List of Gillingham F.C. seasons explained

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

SeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyOtherTop scorer(s)Ref
DivisionPWDLGFGAPtsPos
1893–94New Brompton did not play league footballQR1FA Amateur CupR3QAlbert Jenner2[1]
1894–95SL Div 2121101571022bgcolor=gold1stQR3Arthur Rule22
1895–96SL Div 1187473037186thQR2Dave Hutcheson8[2]
KL Div 12293103642217th
1896–97SL Div 12072113242168thQR4Jack Frettingham10[3]
TMC10208213245th
1897–98SL Div 1229493737226thQR5Jack Frettingham13[4]
TMC149233315203rd
1898–99SL Div 12410593830256thR1Jack Frettingham14[5]
TMC161222481526bgcolor=gold1st
1899–1900SL Div 128961339492411thQR4Jack Frettingham11[6]
TMC1081120617bgcolor=gold1st
1900–01SL Div 128751634511912thQR5Jack Frettingham14[7]
TMC64111579bgcolor=silver2nd
1901–02SL Div 1301071339382710thRIntAlf Milward12[8]
TMC12101152721bgcolor=gold1st
1902–03SL Div 130111183735336thRIntCharlie Satterthwaite14[9]
TMC125163342114th
1903–04SL Div 1346131526432516thRIntJim Stevenson7[10]
1904–05SL Div 1341111124041339thR1Walter Leigh11[11]
1905–06SL Div 134781920622217thR2Bill Marriott5[12]
1906–07SL Div 1381291747593316thR2Dan Cunliffe15[13]
1907–08SL Div 138972244752520thR2Charlie McGibbon22[14]
1908–09SL Div 140177164859417thQR5Arthur Pickett9[15]
1909–10SL Div 1421951876744312thR1Albert Court25[16]
1910–11SL Div 1381181934653018thR1John Taylor15[17]
1911–12SL Div 1381191835723118thQR4F.Corbett
A.Lee
John Taylor
6[18]
1912–13SL Div 13812101636533415thR1Arthur Wolstenholme7[19]
1913–14SL Div 1381391648493515thR2Charlie Hafekost10[20]
1914–15SL Div 138682443822020thR1Sam Gilligan
Peter Glen
8[21]
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.
1919–20SL Div 1421072534742722ndR1Arthur Wood14[22]
1920–21Div 3428122234742822ndQR6Tommy Hall11[23]
1921–22Div 3S421482047603618thR1Charlie Freeman14[24]
1922–23Div 3S421572051573716thQR6Tommy Hall
Horace Williams
11[25]
1923–24Div 3S4212131743583715thR1Joe North17[26]
1924–25Div 3S4213141535444013thQR6Fred Brown
Frank Marshall
Tommy Hall
10[27]
1925–26Div 3S421781753494210thR2Fred Brown16[28]
1926–27Div 3S4211102154723220thR2Bill Arblaster18[29]
1927–28Div 3S4213111862813716thR3Jonah Wilcox28[30]
1928–29Div 3S421092343832922ndR1Arthur Dominy14[31]
1929–30Div 3S421182351803021stR1Fred Cheesmur17[32]
1930–31Div 3S4214101861763816thR2Harry Loasby22[33]
1931–32Div 3S421082440822821stR1Bill White9[34]
1932–33Div 3S42188167261447thR2George Nicol28[35]
1933–34Div 3S4211112075963317thR2Third Division South CupR1Sim Raleigh18[36]
1934–35Div 3S4211131855753520thR1Third Division South CupR1Bill Baldwin14[37]
1935–36Div 3S421491966773716thR2Third Division South CupR1George Tadman18[38]
1936–37Div 3S421881672614411thR2Third Division South CupR2Jimmy Watson21[39]
1937–38bgcolor=#FCCDiv 3S 4210626367726bgcolor=#FCC22ndR1Third Division South CupR2Jimmy Watson13[40]
1938–39SL44296910457643rdQR4Southern League CupR2Harry Rowley41[41]
1939–40SL3201644n/aSouthern League CupR1Harry Rowley4[42]
No further competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War.
1945–46KL2018111113337bgcolor=gold1stQR4Kent League Cupbgcolor=goldWVic Hole29[43]
1946–47SL3120651034547bgcolor=gold1stR3Southern League Cupbgcolor=goldWHughie Russell42[44]
1947–48SL342158814347bgcolor=silver2ndR3Southern League CupGSHughie Russell23[45]
1948–49SL42261061044862bgcolor=gold1stQR4Southern League CupSFHughie Russell36[46]
1949–50bgcolor=#DFDSL 4623914926155bgcolor=#DFD5thR2Southern League CupR2Harold Williams18[47]
1950–51Div 3S4613924691013522ndR2Dave Thomas21[48]
1951–52Div 3S4611132271813522ndR2Derek Lewis
Dave Thomas
22[49]
1952–53Div 3S4612151939704021stR2Trevor Long11[50]
1953–54Div 3S4619101761664810thR1Ernie Morgan21[51]
1954–55Div 3S462015117766554thR2Ernie Morgan33[52]
1955–56Div 3S4619101761664810thR1Ernie Morgan16[53]
1956–57Div 3S4612132154853722ndR2Jim Taylor16[54]
1957–58Div 3S461392452813522ndR3Ron Saunders19[55]
1958–59Div 4462091782774911thR1Johnny Edgar24[56]
