List of Gillingham F.C. seasons
Gillingham Football Clubis an Englishassociation footballclub originally formed in 1893 under the name New Brompton F.C. The club adopted its present name in 1912, and played in theSouthern Leagueuntil 1920, when that league's top division was absorbed into theFootball Leagueas its new Division Three. The "Gills" were voted out of the league in favour ofIpswich Townat the end of the1937–38 season,but returned 12 years later, when that league was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs.
Twice in the late 1980s Gillingham came close to winning promotion to the second tier of English football, but a decline then set in and in 1993 the club narrowly avoided relegation to theFootball Conference.In 2000, Gillingham reached the second tier of the English league for the first time in the club's history. They went on to spend five seasons at this level, achieving a club record highest league finish of eleventh place in the2002–03 seasonbefore being relegated twice to return to the league's bottom division, known since 2004 asFootball League Two.The club has won honours at a professional level namely theFootball League Fourth Divisionchampionship in the1963–64 seasonas well as theFootball League Twochampionship in the2012–13 season.
Seasons
[edit]Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup[a] | EFL Trophy[b] | Other | Top scorer(s)[c] | Ref | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | |||||||||
1893–94 | New Brompton did not play league football | QR1 | FA Amateur Cup | R3Q[d] | Albert Jenner | 2[e] | [1] | ||||||||||
1894–95 | SL Div 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 10 | 22 | 1st[f] | QR3 | Arthur Rule | 22 | [1] | ||||
1895–96 | SL Div 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 18 | 6th | QR2 | Dave Hutcheson | 8[g] | [2] | ||||
KL Div 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 21 | 7th | |||||||||
1896–97 | SL Div 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 16 | 8th | QR4 | Jack Frettingham | 10[h] | [3] | ||||
TMC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 5th | |||||||||
1897–98 | SL Div 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 6th | QR5 | Jack Frettingham | 13[h] | [4] | ||||
TMC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 20 | 3rd | |||||||||
1898–99 | SL Div 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 25 | 6th | R1 | Jack Frettingham | 14[h] | [5] | ||||
TMC | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 26 | 1st | |||||||||
1899–1900 | SL Div 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 49 | 24 | 11th | QR4 | Jack Frettingham | 11[h] | [6] | ||||
TMC | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 1st | |||||||||
1900–01 | SL Div 1 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 19 | 12th | QR5 | Jack Frettingham | 14[h] | [7] | ||||
TMC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2nd | |||||||||
1901–02 | SL Div 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 10th | RInt | Alf Milward | 12[h][i] | [8] | ||||
TMC | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 21 | 1st | |||||||||
1902–03 | SL Div 1 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 6th | RInt | Charlie Satterthwaite | 14[h] | [9] | ||||
TMC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 42 | 11 | 4th | |||||||||
1903–04 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 25 | 16th | RInt | Jim Stevenson | 7 | [10] | ||||
1904–05 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 33 | 9th | R1 | Walter Leigh | 11 | [11] | ||||
1905–06 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 62 | 22 | 17th | R2 | Bill Marriott | 5 | [12] | ||||
1906–07 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 59 | 33 | 16th | R2 | Dan Cunliffe | 15 | [13] | ||||
1907–08 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 75 | 25 | 20th[j] | R2 | Charlie McGibbon | 22 | [14] | ||||
1908–09 | SL Div 1 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 41 | 7th | QR5 | Arthur Pickett | 9 | [15] | ||||
1909–10 | SL Div 1 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 74 | 43 | 12th | R1 | Albert Court | 25 | [16] | ||||
1910–11 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 65 | 30 | 18th | R1 | John Taylor | 15 | [17] | ||||
1911–12 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 31 | 18th | QR4 | F.Corbett A.Lee John Taylor |
6 | [18] | ||||
1912–13 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 53 | 34 | 15th | R1 | Arthur Wolstenholme | 7 | [19] | ||||
1913–14 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 49 | 35 | 13th | R2 | Charlie Hafekost | 10 | [20] | ||||
1914–15 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 82 | 20 | 20th | R1 | Sam Gilligan Peter Glen |
8 | [21] | ||||
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to theFirst World War. | |||||||||||||||||
1919–20 | SL Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 74 | 27 | 22nd | R1 | Arthur Wood | 14 | [22] | ||||
