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 - New Brompton 0-2 Chatham SLD1
1903 - New Brompton 0-0 West Ham U SLD1
1908 - Hastings & St L Utd 2-2 N Brompton FAC5Q
HC Shepherd and Arthur Pickett netted in this cup tie
1914 - Gillingham 2-2 Northampton T SLD1
SD Weavers and a Tom Leslie penalty helped the Gills gain a point
1925 - Watford 3-1 Gillingham D3S Att: 4,540
Fred Brown was the scorer at Vicarage Road
1931 - Norwich City 1-1 Gillingham D3S Att: 7,721
Centre-forward Hugh Vallance was on target against the Canaries
1936 - Gillingham 2-2 Walsall D3S Att: 7,713
Alan Fowler and Jimmy Watson from the spot were the marksmen against the Saddlers
1953 - Exeter City 1-2 Gillingham D3S Att: 7,946
Two goals from Ernie Morgan earned the away points
1959 - Gillingham 2-2 Torquay Utd FAC2 Att: 10,142
Bill Albury netted both, one from the spot
1964 - Luton Town 1-0 Gillingham FAC2 Att: 5,968
1970 - Preston NE 1-0 Gillingham D3S Att: 10,274
1970 - Gills Res 0-3 Chelsea FC
1981 - Gillingham 1-4 Walsall D3 Att: 5,845
A heavy home reversal - Dean White scoring a penalty
1987 - Gillingham 2-1 Walsall FAC2 Att: 4,916
Goals from Steve Lovell and Karl Elsey put the Gills through
1992 - Gillingham 1-1 Colchester U D3 Att: 5,319
David Crown found the U's net
1998 - Colchester U 1-5 Gillingham AWS1 Att: 1,742
Carl Asaba, Adrian Pennock, Robert Taylor (2) and Paul Smith saw the Gills romp to victory at Layer Road
2006 - Port Vale 2-0 Gillingham L1 Att: 3,077
2009 - Gillingham 0-0 Carlisle United L1 Att: 7,214
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DEBUTS...
The following player made their Gillingham debut in the above games...
1931- Hugh Vallance at Norwich
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BIRTHS...
1991- Jack Payne
Jack has gone on to make 107 appearances for the Gills since signing his first professional contract for the club in January 2009.
He had made an immediate impression by winning the Gills' Young Player of the Year Award for three years in succession.
The midfielder, who celebrates his 21st birthday today, has recently been made available for transfer by manager Martin Allen.