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 - Reading 3-2 New Brompton SLD1
David Skea and J Walker netted in this defeat
1903 - New Brompton 2-2 Luton T SLD1
J Robertson and a JW White penalty took a point off the Hatters
1908 - Exeter C 1-3 New Brompton SLD1
Alf Whyman hit two and Arthur Pickett added another in this away win
1914 - Gillingham 0-0 Plymouth Arg SLD1
1925 - Plymouth Arg2-1 Gillingham D3S Att: 6,590
Fred Brown notched the Gills goal at Home Park
1931 - Mansfield T 3-1 Gillingham D3S Att: 5,400
The consolation came from George Scott
1936 - Gillingham 0-0 Cardiff City D3S Att: 8,361
1953 - Reading 0-1 Gillingham D3S Att: 8,380
Billy Millar was on target to win it at Elm Park
1959 - Gateshead 2-2 Gillingham D4 Att: 1,884
Goals from Gordon Brown and Pat Terry earned a point in the North-East
1964 - Watford 1-2 Gillingham D3 Att: 6,412
Charlie Rackstraw and Rodney Green both scored in this victory at Vicarage Road
1970 - Gillingham 1-2 Bury D3 Att: 3,246
Brian Yeo found the net but the Shakers took the points
1970 - Bristol R 2-1 Gills Res FC
1986 - Gillingham 4-1 Bristol R D3 Att: 4,473
A comfortable home win thanks to Howard Pritchard, Martin Robinson and two from Tony Cascarino
1998 - Gillingham 4-0 Notts Co D2 Att: 6,072
Carl Asaba struck a hat-trick and Robert Taylor added another to see off the Magpies
2009 - Gillingham 3-1 Stockport County L1 Att: 4,769
A massive snow clearing operation proved a success following goals from Dennis Oli, Febian Brandy and John Nutter
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DEBUTS...
The following player made his Gillingham debut in the above games...
1970- Micky Darrell v Bury at Priestfield
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BIRTHS...
1946- Bob Tooze
Bob was a goalkeeper that appeared seven times in a Gillingham shirt, but didn't have a particularly successful spell in Kent.
He conceded 11 goals in the space of a fortnight, and three days after a 6-1 hammering at the County Ground he was sent back to Shrewsbury.