Sport in Medway - Gillingham F.C., List of Gillingham F.C. Players, History of Gillingham F.C., List of Gillingham F.C. Seasons (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Gillingham F.C., List of Gillingham F.C. players, History of Gillingham F.C., List of Gillingham F.C. seasons, Priestfield Stadium, List of Gillingham F.C. records and statistics, 2010-11 Gillingham F.C. season, The Last Waltz, Gillingham F.C. Hall of Fame, Brian Moore's Head Looks Uncannily Like London Planetarium, Chatham Town F.C., Alan Liptrott, Invicta Dynamos, Lordswood F.C., Invicta Dynamics. Excerpt: Gillingham F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Gillingham, Kent, playing in Football League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2010-11 season. The club was formed in 1893 as New Brompton F.C., a name which was retained until 1913, and has played home matches at Priestfield Stadium throughout its history. The club joined the Football League in 1920, was voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937-38 season, but returned to the league 12 years later after it was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs. Between 2000 and 2005, Gillingham played in the second tier of the English league for the only time in the club's history, achieving a highest league finish of eleventh place in 2002-03. Several players have contributed significantly to the history of the club, despite playing a relatively small number of games. Tom Gilbey scored the club's first goal in The Football League on the opening day of the 1920-21 season. Luke Freeman set a record as both the youngest player ever to represent the club and the youngest player ever to play for any club in the FA Cup, aged 15. Josh Wright played in the 2009 Football League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium and set up the last-minute goal which gained the Gills promotion from Football League Two. Several players who had short spells on loan at Gillingham went on to play in the Premier Leag...