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…
1902 - New Brompton 0-1 Northampton T SLD1
1908 - New Brompton 3-1 Sunderland FAC1 Att: 10,620
Charlie McGibbon scored all three in an excellent cup triumph in front of a record crowd
1913 - New Brompton 0-0 Barnsley FAC1
1930 - Gillingham 1-2 Watford D3S Att: 5,562
Campbell Whyte netted in this home reversal
1936 - Gillingham 2-1 Bristol City D3S Att: 7,587
A George Tadman effort and a Bill Baldwin penalty saw the Gills secure the points
1947 - Swansea T 4-1 Gillingham FAC3
Tug Wilson hit the Gills' consolation at the Vetch
1958 - Newport Co 5-0 Gillingham D3S Att: 6,206
1964 - Exeter City 0-0 Gillingham D4 Att: 10,915
1969 - Gillingham 0-5 Watford D3 Att: 6,523
The first-half dismissal of skipper Gordon Riddick didn't help as the league leaders went to town
1975 - Gillingham 3-2 Huddersfield T D3 Att: 7,916
Goals from George Ley, Peter Feely and Dave Galvin saw the Gills edge out the Terriers
1986 - Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Gillingham D3 Att: 5,232
Terry Cochrane netted the only goal at Burnden Park
1991 - Gillingham 2-2 Torquay Utd D4 Att: 4,352
The Gills netted through David Crown and a John Uzzell own goal to claim a point
1992 - Gillingham 4-0 Walsall D4 Att: 2,726
Crown was the hero, claiming a hat-trick with Karl Elsey adding the other in a resounding win
2000 - Gillingham 3-1 Bradford City FAC4 Att: 7,091
A memorable night as goals from Andy Thomson, Barry Ashby and John Hodge saw the Gills claim a top-flight scalp
2003 - Derby County 1-1 Gillingham C Att: 22,769
Guy Ipoua was the marksman as the game at Pride Park ended all-square
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DEBUTS...
The following player made his Gillingham debut in the above games...
1991- Michael Harle against Torquay at home
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BIRTHS...
1947- Dave Quirke
Dave had played for St Neots Town and Bedford Town before arriving at Gillingham in July 1966.
He made his debut as a substitute for Bill Williams at Reading in February 1968.
A consistent performer, whether it was in defence or midfield, he went on to make 254 appearances before being release in the summer of 1974.
After leaving the Gills he had spells in South Africa and Sweden before embarking on a personal tour of Kent League clubs.
1955 - Brian Gregory
The Belfast-born forward joined the Gills on amateur terms and was a regular scorer in both the youth team and reserves.
He signed as a professional in August 1974, the same month as he made his first-team debut as a substitute at home to Walsall.
Brian started the following game at Bournemouth but it proved to be his final appearance.
Despite a later spell at Luton Town, having impressed netting 61 goals in 88 games for Margate, he enjoyed a career in non-league football with a number of clubs.