Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...
FIXTURES...
1901
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Kevin James' goal couldn't stop a Pompey victory
D1 Att: 8,797 Gillingham 1-3 Portsmouth - 2002
Leo Fortune-West netted the only goal of the game
D2 Att: 6,116 Gillingham 1-0 Burnley - 1996
Andy Arnott and Steve Lovell were on target againt 'Boro
D4 Att: 3,375 Gillingham 2-0 Scarborough - 1991
David Byrne grabbed the Gills goal at Meadow Lane
D3 Att: 3,624 Notts Co. 1-1 Gillingham - 1985
A Brian Parkin own goal accounted for the Gills effort
D3 Att: 3,688 Bristol Rovers 2-1 Gillingham - 1982
D3 Att: 3,441 Hereford Utd 2-0 Gillingham - 1977
Centre-half Dave Wiltshire got the Gills goal at Vale Park
D3 Att: 2,500 Port Vale 2-1 Gillingham - 1974
D3 Att: 8,148 Torquay Utd 2-0 Gillingham - 1968
D4 Att: 8,381 Gillingham 0-0 Exeter City - 1963
Alec Farrall and Ronnie Bacon were the scorers against Stanley
D4 Att: 6,214 Gillingham 2-1 Accrington S - 1960
D3S Att: 8,705 Gillingham 0-1 Newport Co. - 1957
City's Roy Kirk netted an own goal in this fixture
D3S Att: 11,458 Gillingham 1-1 Coventry City - 1955
Jackie Carr's effort wasn't enough to stave off defeat
SL Att: 1,995 Hastings Utd 2-1 Gillingham - 1949
Vic Hole (2), Johnny Warsap and Tug Wilson all found the net against the South Wales side
SL Att: 6,539 Gillingham 4-1 Barry Town - 1946
D3S Att: 8,914 Gillingham 0-2 Crystal Palace - 1935
Fred Cheesmur got on the scoresheet at Loftus Road
D3S Att: 11,875 QPR 2-1 Gillingham - 1929
A Joe Hodnett goal couldn't prevent a home defeat
D3S Att: 5,499 Gillingham 1-2 QPR - 1927
Arthur Wolstenholme was the scorer at the County Ground
SL Northampton T 2-1 Gillingham - 1912
A double from J Pickering earned a point
SL QPR 2-2 New Brompton - 1907
Alf Milward struck the goal at the Dell
SL Southampton 1-1 New Brompton-
DEBUTS...
1929
He returned to Spurs after one goal in five games and then joined the O's on a permanent basis in January 2009.
A versatile performer, Charlie played on loan at both Chesterfield and Leyton Orient from Tottenham Hotspur before joining the Gills on a month's loan in August 2008 and made his debut against Accrington Stanley.
Charlie Daniels - 1986
After a £2m move to Sheffield United in July 2008, Darius struggled through injury and in the summer he joined Millwall, playing his first game in their friendly at Gillingham.
Then in August 2005, just before the start of the season and having scored 10 goals in 39 appearances, a £450,000 deal took him to Watford.
After a loan spell at Swindon at the start of the 2004-05 campaign, where he scored five goals in six games, he returned to the Gills side and was a regular in the side that were relegated at Nottingham Forest on the final day.
Darius arrived at Priestfield for a nominal fee from Reading in January 2004 however after a handful of games he was injured and forced to miss the remainder of the season.
Darius Henderson - 1981
After returning to South Wales he played rugby union for Newport and Cross Keys and following his retirement from playing he has spent 40 years involved with a local baseball team.
His second and final appearance came in the following game at Bradford City and left the club for Prescot Cables in the summer.
The striker joined the Gills from hometown club Newport County in July 1961but had to wait until February 1962 before making his debut against Mansfield Town at Priestfield.
Peter Sanders - 1942
In his one season with the Gills he scored seven goals in 26 games then in July 1937 he returned to his native Northern Ireland, signing for Glentoran.
The centre-forward arrived from Fulham in May 1936 and made his debut against Brighton & HA on the opening day of the following campaign.
Jim Dodds - 1914
BIRTHS...
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versus Scarborough
Andy Arnott - 1991
at QPR
John Geddes -