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...
1901 - New Brompton 6-1 Ilford FAC3Q
Alf Milward scored twice, including a penalty, Albert Dunkley added two more while both Jack Frettingham and Thomas Leigh were also on the scoresheet
1907 - Luton Town 1-2 New Brompton SLD1
Charlie McGibbon and J Pickering netted in this away win
1912 - West Ham Utd 4-0 Gillingham SLD1
1929 - Gillingham 3-3 Bristol Rovers D3S Att: 4,794
Goals from Fred Cheesmur, Albert Collins and George Pateman only earned a point
1935 - Gillingham 3-1 Swindon Town D3S Att: 5,058
Jim Watson, George Tadman and George Bond all found the net against the Robins.
1939 - Margate 1-1 Gillingham KRL (EG)
Hickson was the Gills scorer at Hartsdown Park
1963 - Gillingham 1-0 York City D4 Att: 9,548
The winner was scored by John Ballagher
1968 - Watford 2-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 11,625
Terry Simpson was on target at Vicarage Road
1976 - Gillingham 1-1 Grimsby Town D3 Att: 4,729
The Mariners took a point despite a Danny Westwood goal
1981 - Southend Utd 3-0 Gillingham D3 Att: 6,235
1982 - Chesterfield 1-2 Gillingham D3 Att: 2,322
The Gills won at Saltergate thanks to a Mark Weatherly effort and a Henderson own goal
1985 - Newport Co 1-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 1,970
David Byrne scored at Somerton Park
1991 - Carlisle Utd 0-0 Gillingham D4 Att: 1,672
1993 - Gillingham 2-0 Hereford Utd D3 Att: 3,168
Andy Arnott and Nicky Forster were the marksmen against United
1996 - Bristol Rovers 0-0 Gillingham D2 Att: 5,530
1999 - Gillingham 3-0 Bristol City D2 Att: 6,728
Robert Taylor rocked the Robins with a superb hat-trick
2002 - Grimsby Town 1-1 Gillingham D1 Att: 5,715
The Gills got a point at Blundell Park thanks to a Mark Saunders effort
2004 - Gillingham 0-0 Watford C Att: 7,009
2007 - Swansea City 1-1 Gillingham L1 Att: 13,452
A cracking strike from Delroy Facey put the Gills ahead but Mark Stimson's new team couldn't hang on for the victory
2010 - Gillingham 0-2 Wycombe W L2 Att: 4,076
Gareth Ainsworth and Kevin Betsy were on target for the Chairboys
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DEBUTS...
The following players made their Gillingham debuts in the above games...
1968 - Andy Smillie at Watford
1981 - Frank Ovard away at Southend
2010 - Ashley Miller against Wycombe
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DEATH...
1965 - Ernest Ollerenshaw
The goalkeeper made just one appearance, at home to Brentford in January 1921, after joining from Manchester City in August 1920.
Ernest died in Ashton-under-Lyme on November 2 1965