GILLINGHAM
("The Gills")
Year formed | 1893 |
Turned professional | 1894 |
Limited company | 1893 |
Previous names | New Brompton FC: 1893 - 1913 Gillingham FC: 1913 - . |
Ground | MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Redfern Avenue, Gillingham, Kent ME7 4DD (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 114 x 75 yards (104 x 69 metres) |
Ground capacity | 11,582 |
Record attendance at present ground | 23,002 v Queen's Park Rangers, FA Cup 3rd round, 10th January 1948 (drew 1-1) |
League career | Southern League Division Two: 1894 - 1895 Southern League Division One: 1895 - 1920 Kent League: 1895 - 1896 Kent League: 1897 - 1898 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1938 (not re-elected) Southern League: 1938 - 1950 Division Three (South): 1950 - 1958 Division Four: 1958 - 1964 Division Three: 1964 - 1971 Division Four: 1971 - 1974 Division Three: 1974 - 1989 Division Four/Three: 1989 - 1996 Division Two: 1996 - 2000 Division One/Championship: 2000 - 2005 League One: 2005 - 2008. League Two: 2008 - 2009 League One: 2009 - 2010 League Two: 2010 - 2013 League One: 2013 - 2022 League Two: 2022 - . |
First Football League game | 28th August 1920 v Southampton, Division Three, drew 1-1 |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Division Four/League Two Champions: 1963-64, 2012-13 Division Four/Three runners-up: 1973-74, 1995-96 Southern League champions: 1946-47, 1948-49 Southern League runners-up: 1947-48 Kent League champions: 1945-46 |
Domestic - Cup | None |
Best League position | 11th, Division One, 2002-03 |
Lowest League position | 21st, Division Three, 1992-93 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 6th round, 1999-2000 |
Furthest in League Cup | 4th round, 1963-64, 1996-97 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 62, Division Four, 1973-74 |
3 for a win | 85, Division Two, 1999-2000 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 26, Division Three (South), 1937-38 |
3 for a win | 40, Division Three, 1988-89 40, Division Three, 1992-93 |
Most League goals scored | 90, Division Four, 1973-74 |
Most League goals conceded | 101, Division Three (South), 1950-51 |
Fewest League goals scored | 34, Division Three, 1920-21 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 20, Division Three, 1995-96 |
Most wins in a League season | 25, Division Three / Two, 1984-85, 1999-2000 25, Division Four, 1973-74 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 8, Division Three, 1920-21 |
Most draws in a League season | 20, Division Three, 1977-78 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 4, Division Three, 1988-89 |
Most losses in a League season | 30, Division Three, 1988-89 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 7, Division Thee, 1995-96 |
Record League win | 10-0 v Chesterfield, Division Three, 5th September 1987 |
Record Cup win | 10-1 v Gorleston, FA Cup 1st round, 16th November 1957 |
Record League Cup win | 4-0 v Reading, League Cup 2nd round, 18 August 1971 |
Record defeat | 2-9 v Nottingham Forest, Division Three (South), 18th November 1950 |
Record League Cup defeat | 0-6 v Oxford United, Littlewoods Challenge Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 24 September 1986 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 31, Ernie Morgan, Division Three (South), 1954-55 31, Brian Yeo, Division Four, 1973-74 |
in total | 135, Brian Yeo, 1963-75 |
Most League goals in one match | 6, Fred Cheesmur v Merthur Town, Division Three (South), 26th April 1930 |
Most League appearances | 571, John Simpson, 1957-72 |
Most capped player | 7, Mamady Sidibe for Mali, 2002-05 |
Youngest League player | Luke Freeman 15 years 247 days v Hartlepool United, 24th November 2007 |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | £1,500,000 for Robert Taylor to Manchester City, November 1999 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £600,000 for Carl Asaba from Reading, August 1998 |