1920–21 | Div 3[k] | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 28 | 22nd[l] | QR6 | Tommy Hall | 11 | [23] | ||||
1921–22 | Div 3S[m] | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 36 | 18th | R1 | Charlie Freeman | 14 | [24] | ||||
1922–23 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 57 | 37 | 16th | QR6 | Tommy Hall Horace Williams |
11 | [25] | ||||
1923–24 | Div 3S | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 58 | 37 | 15th | R1 | Joe North | 17 | [26] | ||||
1924–25 | Div 3S | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 13th | QR6 | Fred Brown Frank Marshall Tommy Hall |
10 | [27] | ||||
1925–26 | Div 3S | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 10th | R2 | Fred Brown | 16 | [28] | ||||
1926–27 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 32 | 20th | R2 | Bill Arblaster | 18 | [29] | ||||
1927–28 | Div 3S | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 81 | 37 | 16th | R3 | Jonah Wilcox | 28 | [30] | ||||
1928–29 | Div 3S | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 83 | 29 | 22nd[l] | R1 | Arthur Dominy | 14 | [31] | ||||
1929–30 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 30 | 21st | R1 | Fred Cheesmur | 17 | [32] | ||||
1930–31 | Div 3S | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 76 | 38 | 16th | R2 | Harry Loasby | 22 | [33] | ||||
1931–32 | Div 3S | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 82 | 28 | 21st | R1 | Bill White | 9 | [34] | ||||
1932–33 | Div 3S | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 7th | R2 | George Nicol | 28 | [35] | ||||
1933–34 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 75 | 96 | 33 | 17th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | Sim Raleigh | 18 | [36] | ||
1934–35 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 75 | 35 | 20th | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | Bill Baldwin | 14 | [37] | ||
1935–36 | Div 3S | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 37 | 16th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | George Tadman | 18 | [38] | ||
1936–37 | Div 3S | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 11th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jimmy Watson | 21 | [39] | ||
1937–38 | Div 3S ↓ | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 77 | 26 | 22nd[n] | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jimmy Watson | 13 | [40] | ||
1938–39 | SL | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 104 | 57 | 64 | 3rd | QR4 | Southern League Cup | R2 | Harry Rowley | 41 | [41] | ||
1939–40 | SL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | n/a[o] | Southern League Cup | R1 | Harry Rowley | 4 | [42] | |||
No further competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to theSecond World War. | |||||||||||||||||
1945–46 | KL | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 33 | 37 | 1st | QR4 | Kent League Cup | W | Vic Hole | 29 | [43] | ||
1946–47 | SL | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 103 | 45 | 47[p] | 1st | R3 | Southern League Cup | W | Hughie Russell | 42 | [44] | ||
1947–48 | SL | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 43 | 47 | 2nd | R3 | Southern League Cup | GS | Hughie Russell | 23 | [45] | ||
1948–49 | SL | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 104 | 48 | 62 | 1st | QR4 | Southern League Cup | SF | Hughie Russell | 36 | [46] | ||
1949–50 | SL ↑ | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 92 | 61 | 55 | 5th[q] | R2 | Southern League Cup | R2 | Harold Williams | 18 | [47] | ||
1950–51 | Div 3S | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 69 | 101 | 35 | 22nd | R2 | Dave Thomas | 21 | [48] | ||||
1951–52 | Div 3S | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 71 | 81 | 35 | 22nd | R2 | Derek Lewis Dave Thomas |
22 | [49] | ||||
1952–53 | Div 3S | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 70 | 40 | 21st | R2 | Trevor Long | 11 | [50] | ||||
1953–54 | Div 3S | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 10th | R1 | Ernie Morgan | 21 | [51] | ||||
1954–55 | Div 3S | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 4th | R2 | Ernie Morgan | 33 | [52] | ||||
1955–56 | Div 3S | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 10th | R1 | Ernie Morgan | 16 | [53] | ||||
1956–57 | Div 3S | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 85 | 37 | 22nd | R2 | Jim Taylor | 16 | [54] | ||||
1957–58 | Div 3S | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 81 | 35 | 22nd | R3 | Ron Saunders | 19 | [55] | ||||
1958–59 | Div 4[r] | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 82 | 77 | 49 | 11th | R1 | Johnny Edgar | 24 | [56] | ||||
1959–60 | Div 4 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 52 | 7th | R3 | Pat Terry | 22 | [57] | ||||
1960–61 | Div 4 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 66 | 43 | 15th | R3 | R2 | Pat Terry | 22 | [58] | |||
1961–62 | Div 4 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 94 | 37 | 20th | R1 | R1 | Charlie Livesey | 15 | [59] | |||
