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...
1896 - New Brompton 1-3 Gravesend U SLD1
A Dave Hutcheson penalty wasn't enough to stave off defeat
1903 - New Brompton 0-0 Wellingborough SLD1
1904 - New Brompton 1-1 Bristol R SLD1
Walter Leigh scored as the Pirates nabbed a point
1908 - Leyton 3-0 New Brompton SLD1
1914 - Gillingham 0-1 QPR SLD1
1925 - Norwich City 1-0 Gillingham D3S Att: 10,065
1931 - Bournemouth 0-2 Gillingham D3S Att: 5,365
Goals from Bill White and George Scott saw the Gills to victory
1936 - Gillingham 2-1 Reading D3S Att: 7,474
Tom Robinson and Jim Watson were on target against the Biscuitmen
1953 - Crystal Palace 1-2 Gillingham D3S Att: 15,856
Billy Millar and Jimmy Scarth earned the Gills victory at Selhurst Park
1959 - Exeter City 2-0 Gillingham D4 Att: 7,119
1964 - Gillingham 5-0 Luton Town D3 Att: 9,424
A Brian Yeo hat-trick plus another two from Rodney Green saw another comprehensive win
1970 - Swansea City 1-0 Gillingham D3 Att: 8,117
1981 - Millwall 1-2 Gillingham D3 Att: 5,765
A Dean White brace saw the Gills looking hot at Cold Blow Lane
1983 - Orient 1-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 4,013
Tony Cascarino was the Gills scorer at Brisbane Road
1987 - Gillingham 3-1 Notts County D3 Att: 5,551
Steve Lovell (2) and Mark Cooper were on target to stop the Magpies nicking the points
1990 - Gillingham 3-0 Erith & Belvedere KSC1
Pat Gavin, Paul Haylock and Tony Eeles all found the net as the Gills progressed
1992 - Halifax Town 2-0 Gillingham D3 Att: 1,343
1998 - Gillingham 1-0 Luton Town D2 Att: 5,602
The wet conditions couldn't prevent another Carl Asaba special
2009 - Gillingham 1-1 Charlton Ath L1 Att: 10,304
The first league meeting for nearly 30 years ended all-square, Simeon Jackson equalising John Nutter's unfortunate own goal.
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DEBUTS...
The following players made their Gillingham debuts in the above games...
1925 - James Nichol at Norwich
1931 - George Buckle away at Bournemouth
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BIRTHS...
1905 - George Stanbury
The goalkeeper joined the Gills from home-town Plymouth Argyle in July 1933.
His one and only Gillingham appearance came at Reading in the following January and five months later he moved to Crystal Palace
1884 - Thomas Waterall
The outside-left was with the Gills for the 1921-22 season after arriving from Watford.
After making his debut at Southampton on the opening day he went on to score once in 19 games before joining Sheppey United.