News about 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 - Gravesend Utd 1-4 New Brompton FAC2Q
Jack Frettingham (2), J Walker and Dave Hutcheson were all on target
1900 - West Ham Utd 4-1 New Brompton FAC4QR
Bob Innes netted from the penalty spot
1903 - New Brompton 2-2 Northampton T SLD1
Goals from Jim Stevenson and Hugh Goldie earned a point
1908 - Brentford 1-1 New Brompton SLD1
Fred Maven earned an away point with a penalty
1914 - Gillingham 0-5 Reading SLD1
1925 - Crystal Palace 0-2 Gillingham D3S Att: 11,879
Reg McKee and Dick Edmed were both on target at Selhurst Park
1931 - Clapton Orient 3-1 Gillingham D3S Att: 5,405
Albert Williams netted for the Gills
1936 - Gillingham 3-0 Notts Co. D3S Att: 12,215
Jim Watson scored all three goals in a comfortable victory
1953 - Walthamstow Ave 1-0 Gillingham FAC1 Att: 9,000
1956 - Gillingham 2-0 Yiewsley FAC1R Att: 7,038
Goals from Ernie Morgan and Stewart Pollock, his only goal for the club, saw the Gills progress.
1959 - Notts Co. 3-1 Gillingham D4 Att: 13,856
Sammy Moore netted at Meadow Lane
1964 - Gillingham 1-1 Bournemouth D3 Att: 9,652
Brian Gibbs was the scorer against the Cherries
1970 - Brentford 2-1 Gillingham FAC1 Att: 8,000
Mike Green found the net but it wasn't enough
1981 - Plymouth Arg. 0-0 Gillingham FAC1 Att: 5,471
1987 - Northampton T 2-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 5,151
The Gills scorer at the County Ground was Steve Lovell
1992 - Gillingham 3-1 Darlington D3 Att: 2,567
David Crown, Nicky Forster and a Parkin own goal accounted for the Quakers
1995 - Gillingham 1-0 Wycombe W FAC1R Att: 8585
A Terry Howard own goal put the Gills through
1997 - Fulham 3-0 Gillingham D2 Att: 8,280
1998 - Manchester C 0-0 Gillingham D2 Att: 26,529
Goalkeeper Jim Stannard kept a clean sheet in his final first-team appearance at Maine Road
2001 - Gillingham 3-0 Crystal Palace C Att: 9,396
Two goals from Guy Ipoua plus one from Iffy Onuora saw the Gills to an impressive victory
2009 - Bristol Rovers 2-1 Gillingham L1 Att: 6,210
A fine Andy Barcham goal wasn't enough at the Memorial Ground
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DEBUTS...
The following players made their Gillingham debuts in the above games...
1931 - William Cronin at Clapton Orient
1987 - Ivan Haines & Malcolm Smith away at Northampton
1992 - Paul Stephenson versus Darlington at home
1998 - Marcus Browning against Man City at Maine Road
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BIRTHS...
1954 - Kenny Rogers
The forward came through the ranks here at Priestfield and made his debut against Cambridge United at home in September 1972, two months before signing professional terms.
Without ever being a regular, he had made 13 appearances prior to joining Canterbury City in March 1974.
Spells later followed at Dover, Chatham Town, his hometown club, Herne Bay and Sittingbourne.
1961 - Dean Horrix
Millwall forward Dean came to Gillingham in a 'swap' deal that saw Dean White move to the Den in March 1983.
His debut came against AFC Bournemouth but at the end of the season, having made 14 appearances, a £10,000 fee saw him sign for Reading.
Spells followed at Cardiff City (loan), Millwall again and Bristol City but shortly after his move to Ashton Gate the 28-year-old was tragically killed in a car accident.
1970 - Barry Ashby
Having come through the ranks at Watford and playing for Brentford, Barry joined the Gills for a tribunal set fee of £140,000 in the summer of 1997 and made his debut on the opening day of the season in a goalless draw at home to Preston.
'Ash' went on to make 319 appearances, scoring ten goals, playing his last game in the final day relegation heart-breaker at Nottingham Forest in May 2005.
The 34-year-old's eight year association with the club ended after he turned down a contract extension under Neale Cooper's managerial stint.
He played for Welling United, later managed Margate and is currently back at Park View Road as assistant manager to Jamie Day.