Gillingham F.C.

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Gillingham
A shield with the words "Gillingham Football Club" in the top portion and the remainder divided into two sections, the left containing black and white vertical stripes and the right a depiction of a white horse rearing up on its hind legs on a blue background
Full nameGillingham Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gills
Founded1893; 131 years ago (1893)
(as "New Brompton")
GroundPriestfield Stadium
Capacity11,582[1]
OwnerBrad Galinson
ChairmanBrad Galinson
Head coachStephen Clemence
LeagueEFL League Two
2022–23EFL League Two, 17th of 24
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Gillingham Football Club is a professional

League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, in the 2023–24 season
.

The club was founded in 1893 as New Brompton Football Club, a name retained until 1912, and played in the

Football Conference. Between 2000 and 2005, Gillingham were in the second tier of the English football league system for the only time in their history, achieving a club record highest league finish of eleventh place in 2002–03
.

The club originally played in black and white striped shirts but switched to blue shirts in the 1930s. The club crest has traditionally depicted the white horse symbol of the county of Kent. Priestfield Stadium has been the club's home ground throughout its existence; it once held up to 30,000 fans but in the modern era the capacity is less than half that figure. The club has twice won the championship of English football's fourth tier, in the

2012–13 seasons, under managers Freddie Cox and Martin Allen
respectively.

History

Further information: History of Gillingham F.C.
For a statistical breakdown by season, see List of Gillingham F.C. seasons.

Early years

A document announcing that New Brompton Football Club has changed its name to Gillingham Football Club, dated 1913
The official announcement of the club's change of name in 1913

The local success of a junior football side, Chatham Excelsior F.C., encouraged a group of businessmen to meet with a view to creating a football club which could compete in larger competitions. New Brompton F.C. was formed at the meeting, held on 18 May 1893.

test match to win promotion.[5]

In the seasons that followed, the club struggled in Division One, finishing bottom in the

Football League Division Three.[9]

First spell in the Football League

In the first season of the newly created Football League Division Three, the

Gloucester City.[11] The Gills also won the league title in 1948–49.[12]

Return to the Football League

In 1950, plans were announced to expand the Football League Division Three (South) from 22 to 24 teams and, taking into account their local success in the interim, Gillingham were re-elected to the Football League with a landslide vote.

goal average (1.967 against 1.948).[13]

After relegation back to the Fourth Division in

final to Swindon Town.[15] During this period the club produced future stars Steve Bruce and Tony Cascarino, who was famously bought from non-league Crockenhill in exchange for a set of tracksuits.[16]

Two teams taking part in a football match, one in blue shirts and the other in yellow. Stands full of spectators are visible in the background.
Gillingham (blue shirts) in action in a match from the 1986–87 season

In 1987, the Gills hit the headlines when, on consecutive Saturdays, they beat

Football Conference.[15]

Recent highs and lows

A stadium full of spectators. Those nearest the camera are waving blue and white flags.
Gillingham fans at the 2000 Division Two play-off final

Beset with financial problems, the club went into administration in January 1995, and by the end of the

Andy Thomson, the Gills won 3–2 and were promoted to Division One for the first time.[24]

Taylor then left to manage

Martin Allen, who led the club to promotion as League Two champions in his first season in charge.[32][33] However, shortly after winning League Two, Allen was sacked in what many saw as a surprise after a poor start to the season.[34] The club remained in League One from 2013 up until 2022, with a best finish of ninth, achieved in the 2015–16 season.[6] In the 2021–22 season, Gillingham were relegated back into League Two.[35] In December 2022, Florida-based property tycoon Brad Galinson acquired a majority shareholding in the club, with Scally retaining minority ownership.[36] In January 2023 the club confirmed that Galinson would also take on the position of Chairman.[37]

Stadium

An external view of a sports stadium, with a large amount of blue detail on the facade.
Exterior shot of Priestfield Stadium (Medway Stand)

The Gills have played at

Kent Reliance Building Society.[42] In 2011 it was rebranded again, this time, to MEMS Priestfield Stadium under another such agreement.[43]

At its peak in the 1940s the official capacity of the stadium was listed as "between 25,000 and 30,000"[2] but subsequent redevelopments, the removal of terraces and building of new facilities have seen this reduced to a current capacity of 11,582.[44] In the 2018–19 season, the most recent to be completed in full with full crowd capacity permitted, the average attendance at home matches was 5,128.[45] The ground has also hosted home fixtures of the England women's national football team.[46] The club's training ground is Beechings Cross, in Grange Road, Gillingham. In 2012 the club was involved in a dispute with the local council, who alleged that Gillingham owed over £30,000 in unpaid bills relating to the training facility.[47]

