Richard Day recalls events on this day in Gillingham history
FIXTURES… However he only made one further appearance and played for Forest Green Rovers and is currently playing in the U.S.A for Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City
The well-travelled midfielder arrived at Priestfield on loan from Port Vale in January 2008 and made his debut in a 3-1 winat Huddersfield Town.
Craig Rocastle - 1981
The Gills Director of Football is 47 years old today
Andy Hessenthaler - 1965
BIRTHS…
were debutants against Bristol City Ian Chapman and Matt Bryant - 1996
make his debut Paul Clark - The home game with Scunthorpe saw 1991
played his first game at Lincoln Karl Elsey - 1985
made their debuts against Walsall Dave Shipperley and Neil O'Donnell, Ron Hillyard, Brian Gregory - 1974
DEBUTS...
Guy Ipoua scored the only goal of the game in the 61st minute
D1 Att: 7,543Gillingham 1-0 Millwall - 2002
Goals from Leo Fortune-West, Mark Harris and Lennie Piper saw the Robins edged out
D2 Att: 7,212Gillingham 3-2 Bristol City - 1996
Robbie Reinelt got the match winner
LC1 1L Att: 3,330Gillingham 1-0 Brighton & HA - 1993
A Karl Elsey rocket was added to by David Crown, Mark O'Connor and Peter Beadle
D4 Att: 3,463 Gillingham 4-0 Scunthorpe Utd - 1991
Att: 967 Gillingham 0-0 Australian Olympics XI Fr - 1990
Wayne Barlow scored against the Canaries
Gills XI 1-3 Norwich City Reserves Fr - 1988
D3 Att: 2,099 Lincoln City 1-0 Gillingham - 1985
A Dave Mehmet double which included a penalty plus a Mark Weatherly effort saw proved too much for the U's
Att: 366 Gillingham 3-1 Cambridge United Fr - 1983
John Lyall's Hammers were beaten thanks to goals from Dean White and Colin Duncan
Att: 4,011Gillingham 2-0 West Ham United Fr - 1981
Brian Yeo and Damien Richardson, from the spot, ensured a home point
D3 Att: 6,141 Gillingham 2-2 Walsall - 1974
Derek Woodley and Terry Simpson saw the Gills take a share of the points
D3 Att: 5,524Gillingham 2-2 Orient - 1968
Charlie Rackstraw and Carl Gilbert were the scorers at Watling Street
Att: 700 Dartford 2-2 Gillingham Fr - 1966
The Gills cruised to victory at Southwood thanks to goals from John Meredith, Brian Yeo, Micky Williamson, Jones, Mike Burgess and Vickers
Ramsgate Athletic 0-6 Gillingham Fr - 1965
A Brian Yeo penalty couldn't prevent defeat at Essella Park
Att: 450 Ashford Town 2-1 Gillingham Fr - 1964
On the same day another side were losing at the Angel Ground
Tonbridge 2-1 Gills XI Fr - 1963
Peter Stringfellow (2) and John Ballagher found the net in Essex
Chelmsford City 1-3 Gills XI Fr - 1963