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 1937β38 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 2002β03 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 1963β64 season as well as the Football League Two championship in the 2012β13 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 | |||||||||
1893β94 | New Brompton did not play league football | QR1 | FA Amateur Cup | R3Q [d] | Albert Jenner | 2 [e] | [1] | ||||||||||
1894β95 | SL Div 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 10 | 22 | 1st [f] | QR3 | Arthur Rule | 22 | [1] | ||||
1895β96 | 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 | |||||||||
1896β97 | 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 | |||||||||
1897β98 | 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 | |||||||||
1898β99 | 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 | |||||||||
1899β1900 | 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 | |||||||||
1900β01 | 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 | |||||||||
1901β02 | 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 | |||||||||
1902β03 | 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 | |||||||||
1903β04 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 25 | 16th | RInt | Jim Stevenson | 7 | [10] | ||||
1904β05 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 33 | 9th | R1 | Walter Leigh | 11 | [11] | ||||
1905β06 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 62 | 22 | 17th | R2 | Bill Marriott | 5 | [12] | ||||
1906β07 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 59 | 33 | 16th | R2 | Dan Cunliffe | 15 | [13] | ||||
1907β08 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 75 | 25 | 20th [j] | R2 | Charlie McGibbon | 22 | [14] | ||||
1908β09 | SL Div 1 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 41 | 7th | QR5 | Arthur Pickett | 9 | [15] | ||||
1909β10 | SL Div 1 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 74 | 43 | 12th | R1 | Albert Court | 25 | [16] | ||||
1910β11 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 65 | 30 | 18th | R1 | John Taylor | 15 | [17] | ||||
1911β12 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 31 | 18th | QR4 | F.Corbett A.Lee John Taylor |
6 | [18] | ||||
1912β13 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 53 | 34 | 15th | R1 | Arthur Wolstenholme | 7 | [19] | ||||
1913β14 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 49 | 35 | 15th | R2 | Charlie Hafekost | 10 | [20] | ||||
1914β15 | 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. | |||||||||||||||||
1919β20 | SL Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 74 | 27 | 22nd | R1 | Arthur Wood | 14 | [22] | ||||
1920β21 | Div 3 [k] | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 28 | 22nd [l] | QR6 | Tommy Hall | 11 | [23] | ||||
1921β22 | Div 3S [m] | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 36 | 18th | R1 | Charlie Freeman | 14 | [24] | ||||
1922β23 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 57 | 37 | 16th | QR6 |
Tommy Hall Horace Williams |
11 | [25] | ||||
1923β24 | Div 3S | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 58 | 37 | 15th | R1 | Joe North | 17 | [26] | ||||
1924β25 | Div 3S | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 13th | QR6 |
Fred Brown Frank Marshall Tommy Hall |
10 | [27] | ||||
1925β26 | Div 3S | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 10th | R2 | Fred Brown | 16 | [28] | ||||
1926β27 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 32 | 20th | R2 | Bill Arblaster | 18 | [29] | ||||
1927β28 | Div 3S | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 81 | 37 | 16th | R3 | Jonah Wilcox | 28 | [30] | ||||
1928β29 | Div 3S | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 83 | 29 | 22nd [l] | R1 | Arthur Dominy | 14 | [31] | ||||
1929β30 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 30 | 21st | R1 | Fred Cheesmur | 17 | [32] | ||||
1930β31 | Div 3S | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 76 | 38 | 16th | R2 | Harry Loasby | 22 | [33] | ||||
1931β32 | Div 3S | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 82 | 28 | 21st | R1 | Bill White | 9 | [34] | ||||
1932β33 | Div 3S | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 7th | R2 | George Nicol | 28 | [35] | ||||
1933β34 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 75 | 96 | 33 | 17th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | Sim Raleigh | 18 | [36] | ||
1934β35 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 75 | 35 | 20th | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | Bill Baldwin | 14 | [37] | ||
