Gillingham 1 - 0 Shrewsbury Town

Simeon heads Gills into League One

Empics

Kevin McIntyre and Gillingham's John Nutter battle for the ball

Scoring Summary
Gillingham	Shrewsbury Town
Simeon Jackson (90)

Match Stats
	Gillingham	Shrewsbury Town
Shots (on Goal)	8(4)	7(2)
Fouls	9	18
Corner Kicks	8	2
Offsides	1	1
Time of Possession	52%	48%
Yellow Cards	1	3
Red Cards	0	0
Saves	4	4

Match Information

Stadium: Wembley Stadium, London, England Attendance: 53,706 Match Time: 10:00 ET Official(s): C Oliver (Referee)

Teams
Gillingham	Shrewsbury Town
1 Simon Royce	26 Luke Daniels
5 Simon King	5 Graham Coughlan
3 John Nutter	2 Darren Moss
6 Garry Richards	3 Neil Ashton
26 Curtis Weston	14 Ben Davies
2 Barry Fuller	15 Paul Murray
4 Stuart Lewis	28 Kevin McIntyre
16 Josh Wright	17 Chris Humphrey
21 Dennis Oli	21 Nick Chadwick
10 Simeon Jackson	16 Grant Holt
32 Andy Barcham	8 Kelvin Langmead
Substitutes
23 Alan Julian	Glyn Garner 1
8 Mark Bentley	Shane Sherriff 24
14 Adam Miller	David Worrall 23
31 Albert Jarrett	Omer Riza 31
30 Mark McCammon	Moses Ashikodi 29
Substitutions
	David Worrall for Paul Murray (74)
	Omer Riza for Nick Chadwick (79)
	Moses Ashikodi for Chris Humphrey (90)
Yellow Cards
Curtis Weston (53)	Graham Coughlan (53)
	Paul Murray (54)
	Grant Holt (60)
· Club Rosters: Gillingham | Shrewsbury Town

Updated: May 23, 2009, 12:09 PM ET

Jackson, the Gills' top scorer, got free at the back post to head home a Josh Wright corner for his 21st goal of the season.

And the Canadian will have scored few more priceless, this one securing promotion for the Gills just a year after their relegation to the basement division.

Replays showed that the corner should not have been given, but the Gills will not care, with the Shrews having dominated the second half at Wembley.

Their best chance fell to Kevin McIntyre but he headed wide, while Shrewsbury goalkeeper Luke Daniels had kept his side in it at the break with fine saves from John Nutter and Wright.

The first 20 minutes passed with little more than mild panic at either end, but slowly it was Gillingham who got a grip on the encounter even if their attacking threat was nullified by the Shrews defence.

Shrewsbury captain Graham Coughlan diverted a Nutter free-kick just past his own post, and from the corner Wright fired over the top.

Gillingham were almost in again when some smart play ended with Barry Fuller's cross being flicked on by Dennis Oli and Neil Moss tidied up well at the back post.

The Gills worked the next corner well as Andy Barcham left the ball for Nutter, whose powerful shot was diverted over the top by a combination of Grant Holt and goalkeeper Daniels.

Shrewsbury's first real effort came 10 minutes before the interval when Garry Richards fouled Nick Chadwick and Ben Davies - from fully 30 yards - sent the free-kick just wide.

But Daniels was at it again in stoppage time of the first half, diving low to his right to claw away a Wright shot through a crowd of players.

The second half started in a similar fashion as Barcham wriggled free and cut inside before unleashing a right-foot shot which was bound for the top corner, but Daniels pushed it away.

Gills keeper Simon Royce made his first save of note not long after when a long Graham Coughlan free-kick was headed on by Kelvin Langmead for Davies to strike goalwards, but Royce clung on.

And Langmead caused problems with another towering header across goal, but Kevin McIntyre's diving header was horribly wide.

Shrewsbury were notably better after the break, and the game benefited for that, becoming a much more open contest.

A smart move gave Davies a clear run at goal, but his touch was heavy, allowing Barcham to get back and make a saving challenge, and Royce saved Langmead's header from the resulting corner.

But after weathering the storm, the Gills took the lead as stoppage time approached from a Wright corner, which Jackson headed home despite the efforts of Ashton on the line.

The Shrews threw everyone forward and Davies crossed for Coughlan, but he headed over the top, but the Gills held on.