Gillingham Town F.C.
Full name | Gillingham Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Gills | ||
Founded | 1879 | ||
Ground | Harding's Lane, Gillingham | ||
Capacity | 1,500 | ||
Chairman | Patrick Fricker | ||
Manager | Neil Waddleton | ||
League | Western League Premier Division | ||
2015–16 | Western League Premier Division, 9th | ||
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Gillingham Town Football Club is a football club based in Gillingham, Dorset, England. The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club.[1] They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Harding's Lane.
History
Founded on 14 November 1879, the club is the oldest in Dorset,[2] and joined the Dorset Combination in 1970. The league was later renamed the Dorset Premier, and Gillingham finished runners-up in 2002–03. They repeated this in 2007–08 and gained promotion to the Western Football League Division One.[3] They won the Dorset Senior Cup in 2009–10, beating Wimborne Town 2–1 after extra time in the final, on 13 April 2010.[4] The club was promoted to the Premier Division in 2011–12 after finishing third.
Honours
- Dorset Premier Football League[3]
- Runners-up: 2002–03, 2007–08
- Dorset Senior Cup[5]
- Winners: 2009–10
- Runners-up: 2015–16
Records
- FA Cup best performance: Second Qualifying Round – 2009–10[3]
- FA Vase best performance: Second Round Proper – 2007–08[3]
References
- ↑ "Dorset CS Clubs". DorsetFA. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ↑ "Club History". Gillingham Town F.C. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- 1 2 3 4 Gillingham Town at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Lucas, Terry (2011-12-23). "Dorset Senior Cup Final 2010 – Video – Gillingham Town FC". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ↑ Dan Rose (2016-04-13). "Terras: Weymouth delight after lifting Dorset Senior Cup (From Dorset Echo)". Dorsetecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
External links
Coordinates: 51°02′14.75″N 2°15′54.18″W / 51.0374306°N 2.2650500°W