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The club was founded in 1893 as New Brompton Football Club and renamed to Gillingham Football Club in 1912. The club played in the Southern League before joining the Football League in 1920. After 18 unsuccessful seasons, Gillingham were voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937–38 season, and returned to the ...
Ron Hillyard, Gillingham's appearance record holder, played a total of 655 games in a 17-year career with the club. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Gillingham, Kent, playing in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 season. The club was formed in 1893 as New Brompton F.C., a name which ...
Gillingham Football Club is an English football club based in Gillingham, Kent. The club was formed in 1893, and played in the Southern League until 1920, when that league's top division was absorbed into the Football League as its new Division Three. The club was voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937–38 ...
The Gillingham team line up before a match in the club's first season in the Football League, along with club officials and the local mayor. Gillingham Football Club is an English association football club originally formed in 1893 under the name New Brompton F.C. The club adopted its present name in 1912, and played in the Southern League ...
Partially visible second from right is Nicky Southall, one of the longest-serving players in the club's history. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Gillingham, Kent, playing in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 season.
The club was formed in 1893 as New Brompton F.C., [1] changing its name to Gillingham in 1912. [1] The club joined The Football League in 1920, was voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937–38 season, [1] but returned to the league 12 years later after it was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs. [1]
Several players have contributed significantly to the history of the club, despite only playing between 24 and 49 games. [nb 1] Deon Burton only spent one season at the club, but scored 13 goals, the second highest of any player that season, [5] to help the club win the championship of Football League Two in the 2012–13 season. [6]
The club's first Football League match was against Southampton at Gillingham's home ground, Priestfield Road; Sisson, Battiste, Baxter, Wigmore, Holt, Hall, Gilbey and Roe all made their debuts. In front of a crowd of approximately 12,000 fans, Gilbey scored the club's first Third Division goal, but the game ended in a 1–1 draw.