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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1893 | Club formed as a Limited Company with the name New Brompton | |
| 1893 | Started playing home matches at Priestfield Stadium | |
| 1894 | Turned professional | |
| 1896 | W.Ironside Groombridge became the first manager | |
| 1906 | Steve Smith became new manager | |
| 1908 | W I Groombridge became new manager | |
| 1913 | Changed name to Gillingham | |
| 1919 | George Collins became new manager | |
| 1920 | John McMillan became new manager | |
| 1920 | Elected to Football League as original member of Division 3 | |
| 1921 | Started playing in Division 3 (S) | |
| 1923 | Harry Curtis became new manager | |
| 1926 | Albert Hoskins became new manager | |
| 1929 | Dick Hendrie became new manager | |
| 1932 | Fred Mavin became new manager | |
| 1937 | Alan Ure became new manager | |
| 1937 | 1938 | Finished bottom of Division 3 (S) |
| 1938 | Failed to gain re-election: lost Football League status. Played in Southern League | |
| 1938 | Bill Harvey became new manager | |
| 1939 | Archie Clark became new manager | |
| 1944 | Played in Kent League | |
| 1946 | Regained status in Southern League | |
| 1948 | Record home attendance of 23,002 against QPR in FA Cup 3rd round | |
| 1950 | Re-elected to Football League Division 3(S) | |
| 1950 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Notts Forest 9-2 in Division 3(S) | |
| 1954 | 1955 | Ernie Morgan set record for most League goals in a season scoring 31 times |
| 1958 | Harry Barratt became new manager | |
| 1962 | Freddie Cox became new manager | |
| 1963 | 1964 | Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1966 | Basil Hayward became new manager | |
| 1970 | 1971 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1971 | Andy Nelson became new manager | |
| 1972 | John Simpson played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 571 | |
| 1973 | 1974 | Runners-up in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1973 | 1974 | Brian Yeo equalled club record for most League goals in a season scoring 31 times |
| 1974 | Len Ashurst became new manager | |
| 1975 | Gerry Summers became new manager | |
| 1975 | Brian Yeo became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 135 goals | |
| 1976 | Billy Hughes became club's youngest League player at 15 years and 275 days | |
| 1981 | Keith Peacock became new manager | |
| 1987 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Chesterfield 10-0 in Division 3 | |
| 1988 | Paul Taylor became new manager | |
| 1988 | Keith Burkinshaw became new manager | |
| 1988 | 1989 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1989 | Damien Richardson became new manager | |
| 1992 | Glenn Roeder became new manager | |
| 1993 | Mike Flanagan became new manager | |
| 1995 | 1996 | Runners-up in Endsleigh Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 1995 | Neil Smillie became new manager | |
| 1995 | Tony Pulis became new manager | |
| 1998 | Club broke transfer record when buying Carl Asaba for £600,000 from Reading | |
| 1999 | Peter Taylor became new manager | |
| 1999 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Robert Taylor for £1.5-million to Man City | |
| 1999 | 2000 | Finished 3rd in Nationwide Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) promoted via Play-offs |
| 2000 | Andy Hessenthaler became new manager | |
| 2004 | Stan Ternent became new manager | |
| 2004 | 2005 | Relegated at end of season to Coca-Cola League Championship 1 (originally Division 3) |
| 2005 | Neale Cooper became new manager | |
| 2005 | Ronnie Jepson became new manager | |
| 2005 | Mamady Sidibe became club's most-capped player, with 7 caps for Mali | |