List of Gillingham F.C. seasons

A football team comprising ten players in striped shirts and one in a shirt of a single colour pose for the camera. Five of the men are standing and the other six seated in front of them. Also posing with them are an elderly man in a bowler hat with a chain of office around his neck, and twelve men in business suits, some of whom are wearing hats. A crowd of spectators is visible behind the group. — The Gillingham team line up before a match in the club's first season in the Football League, along with club officials and the local mayor

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

Season	League									FA Cup	EFL Cup^[a]	EFL Trophy^[b]	Other		Top scorer(s)^[c]		Ref
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos	FA Cup	EFL Cup^[a]	EFL Trophy^[b]	Other		Top scorer(s)^[c]		Ref
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]
1895–96	KL Div 1	22	9	3	10	36	42	21	7th	QR2					Dave Hutcheson	8^[g]	^[2]
1896–97	SL Div 1	20	7	2	11	32	42	16	8th	QR4					Jack Frettingham	10^[h]	^[3]
1896–97	TMC	10	2	0	8	21	32	4	5th	QR4					Jack Frettingham	10^[h]	^[3]
1897–98	SL Div 1	22	9	4	9	37	37	22	6th	QR5					Jack Frettingham	13^[h]	^[4]
1897–98	TMC	14	9	2	3	33	15	20	3rd	QR5					Jack Frettingham	13^[h]	^[4]
1898–99	SL Div 1	24	10	5	9	38	30	25	6th	R1					Jack Frettingham	14^[h]	^[5]
1898–99	TMC	16	12	2	2	48	15	26	1st	R1					Jack Frettingham	14^[h]	^[5]
1899–1900	SL Div 1	28	9	6	13	39	49	24	11th	QR4					Jack Frettingham	11^[h]	^[6]
1899–1900	TMC	10	8	1	1	20	6	17	1st	QR4					Jack Frettingham	11^[h]	^[6]
1900–01	SL Div 1	28	7	5	16	34	51	19	12th	QR5					Jack Frettingham	14^[h]	^[7]
1900–01	TMC	6	4	1	1	15	7	9	2nd	QR5					Jack Frettingham	14^[h]	^[7]
1901–02	SL Div 1	30	10	7	13	39	38	27	10th	RInt					Alf Milward	12^[h]^[i]	^[8]
1901–02	TMC	12	10	1	1	52	7	21	1st	RInt					Alf Milward	12^[h]^[i]	^[8]
1902–03	SL Div 1	30	11	11	8	37	35	33	6th	RInt					Charlie Satterthwaite	14^[h]	^[9]
1902–03	TMC	12	5	1	6	33	42	11	4th	RInt					Charlie Satterthwaite	14^[h]	^[9]
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					Jock Taylor	15	^[17]
1911–12	SL Div 1	38	11	9	18	35	72	31	18th	QR4					Fred Corbett Abel Lee Jock 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	13th	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					Frank Marshall	11	^[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	18	^[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	13	^[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	15	^[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	22	^[117]
2019–20	Lge 1	35	12	15	8	42	34	51	10th^[ak]	R3	R1	GS			Alex Jakubiak Brandon Hanlan	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]
2023–24	Lge 2	46	18	10	18	46	57	64	12th	R3	R2	GS			Connor Mahoney	7	^[122]
2024–25	Lge 2	46	14	16	16	41	46	58	17th	R1	R1	GS			Jayden Clarke	7

