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…
1902 - New Brompton 4-1 Ilford FAC5Q
Charlie Satterthwaite (2), Bill Raisbeck and Thomas Leigh netted to knock out the Essex side
1913 - Gillingham 2-0 Nunhead FAC4Q
P Glen and Sam Gilligan eased the Gills through
1919 – Norwich City 5-0 Gillingham SLD1
1924 – Kettering Town 1-1 Gillingham FAC5Q Att: 8,986
A Fred Brown effort ensured a replay
1930 - Gillingham 7-2 Guildford City FAC1 Att: 7,000
Henry Loasby netted a hat-trick, Billy Death added two, Fred Cheesmur and Albert Beacham were also on target in this rout
1947 - Gillingham 1-0 Leyton Orient FAC1 Att: 15,561
Wally Akers scored the only goal to send the Gills through
1952 - Gillingham 1-1 Southend United D3 S Att: 11,537
The goal came from Jimmy Scarth
1958 - Gillingham 4-1 Hartlepool United D3S Att: 6,121
John Edgar grabbed a hat-trick and Bill Patrick scored the other in an easy home triumph
1972 - Gills Res 0-4 Northampton T MWFL
1975 – Gillingham 0-1 Colchester United D3 Att: 5,407
1980 – Burnley 3-2 Gillingham D3 Att: 5,797
Dean White and Terry Nicholl were the scorers at Turf Moor
1986 – Wigan Athletic 3-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 2,496
Dave Shearer got the consolation
1988 – Brentford 2-0 Gillingham SVTP Att: 3,713
1997 – Gillingham 0-2 Grimsby Town D2 Att: 4,902
2003 - Gillingham 3-1 Stoke City C Att: 7,888
Paul Shaw, Chris Hope and Mamady Sidibe all found the net against the Potters
2008 - Gillingham 0-0 Stockport County FAC2 Att: 4,419
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DEBUTS...
The following player made their Gillingham debut in the above games...
1975 - John Davis against Colchester
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BIRTHS...
1979 – Adam Barrett
Adam arrived at Priestfield on the eve of the new season from League One AFC Bournemouth and the experienced defender made his debut in the 1-0 victory at Wycombe Wanderers.
33-years-old today, the Gills skipper has previously been at Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle, Mansfield Town, Bristol Rovers, Southend United, Crystal Palace and the Cherries.
1989- Joe Martin
Joe, who has so far scored four goals in 72 appearances for the Gills celebrates his 23rd birthday today.
As a youngster, the son of West Ham legend Alvin, played for both the Hammers and Tottenham Hotspur before moving north to Blackpool.
He joined the Gills in December 2010 following a successful trial and quickly made his debut as a second-half substitute in the 4-2 away win at Macclesfield.