1935β36 | Div 3S | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 37 | 16th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | George Tadman | 18 | [38] | ||
1936β37 | Div 3S | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 11th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jimmy Watson | 21 | [39] | ||
1937β38 | Div 3S β | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 77 | 26 | 22nd [n] | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jimmy Watson | 13 | [40] | ||
1938β39 | SL | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 104 | 57 | 64 | 3rd | QR4 | Southern League Cup | R2 | Harry Rowley | 41 | [41] | ||
1939β40 | 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. | |||||||||||||||||
1945β46 | KL | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 33 | 37 | 1st | QR4 | Kent League Cup | W | Vic Hole | 29 | [43] | ||
1946β47 | SL | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 103 | 45 | 47 [p] | 1st | R3 | Southern League Cup | W | Hughie Russell | 42 | [44] | ||
1947β48 | SL | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 43 | 47 | 2nd | R3 | Southern League Cup | GS | Hughie Russell | 23 | [45] | ||
1948β49 | SL | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 104 | 48 | 62 | 1st | QR4 | Southern League Cup | SF | Hughie Russell | 36 | [46] | ||
1949β50 | SL β | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 92 | 61 | 55 | 5th [q] | R2 | Southern League Cup | R2 | Harold Williams | 18 | [47] | ||
1950β51 | Div 3S | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 69 | 101 | 35 | 22nd | R2 | Dave Thomas | 21 | [48] | ||||
1951β52 | Div 3S | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 71 | 81 | 35 | 22nd | R2 |
Derek Lewis Dave Thomas |
22 | [49] | ||||
1952β53 | Div 3S | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 70 | 40 | 21st | R2 | Trevor Long | 11 | [50] | ||||
1953β54 | Div 3S | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 10th | R1 | Ernie Morgan | 21 | [51] | ||||
1954β55 | Div 3S | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 4th | R2 | Ernie Morgan | 33 | [52] | ||||
1955β56 | Div 3S | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 10th | R1 | Ernie Morgan | 16 | [53] | ||||
1956β57 | Div 3S | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 85 | 37 | 22nd | R2 | Jim Taylor | 16 | [54] | ||||
1957β58 | Div 3S | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 81 | 35 | 22nd | R3 | Ron Saunders | 19 | [55] | ||||
1958β59 | Div 4 [r] | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 82 | 77 | 49 | 11th | R1 | Johnny Edgar | 24 | [56] | ||||
1959β60 | Div 4 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 52 | 7th | R3 | Pat Terry | 22 | [57] | ||||
1960β61 | Div 4 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 66 | 43 | 15th | R3 | R2 | Pat Terry | 22 | [58] | |||
1961β62 | Div 4 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 94 | 37 | 20th | R1 | R1 | Charlie Livesey | 15 | [59] | |||
1962β63 | Div 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 49 | 57 | 5th [s] | R3 | R1 | George Francis | 13 | [60] | |||
1963β64 | Div 4 β | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 60 | 1st [t] | R1 | R4 | Brian Gibbs | 18 | [61] | |||
1964β65 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 50 | 55 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Brian Gibbs | 23 | [62] | |||
1965β66 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 6th | R1 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 24 | [63] | |||
1966β67 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 62 | 46 | 11th | R2 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 17 | [64] | |||
1967β68 | Div 3 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 63 | 48 | 11th | R1 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 16 | [65] | |||
1968β69 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 63 | 41 | 20th | R2 | R1 | Brian Yeo | 18 | [66] | |||
1969β70 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 64 | 39 | 20th [u] | R5 | R2 | Mike Green | 16 | [67] | |||
1970β71 | Div 3 β | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 67 | 33 | 24th | R1 | R1 | Mike Green | 12 | [68] | |||
1971β72 | Div 4 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 45 | 13th | R3 | R3 | Brian Yeo | 24 | [69] | |||
1972β73 | Div 4 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 9th | R1 | R2 | Damien Richardson | 14 | [70] | |||
1973β74 | Div 4 β | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 49 | 62 | 2nd | R1 | R2 | Brian Yeo | 32 | [71] | |||
