Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...
FIXTURES...
1898 - New Brompton 4-0 Gravesend U SL
Loius Campbell, John MacDonald, Bob Innes and Malcolm Lennox all netted in this convincing win
1904 - New Brompton 2-2 Brighton & HA SL
Percy Barnfather and John Morris grabbed the goals to earn a point
1910 - Millwall 1-0 New Brompton SL
1913 - Gillingham 0-2 Coventry C SL
1921 - Gillingham 2-0 Southampton D3S
Tom Waterall and Charlie Freeman scored in this home win over the Saints
1924 - Gillingham 1-0 Brentford D3S
Tommy Hall got the only goal of the game
1925 - Merthyr Town 0-0 Gillingham D3S Att: 6,327
1927 - Gillingham 3-1 Bristol Rovers D3S Att: 6,818
Goals from Jonah Wilcox, Bill Arblaster and Stan Hillier proved too much for the West Country side
1930 - Gillingham 1-1 Bristol Rovers D3S Att: 5,230
Harry Loasby netted in a draw with Rovers
1932 - Gillingham 2-0 Bristol Rovers D3S Att: 3,270
George Purcell and Albert Collins were on the scoresheet in this win
1938 - Gillingham 3-1 Worcester City SL
A Harry Rowley penalty was added to by Ron Day and Jack Ross to beat City
1949 - Hereford Utd 1-1 Gillingham SL Att: 5,548
Jackie Carr found the net at Edgar Street
1952 - Gillingham 1-0 Crystal Palace D3S Att: 12,928
Tommy Blake notched the match winner
1955 - Reading 1-2 Gillingham D3S Att: 9,016
Billy Millar and Errol Crossan were the goalscorers at Elm Park
1959 - Gillingham 2-0 Rochdale D4 Att: 5,496
Efforts from Sammy Moore and Ronnie Bacon saw off 'Dale at Priestfield
1960 - Oldham Ath. 1-1 Gillingham D4 Att: 6,412
Alec Farrell got on the scoresheet at Boundary Park
1960 - Gillingham 'A' 2-2 Leyton Orient Seanglian Lge
1966 - Gillingham 0-0 Walsall D3 Att: 6,343
1969 - Blackpool 3-1 Gillingham LC2 Att: 10,767
Brian Yeo netted against the Tangerines but the Gills went out of the competition
1974 - Bournemouth 2-1 Gillingham LC1 2R Att: 1,570
Dave Galvin was the scorer in this second replay played at Brentford
1977 - Gillingham 4-1 Bradford City D3 Att: 3,875
This comfortable victory came courtesy of goals from Danny Westwood (2), Terry Nicholl and Damien Richardson
1983 - Gillingham 1-2 Hull City D3 Att: 3,019
The Tigers took the points despite a John Leslie effort
1985 - Gillingham 2-0 Southend Utd LC1 2L Att: 3,106
A brace from Tony Cascarino ensured a 3-1 aggregate victory
1986 - Northampton T 2-2 Gillingham LC1 2L Att: 2,724
Another double from Tony Cascarino helped the Gills win 3-2 on aggregate
1988 - Aldershot 0-2 Gillingham D3 Att: 2,477
Goals from George Shipley and Steve Lovell helped the Gills to an away win at the Recreation Ground
1994 - Exeter City 3-0 Gillingham D3 Att: 2,241
1996 - Gillingham 2-0 Swansea City LC1 2L Att: 3,633
Leo Fortune-West and Tony Butler scored to complete a 3-0 aggregate victory
2011 - AFC Wimbledon 3-5 Gills Yth YAL
Bradley Dack (2), Dylan Ford, Josh Maughan and Jakob Hessenthaler were the scorers against the young Dons
2011 - AFC Wimbledon 3-5 Gills Yth YAL
Bradley Dack (2), Dylan Ford, Josh Maughan and Jakob Hessenthaler were the scorers against the young Dons
2011 - Gillingham 0-1 Shrewsbury T L2 Att: 4,869
A 90th minute penalty from Nicky Wroe saw the visitors take the points
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DEBUTS...
The following players made their Gillingham debuts in the above games...
1924 - James Keegan and Sydney Smith when Brentford visited
1927 - Sidney Tyler versus Bristol Rovers
1952 - Tony Blake against Palace
1955 - Bill Parry at Elm Park against Reading
1966 - Derek Bellotti in the home game with Walsall
1983 - Ray Daniel at Priestfield versus Hull
1994 - Grant Watts at Exeter
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BIRTHS...
1890 - Bert Goodman
The half-back arrived from Charlton Athletic in the summer of 1925 and made his debut in the opening day fixture of 1925-26 against QPR
He spent nine months at the club, making just half-a-dozen appearances before moving to Clapton Orient
1953 - Ian Thorpe
The former Charlton Athletic amateur initially came to Priestfield on a non-contract basis in March 1972.
The goalkeeper signed pro terms in September 1973 and made his debut in a 5-1 home win against Doncaster Rovers later that month.
Ian made five appearances in total that season as understudy to Mike Gibson as the Gills were promoted.
He was released at the end of that campaign and later played for both Folkestone and Margate.
1979 - Andy Frampton
Andy celebrates his 33rd birthday today.
The defender, previously with Crystal Palace, Brentford, Leyton Orient (loan) and Swindon Town (loan), arrived at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in the summer following his release by Millwall.
Before Saturday’s game with Chesterfield Andy had made 33 appearances for the Gills.