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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 ...
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 eventually went into receivership in January 1995, [55] and by the end of the 1994–95 season, with Gillingham facing the threat of being expelled from the Football League and closed down, fans were wondering whether they had seen the last ever Gills match. [55] However, help was on its way in the form of a last-ditch purchase of the ...
After finishing as runners-up again in 2007–08, the club were promoted to Division One of the Western League. [2] In 2009–10 Gillingham won the Dorset Senior Cup, beating Wimborne Town 2–1 in the final after extra time. [3] A third-place finish in Division One in 2011–12 saw the club promoted to the Premier Division. [2]
The 2021–22 season was Gillingham's 129th year in their history and ninth consecutive season in League One.Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Trophy.
On 17 May, Gillingham announced their first pre-season friendly, against Dartford. [47] Five days later, a second fixture was confirmed against Watford. [48] A third and fourth was then shortly added to the schedule, against Southend United and Woking. [49] [50] In June, a fifth friendly was added to the clubs schedule, versus Millwall. [51]