1974β75 | Div 3 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 60 | 48 | 10th | R1 | R1 | Damien Richardson | 21 | [72] | |||
1975β76 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 58 | 68 | 43 | 15th | R2 | R2 |
Damien Richardson Danny Westwood |
12 | [73] | |||
1976β77 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 64 | 44 | 12th | R1 | R2 | Damien Richardson | 18 | [74] | |||
1977β78 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Ken Price | 20 | [75] | |||
1978β79 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 42 | 59 | 4th | R1 | R1 | Danny Westwood | 19 | [76] | |||
1979β80 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 51 | 42 | 16th | R1 | R2 | Ken Price | 17 | [77] | |||
1980β81 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 42 | 15th | R2 | R2 | Ken Price | 13 | [78] | |||
1981β82 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 56 | 71 [v] | 6th | R4 | R1 | Football League Group Cup | GS |
Ken Price Dean White |
14 | [79] | |
1982β83 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 13th | R2 | R3 | Tony Cascarino | 19 | [80] | |||
1983β84 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 8th | R4 | R1 | R1(S) | Dave Mehmet | 17 | [81] | ||
1984β85 | Div 3 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 62 | 83 | 4th | R4 | R2 | R1(S) | Tony Cascarino | 20 | [82] | ||
1985β86 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 54 | 79 | 5th | R3 | R2 | SF(S) | Tony Cascarino | 21 | [83] | ||
1986β87 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 48 | 78 | 5th [w] | R3 | R2 | SF(S) | League play-offs | RU | Tony Cascarino | 30 | [84] |
1987β88 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 13th | R3 | R2 | GS | Steve Lovell | 27 | [85] | ||
1988β89 | Div 3 β | 46 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 81 | 40 | 23rd | R1 | R2 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 17 | [86] | ||
1989β90 | Div 4 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 48 | 62 | 14th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 18 | [87] | ||
1990β91 | Div 4 | 46 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 54 | 15th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 21 | [88] | ||
1991β92 | Div 4 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 53 | 57 | 11th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | David Crown | 24 [x] | [89] | ||
1992β93 | Div 3 [y] | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 64 | 40 | 21st | R3 | R2 | GS | David Crown | 9 | [90] | ||
1993β94 | Div 3 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 16th | R2 | R1 | GS | Nicky Forster | 18 | [91] | ||
1994β95 | Div 3 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 41 | 19th | R3 | R1 | R2(S) | Chris Pike | 18 | [92] | ||
1995β96 | Div 3 β | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 20 [z] | 83 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | GS | Leo Fortune-West | 15 | [93] | ||
1996β97 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 11th | R3 | R4 | R1(S) | Iffy Onuora | 23 | [94] | ||
1997β98 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 47 | 70 | 8th [aa] | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Ade Akinbiyi | 22 | [95] | ||
1998β99 | Div 2 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 44 | 80 | 4th [ab] | R1 | R1 | SF(S) [ac] | League play-offs | RU | Carl Asaba | 22 | [96] |
1999β2000 | Div 2 β | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 85 | 3rd [ad] | QF [ae] | R2 | R1(S) | League play-offs | W | Robert Taylor | 18 | [97] |
2000β01 | Div 1 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 47 | 61 | 66 | 13th | R4 | R2 | β | Marlon King | 15 | [98] | ||
2001β02 | Div 1 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 12th | R5 | R3 | β | Marlon King | 20 | [99] | ||
2002β03 | Div 1 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 62 | 11th [af] | R4 | R3 | β | Paul Shaw | 13 | [100] | ||
2003β04 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 67 | 51 | 21st [ag] | R4 | R3 | β |
Patrick Agyemang Paul Shaw Mamady Sidibe Danny Spiller |
6 | [101] [102] | ||
2004β05 | Champ [ah] β | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | 50 | 22nd [ai] | R3 | R1 | β | Darius Henderson | 9 | [101] [103] | ||
2005β06 | Lge 1 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 14th | R1 | R3 | R2(S) | Darren Byfield | 14 | [101] [104] | ||
2006β07 | Lge 1 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 59 | 16th | R2 | R1 | R1(SE) | Michael Flynn | 12 | [101] [105] | ||
2007β08 | Lge 1 β | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 73 | 46 | 22nd | R1 | R1 | SF(S) | Chris Dickson | 11 | [101] [106] | ||
