News relevant to the club on this day previously
Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...FIXTURES…
1898 - New Brompton 2-1 Royal Artillery SLD1
John MacDonald and Jack Frettingham were the scorers
1904 – Millwall 1-1 New Brompton SLD1
Former Luton forward James McKie got the goal
1910 - New Brompton 4-1 Catford Southend FAC5Q
F Cannon hit a hat-trick and John Reynolds added another in a comfortable victory
1921 – Northfleet United 0-0 Gillingham FAC5Q
1924 - Gillingham 6-2 Kettering Town FAC5QR Att: 8,202
Goals from Fred Brown (2), Tommy Hall (2), Frank Marshall and Bill Berry ensured an easy win
1927 – Crystal Palace 2-2 Gillingham D3S Att: 9,299
Jonah Wilcox and Bill Arblaster netted to earn a point
1932 – Gillingham 3-1 Clapton Orient D3S Att: 5,638
James Liddle and two from George Purcell, including a penalty
1938 – Tunbridge Wells Rangers 3-3 Gillingham SLD1
Harry Rowley hit two and W Johnson one in this draw
1949 – Gillingham 1-0 Bedford Town SLD1 Att: 7,945
A Potter own goal gave Gillingham the points
1955 – Aldershot 2-2 Gillingham D3S Att: 5,770
Errol Crossan and Ernie Morgan were on target
1960 - Bexleyheath 3-0 Gillingham 'A' Seanglian Lge
1966 – Mansfield Town 4-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 6,158
John Meredith netted the Gills consolation
1977 – Gillingham 3-1 Walsall D3 Att: 5,243
Damien Richardson scored twice, once from the spot, and Danny Westwood also found the net against the Saddlers
1983 – Port Vale 0-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 3,086
Terry Cochrane scored the first minute winner
1988 – Gillingham 0-2 Chester City D3 Att: 3,212
1994 - Gillingham 1-1 Fulham FAC2 Att: 6,253
Chris Pike was the marksman in this one
1996 - Gillingham 2-1 Crewe Alexandra D2 Att: 3,572
Goals from Adrian Pennock and Paul Smith de-railed Alex
2006 – Bristol City 4-3 Gillingham FAC2 Att: 5,663
Despite scoring three times at Ashton Gate, Gary Mulligan and two from Michael Flynn, including a penalty, the Gills were knocked out
2011 - L. Orient 0-1 Gillingham FAC2 Att: 3,763
Curtis Weston netted the deserved second-half winner at the League One side
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DEBUTS...
The following player made their Gillingham debut in the above games...
1955 - George Sperring at Aldershot
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BIRTHS...
1905 - Les Ames
The cricketing legend, who performed brilliantly for both Kent and England, played football for both Clapton Orient and Gillingham early in his career.
The outside-left made five appearances for the Gills, scoring once in a 5-2 defeat at Bristol Rovers, after signing in September 1931.
1930 - Harold Kirman
Despite being a professional for six years, Kirman only made 10 league appearances, eight of those being for Gillingham.
1933 - George Simpson
Simpson made just eight appearances for the club, scoring just once against Aldershot. He also played for Dover Athletic towards the end of his career.
1955 - Joe Hinnigan
The experienced defender had played for Wigan Athletic, Sunderland and Preston before joining the Gills in June 1984.
Joe made the first of his 103 appearances for the Gills in a 1-1 opening day draw with Newport County.
After finishing his playing career with Wrexham and Chester City he took up physiotherapy and has held a number of posts - he is currently with Accrington Stanley.
1973 - Derek Stillie
The experienced keeper, who played for Aberdeen, Wigan Athletic, Dunfermline, Dundee United and Scotland Under-21's before signing for Gillingham in the summer of 2007.
He made his debut against Nottingham Forest in a disappointing 4-0 defeat and made 16 appearances in his one season at the club before announcing his retirement to pursue his interests in law.
Earlier this year (May 2012) the Scot made his international debut for the Principality of Sealand against the Chagos Islands.