Key

Winners	Runners up	Promoted	Relegated

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

Notes

^ The Football League Cup competition did not start until the 1960–61 season.
^ The EFL Trophy did not start until the 1983–84 season.
^ Other than where stated, includes all senior competitive first-team matches.
^ New Brompton's only entry to the FA Amateur Cup. In 1894 the club turned professional and ceased to be eligible to enter.
^ FA Cup goals only. The scorers of New Brompton's goals in the FA Amateur Cup are not known.
^ New Brompton, as champions of Division Two, played the bottom team in Division One, Swindon Town, in a two-legged test match and won 5–1, thus gaining promotion.
^ Southern League and FA Cup goals only. Details of the club's goalscorers in the Kent League in this season are not recorded.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Southern League and FA Cup goals only. Details of the club's goalscorers in the Thames and Medway Combination in this season are not recorded.
^ Scorer of one FA Cup goal in this season not recorded.
^ Despite finishing last, New Brompton avoided relegation due to the expansion of the league.
^ Under a restructuring of the leagues, all members of the Southern League Division One were elevated to form the new Third Division of the expanded Football League. Gillingham thus avoided relegation despite having finished the previous season in last position.
^ ^a ^b There was no automatic relegation from the Football League until 1987. Gillingham thus avoided relegation despite finishing last.
^ The Football League Third Division North was formed in 1921, with the existing Third Division being re-designated the Third Division South.
^ Gillingham failed to be re-elected having finished in last position, and Ipswich Town were chosen to replace them in the Football League. Gillingham returned to the Southern League.
^ The Southern League season was abandoned after three matches due to the outbreak of war in September. Beginning in November, Gillingham played in the Kent Regional League East, which like other wartime competitions is regarded as unofficial.
^ Gillingham were awarded one point for an away fixture against Millwall that never took place.
^ Gillingham were elected into the Football League as part of the expansion of the Third Division South from 22 teams to 24.
^ Having finished in the lower half of the table, Gillingham were placed in the new Football League Fourth Division following the amalgamation of the Third Division South and Third Division North.
^ Gillingham finished level on points with Mansfield Town, but missed out on promotion on goal average.
^ Gillingham won the division on goal average.
^ Gillingham finished with the same number of points as Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, but finished above them on goal average and thus escaped relegation.
^ From the 1981–82 season, points were allocated on the basis of 3 for a win and 1 for a draw; previously only two points had been given for a win.
^ Gillingham qualified for the play-offs in the first year that these were staged, defeating Sunderland in the semi-final on away goals after a 6–6 aggregate score, and losing the final 2–0 to Swindon Town in a replay at Selhurst Park after a 2–2 aggregate over two legs.
^ Crown also scored one goal in a match against Aldershot which was declared void when that team resigned from the league before the end of the season.
^ On the formation of the FA Premier League, the Fourth Division was re-designated as the Third Division.
^ Twenty goals remains a record for the lowest number of goals conceded in a 46 match Football League season.
^ Gillingham missed out on a place in the play-offs on goals scored, which took precedence over goal difference at that time.
^ Having qualified for the play-offs, Gillingham defeated Preston North End 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, and in their first appearance at Wembley Stadium were beaten 3–1 on penalties by Manchester City, after a 2–2 draw.
^ Gillingham were defeated 1–0 by Millwall on the Golden goal rule, the only time this method of resolving a match was applied to a Gillingham match.
^ Qualifying again for the play-offs, Gillingham defeated Stoke City 5–3 on aggregate in the semi-final, and beat Wigan Athletic 3–2 after extra time in the final to gain promotion to the second level of English football for the first time in their history.
^ This achievement in reaching the quarter-finals represents the furthest progress Gillingham have ever made in the FA Cup.
^ This position, equivalent to 31st place in the English football league system, represents Gillingham's highest ever league finish.
^ Gillingham finished with the same number of points as Walsall, but avoided relegation due to a superior goal difference.
^ The First Division was renamed the Football League Championship as part of a new sponsorship deal in the 2004–05 season.
^ Gillingham finished on the same number of points as Crewe Alexandra, but were relegated on account of an inferior goal difference to the recently renamed third tier, Football League One.
^ By finishing 5th, Gillingham reached the play-offs, then defeated Rochdale 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, and beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 in the final to gain promotion.
^ The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions decided on a points-per-game basis. Gillingham averaged 1.46 points from 35 games.

References

General

Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
Bradley, Andy; Roger Triggs (1994). Home of the Shouting Men: Complete History of Gillingham Football Club 1893–1993. Gillingham F.C. ISBN 0-9523361-0-3.

Specific

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[1] The Football League Cup competition did not start until the 1960–61 season.

[2] The EFL Trophy did not start until the 1983–84 season.

[3] Other than where stated, includes all senior competitive first-team matches.

[4] New Brompton's only entry to the FA Amateur Cup. In 1894 the club turned professional and ceased to be eligible to enter.

[5] FA Cup goals only. The scorers of New Brompton's goals in the FA Amateur Cup are not known.

[7] New Brompton, as champions of Division Two, played the bottom team in Division One, Swindon Town, in a two-legged test match and won 5–1, thus gaining promotion.

[8] Southern League and FA Cup goals only. Details of the club's goalscorers in the Kent League in this season are not recorded.

[no2-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Southern League and FA Cup goals only. Details of the club's goalscorers in the Thames and Medway Combination in this season are not recorded.

[16] Scorer of one FA Cup goal in this season not recorded.

[23] Despite finishing last, New Brompton avoided relegation due to the expansion of the league.

[33] Under a restructuring of the leagues, all members of the Southern League Division One were elevated to form the new Third Division of the expanded Football League. Gillingham thus avoided relegation despite having finished the previous season in last position.

[1920a-34] There was no automatic relegation from the Football League until 1987. Gillingham thus avoided relegation despite finishing last.

[36] The Football League Third Division North was formed in 1921, with the existing Third Division being re-designated the Third Division South.