1962–63 | Div 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 49 | 57 | 5th[s] | R3 | R1 | George Francis | 13 | [60] | |||
1963–64 | Div 4 ↑ | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 60 | 1st[t] | R1 | R4 | Brian Gibbs | 18 | [61] | |||
1964–65 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 50 | 55 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Brian Gibbs | 23 | [62] | |||
1965–66 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 6th | R1 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 24 | [63] | |||
1966–67 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 62 | 46 | 11th | R2 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 17 | [64] | |||
1967–68 | Div 3 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 63 | 48 | 11th | R1 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 16 | [65] | |||
1968–69 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 63 | 41 | 20th | R2 | R1 | Brian Yeo | 18 | [66] | |||
1969–70 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 64 | 39 | 20th[u] | R5 | R2 | Mike Green | 16 | [67] | |||
1970–71 | Div 3 ↓ | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 67 | 33 | 24th | R1 | R1 | Mike Green | 12 | [68] | |||
1971–72 | Div 4 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 45 | 13th | R3 | R3 | Brian Yeo | 24 | [69] | |||
1972–73 | Div 4 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 9th | R1 | R2 | Damien Richardson | 14 | [70] | |||
1973–74 | Div 4 ↑ | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 49 | 62 | 2nd | R1 | R2 | Brian Yeo | 32 | [71] | |||
1974–75 | Div 3 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 60 | 48 | 10th | R1 | R1 | Damien Richardson | 21 | [72] | |||
1975–76 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 58 | 68 | 43 | 15th | R2 | R2 | Damien Richardson Danny Westwood |
12 | [73] | |||
1976–77 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 64 | 44 | 12th | R1 | R2 | Damien Richardson | 18 | [74] | |||
1977–78 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Ken Price | 20 | [75] | |||
1978–79 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 42 | 59 | 4th | R1 | R1 | Danny Westwood | 19 | [76] | |||
1979–80 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 51 | 42 | 16th | R1 | R2 | Ken Price | 17 | [77] | |||
1980–81 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 42 | 15th | R2 | R2 | Ken Price | 13 | [78] | |||
1981–82 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 56 | 71[v] | 6th | R4 | R1 | Football League Group Cup | GS | Ken Price Dean White |
14 | [79] | |
1982–83 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 13th | R2 | R3 | Tony Cascarino | 19 | [80] | |||
1983–84 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 8th | R4 | R1 | R1(S) | Dave Mehmet | 17 | [81] | ||
1984–85 | Div 3 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 62 | 83 | 4th | R4 | R2 | R1(S) | Tony Cascarino | 20 | [82] | ||
1985–86 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 54 | 79 | 5th | R3 | R2 | SF(S) | Tony Cascarino | 21 | [83] | ||
1986–87 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 48 | 78 | 5th[w] | R3 | R2 | SF(S) | League play-offs | RU | Tony Cascarino | 30 | [84] |
1987–88 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 13th | R3 | R2 | GS | Steve Lovell | 27 | [85] | ||
1988–89 | Div 3 ↓ | 46 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 81 | 40 | 23rd | R1 | R2 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 17 | [86] | ||
1989–90 | Div 4 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 48 | 62 | 14th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 18 | [87] | ||
1990–91 | Div 4 | 46 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 54 | 15th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 21 | [88] | ||
1991–92 | Div 4 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 53 | 57 | 11th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | David Crown | 24[x] | [89] | ||
1992–93 | Div 3[y] | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 64 | 40 | 21st | R3 | R2 | GS | David Crown | 9 | [90] | ||
1993–94 | Div 3 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 16th | R2 | R1 | GS | Nicky Forster | 18 | [91] | ||
1994–95 | Div 3 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 41 | 19th | R3 | R1 | R2(S) | Chris Pike | 18 | [92] | ||
1995–96 | Div 3 ↑ | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 20[z] | 83 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | GS | Leo Fortune-West | 15 | [93] | ||
1996–97 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 11th | R3 | R4 | R1(S) | Iffy Onuora | 23 | [94] | ||
1997–98 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 47 | 70 | 8th[aa] | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Ade Akinbiyi | 22 | [95] | ||
1998–99 | Div 2 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 44 | 80 | 4th[ab] | R1 | R1 | SF(S)[ac] | League play-offs | RU | Carl Asaba | 22 | [96] |
