with a smaller single tier stand opposite. The train finally pulled off, but almost an hour late and then to compound matters it seemed to stop at every station possible enroute! Members will receive a greater discount, of up to 4, for future games. Please use Acrobat Reader to print the ticket. Priestfield Stadium- Gillingham FC Team: Gillingham Official Website: gillinghamfootballclub Address: Redfern Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 4DD Capacity: 11,582. . The game opened up in the second half with lots of chances and the Gills eventually won 3-1 with 2 breakaway goals in the last few minutes. Entrance into the ground is simple enough as is finding your seat, with stewards on stand-by to assist. So coach it was. Sometimes supporters in this area do try to make some noise by stamping on the metal rows of the stand. 01634 300 000 (Option 3) Pitch Size: So seemed more interested in that. On the train, London St Pancras direct to Gillingham. City equalised right on half time against the run of play through a header from Marvin Elliott from a Wagstaff cross. The away end, as you may know, is open to the elements as it lacks a roof. We set off for the ground about 2.40 pm and arrived just in time for kick off. Alcohol by law is not permitted on football coaches. The web site . Gillingham's winning run at Priestfield came to an end on Tuesday night against promotion-chasing Bradford. However, there is never normally any problems with this although after the game the Police sometimes close off some of the surrounding streets to keep fans apart. Visited The Dog and Bone pub in the town. Thats the beauty of it. "Southern Belle" pub which is right opposite the station. Once at the ground a very low key atmosphere with pockets of fans milling around. 15:00 GILLINGHAM. Given that we were now sharing a stand with sets of fans who would have quite happily attacked us back in the 90's, the atmosphere and the stewarding was quite low-key. Opposite is the Gordon Road Stand. We were in the upper part of the stand and view of the pitch was okay. It is a nice ground, being compact with four different stands but blending in together nicely. As usual, we were patted down outside. 2 Cheye Alexander23 Elkan Baggott5 Max Ehmer14 Robbie McKenzie. An easy walk to the railway station where our coach was parked up opposite. An enjoyable day spoilt by the football my team produced and no traffic hold ups either going or coming back which always helps. Eastbourne to Ashford , then up to Ebbsfleet and then straight onto Gillingham. Redfern Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 4DD Telephone: Allow ten minutes to get from the station and into the ground. Then on 10 June, Stevenage confirmed a home pre-season friendly with Peterborough United along with three further away fixtures. Normal delays after a football game but nothing too bad. Gillingham FC Away Travel Match . The buffet had an excellent bottle of Newsome ale on sale. 40-bed summer hostel about 3 miles from Gillingham, housed in a districtive converted Oast House in a semi-rural setting. Stewards were no problem The match was a fairly dull one until Coventry received a penalty which Gary Madine converted, It looked like we had stole 3 points somehow. Gillingham FC Away Shirt 2019/2021 2XL BNWT: Condition: --not specified. It's then a 45 minute journey on the high speed train (but with many stops) to Gillingham. We have allocated points to each yellow (1 point) and red card (3 points) for ranking purposes. Barnsley took 800 fans, which I thought was a bit disappointing, but over 1500 had bought tickets for the following away trip to Portsmouth, so they were obviously choosing games. As a local match I thought it was worth the trek. The stadium does not look anything like it did back then though. Gillingham were one point above the relegation zone and needed the points to ease their relegation worries. Pell played a ball forward, and Al-Hamadi appeared to beat the offside trap and found himself through on goal. We took nearly 2,500 to this match, but its almost impossible to generate any kind of noise. I ordered some chips which were home made and delicious. Gillingham vs Charlton Athletic rivalry: This rivalry all dates back to a time when Charlton tried to expand their fan following by tapping into the Gills area namely fans in Kent. It was so high up, that I felt that the stand was almost swaying in the strong wind. I was even starting to think that Coventry didn't seem that bad after all. The toilet facilities were in pretty good shape which made a nice change. Gillingham fixtures tab is showing the last 100 football matches with statistics and win/draw/lose icons. Map Showing The Priestfield Stadium Location, Railway Station and Listed Pubs, Gillingham Medway Priestfield Stadium Feedback. Unfortunately, the item you have selected is no longer available. The first half we were poor beyond belief, Gillingham should have been out of sight by half time, but 1-0 still seemed more than enough. (447) 14.39. Tea at 2 tasted okay. Gillingham were 2-0 up until Northampton made it 2-1 but a penalty on the stroke of half time gave Gillingham a 3-1 lead at half time. In view of this we decided to stay for just one drink and continue on towards the ground. As for my friend Andy, he is now considered a "lucky mascot" and will be kidnapped to attend future games when we feel we may need a bit of luck. . 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