2008β09 | Lge 2 β | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 75 | 5th [aj] | R3 | R1 | R2(S) | League play-offs | W | Simeon Jackson | 21 | [107] |
2009β10 | Lge 1 β | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 64 | 50 | 21st | R3 | R2 | R2(S) | Simeon Jackson | 17 | [108] | ||
2010β11 | Lge 2 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 67 | 57 | 68 | 8th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Cody McDonald | 25 | [109] | ||
2011β12 | Lge 2 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 79 | 62 | 70 | 8th | R3 | R1 | R2(SE) | Danny Kedwell | 14 | [110] | ||
2012β13 | Lge 2 β | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 39 | 83 | 1st | R2 | R2 | R1(SE) | Danny Kedwell | 16 | [111] | ||
2013β14 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 60 | 79 | 53 | 17th | R1 | R1 | R1(SE) | Cody McDonald | 17 | [112] | ||
2014β15 | Lge 1 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 12th | R1 | R2 | F(S) | Cody McDonald | 18 | [113] | ||
2015β16 | Lge 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 69 | 9th | R1 | R2 | QF(S) | Bradley Dack | 14 | [114] | ||
2016β17 | Lge 1 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 50 | 20th | R1 | R3 | GS | Josh Wright | 13 | [115] | ||
2017β18 | Lge 1 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 17th | R2 | R1 | R2S | Tom Eaves | 18 | [116] | ||
2018β19 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 72 | 55 | 13th | R4 | R1 | GS | Tom Eaves | 18 | [117] | ||
2019β20 | Lge 1 | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 51 | 10th [ak] | R3 | R1 | GS | Alex Jakubiak | 7 | [118] | ||
2020β21 | Lge 1 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 67 | 10th | R2 | R3 | R2 | Vadaine Oliver | 20 | [119] | ||
2021β22 | Lge 1 β | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 69 | 40 | 21st | R1 | R2 | GS | Vadaine Oliver | 11 | [120] | ||
2022β23 | Lge 2 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | 55 | 17th | R3 | R4 | GS | Tom Nichols | 6 | [121] | ||
2023β24 | Lge 2 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 64 | 12th | R3 | R2 | GS | Connor Mahoney | 7 | [122] |
Winners | Runners up | Promoted | Relegated |
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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 1937β38 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 2002β03 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 1963β64 season as well as the Football League Two championship in the 2012β13 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 | |||||||||
1893β94 | New Brompton did not play league football | QR1 | FA Amateur Cup | R3Q [d] | Albert Jenner | 2 [e] | [1] | ||||||||||
1894β95 | SL Div 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 10 | 22 | 1st [f] | QR3 | Arthur Rule | 22 | [1] | ||||
1895β96 | 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 | |||||||||
1896β97 | 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 | |||||||||
1897β98 | 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 | |||||||||
1898β99 | 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 | |||||||||
1899β1900 | 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 | |||||||||
1900β01 | 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 | |||||||||
1901β02 | 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 | |||||||||
1902β03 | 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 | |||||||||
1903β04 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 25 | 16th | RInt | Jim Stevenson | 7 | [10] | ||||
1904β05 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 33 | 9th | R1 | Walter Leigh | 11 | [11] | ||||
1905β06 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 62 | 22 | 17th | R2 | Bill Marriott | 5 | [12] | ||||
1906β07 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 59 | 33 | 16th | R2 | Dan Cunliffe | 15 | [13] | ||||
1907β08 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 75 | 25 | 20th [j] | R2 | Charlie McGibbon | 22 | [14] | ||||
1908β09 | SL Div 1 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 41 | 7th | QR5 | Arthur Pickett | 9 | [15] | ||||
1909β10 | SL Div 1 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 74 | 43 | 12th | R1 | Albert Court | 25 | [16] | ||||
1910β11 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 65 | 30 | 18th | R1 | John Taylor | 15 | [17] | ||||
1911β12 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 31 | 18th | QR4 | F.Corbett A.Lee John Taylor |
6 | [18] | ||||
