Gillingham Football Club

 

1975 - Dave Galvin made his 200th appearance for Gills in the League Cup tie versus Reading 

 

 

1923 - Gillingham 1-0 Bristol Rov.          D3S         

Joe North scored the only goal of the game 

 

1928 - Gillingham 2-2 Fulham                  D3S      Att: 9,457 

Goals from Arthur Dominy and James Poxton earned a point 

 

1934 - Gillingham 3-0 Torquay Utd         D3S      Att: 8,128 

The Gills eased to victory thanks to a Sim Raleigh hat-trick 

 

1945 - Gillingham 9-1 Sheppey Utd        KL         Att: 2513 

The Islanders were thrashed as Vic Hole hit five while Alan Martin, Stan Trumper, Bob Price and Harry Lillis also struck 

 

1951 - Bournemouth 3-3 Gillingham      D3S      Att: 12,573 

Derek Lewis scored two and Dave Thomas the other as six goals were shared at Dean Court 

 

1954 - Gillingham 1-0 Southampton      D3S      Att: 12,034 

A Billy Evans penalty was enough to beat the Saints 

 

1956 - Shrewsbury T 1-0 Gillingham     D3S      Att: 8,357 

 

1962 - Crewe Alex. 2-2 Gillingham         D4       Att: 6,416 

Terry Matthews and George Francis were the scorers at Gresty Road 

 

1965 - Gillingham 1-1 Exeter City           D3       Att: 10,540 

Brian Gibbs found the net against the Grecians 

 

1969 - Stockport Co 1-0 Gillingham       D3      Att: 3,880 

 

1970 - Bristol C  2-1 Gills Res                   FC 

The Reserves were beaten at Ashton Gate 

 

1972 - Gillingham 1-3 Northampton T    D4       Att: 3,544 

Graham Knight's effort couldn't prevent a home defeat 

 

1973 - Crewe Alex. 1-0 Gillingham         D4       Att: 2,091 

 

1975 - Gillingham 1-1 Reading                LC1 2L  Att: 5,016 

The Gills won 2-1 on aggregate, Damien Richardson scoring at Priestfield 

 

1979 - Gillingham 1-1 Millwall                 D3        Att: 8,769 

Ken Price was on target for the Gills 

 

1981 - Gravesend & Northfleet 1-5 Gills XI 

Goals from Richie Bowman (2) and a treble from Micky  Adams saw the Gills cruise to victory 

 

1984 - Gillingham 1-1 Newport Co        D3        Att: 3,422 

A Tony Cascarino was only good enough to earn a point 

 

1986 - Gillingham 1-0 Northampton T  LC1     Att: 2,948 

Mark Weatherly  netted the only goal of the game 

 

1990 - Gillingham 1-0 Darlington           D4       Att: 3,718 

A Steve Lovell penalty seperated the two sides 

 

1993 - Brighton & HA 2-0 Gillingham   LC1 2L  Att: 4,410 

 

2000 - Gillingham 1-1 Portsmouth       D1       Att: 8,741 

Andy Thomson put the Gills ahead but Pompey hit back to claim a point 

 

2001 - Gillingham 3-0 Barnsley             D1       Att: 8,292 

Iffy Onuora opened the scoring before Marlon King added a second-half double 

 

2003 - Gillingham 0-3 Burnley                D1       Att: 7,645 

 

2007 - Luton Town 3-1 Gillingham        L1        Att: 6,178 

Mark Bentley grabbed the consolation at Kenilworth Road 

 

2009 - Gillingham 1-3 Blackburn Rov    LC2     Att: 7,293 

A Simeon Jackson spot-kick couldn't deny the Premier outfit victory

2012 - Dagenham & R 1-2                    L2      Att: 2,251
Deon Burton and Myles Weston scored in the win at a soggy Victoria Road

 

DEBUTS...  

 

1923 - Charles Butler, Norman Jones, Joe North and Arthur Sinning all made their debuts against Bristol Rovers 

 

1928 - Henry Bruce, Albert Legge and Alfred Young debuted in the Fulham game 

 

1934 - Bill Baldwin, Wilf Crompton, Richard Doncaster, Albert Orr, Campbell Whyte and JA Wiggins were debutants versus Torquay  

 

1945 - In the Sheppey game, JE Ling played his first game 

 

1984 - Defenders Joe Hinnigan and Keith Oakes made their Gills bow against Newport 

 

1986 - In the Northampton League Cup tie, Mel Eves made his debut 

 

1990 - Joe Dunne played his first Gills game against Darlington 

 

BIRTHS... 

 

1923 - Jimmy Greenhalgh 

 

Northerner Jimmy played for Hull City, Bury, and Wigan Athletic before arriving at Priestfield as player-coach under Archie Clark in July 1956 

 

His debut came at Ipswich two months later, the first of 17 appearances in which he scored once in the home game with Newport. 

 

After leaving Gillingham he has held various roles, trainer at Lincoln City, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, chief scout at Sunderland and manager at Darlington