The Month In Numbers

FOUR – the number of games played – and all lost – during August.

NINE – the goals conceded by the Gills during those four defeats.

ONE – goal scored in the month, a Mark Bentley header at Luton.

THREE – the number of players sent off during the month – Ian Cox, Steve Lomas and Efe Sodje.

EIGHT – the number of players who made their first Gills appearances this month – Lomas, Simon King, Delroy Facey, Aaron Brown, Marvin Hamilton, Sodje, David Graham and Barry Cogan.

TWO – former loanees who made ‘second debuts’ as permanent signings – Craig Armstrong and Simon Royce.

172 – the combined age of the back four and goalkeeper on the opening day at Cheltenham.

30.8 – the average age of the team that started at Whaddon Road.

ONE – player under the age of 27 that started against the Robins.

5,302 – the attendance at Priestfield in the only home game of the month, the 2-0 defeat to Tranmere.

1,027 – how many spectators lower than last year’s average home league attendance that is.

ZERO – the number of home league crowds smaller than 5,302 last season.