1912β13 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 53 | 34 | 15th | R1 | Arthur Wolstenholme | 7 | [19] | ||||
1913β14 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 49 | 35 | 15th | R2 | Charlie Hafekost | 10 | [20] | ||||
1914β15 | 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. | |||||||||||||||||
1919β20 | SL Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 74 | 27 | 22nd | R1 | Arthur Wood | 14 | [22] | ||||
1920β21 | Div 3 [k] | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 28 | 22nd [l] | QR6 | Tommy Hall | 11 | [23] | ||||
1921β22 | Div 3S [m] | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 36 | 18th | R1 | Charlie Freeman | 14 | [24] | ||||
1922β23 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 57 | 37 | 16th | QR6 |
Tommy Hall Horace Williams |
11 | [25] | ||||
1923β24 | Div 3S | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 58 | 37 | 15th | R1 | Joe North | 17 | [26] | ||||
1924β25 | Div 3S | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 13th | QR6 |
Fred Brown Frank Marshall Tommy Hall |
10 | [27] | ||||
1925β26 | Div 3S | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 10th | R2 | Fred Brown | 16 | [28] | ||||
1926β27 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 32 | 20th | R2 | Bill Arblaster | 18 | [29] | ||||
1927β28 | Div 3S | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 81 | 37 | 16th | R3 | Jonah Wilcox | 28 | [30] | ||||
1928β29 | Div 3S | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 83 | 29 | 22nd [l] | R1 | Arthur Dominy | 14 | [31] | ||||
1929β30 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 30 | 21st | R1 | Fred Cheesmur | 17 | [32] | ||||
1930β31 | Div 3S | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 76 | 38 | 16th | R2 | Harry Loasby | 22 | [33] | ||||
1931β32 | Div 3S | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 82 | 28 | 21st | R1 | Bill White | 9 | [34] | ||||
1932β33 | Div 3S | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 7th | R2 | George Nicol | 28 | [35] | ||||
1933β34 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 75 | 96 | 33 | 17th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | Sim Raleigh | 18 | [36] | ||
1934β35 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 75 | 35 | 20th | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | Bill Baldwin | 14 | [37] | ||
1935β36 | Div 3S | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 37 | 16th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | George Tadman | 18 | [38] | ||
1936β37 | Div 3S | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 11th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jimmy Watson | 21 | [39] | ||
1937β38 | Div 3S β | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 77 | 26 | 22nd [n] | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jimmy Watson | 13 | [40] | ||
1938β39 | SL | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 104 | 57 | 64 | 3rd | QR4 | Southern League Cup | R2 | Harry Rowley | 41 | [41] | ||
1939β40 | 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. | |||||||||||||||||
1945β46 | KL | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 33 | 37 | 1st | QR4 | Kent League Cup | W | Vic Hole | 29 | [43] | ||
1946β47 | SL | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 103 | 45 | 47 [p] | 1st | R3 | Southern League Cup | W | Hughie Russell | 42 | [44] | ||
1947β48 | SL | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 43 | 47 | 2nd | R3 | Southern League Cup | GS | Hughie Russell | 23 | [45] | ||
1948β49 | SL | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 104 | 48 | 62 | 1st | QR4 | Southern League Cup | SF | Hughie Russell | 36 | [46] | ||
1949β50 | SL β | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 92 | 61 | 55 | 5th [q] | R2 | Southern League Cup | R2 | Harold Williams | 18 | [47] | ||
1950β51 | Div 3S | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 69 | 101 | 35 | 22nd | R2 | Dave Thomas | 21 | [48] | ||||
1951β52 | Div 3S | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 71 | 81 | 35 | 22nd | R2 |
Derek Lewis Dave Thomas |
22 | [49] | ||||
1952β53 | Div 3S | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 70 | 40 | 21st | R2 | Trevor Long | 11 | [50] | ||||
1953β54 | Div 3S | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 10th | R1 | Ernie Morgan | 21 | [51] | ||||
1954β55 | Div 3S | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 4th | R2 | Ernie Morgan | 33 | [52] | ||||
1955β56 | Div 3S | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 10th | R1 | Ernie Morgan | 16 | [53] | ||||
