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 until 1920, when that league's top division was absorbed into the Football League as its new Division Three. The "Gills" were voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937–38 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 the Football 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 the 2002–03 season before being relegated twice to return to the league's bottom division, known since 2004 as Football League Two. The club has won honours at a professional level namely the Football League Fourth Division championship in the 1963–64 season as well as the Football League Two championship in the 2012–13 season.
Seasons
Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup[lower-alpha 1] | EFL Trophy[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Top scorer(s)[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | Albert Jenner | 2[lower-alpha 5] | [1] | ||||||||||
1894–95 | SL Div 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 10 | 22 | 1st[lower-alpha 6] | QR3 | Arthur Rule | 22 | [1] | ||||
1895–96 | SL Div 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 18 | 6th | QR2 | Dave Hutcheson | 8[lower-alpha 7] | [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[lower-alpha 8] | [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[lower-alpha 8] | [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[lower-alpha 8] | [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[lower-alpha 8] | [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[lower-alpha 8] | [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[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9] | [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[lower-alpha 8] | [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[lower-alpha 10] | 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 | 15th | 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 the First World War. | |||||||||||||||||
1919–20 | SL Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 74 | 27 | 22nd | R1 | Arthur Wood | 14 | [22] | ||||
1920–21 | Div 3[lower-alpha 11] | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 28 | 22nd[lower-alpha 12] | QR6 | Tommy Hall | 11 | [23] | ||||
1921–22 | Div 3S[lower-alpha 13] | 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[lower-alpha 12] | 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[lower-alpha 14] | 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[lower-alpha 15] | Southern League Cup | R1 | Harry Rowley | 4 | [42] | |||
No further competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second 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[lower-alpha 16] | 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[lower-alpha 17] | 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[lower-alpha 18] | 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[lower-alpha 19] | R3 | R1 | George Francis | 13 | [60] | |||
1963–64 | Div 4 ↑ | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 60 | 1st[lower-alpha 20] | 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[lower-alpha 21] | 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[lower-alpha 22] | 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[lower-alpha 23] | 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[lower-alpha 24] | [89] | ||
1992–93 | Div 3[lower-alpha 25] | 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[lower-alpha 26] | 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[lower-alpha 27] | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Ade Akinbiyi | 22 | [95] | ||
1998–99 | Div 2 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 44 | 80 | 4th[lower-alpha 28] | R1 | R1 | SF(S)[lower-alpha 29] | League play-offs | RU | Carl Asaba | 22 | [96] |
1999–2000 | Div 2 ↑ | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 85 | 3rd[lower-alpha 30] | QF[lower-alpha 31] | 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[lower-alpha 32] | R4 | R3 | — | Paul Shaw | 13 | [100] | ||
2003–04 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 67 | 51 | 21st[lower-alpha 33] | R4 | R3 | — | Patrick Agyemang Paul Shaw Mamady Sidibe Danny Spiller |
6 | [101][102] | ||
2004–05 | Champ[lower-alpha 34] ↓ | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | 50 | 22nd[lower-alpha 35] | 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[lower-alpha 36] | 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[lower-alpha 37] | 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
Winners | Runners up | Promoted | Relegated |
Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation. Top scorer shown in bold when he set or equalled a club record.
Key to league record: |
Key to rounds: |
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Notes
- New Brompton, as champions of Division Two, played the bottom team in Division One, Swindon Town, in a two-legged test match and won 5–1, thus gaining promotion.
- Gillingham failed to be re-elected having finished in last position, and Ipswich Town were chosen to replace them in the Football League. Gillingham returned to the Southern League.
- Gillingham were awarded one point for an away fixture against Millwall that never took place.
- Gillingham finished level on points with Mansfield Town, but missed out on promotion on goal average.
- Gillingham finished with the same number of points as Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, but finished above them on goal average and thus escaped relegation.
- Gillingham qualified for the play-offs in the first year that these were staged, defeating Sunderland in the semi-final on away goals after a 6–6 aggregate score, and losing the final 2–0 to Swindon Town in a replay at Selhurst Park after a 2–2 aggregate over two legs.
- Crown also scored one goal in a match against Aldershot which was declared void when that team resigned from the league before the end of the season.
- Gillingham missed out on a place in the play-offs on goals scored, which took precedence over goal difference at that time.
- Having qualified for the play-offs, Gillingham defeated Preston North End 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, and in their first appearance at Wembley Stadium were beaten 3–1 on penalties by Manchester City, after a 2–2 draw.
- Gillingham were defeated 1–0 by Millwall on the Golden goal rule, the only time this method of resolving a match was applied to a Gillingham match.
- Qualifying again for the play-offs, Gillingham defeated Stoke City 5–3 on aggregate in the semi-final, and beat Wigan Athletic 3–2 after extra time in the final to gain promotion to the second level of English football for the first time in their history.
- This position, equivalent to 31st place in the English football league system, represents Gillingham's highest ever league finish.
- Gillingham finished with the same number of points as Walsall, 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 the 2004–05 season.
- Gillingham finished on the same number of points as Crewe 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 defeated Rochdale 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, and beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 in the final to gain promotion.
- The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions decided on a points-per-game basis. Gillingham averaged 1.46 points from 35 games.
References
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