News relevant to the club on this day previously
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Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...
1939 - Gillingham 4-3 Newport Co Res SL
1933 - Gillingham 0-0 Southend Utd D3S Att: 8416
1930 - Gillingham 0-0 Brighton & HA D3S Att: 5325
1924 - Gillingham 0-0 Luton Town D3S
1919 - Gillingham 0-0 Watford SLD1
Dennis Oli hit the 75th minute winner
2008 - Gillingham 1-0 Accrington S L2 Att: 4,733
Iwan Roberts and Darren Byfield both found the net in an away triumph
2004 - Burnley 1-2 Gillingham C Att: 11,574
Paul Shaw and Danny Spiller, his first for the club, earnt the Gills a point at Vicarage Road
2003 - Watford 2-2 Gillingham D1 Att: 12,793
Robert Taylor got on the scoresheet against the Potters
1999 - Stoke City 1-1 Gillingham D2 Att: 8,369
Dennis Bailey scored in the defeat at Bootham Crescent
1997 - York City 2-1 Gillingham D2 Att: 2,853
1994 - Scunthorpe Utd 3-0 Gillingham D3 Att: 2,098
Goals from Brian Clarke and Mark Dempsey saw the Gills win this friendly with Arsenal
Fr Att: 658 Gills XI 2-1 Arsenal Reserves - 1991
Alan Walker and Steve Lovell were the marksmen to give the Gills the edge
1988 - Cambridge Utd 1-2 Gillingham LC1 1L Att: 2,296
Dave Shearer got the goal in this home draw
1986 - Gillingham 1-1 Bristol City D3 Att: 4,185
Centre-half Peter Shaw grabbed the Gills goal
1983 - Gillingham 1-2 Chelsea LC1 1L Att: 8,633
1980 - Chesterfield 2-0 Gillingham D3 Att: 5,535
Dave Galvin and Peter Feely netted to earn a point with the Robins
1975 - Swindon T 2-2 Gillingham D3 Att: 6970
Gills Res 2-0 Charlton Ath MWFL-1972
1969 - Gillingham 0-2 Luton Town D3 Att: 7792
1961 - Gillingham 0-1 Crewe Alex. D4 Att: 4966
Goals from Bill Patrick and Gordon Pulley saw the Gills to victory at Fellows Park
1958 - Walsall 1-2 Gillingham D4 Att: 10,131
1952 - Gillingham 0-1 Millwall D3S Att: 18,774
A Bobby Veck penalty and Hughie Russell netted against the Cherries
1950 - Gillingham 2-2 Bournemouth D3S Att: 15,397
The Gills were 5-1 losers on aggregate
1946 - Yeovil Town 1-0 Gillingham SLCF 2L
Harry Rowley scored a hat-trick and Jim Scott the other in a narrow win
at home to AccringtonCharlie Daniels - 2008
versus Bristol City at home
Mel Eves - 1986
against Crewe at Priestfield
Bob Ridley - 1961
at home to Brighton
Alex Smeaton and Henry Loasby, James French, William Death - 1930
at Luton
Thomas Wilkinson and Frank Marshall, Albert Hook, Charles Davis, Bill Berry, George Chance, Fred Brown - 1924
versus Watford
Arthur Wood and W Savage, TF Turner, Dave Chalmers, John Neill, R Cavanna, Alf Bluer, R Buchanan, Bob Beale - 1919
The following players made their Gillingham debuts in the above games...
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