Colours and crest

Fred Griffiths wearing the club's original striped shirt

Although Gillingham have long been associated with the colours blue and white, the original New Brompton side wore a strip consisting of black and white striped shirts with black shorts.[3] In 1913 the black and white strip was dropped in favour of red shirts with blue sleeves, emblazoned with the borough's coat of arms.[48] The striped shirts returned after World War One, before finally being replaced with the now-familiar combination of plain blue shirts and white shorts in 1931.[49] More recent years have seen several variations on the blue and white colour scheme. In the late 1990s the team wore blue and black striped shirts, recalling the original New Brompton stripes.[50] In the summer of 2003 it was controversially announced that the club's first choice shirts for the following season would be predominantly white, rather than blue. The announcement received such a hostile response from supporters that the white strip was replaced by one featuring blue and black hoops, which had originally been earmarked as the team's third choice kit.[51] In March 2010 the club announced a return to the black and blue stripes for the 2010–11 season.[52] In recognition of the centenary of the renaming of the club, the 2012–13 kit was red with blue sleeves and collar, and the club's crest was replaced by the town's crest. After winning the League Two title in 2012–13, the club gave season ticket holders the chance to vote on what colours the club would play in for the 2013–14 season, with the fans choosing to return to a blue and white kit.[53] Blue and white, or blue with black stripes, have been used since.[54]

An illustration of a white horse rearing up on its hind legs.
Until 1992 the club's crest was simply a portion of the county arms of Kent.

The club's current crest is a shield divided vertically into halves of black and white stripes and solid blue, reflecting the club's original and modern kits. On the blue half is the county emblem of

Latin for "the home of the shouting men",[55] a traditional epithet associated with the town of Gillingham.[56] In keeping with the crest, the club's mascot, Tommy Trewblu, takes the form of a horse. He first appeared at a match against Macclesfield Town in October 1998.[57]

The first sponsor's name to appear on Gillingham shirts was that of Italian

Kent Reliance Building Society,[42] Automatic Retailing,[60] MEMS Power Generation,[61] and Medway Council.[62]

Players

Current squad

As of 5 February 2024[63]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Glenn Morris
3 DF England ENG Max Clark
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Masterson
5 DF Germany GER
vice-captain
)
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Williams (captain)
7 MF England ENG George Lapslie
8 MF Wales WAL Jonny Williams
9 FW England ENG Josh Andrews
10 FW England ENG Ashley Nadesan
11 MF Wales WAL Dom Jefferies
12 FW England ENG Oliver Hawkins
13 DF England ENG Scott Malone
14 DF England ENG Robbie McKenzie
17 MF England ENG Jayden Clarke
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Ethan Coleman
19 FW Colombia COL Jorge Cabezas Hurtado (on loan from Watford)
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shadrach Ogie
23 FW England ENG
Huddersfield Town
)
24 DF England ENG Remeao Hutton
25 GK England ENG Jake Turner
30 MF Australia AUS Matty MacArthur
31 FW England ENG Ronald Sithole
35 DF England ENG Alex Giles
36 FW England ENG Kieron Agbebi
38 MF France FRA Timothée Dieng
47 FW England ENG Josh Walker

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Joseph Gbode (on loan at Aveley)
— MF England ENG Josh Chambers (on loan at Worthing)
— GK England ENG Taite Holtam (on loan at Faversham Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Sam Gale (on loan at Hastings United)
— FW Zimbabwe ZIM Macauley Bonne (on loan at Cambridge United)
— DF England ENG Ike Orji (on loan at Hemel Hempstead Town)

Former players

Main article: List of Gillingham F.C. players

Player of the Season

Gillingham's Player of the Season award is voted for by the club's supporters. It was first introduced in the 1968–69 season.[64]

Club officials

Paul Scally (holding trophy) was the club's chairman from 1995 until 2022.

As of November 2023[112]

Management

Position Name
Chairman Brad Galinson
Board of directors Brad Galinson, Shannon Hogan Galinson, Paul Scally
Director of Football Kenny Jackett

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Stephen Clemence
Assistant head coach Robbie Stockdale
Physiotherapist Gary Hemens
Head of academy coaching Keith Millen
Head of academy education Jason Lillis
Youth team manager Mark Moss
Goalkeeping coach Deren Ibrahim
Fitness coach James Russell
Academy manager Bryan Bull
Head of recruitment Andy Hessenthaler

Managers

A middle-aged man in a suit
Tony Pulis served as the club's manager from 1995 until 1999
Further information: List of Gillingham F.C. managers

