ON THIS DAY

Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...

NEWS... 
 
1975 - Dave Galvin made his 200th appearance for Gills in the League Cup tie versus Reading 
 
FIXTURES... 
 
1923 - Gillingham 1-0 Bristol Rov.          D3S         
Joe North scored the only goal of the game 
 
1928 - Gillingham 2-2 Fulham                  D3S      Att: 9,457 
Goals from Arthur Dominy and James Poxton earned a point 
 
1934 - Gillingham 3-0 Torquay Utd         D3S      Att: 8,128 
The Gills eased to victory thanks to a Sim Raleigh hat-trick 
 
1945 - Gillingham 9-1 Sheppey Utd        KL         Att: 2513 
The Islanders were thrashed as Vic Hole hit five while Alan Martin, Stan Trumper, Bob Price and Harry Lillis also struck 
 
1951 - Bournemouth 3-3 Gillingham      D3S      Att: 12,573 
Derek Lewis scored two and Dave Thomas the other as six goals were shared at Dean Court 
 
1954 - Gillingham 1-0 Southampton      D3S      Att: 12,034 
A Billy Evans penalty was enough to beat the Saints 
 
1956 - Shrewsbury T 1-0 Gillingham     D3S      Att: 8,357 
 
1962 - Crewe Alex. 2-2 Gillingham         D4       Att: 6,416 
Terry Matthews and George Francis were the scorers at Gresty Road 
 
1965 - Gillingham 1-1 Exeter City           D3       Att: 10,540 
Brian Gibbs found the net against the Grecians 
 
1969 - Stockport Co 1-0 Gillingham       D3      Att: 3,880 
 
1970 - Bristol C  2-1 Gills Res                   FC 
The Reserves were beaten at Ashton Gate 
 
1972 - Gillingham 1-3 Northampton T    D4       Att: 3,544 
Graham Knight's effort couldn't prevent a home defeat 
 
1973 - Crewe Alex. 1-0 Gillingham         D4       Att: 2,091 
 
1975 - Gillingham 1-1 Reading                LC1 2L  Att: 5,016 
The Gills won 2-1 on aggregate, Damien Richardson scoring at Priestfield 
 
1979 - Gillingham 1-1 Millwall                 D3        Att: 8,769 
Ken Price was on target for the Gills 
 
1981 - Gravesend & Northfleet 1-5 Gills XI 
Goals from Richie Bowman (2) and a treble from Micky  Adams saw the Gills cruise to victory 
 
1984 - Gillingham 1-1 Newport Co        D3        Att: 3,422 
A Tony Cascarino was only good enough to earn a point 
 
1986 - Gillingham 1-0 Northampton T  LC1     Att: 2,948 
Mark Weatherly  netted the only goal of the game 
 
1990 - Gillingham 1-0 Darlington           D4       Att: 3,718 
A Steve Lovell penalty seperated the two sides 
 
1993 - Brighton & HA 2-0 Gillingham   LC1 2L  Att: 4,410 
 
2000 - Gillingham 1-1 Portsmouth       D1       Att: 8,741 
Andy Thomson put the Gills ahead but Pompey hit back to claim a point 
 
2001 - Gillingham 3-0 Barnsley             D1       Att: 8,292 
Iffy Onuora opened the scoring before Marlon King added a second-half double 
 
2003 - Gillingham 0-3 Burnley                D1       Att: 7,645 
 
2007 - Luton Town 3-1 Gillingham        L1        Att: 6,178 
Mark Bentley grabbed the consolation at Kenilworth Road 
 
2009 - Gillingham 1-3 Blackburn Rov    LC2     Att: 7,293 
A Simeon Jackson spot-kick couldn't deny the Premier outfit victory

2012 - Dagenham & R 1-2                    L2      Att: 2,251
Deon Burton and Myles Weston scored in the win at a soggy Victoria Road

 
DEBUTS...  
 
1923 - Charles Butler, Norman Jones, Joe North and Arthur Sinning all made their debuts against Bristol Rovers 
 
1928 - Henry Bruce, Albert Legge and Alfred Young debuted in the Fulham game 
 
1934 - Bill Baldwin, Wilf Crompton, Richard Doncaster, Albert Orr, Campbell Whyte and JA Wiggins were debutants versus Torquay  
 
1945 - In the Sheppey game, JE Ling played his first game 
 
1984 - Defenders Joe Hinnigan and Keith Oakes made their Gills bow against Newport 
 
1986 - In the Northampton League Cup tie, Mel Eves made his debut 
 
1990 - Joe Dunne played his first Gills game against Darlington 

 
BIRTHS... 
 
1923 - Jimmy Greenhalgh 
 
Northerner Jimmy played for Hull City, Bury, and Wigan Athletic before arriving at Priestfield as player-coach under Archie Clark in July 1956 
 
His debut came at Ipswich two months later, the first of 17 appearances in which he scored once in the home game with Newport. 
 
After leaving Gillingham he has held various roles, trainer at Lincoln City, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, chief scout at Sunderland and manager at Darlington