Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...
FIXTURES...1922 - Gillingham 2-0 Brentford D3S
Bill Palmer and Horace Williams, on his debut, scored against the Bees 1933 - Coventry City 7-1 Gillingham D3S Att: 17,520
George Purcell scored the consolation at Highfield Road 1939 - Tunbridge W R 0-2 Gillingham SL
Tug Wilson and Harry Rowley got on the scoresheet here 1950 - Bristol City 2-0 Gillingham D3S Att: 21,531
1953 - Gillingham 2-0 Coventry City D3S Att: 14,407
Trevor Long and Ernie Morgan netted in this win 1958 - Carlisle Utd 1-2 Gillingham D4 Att: 10,759
A Ron Saunders double ensured victory at Brunton Park 1961 - Workington 5-1 Gillingham D4 Att: 4,540
Charlie Livesey scored the Gills goal in his defeat 1964 - Gillingham 0-0 Scunthorpe Utd D4 Att: 14,167
1967 - Walsall 3-0 Gillingham D3 Att: 8,288
1978 - Bury 2-2 Gillingham D3 Att: 3,414
Mark Weatherly and Terry Nicholl were the scorers against the Shakers 1982 - Gills XI 3-0 Sporting Kuwait Fr
Trevor Lee, Mark Miller and Tony Cascarino all scored in this 'behind closed doors' game played at Eltham 1985 - Bristol City 1-2 Gillingham D3 Att: 5,883
Tony Cascarino grabbed both goals at Ashton Gate 1987 - Brighton 1-0 Gillingham LC1 2L Att: 5,479
The Gills went through 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw on aggregate - right-back Paul Haylock, who replaced dismissed goalkeeper Phil Kite between the sticks after just 26 minutes of a League Cup tie, was the hero at the Goldstone Ground as he kept out a spot-kick in the Gills victory. 1989 - Doncaster R 0-0 Gillingham D4 Att: 1,840
1995 - Gillingham 3-0 Cambridge U D3 Att: 5,093
Leo Fortune-West, Dennis Bailey and Kevin Rattray all found the net in a comfortable win 1997 - Birmingham C 3-0 Gillingham LC1 2L Att: 7,921
2002 - Gillingham 1-1 Preston NE D1 Att: 7,785
Mark Saunders was the marksman in this home draw 2006 - Blackpool 1-1 Gillingham L1 Att: 5,056
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Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu gave the Gills an early lead but the Tangerines later levelled DEBUTS...
1922 - John Henderson, Bill Palmer and Horace Williams
made their debuts versus Brentford 1939 - Clark, Browning and Cowe
were debutants at Tunbridge Wells Rangers 1944 - John Beby, R Busbridge, Duhig, Vic Hole, Alan Martin, J Mills, J Nobbs, Mel Tadman and Williams
all played their first games against Gravesend 1950 - Mike Skivington debuted
at Ashton Gate 1989 - Gary Smith
BIRTHS...
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made his one and only Gills appearance as a substitute at Doncaster 1914 - James O'Neill
He had made just eight appearances before joining Notts County in March 1938.
The Scot arrived at Gillingham from Gateshead in July 1937 and made his debut in the second game of the season at home to Watford.