Richard Day looks back at news relevant to Gillingham FC on this day in history, games, players, debuts etc...
FIXTURES...
Goals from Simeon Jackson, Mark McCammon and Charlie Daniels helped put the Mariners to sea
L2 Att: 4,912 Gillingham 3-0 Grimsby T - 2008
The odd goal in seven victory came through goals from Mamady Sidibe, Paul Shaw, Marlon King and Nyron Nosworthy
D1 Att: 8,237 Gillingham 4-3 Millwall - 2003
A double from Jason Lillis was added to by Steve Lovell to put the Gills through 5-2 on aggregate
LC1 2L Att: 3,066 Gillingham 3-1 Cambridge U - 1988
Dave Shearer struck the only goal at Millmoor
D3 Att: 3,243 Rotherham Utd 0-1 Gillingham - 1986
Dave Mehmet and Mark Weatherly goals were enough to see off the Trotters
D3 Att: 3,087 Gillingham 2-0 Bolton W - 1983
The Gills edged victory through Billy Hughes, Ken Price and Damien Richardson
D3 Att: 4,712 Gillingham 3-2 Newport Co. - 1980
The match winner at Priestfield came from Peter Feely
D3 Att: 5,786 Gillingham 1-0 Preston NE - 1975
Bobby Folds grabbed the Gills goal at the Goldstone Ground
D3 Att: 13,400 Brighton & HA 3-1 Gillingham - 1969
Roy Proverbs netted for the Gills at Spotland
D4 Att: 5,239 Rochdale 3-1 Gillingham - 1961
D4 Att: 7,997 Gillingham 0-0 Darlington - 1958
The Gills scorer at Highfield Road was Billy Millar
D3S Att: 18,249 Coventry C 4-1 Gillingham - 1954
Jimmy Scarth found the net at Eastville
D3S Att: 19,997 Bristol Rov. 3-1 Gillingham - 1952
The consolation came from Johnny Warsap
SL Chelmsford C 4-1 Gillingham - 1947
Goals from George Kidd and Alan Scott saw the Gills to an away victory at Roots Hall
D3S Att: 7,208 Southend Utd 1-2 Gillingham - 1933
D3S Att: 5,928 Torquay Utd 3-0 Gillingham - 1930
Bill Arblaster and Stanley Amos were the scorers in this away win
Att: 8,496 D3S Coventry C 0-2 Gillingham - 1926
D3S Gillingham 0-0 Watford - 1924
D3S Gillingham 0-3 Northampton T - 1922
The winner at the Vetch Field came from Bill Savage
SL Swansea T 0-1 Gillingham - 1919
Sam Gilligan scored the only goal of the game
SL Gillingham 1-0 QPR - 1913
Former Blackburn Rovers forward George Smith notched the winner
SL New Brompton 1-0 Kettering - 1902
The following players made their Gillingham debuts in the above games...
DEBUTS...
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1952
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versus Bolton
Paul Garner - 1983
at Bristol Rovers
Billy Hall - BIRTHS...
1932
In all, John made 206 appearances in six seasons for the club, scoring three goals before moving onto Dover and Maidstone United where he was coach.
He was one of the defenders that conceded just 30 goals as the Gills won the Fourth Division in 1963-64.
After spells at Shrewsbury Town and Bournemouth he followed manager Freddie Cox from Dean Court to Gillingham in August 1962, his Gills debut coming at home to Chester on the opening day of the season.
Born in Sydenham, John came through the ranks at West Ham United, signing professional terms in July 1954 having already made his Hammers debut as an amateur.
John Arnott- 1934
During his time at Priestfield he was loaned to Maidstone United, Grays Athletic, AFC Wimbledon (twice), Ebbsfleet United (twice) and Dover Athletic but eventually joined Welling United in the summer of 2010 following his release from the Gills.
The young striker came through the youth ranks at Gillingham and went on to score one goal in 15 first-team appearances although only two were starts.
Luis Cumbers - 1988
He scored nine goals in 33 appearances for the Gills before moving on to Dover, Canterbury City and Chatham Town.
His debut came at Shrewsbury Town three months later, his first goal for the club earned a point in a draw at Coventry City in February 1959.
Sammy played as an amateur for Birmingham City and Aldershot and later played for Wolves and Walsall before joining the Gills in June 1958.
Sammy Moore-