1956β57 | Div 3S | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 85 | 37 | 22nd | R2 | Jim Taylor | 16 | [54] | ||||
1957β58 | Div 3S | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 81 | 35 | 22nd | R3 | Ron Saunders | 19 | [55] | ||||
1958β59 | Div 4 [r] | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 82 | 77 | 49 | 11th | R1 | Johnny Edgar | 24 | [56] | ||||
1959β60 | Div 4 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 52 | 7th | R3 | Pat Terry | 22 | [57] | ||||
1960β61 | Div 4 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 66 | 43 | 15th | R3 | R2 | Pat Terry | 22 | [58] | |||
1961β62 | Div 4 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 94 | 37 | 20th | R1 | R1 | Charlie Livesey | 15 | [59] | |||
1962β63 | Div 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 49 | 57 | 5th [s] | R3 | R1 | George Francis | 13 | [60] | |||
1963β64 | Div 4 β | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 60 | 1st [t] | R1 | R4 | Brian Gibbs | 18 | [61] | |||
1964β65 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 50 | 55 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Brian Gibbs | 23 | [62] | |||
1965β66 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 6th | R1 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 24 | [63] | |||
1966β67 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 62 | 46 | 11th | R2 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 17 | [64] | |||
1967β68 | Div 3 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 63 | 48 | 11th | R1 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 16 | [65] | |||
1968β69 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 63 | 41 | 20th | R2 | R1 | Brian Yeo | 18 | [66] | |||
1969β70 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 64 | 39 | 20th [u] | R5 | R2 | Mike Green | 16 | [67] | |||
1970β71 | Div 3 β | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 67 | 33 | 24th | R1 | R1 | Mike Green | 12 | [68] | |||
1971β72 | Div 4 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 45 | 13th | R3 | R3 | Brian Yeo | 24 | [69] | |||
1972β73 | Div 4 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 9th | R1 | R2 | Damien Richardson | 14 | [70] | |||
1973β74 | Div 4 β | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 49 | 62 | 2nd | R1 | R2 | Brian Yeo | 32 | [71] | |||
1974β75 | Div 3 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 60 | 48 | 10th | R1 | R1 | Damien Richardson | 21 | [72] | |||
1975β76 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 58 | 68 | 43 | 15th | R2 | R2 |
Damien Richardson Danny Westwood |
12 | [73] | |||
1976β77 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 64 | 44 | 12th | R1 | R2 | Damien Richardson | 18 | [74] | |||
1977β78 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Ken Price | 20 | [75] | |||
1978β79 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 42 | 59 | 4th | R1 | R1 | Danny Westwood | 19 | [76] | |||
1979β80 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 51 | 42 | 16th | R1 | R2 | Ken Price | 17 | [77] | |||
1980β81 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 42 | 15th | R2 | R2 | Ken Price | 13 | [78] | |||
1981β82 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 56 | 71 [v] | 6th | R4 | R1 | Football League Group Cup | GS |
Ken Price Dean White |
14 | [79] | |
1982β83 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 13th | R2 | R3 | Tony Cascarino | 19 | [80] | |||
1983β84 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 8th | R4 | R1 | R1(S) | Dave Mehmet | 17 | [81] | ||
1984β85 | Div 3 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 62 | 83 | 4th | R4 | R2 | R1(S) | Tony Cascarino | 20 | [82] | ||
1985β86 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 54 | 79 | 5th | R3 | R2 | SF(S) | Tony Cascarino | 21 | [83] | ||
1986β87 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 48 | 78 | 5th [w] | R3 | R2 | SF(S) | League play-offs | RU | Tony Cascarino | 30 | [84] |
1987β88 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 13th | R3 | R2 | GS | Steve Lovell | 27 | [85] | ||
1988β89 | Div 3 β | 46 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 81 | 40 | 23rd | R1 | R2 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 17 | [86] | ||
1989β90 | Div 4 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 48 | 62 | 14th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 18 | [87] | ||
1990β91 | Div 4 | 46 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 54 | 15th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 21 | [88] | ||