1959–60Div 4462110157469527thR3Pat Terry22[57]
1960–61Div 44615131864664315thR3R2Pat Terry22[58]
1961–62Div 44413112073943720thR1R1Charlie Livesey15[59]
1962–63Div 4462213117149575thR3R1George Francis13[60]
1963–64bgcolor=#DFDDiv 4 4623149593060bgcolor=gold1stR1R4Brian Gibbs18[61]
1964–65Div 346239147050557thR2R1Brian Gibbs23[62]
1965–66Div 346228166254526thR1R2Brian Gibbs24[63]
1966–67Div 34615161558624611thR2R2Brian Gibbs17[64]
1967–68Div 34618121659634811thR1R2Brian Gibbs16[65]
1968–69Div 34613151854634120thR2R1Brian Yeo18[66]
1969–70Div 34613132052643920thR5R2Mike Green16[67]
1970–71bgcolor=#FCCDiv 3 4610132342673324thR1R1Mike Green12[68]
1971–72Div 44616131761674513thR3R3Brian Yeo24[69]
1972–73Div 4461911166358499thR1R2Damien Richardson14[70]
1973–74bgcolor=#DFDDiv 4 4625129904962bgcolor=silver2ndR1R2Brian Yeo32[71]
1974–75Div 34617141565604810thR1R1Damien Richardson21[72]
1975–76Div 34612191558684315thR2R2Damien Richardson
Danny Westwood
12[73]
1976–77Div 34616121855644412thR1R2Damien Richardson18[74]
1977–78Div 3461520116760507thR2R1Ken Price20[75]
1978–79Div 346211786542594thR1R1Danny Westwood19[76]
1979–80Div 34614141849514216thR1R2Ken Price17[77]
1980–81Div 34612181648584215thR2R2Ken Price13[78]
1981–82Div 3462011156456716thR4R1Football League Group CupGSKen Price
Dean White
14[79]
1982–83Div 34616131758596113thR2R3Tony Cascarino19[80]
1983–84Div 3462010167469708thR4R1R1(S)Dave Mehmet17[81]
1984–85Div 346258138062834thR4R2R1(S)Tony Cascarino20[82]
1985–86Div 3462213118154795thR3R2SF(S)Tony Cascarino21[83]
1986–87Div 346239146548785thR3R2SF(S)League play-offsbgcolor=silverRUTony Cascarino30[84]
1987–88Div 34614171577615913thR3R2GSSteve Lovell27[85]
1988–89bgcolor=#FCCDiv 3 461243047814023rdR1R2R1(S)Steve Lovell17[86]
1989–90Div 44617111846486214thR1R1R1(S)Steve Lovell18[87]
1990–91Div 44612111657605415thR1R1R1(S)Steve Lovell21[88]
1991–92Div 44215121563535711thR1R1R1(S)David Crown24[89]
1992–93Div 3429132048644021stR3R2GSDavid Crown9[90]
1993–94Div 34212151544515116thR2R1GSNicky Forster18[91]
1994–95Div 34210112146644119thR3R1R2(S)Chris Pike18[92]
1995–96bgcolor=#DFDDiv 3 4622177492083bgcolor=silver2ndR3R1GSLeo Fortune-West15[93]
1996–97Div 24619101760596711thR3R4R1(S)Iffy Onuora23[94]
1997–98Div 2461913145247708thR1R1R1(S)Ade Akinbiyi22[95]
1998–99Div 2462214107544804thR1R1SF(S)League play-offsbgcolor=silverRUCarl Asaba22[96]
1999–2000bgcolor=#DFDDiv 2 462510117948853rdQFR2R1(S)League play-offsbgcolor=goldWRobert Taylor18[97]
2000–01Div 14613161747616613thR4R2Marlon King15[98]
2001–02Div 14618101864676412thR5R3Marlon King20[99]
2002–03Div 14616141656656211thR4R3Paul Shaw13[100]
2003–04Div 1461492348675121stR4R3Patrick Agyemang
Paul Shaw
Mamady Sidibe
Danny Spiller
6[101] [102]
2004–05bgcolor=#FCCChamp 4612142045665022ndR3R1Darius Henderson9[103]
2005–06Lge 14616121850646014thR1R3R2(S)Darren Byfield14[104]
2006–07Lge 1461782156775916thR2R1R1(SE)Michael Flynn12[105]
2007–08bgcolor=#FCCLge 1 4611132244734622ndR1R1SF(S)Chris Dickson11[106]
2008–09bgcolor=#DFDLge 2 462112135855755thR3R1R2(S)League play-offsbgcolor=goldWSimeon Jackson21[107]
2009–10bgcolor=#FCCLge 1 4612142048645021stR3R2R2(S)Simeon Jackson17[108]
2010–11Lge 2461717126757688thR1R1R1(S)Cody McDonald25[109]
2011–12Lge 2462010167962708thR3R1R2(SE)Danny Kedwell14[110]
2012–13bgcolor=#DFD4623149663983bgcolor=gold1stR2R2R1(SE)Danny Kedwell16[111]
2013–14Lge 1461582360795317thR1R1R1(SE)Cody McDonald17[112]
2014–15Lge 14616141665666212thR1R2F(S)Cody McDonald18[113]
2015–16Lge 1461912157156699thR1R2QF(S)Bradley Dack14[114]
2016–17Lge 14612142059795020thR1R3GSJosh Wright13[115]
2017–18Lge 14613171650555617thR2R1R2STom Eaves18[116]
2018–19Lge 14615102161725513thR4R1GSTom Eaves18[117]
2019–20Lge 1351215842345110thR3R1GSAlex Jakubiak7[118]
2020–21Lge 146 19 10 17 63 60 67 10thR2R3R2Vadaine Oliver20[119]
2021–22bgcolor=#FCC46 8 16 22 35 69 40 bgcolor=#FCC21stR1R2GSVadaine Oliver11[120]
2022–23Lge 246 14 13 19 36 49 55 17thR3R4GSTom Nichols6[121]
Lge 246 18 10 18 46 57 64 12thR3R2GSConnor Mahoney7[122]

