News relevant to the club on this day
Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...
FIXTURES...
1950 - Bournemouth 3-1 Gillingham D3S Att: 16,070
Bobby Veck scored the consolation at Dean Court
1952 - Newport Co. 1-2 Gillingham D3S Att: 11,711
The Gills triumphed thanks to goals from Jimmy Scarth and Ken Lambert
A David Laing goal couldn't prevent a home defeat
1961 - Crewe Alex. 5-2 Gillingham D4 Att: 6,637
The Gills came off the rails despite goals from Gordon Pulley and Peter Godfrey
1969 - Fulham 2-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 8,648
Mel Machin found the net at Craven Cottage
1972 - Luton T 7-0 Gills Res MWFL
1975 - Gillingham 3-0 Grimsby T D3 Att: 4,811
A double from youngster Mark Weatherly plus a penalty from Damien Richardson saw the Gills win comfortably
1980 - Gillingham 1-1 Barnsley D3 Att: 5,222
Peter Henderson was on target at Priestfield
1986 - Newport Co. 1-2 Gillingham D3 Att: 2,533
Mark Weatherly and Dave Shearer both netted at Somerton Park
1988 - Gills XI 2-5 Tottenham H XI Fr
Jason Lillis (above) scored both Gills goals in a 'behind closed doors' game played at Sittingbourne FC
1994 - Reading 3-0 Gillingham LC1 2L Att: 3,436
The Royals completed a 4-0 aggregate win
1995 - Bristol Rov. 4-2 Gillingham LC1 2L Att: 3,601
Goals from Dennis Bailey and Leo Fortune-West couldn't prevent a 5-3 aggregate defeat
1997 - Gillingham 2-1 Walsall D2 Att: 5,081
Paul Smith and Ade Akinbiyi grabbed the goals to beat the Saddlers
2003 - Bradford City 0-1 Gillingham D1 Att: 10,317
Chris Hope scored the late winner at Valley Parade
2005 - Gillingham 1-0 Oxford United LC1 Att: 4,149
The only goal of the game came from Matty Jarvis seven minutes from time
2008 - Darlington 1-2 Gillingham L2 Att: 2,831
Simeon Jackson and Garry Richards, a last minute winner, earned the points at the Darlington Arena
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DEBUTS...
1952 - Ken Lambert, Trevor Long and Paddy Sowden all made their debuts at Newport
1958 - Ronnie Bacon, Johnny Edgar, Harry Hughes, Bill Patrick and Gordon Pulley were all debutants against the Lions
1961 - Goalkeeper Alf Bentley debuted at Crewe
1986 - Paul Haylock, Graham Pearce, Howard Pritchard and Trevor Quow were given their debuts at Newport
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BIRTHS...
1907 - John Beby
Goalkeeper John joined the Gills from the Grenadier Guards in August 1929 but didn't make his debut for his home-town club until the Boxing Day trip to Bournemouth.
After 20 consecutive appearances he moved to Leicester City just a couple of games before the season ended.
He later managed Erith & Belvedere.