For the first three years of the club's existence, team matters were handled by a committee. In 1896

John McMillan, thus became the first manager to take charge of the team in a Football League match.[115]

In 1939, a year after the club was voted back out of the Football League, Archie Clark took over as manager, and was still in charge when the club was elected back to the Football League in 1950. Clark remained in the job until 1957.[116] Freddie Cox took over in 1962 and led the club to the Football League Fourth Division championship in the 1963–64 season, making him the first manager to win a Football League divisional title with the club.[117] Basil Hayward was sacked in 1971 after the club was relegated back to the Fourth Division in the 1970–71 season,[117] but his successor Andy Nelson led the club to promotion back to Division Three three years later before controversially resigning.[118]

League Two.[34]

Chairmen

The following have been chairman of the club's board of directors:[120]

A heavy-set man with a large beard, wearing a jacket and tie
Local alderman James Barnes was an early chairman of the club
  • 1893–1895: Horace Croneen
  • 1895–1897: E.C. Warren
  • 1897–1902: W.H. Checksfield
  • 1902–1912: James Barnes
  • 1912–1922: Edward Crawley
  • 1922–1930: Jack Knight
  • 1930–1932: S.J. Chippick
  • 1932–1934: J.A. Crumbie
  • 1934–1947: Jack Knight
  • 1947–1959: Charles Cox Sr.
  • 1959–1961: J.W. Leech Jnr
  • 1961–1983: Clifford Grossmark
  • 1983–1986: Charles Cox Jr.
  • 1986–1989: Roy Wood
  • 1989–1991: M.G. Lukehurst
  • 1991–1995:[121] Bernard Baker
  • 1995–2022:[122] Paul Scally
  • 2022: Paul Fisher (co-chairman)
  • 2022–present: Brad Galinson

Honours

Sources:[6][14][123]

League

Cup

Statistics and records

Further information:
Gillingham F.C. records
Yearly table positions of Gillingham in the Football League.

Goalkeeper

Merthyr Town in April 1930.[128] The highest transfer fee received by the club is £1.5 million for Robert Taylor, paid by Manchester City in 1999, and the highest fee paid by Gillingham is £600,000 for Carl Asaba, signed from Reading in 1998.[125]

The club's record home attendance is 23,002, for an FA Cup match against Queens Park Rangers on 10 January 1948,[125] a record which will almost certainly never be broken unless the club relocates to a larger ground, given that Priestfield Stadium's current capacity is approximately half that figure. The team's biggest ever professional win was a 10–0 defeat of Chesterfield in September 1987,[125] although they had previously registered a 12–1 win against

Gloucester City in the Southern League in November 1946.[15] The Gills hold the record for the fewest goals conceded by a team in the course of a 46-game Football League season, set in the 1995–96 season, during which goalkeeper Jim Stannard kept 29 clean sheets.[129]

Rivalries

The 2003 Football Fans Census revealed that no other team's supporters considered Gillingham to be among their club's main rivals.[130] Millwall are considered to be the closest the Gills have to local rivals.[131] Swindon Town are seen by many fans as the club's biggest rivals, stemming from bad-tempered matches between the teams in the past.[132] While Swindon fans generally do not consider Gillingham among their biggest rivals, there was violence when they met at Priestfield in the 2005–06 season, their first meeting since a promotion play-off match in 1987.[133] Following their promotion in 1989, Maidstone United became Kent's second League side. A rivalry with Gillingham developed over the following seasons, until Maidstone's financial troubles forced them to resign from the League in 1992.[134] A minor rivalry between Gillingham and Fulham has developed arising from the death of a Fulham fan who was killed during a clash between both sets of fans outside Priestfield Stadium in March 1998.[135]

In popular culture

In 1956, comedian Fred Emney filmed a scene for his sitcom Emney Enterprises prior to the start of a match between Gillingham and Brighton & Hove Albion. The footage featured the overweight Emney, wearing a flat cap and monocle and smoking a cigar, dribbling the ball past the entire Gills defence and scoring a goal.[136] The 2005 film Green Street makes use of action sequences filmed during a match between Gillingham and West Ham United, although the dialogue states that the team playing West Ham is Birmingham City to align with the narrative of the film.[137] A film entitled The Shouting Men, released in March 2010, centres on a group of Gillingham fans and features scenes shot at Priestfield.[55]

See also

  • Brian Moore
    , a Gillingham supporter and former member of the board of directors.
  • Chatham Town WFC – women's football club formerly affiliated to Gillingham F.C.

Notes

  1. League One
    since 2004)
  2. Football League Two
    since 2004

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