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Barrow 0-1 Gillingham: Gills boss Gareth Ainsworth ‘didn’t know’ who netted last-gasp winner!

Gareth Ainsworth admitted he didn’t initially know the identity of Gillingham’s late, late match-winner at Barrow.

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The LeaguePaper Team
1 March 2026

By Trevor Baxter

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Gareth Ainsworth admitted he didn’t initially know the identity of Gillingham’s late, late match-winner at Barrow.
But the Gills boss still celebrated wildly as Robbie McKenzie’s fourth goal of the season in the 13th minute of stoppage time ended the Kent side’s run of three successive defeats.
It also gave Gills a first win at Holker Street since October 1967 when Massachusetts by the Bee Gees topped the charts.
Boss Ainsworth said: “I said to the kitman and Brad [Bradley Dack] ‘who scored?’
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