1999–2000 | Div 2 ↑ | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 85 | 3rd[ad] | QF[ae] | R2 | R1(S) | League play-offs | W | Robert Taylor | 18 | [97] |
2000–01 | Div 1 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 47 | 61 | 66 | 13th | R4 | R2 | — | Marlon King | 15 | [98] | ||
2001–02 | Div 1 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 12th | R5 | R3 | — | Marlon King | 20 | [99] | ||
2002–03 | Div 1 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 62 | 11th[af] | R4 | R3 | — | Paul Shaw | 13 | [100] | ||
2003–04 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 67 | 51 | 21st[ag] | R4 | R3 | — | Patrick Agyemang Paul Shaw Mamady Sidibe Danny Spiller |
6 | [101][102] | ||
2004–05 | Champ[ah]↓ | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | 50 | 22nd[ai] | R3 | R1 | — | Darius Henderson | 9 | [101][103] | ||
2005–06 | Lge 1 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 14th | R1 | R3 | R2(S) | Darren Byfield | 14 | [101][104] | ||
2006–07 | Lge 1 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 59 | 16th | R2 | R1 | R1(SE) | Michael Flynn | 12 | [101][105] | ||
2007–08 | Lge 1 ↓ | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 73 | 46 | 22nd | R1 | R1 | SF(S) | Chris Dickson | 11 | [101][106] | ||
2008–09 | Lge 2↑ | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 75 | 5th[aj] | R3 | R1 | R2(S) | League play-offs | W | Simeon Jackson | 21 | [107] |
2009–10 | Lge 1↓ | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 64 | 50 | 21st | R3 | R2 | R2(S) | Simeon Jackson | 17 | [108] | ||
2010–11 | Lge 2 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 67 | 57 | 68 | 8th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Cody McDonald | 25 | [109] | ||
2011–12 | Lge 2 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 79 | 62 | 70 | 8th | R3 | R1 | R2(SE) | Danny Kedwell | 14 | [110] | ||
2012–13 | Lge 2↑ | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 39 | 83 | 1st | R2 | R2 | R1(SE) | Danny Kedwell | 16 | [111] | ||
2013–14 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 60 | 79 | 53 | 17th | R1 | R1 | R1(SE) | Cody McDonald | 17 | [112] | ||
2014–15 | Lge 1 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 12th | R1 | R2 | F(S) | Cody McDonald | 18 | [113] | ||
2015–16 | Lge 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 69 | 9th | R1 | R2 | QF(S) | Bradley Dack | 14 | [114] | ||
2016–17 | Lge 1 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 50 | 20th | R1 | R3 | GS | Josh Wright | 13 | [115] | ||
2017–18 | Lge 1 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 17th | R2 | R1 | R2S | Tom Eaves | 18 | [116] | ||
2018–19 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 72 | 55 | 13th | R4 | R1 | GS | Tom Eaves | 18 | [117] | ||
2019–20 | Lge 1 | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 51 | 10th[ak] | R3 | R1 | GS | Alex Jakubiak | 7 | [118] | ||
2020–21 | Lge 1 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 67 | 10th | R2 | R3 | R2 | Vadaine Oliver | 20 | [119] | ||
2021–22 | Lge 1↓ | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 69 | 40 | 21st | R1 | R2 | GS | Vadaine Oliver | 11 | [120] | ||
2022–23 | Lge 2 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | 55 | 17th | R3 | R4 | GS | Tom Nichols | 6 | [121] | ||
2023–24 | Lge 2 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 64 | 12th | R3 | R2 | GS | Connor Mahoney | 7 | [122] |
Key
[edit]Winners | Runners up | Promoted | Relegated |
Division shownin boldwhen it changes due topromotion, relegationor league reorganisation. Top scorer shown inboldwhen he set or equalled a club record.
Key to league record: |
Key to rounds: |
Key to divisions: |
Notes
[edit]- ^The Football League Cup competition did not start until the 1960–61 season.
- ^The EFL Trophy did not start until the 1983–84 season.
- ^Other than where stated, includes all senior competitive first-team matches.
- ^New Brompton's only entry to the FA Amateur Cup. In 1894 the club turned professional and ceased to be eligible to enter.
- ^FA Cup goals only. The scorers of New Brompton's goals in the FA Amateur Cup are not known.
- ^New Brompton, as champions of Division Two, played the bottom team in Division One,Swindon Town,in a two-leggedtest matchand won 5–1, thus gaining promotion.
- ^Southern League and FA Cup goals only. Details of the club's goalscorers in the Kent League in this season are not recorded.
- ^abcdefgSouthern League and FA Cup goals only. Details of the club's goalscorers in the Thames and Medway Combination in this season are not recorded.
- ^Scorer of one FA Cup goal in this season not recorded.
- ^Despite finishing last, New Brompton avoided relegation due to the expansion of the league.
- ^Under a restructuring of the leagues, all members of the Southern League Division One were elevated to form the new Third Division of the expanded Football League. Gillingham thus avoided relegation despite having finished the previous season in last position.