1991β92 | Div 4 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 53 | 57 | 11th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | David Crown | 24 [x] | [89] | ||
1992β93 | Div 3 [y] | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 64 | 40 | 21st | R3 | R2 | GS | David Crown | 9 | [90] | ||
1993β94 | Div 3 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 16th | R2 | R1 | GS | Nicky Forster | 18 | [91] | ||
1994β95 | Div 3 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 41 | 19th | R3 | R1 | R2(S) | Chris Pike | 18 | [92] | ||
1995β96 | Div 3 β | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 20 [z] | 83 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | GS | Leo Fortune-West | 15 | [93] | ||
1996β97 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 11th | R3 | R4 | R1(S) | Iffy Onuora | 23 | [94] | ||
1997β98 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 47 | 70 | 8th [aa] | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Ade Akinbiyi | 22 | [95] | ||
1998β99 | Div 2 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 44 | 80 | 4th [ab] | R1 | R1 | SF(S) [ac] | League play-offs | RU | Carl Asaba | 22 | [96] |
1999β2000 | Div 2 β | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 85 | 3rd [ad] | QF [ae] | R2 | R1(S) | League play-offs | W | Robert Taylor | 18 | [97] |
2000β01 | Div 1 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 47 | 61 | 66 | 13th | R4 | R2 | β | Marlon King | 15 | [98] | ||
2001β02 | Div 1 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 12th | R5 | R3 | β | Marlon King | 20 | [99] | ||
2002β03 | Div 1 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 62 | 11th [af] | R4 | R3 | β | Paul Shaw | 13 | [100] | ||
2003β04 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 67 | 51 | 21st [ag] | R4 | R3 | β |
Patrick Agyemang Paul Shaw Mamady Sidibe Danny Spiller |
6 | [101] [102] | ||
2004β05 | Champ [ah] β | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | 50 | 22nd [ai] | R3 | R1 | β | Darius Henderson | 9 | [101] [103] | ||
2005β06 | Lge 1 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 14th | R1 | R3 | R2(S) | Darren Byfield | 14 | [101] [104] | ||
2006β07 | Lge 1 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 59 | 16th | R2 | R1 | R1(SE) | Michael Flynn | 12 | [101] [105] | ||
2007β08 | Lge 1 β | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 73 | 46 | 22nd | R1 | R1 | SF(S) | Chris Dickson | 11 | [101] [106] | ||
2008β09 | Lge 2 β | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 75 | 5th [aj] | R3 | R1 | R2(S) | League play-offs | W | Simeon Jackson | 21 | [107] |
2009β10 | Lge 1 β | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 64 | 50 | 21st | R3 | R2 | R2(S) | Simeon Jackson | 17 | [108] | ||
2010β11 | Lge 2 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 67 | 57 | 68 | 8th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Cody McDonald | 25 | [109] | ||
2011β12 | Lge 2 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 79 | 62 | 70 | 8th | R3 | R1 | R2(SE) | Danny Kedwell | 14 | [110] | ||
2012β13 | Lge 2 β | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 39 | 83 | 1st | R2 | R2 | R1(SE) | Danny Kedwell | 16 | [111] | ||
2013β14 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 60 | 79 | 53 | 17th | R1 | R1 | R1(SE) | Cody McDonald | 17 | [112] | ||
2014β15 | Lge 1 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 12th | R1 | R2 | F(S) | Cody McDonald | 18 | [113] | ||
2015β16 | Lge 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 69 | 9th | R1 | R2 | QF(S) | Bradley Dack | 14 | [114] | ||
2016β17 | Lge 1 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 50 | 20th | R1 | R3 | GS | Josh Wright | 13 | [115] | ||
2017β18 | Lge 1 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 17th | R2 | R1 | R2S | Tom Eaves | 18 | [116] | ||
2018β19 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 72 | 55 | 13th | R4 | R1 | GS | Tom Eaves | 18 | [117] | ||
2019β20 | Lge 1 | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 51 | 10th [ak] | R3 | R1 | GS | Alex Jakubiak | 7 | [118] | ||
2020β21 | Lge 1 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 67 | 10th | R2 | R3 | R2 | Vadaine Oliver | 20 | [119] | ||
2021β22 | Lge 1 β | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 69 | 40 | 21st | R1 | R2 | GS | Vadaine Oliver | 11 | [120] | ||
2022β23 | Lge 2 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | 55 | 17th | R3 | R4 | GS | Tom Nichols | 6 | [121] | ||
2023β24 | Lge 2 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 64 | 12th | R3 | R2 | GS | Connor Mahoney | 7 | [122] |
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