ON THIS DAY

News relevant to the club on this day previously

FIXTURES...

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 Reserves1991

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 Brown1924

  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...

DEBUTS...

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