[53] Gillingham failed to be re-elected having finished in last position, and Ipswich Town were chosen to replace them in the Football League. Gillingham returned to the Southern League.

[56] The Southern League season was abandoned after three matches due to the outbreak of war in September. Beginning in November, Gillingham played in the Kent Regional League East, which like other wartime competitions is regarded as unofficial.

[59] Gillingham were awarded one point for an away fixture against Millwall that never took place.

[63] Gillingham were elected into the Football League as part of the expansion of the Third Division South from 22 teams to 24.

[73] Having finished in the lower half of the table, Gillingham were placed in the new Football League Fourth Division following the amalgamation of the Third Division South and Third Division North.

[78] Gillingham finished level on points with Mansfield Town, but missed out on promotion on goal average.

[80] Gillingham won the division on goal average.

[87] Gillingham finished with the same number of points as Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, but finished above them on goal average and thus escaped relegation.

[100] From the 1981–82 season, points were allocated on the basis of 3 for a win and 1 for a draw; previously only two points had been given for a win.

[106] Gillingham qualified for the play-offs in the first year that these were staged, defeating Sunderland in the semi-final on away goals after a 6–6 aggregate score, and losing the final 2–0 to Swindon Town in a replay at Selhurst Park after a 2–2 aggregate over two legs.

[112] Crown also scored one goal in a match against Aldershot which was declared void when that team resigned from the league before the end of the season.

[114] On the formation of the FA Premier League, the Fourth Division was re-designated as the Third Division.

[118] Twenty goals remains a record for the lowest number of goals conceded in a 46 match Football League season.

[121] Gillingham missed out on a place in the play-offs on goals scored, which took precedence over goal difference at that time.

[123] Having qualified for the play-offs, Gillingham defeated Preston North End 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, and in their first appearance at Wembley Stadium were beaten 3–1 on penalties by Manchester City, after a 2–2 draw.

[124] Gillingham were defeated 1–0 by Millwall on the Golden goal rule, the only time this method of resolving a match was applied to a Gillingham match.

[126] Qualifying again for the play-offs, Gillingham defeated Stoke City 5–3 on aggregate in the semi-final, and beat Wigan Athletic 3–2 after extra time in the final to gain promotion to the second level of English football for the first time in their history.

[127] This achievement in reaching the quarter-finals represents the furthest progress Gillingham have ever made in the FA Cup.

[131] This position, equivalent to 31st place in the English football league system, represents Gillingham's highest ever league finish.

[133] Gillingham finished with the same number of points as Walsall, but avoided relegation due to a superior goal difference.

[136] The First Division was renamed the Football League Championship as part of a new sponsorship deal in the 2004–05 season.

[137] Gillingham finished on the same number of points as Crewe Alexandra, but were relegated on account of an inferior goal difference to the recently renamed third tier, Football League One.

[142] By finishing 5th, Gillingham reached the play-offs, then defeated Rochdale 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, and beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 in the final to gain promotion.

[154] The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions decided on a points-per-game basis. Gillingham averaged 1.46 points from 35 games.

[t-6] Brown, p. 12.

[9] Brown, p. 13, Bradley, Triggs, p. 21.

[11] Brown, p. 14, Bradley, Triggs, p. 23.

[12] Brown, p. 15, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.

[13] Brown, p. 16, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.

[14] Brown, p. 17, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.

[15] Brown, p. 18, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.

[17] Brown, p. 19, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.

[18] Brown, p. 20, Bradley, Triggs, p. 406.

[19] Brown, p. 21.

[20] Brown, p. 22.

[21] Brown, p. 23.

[22] Brown, p. 24.

[24] Brown, p. 25.

[25] Brown, p. 26.

[26] Brown, p. 27.

[27] Brown, p. 28.

[28] Brown, p. 29.

[29] Brown, p. 30.

[30] Brown, p. 31.

[31] Brown, p. 32.

[32] Brown, p. 33.

[35] Brown, p. 34.

[37] Brown, p. 35.

[38] Brown, p. 36.

[39] Brown, p. 37.

[40] Brown, p. 38.

[41] Brown, p. 39.

[42] Brown, p. 40.

[43] Brown, p. 41.

[44] Brown, p. 42.

[45] Brown, p. 43.

[46] Brown, p. 44.

[47] Brown, p. 45.

[48] Brown, p. 46.

[49] Brown, p. 47.

[50] Brown, p. 48.

[51] Brown, p. 49.

[52] Brown, p. 50.

[54] Brown, p. 51.

[55] Brown, p. 52.

[57] Brown, p. 53.

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[60] Brown, p. 56.

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[111] Brown, p. 100.

[113] Brown, p. 101.

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