News relevant to the club on this day previously
Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...FIXTURES...
1896 - Northfleet 3-1 New Brompton SLD1
Bill Thomas netted in this 'derby' defeat
1903 - New Brompton 1-1 Bristol City FAC1
A Chambers own goal saw the game go to a replay
1908 - New Brompton 2-3 Portsmouth SLD1
Two goals from Walter Eames couldn't prevent a home loss
1914 - Watford 4-0 Gillingham SLD1
1925 - Southend United 1-0 Gillingham FAC2
1936 - Wrexham 2-0 Gillingham D3S Att: 8,184
1953 - Gillingham 0-1 Newport County D3S Att: 10,204
1959 - Gillingham 1-1 Crewe Alex. D4 Att: 4,589
The Gills scorer against the Railwaymen was Jack Hannaway
1964 - Gillingham 4-0 Walsall D3 Att: 6,077
Charlie Rackstraw and Brian Gibbs both struck twice in a comfortable victory
1970 - Gills Res 1-0 Reading FC
1987 - Rotherham Utd 1-2 Gillingham D3 Att:2,557
The Gills won at Millmoor thanks to goals from Howard Pritchard and Mel Eves
1992 - Shrewsbury T 2-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 2,442
Andy Arnott was on target at Gay Meadow
1998 - Stoke City 0-0 Gillingham D2 Att: 17,233
2009 - Huddersfield T 2-1 Gillingham L1 Att: 13,844
Simeon Jackson put the Gills ahead at the Galpharm Stadium but they couldn't hold on
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BIRTHS...
1973 - Gary Breen
Gary was with Charlton Athletic as a schoolboy before playing for Maidstone United on a part-time basis.
He came to Gillingham in July 1992 and made his debut against Northampton Town at home on the opening day of the season.
While at Priestfield he was capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.
After 51 league appearances for the Gills, Peterborough United splashed out £70,000 for the central defender.
He has since had spells with Birmingham City, Coventry City, West Ham United, Sunderland, Wolves and Barnet, where he finished his career, as well as winning 63 caps for his country.
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DEATHS...
2000 - Jimmy Scarth
As a youngster, after leaving school, Jimmy worked in his local shipyard in North Shields before, aged 17, he did his National Service in the Navy.
The forward had played for his hometown club of North Shields, mining side Percy Main and Tottenham Hotspur before joining the Gills for £3,500 in February 1952 and making his debut came away at Brighton & HA.
Eight months later he notched a hat-trick in just 110 seconds in a home game against Leyton Orient - creating club and league history.
If one record wasn't enough he added another in February 1953 when he netted the clubs quickest ever league goal, after just 12 seconds, away at Norwich City.
Having scored 24 times in 138 league games he moved to Gravesend & Northfleet in June 1955 and spent five years at Stonebridge Road.
Jimmy died in Welwyn Garden City on this day in 2000.