Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...
FIXTURES...1900 - New Brompton 1-2 Reading SL
AJ Lissendon scored in this home loss
1906 - New Brompton 0-1 Bristol Rov. SL
1909 - New Brompton 7-0 Reading SL
John Taylor grabbed a hat-trick while Joe Satterthwaite and Albert Court hit doubles in an emphatic win
1914 - West Ham Utd 2-1 Gillingham SL
P Glen scored against the Irons
1919 - Gillingham 0-0 Watford SL
1920 - Reading 1-2 Gillingham D3
Archie Roe and Tom Gilbey netted in this win at Elm Park
1923 - Bristol Rov. 2-0 Gillingham D3S
1926 - Gillingham 2-2 QPR D3S Att: 6,208
Goals from Bill Arblaster and Stan Amos earned a point
1927 - QPR 3-3 Gillingham D3S Att: 9,241
Jonah Wilcox and Stanley Hillier (2) got the goals at Loftus Road
1928 - QPR 1-0 Gillingham D3S Att: 12,969
1934 - Reading 3-0 Gillingham D3S Att: 9,681
1937 - Gillingham 1-0 Newport Co. D3S Att: 6,295
Cyril Walker got the match-winner
1938 - Newport Co Res 3-3 Gillingham SL
William Johnson (2) and Tug Wilson were the scorers at Somerton Park
1945 - Ramsgate Ath. 2-2 Gillingham KL
A penalty from Lillis and Tug Wilson earned a point on the Kent coast
1948 - Dartford 0-5 Gillingham SL
A double from Hughie Russell plus efforts from George Forrester, Tug Wilson and George Dorling ensured a comfortable away victory
1951 - Gillingham 2-0 Southend Utd D3S Att 14,381
A brace from Derek Lewis settled this 'derby'
1954 - Southampton 3-1 Gillingham D3S Att: 16,678
The Saints won despite Ernie Morgan's effort
1955 - Leyton Orient 2-0 Gillingham D3S Att: 13,341
1956 - Gillingham 2-1 Walsall D3S Att: 7,860
The Saddlers returned home pointless thanks to Ernie Morgan's double
1958 - Gillingham 1-1 Carlisle Utd D4 Att: 8,106
Harry Hughes found the net in this home draw
1962 - Gillingham 1-0 Aldershot D4 Att: 7,119
The only goal of the game came from George Francis
1971 - Gillingham 2-0 Cambridge Utd D4 Att: 6,424
The U's were beaten thanks to goals from Bill Williams and Brian Yeo
1973 - Gillingham 1-1 Newport Co. D4 Att: 3,971
Brian Yeo struck again to take a point from the Welsh side
1976 - Gillingham 1-2 Newcastle Utd LC2 Att: 11,203
A Mark Weatherly goal couldn't prevent the Magpies stealing victory through Paul Cannell and Tommy Cassidy
1979 - Reading 1-3 Gillingham D3 Att: 6,406
Ken Price got two and Danny Westwood the other as the Gills won at Elm Park
1981 - Colchester Utd 2-0 Gillingham LC1 1L Att: 2,431
1984 - Orient 2-4 Gillingham D3 Att: 2,750
A good first leg victory came thanks to Tony Cascarino, John Leslie, Keith Oakes efforts and an own goal from Pat Corbett
1992 - Gillingham 4-1 Wrexham D3 Att: 2,499
Trevor Aylott and a hat-trick from Steve Lovell, including a penalty, snuffed the Dragons fire out
1998 - Gillingham 4-0 Wrexham D2 Att: 5,349
Paul Smith, Carl Asaba and a double from Andy Hessenthaler proved too much for the Welsh side
2006 - Gillingham 0-2 Scunthorpe Utd L1 Att: 5,749
2007 - Gillingham 2-1 Walsall L1 Att: 4,806
A first-half double from Gary Mulligan unseated the Saddlers
2009 - Gillingham 1-1 Colchester Utd JPT Att: 1,725
Simeon Jackson's penalty ensured a draw after 90 minutes before the Gills won 4-3 on penalties after extra-time
2012 - Gillingham 1-1 Chesterfield L2 Att: 4,380
The managerless Spireites took a point despite a Danny Kedwell effort
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DEBUTS...
The following players made their debuts in the above games...
1923 - Richard Hendrie at Bristol Rovers
1926 - Bill Pickering versus QPR
1928 - Bill Hanney at Loftus Road
1937 - George Holland against Newport
1962 - John Ballagher and Bob Smith at Priestfield against Aldershot
1971 - Terry Parmenter and Peter Shearing when Cambridge visited
1984 - Dave Shearer at Brisbane Road
1992 - Nicky Forster against Wrexham
2012 - Adam Birchall against Chesterfield
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BIRTHS...
1991 - Andrew White
The young striker joined Gillingham in the summer of 2010 as a 17-year-old on a one year contract from Reading.
He made his debut in the Carling Cup tie at Norwich City in August as a late substitute for Adebayo Akinfenwa. His only other first-team appearance, when also replacing Bayo, came in the Barnet home defeat in April.
Following his release from Priestfield in May 2011 he has played for Eastleigh, Dorchester Town (loan) and is currently at Wessex League Premier Division Winchester City.