- ^abThere was no automatic relegation from the Football League until 1987. Gillingham thus avoided relegation despite finishing last.
- ^The Football League Third Division North was formed in 1921, with the existing Third Division being re-designated the Third Division South.
- ^Gillingham failed to be re-elected having finished in last position, andIpswich Townwere chosen to replace them in the Football League. Gillingham returned to the Southern League.
- ^The Southern League season was abandoned after three matches due to the outbreak of war in September. Beginning in November, Gillingham played in the Kent Regional League East, which like other wartime competitions is regarded as unofficial.
- ^Gillingham were awarded one point for an away fixture againstMillwallthat never took place.
- ^Gillingham were elected into the Football League as part of the expansion of the Third Division South from 22 teams to 24.
- ^Having finished in the lower half of the table, Gillingham were placed in the new Football League Fourth Division following the amalgamation of the Third Division South and Third Division North.
- ^Gillingham finished level on points withMansfield Town,but missed out on promotion ongoal average.
- ^Gillingham won the division on goal average.
- ^Gillingham finished with the same number of points asBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic,but finished above them on goal average and thus escaped relegation.
- ^From the 1981–82 season, points were allocated on the basis of 3 for a win and 1 for a draw; previously only two points had been given for a win.
- ^Gillingham qualified for theplay-offsin the first year that these were staged, defeatingSunderlandin the semi-final on away goals after a 6–6 aggregate score, and losing the final 2–0 to Swindon Town in a replay atSelhurst Parkafter a 2–2 aggregate over two legs.
- ^Crown also scored one goal in a match againstAldershotwhich was declared void when that team resigned from the league before the end of the season.
- ^On the formation of the FA Premier League, the Fourth Division was re-designated as the Third Division.
- ^Twenty goals remains a record for the lowest number of goals conceded in a 46 match Football League season.
- ^Gillingham missed out on a place in the play-offs on goals scored, which took precedence overgoal differenceat that time.
- ^Having qualified for the play-offs, Gillingham defeatedPreston North End2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, and in their first appearance atWembley Stadiumwere beaten 3–1 onpenaltiesbyManchester City,after a 2–2 draw.
- ^Gillingham were defeated 1–0 byMillwallon theGolden goalrule, the only time this method of resolving a match was applied to a Gillingham match.
- ^Qualifying again for the play-offs, Gillingham defeatedStoke City5–3 on aggregate in the semi-final, and beatWigan Athletic3–2 after extra time in the final to gain promotion to the second level of English football for the first time in their history.
- ^This achievement in reaching the quarter-finals represents the furthest progress Gillingham have ever made in the FA Cup.
- ^This position, equivalent to 31st place in theEnglish football league system,represents Gillingham's highest ever league finish.
- ^Gillingham finished with the same number of points asWalsall,but avoided relegation due to a superior goal difference.
- ^The First Division was renamed the Football League Championship as part of a new sponsorship deal in the2004–05season.
- ^Gillingham finished on the same number of points asCrewe Alexandra,but were relegated on account of an inferior goal difference to the recently renamed third tier, Football League One.
- ^By finishing 5th, Gillingham reached the play-offs, then defeatedRochdale2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, and beatShrewsbury Town1–0 in thefinalto gain promotion.
- ^The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,with league positions decided on a points-per-game basis. Gillingham averaged 1.46 points from 35 games.
References
[edit]- General
- Brown, Tony (2003).The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record.Soccerdata.ISBN1-899468-20-X.
- Bradley, Andy; Roger Triggs (1994).Home of the Shouting Men: Complete History of Gillingham Football Club 1893–1993.Gillingham F.C.ISBN0-9523361-0-3.
- Specific
- ^abBrown, p. 12.
- ^Brown, p. 13, Bradley, Triggs, p. 21.
- ^Brown, p. 14, Bradley, Triggs, p. 23.
- ^Brown, p. 15, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.
- ^Brown, p. 16, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.
- ^Brown, p. 17, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.
- ^Brown, p. 18, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.
- ^Brown, p. 19, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.
- ^Brown, p. 20, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.
- ^Brown, p. 21.
- ^Brown, p. 22.
- ^Brown, p. 23.
- ^Brown, p. 24.
- ^Brown, p. 25.
- ^Brown, p. 26.
- ^Brown, p. 27.
- ^Brown, p. 28.
- ^Brown, p. 29.
- ^Brown, p. 30.
- ^Brown, p. 31.
- ^Brown, p. 32.
- ^Brown, p. 33.
- ^Brown, p. 34.
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