1920–21 Gillingham F.C. season
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During the 1920–21 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League for the first time. The team had previously played in Division One of the Southern League, but in 1920 the Football League added the Third Division to its existing set-up by absorbing the entire Southern League Division One. The club appointed Robert Brown as manager, but the arrangement turned out to be only a casual one and he accepted another job before the season started. Under his replacement, John McMillan, Gillingham's results were poor, including a spell of over three months without a league victory, and at the end of the season they finished bottom of the league table.
1920–21 season | ||
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Chairman | E. N. Crawley[1] | |
Manager | John McMillan | |
Third Division | 22nd | |
FA Cup | Sixth qualifying round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Hall (9) All: Tommy Hall (11) | |
Highest home attendance | Approx. 12,000 vs Southampton (28 August 1920) and vs Millwall (30 October 1920) | |
Lowest home attendance | Approx. 5,000 vs Portsmouth (15 September 1920) | |
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Gillingham also competed in the FA Cup, being eliminated in the sixth qualifying round. The team played 45 competitive matches, winning 10, drawing 12 and losing 23. Tommy Hall was the team's top goalscorer; he scored nine goals in league matches and two in the FA Cup. He was one of three players who tied for the most appearances made during the season: Hall, Jack Branfield and Jock Robertson each missed only one game. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Road, was approximately 12,000 for league games against Southampton on 28 August and Millwall on 30 October.