Key

bgcolor=goldWinnersbgcolor=silverRunners upPromotedRelegated

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:
P – Games played
W – Games won
D – Games drawn
L – Games lost
GF – Goals for
GA – Goals against
Pts – Points
Pos – Final position
Key to rounds:
QR1 – First qualifying round
QR2 – Second qualifying round, etc.
RInt – Intermediate round
R1 – First round
R2 – Second round, etc.
QF – Quarter-final
SF – Semi-final
Grp – Group stage
GrpS – Group stage (Southern section)
R1S – First round (Southern section)
R2S – Second round (Southern section), etc.
R1SE – First round (South Eastern section)
SQF – Quarter-final (Southern section)
n/a – Not applicable
Key to divisions:
Champ – EFL Championship
Lge 1 – EFL League One
Div 1 – Football League First Division
Div 2 – Football League Second Division
Div 3 – Football League Third Division
Div 3S – Football League Third Division South
Div 4 – Football League Fourth Division
SL – Southern League
KL – Kent League
TMC – Thames and Medway Combination

References

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Notes and References

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  8. Brown, p. 19, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.
  9. Brown, p. 20, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.
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  102. Web site: Gillingham 2003/2004 player appearances. Soccerbase. 5 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090820003852/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=133&teamid=1098. 20 August 2009. dead.
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  104. Web site: Gillingham 2005/2006 player appearances. Soccerbase. 5 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090820003903/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=135&teamid=1098. 20 August 2009. dead.
  105. Web site: Gillingham 2006/2007 player appearances. Soccerbase. 5 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090820003907/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=136&teamid=1098. 20 August 2009. dead.
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  108. Web site: Gillingham 2009/2010 results and fixtures. Soccerbase. 18 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100501184959/http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=1098&seasonid=139. 1 May 2010. dead.
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