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.
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 | 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 [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 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 [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] |
Winners | Runners up | Promoted | Relegated |
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