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==Background and pre-season== |
==Background and pre-season== |
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[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] had been among the founder members of the [[Football League Third Division]] in 1920, which was renamed the [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] when a parallel [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] was created a year later. In 18 seasons between 1920 and 1938, the team consistently struggled, only finishing in the top half of the [[league table]] three times. They finished in the bottom two on five occasions, requiring them to apply each time for [[re-election (Football League)|re-election]] to the League.{{sfn|Soar|Tyler|1983|p=110}}{{sfn|Mitchell|Reeves|Tyler|2013|p=140}} The club's fifth application was unsuccessful; [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] of the regional [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] received more votes than Gillingham from the Football League's other member clubs in the ballot following the [[1937–38 Gillingham F.C. season|1937–38 season]] and thus secured election to the Third Division South.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109170307| work = [[Daily Telegraph]] | access-date = 8 September 2022 | via = [[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription | title = Ipswich Town F.C. in Third Division| date = 31 May 1938}}</ref> Gillingham initially took Ipswich's place in the Southern League; when competitive football resumed after the Second World War, Gillingham played in the more localised [[Kent Football League (1894–1959)|Kent League]] for one season before returning to the Southern League in the [[1946–47 Gillingham F.C. season|1946–47 season]] and winning the championship twice in three seasons.{{sfn|Rollin|1990|p=253}} |
[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] had been among the founder members of the [[Football League Third Division]] in 1920, which was renamed the [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] when a parallel [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] was created a year later. In 18 seasons between 1920 and 1938, the team consistently struggled, only finishing in the top half of the [[league table]] three times. They finished in the bottom two on five occasions, requiring them to apply each time for [[re-election (Football League)|re-election]] to the League.{{sfn|Soar|Tyler|1983|p=110}}{{sfn|Mitchell|Reeves|Tyler|2013|p=140}} The club's fifth application was unsuccessful; [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] of the regional [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] received more votes than Gillingham from the [[English Football League|Football League]]'s other member clubs in the ballot following the [[1937–38 Gillingham F.C. season|1937–38 season]] and thus secured election to the Third Division South.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109170307| work = [[Daily Telegraph]] | access-date = 8 September 2022 | via = [[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription | title = Ipswich Town F.C. in Third Division| date = 31 May 1938}}</ref> Gillingham initially took Ipswich's place in the Southern League; when competitive football resumed after the Second World War, Gillingham played in the more localised [[Kent Football League (1894–1959)|Kent League]] for one season before returning to the Southern League in the [[1946–47 Gillingham F.C. season|1946–47 season]] and winning the championship twice in three seasons.{{sfn|Rollin|1990|p=253}} |
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[[Archie Clark (footballer)|Archie Clark]] was the team's [[manager (association football)|manager]], a post he had held since 1939.{{sfn|Elligate|2009|p=180}} The club signed several new players, including Harry Williams and [[Billy Bates (footballer)|Billy Bates]], both [[forward (association football)|forward]]s, from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] respectively.{{sfn|Brown|2003|p=TBC}} Williams was signed after he scored a [[hat-trick (association football)|hat-trick]] in a pre-season trial match.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/147972755| work = Essex Newsman-Herald | access-date = 24 May 2024 | via = [[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription | title = Clashing of seasons always bring 'chaos'| date = 19 August 1949|first=J. C.|last=Chaplin|page=4}}</ref> [[Joe Millbank]], a [[midfielder|half-back]], was signed from [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]; he had been made available for [[transfer (association football)|transfer]] by his former club and valued at £5,000, but because Gillingham played outside the Football League they were not required to pay any fee to sign him.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/147972674| work = [[Evening Standard]] | access-date = 24 May 2024 | via = [[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription | title = How the money goes / Four at Chelmsford| date = 12 August 1949|page=11}}</ref> [[Jack Day]], a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] who had played for Gillingham between 1946 and 1948, rejoined the club after short and unsuccessful spells with [[The Football League|Football League]] clubs [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] and [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]],{{sfn|Triggs|2001|p=TBC}} The team wore Gillingham's usual [[kit (association football)|kit]] of blue shirts and white shorts. |
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[[Archie Clark (footballer)|Archie Clark]] was the team's [[manager (association football)|manager]], a post he had held since 1939.{{sfn|Elligate|2009|p=180}} |
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==Southern League Division One== |
==Southern League Division One== |
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===August–December=== |
===August–December=== |
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Gillingham began the season with a |
Gillingham began the season with a 3–0 defeat [[away (sports)|away]] to [[Ebbsfleet United F.C.|Gravesend & Northfleet]] on 20 August.{{sfn|Brown|2003|p=59}} Williams and Bates made their debuts for the club, as did Fred Collier, a [[full-back (association football)|full-back]], and Victor Cook, a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]; it would prove to be the only match Collier played for Gillingham. Four days later, the team played their first game of the season at their [[home (sports)|home]] ground, [[Priestfield Stadium]], against [[Hastings United F.C. (1948)|Hastings United]]. Day replaced Cook in goal. In an extremely one-sided game, Gillingham won 8–0; Williams scored six goals, the most scored by a Gillingham player in a single game since [[Hughie Russell]] scored nine times in a 12–1 victory over [[Gloucester City F.C.|Gloucester City]] in November 1946. |
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Gillingham's final three games of 1949 took place within four days. |
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===January–May=== |
===January–May=== |
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Gillingham's first game of 1950 was at home to the Welsh team [[Lovell's Athletic F.C.|Lovell's Athletic]]. |
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Gillingham finished in fifth place in the Southern League Division One, 16 points behind champions [[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.|Merthyr Tydfil]].{{sfn|Brown|2003|p=59}} |
Gillingham finished in fifth place in the Southern League Division One, 16 points behind champions [[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.|Merthyr Tydfil]].{{sfn|Brown|2003|p=59}} |
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|align=center|0–3||||align=center|4,915 |
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|24 August 1949||[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings United]] (H)||align=center|8–0||Williams (6), Carr, Forrester||align=center|7,568 |
|24 August 1949||[[Hastings United F.C. (1948)|Hastings United]] (H)||align=center|8–0||Williams (6), Carr, Forrester||align=center|7,568 |
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|27 August 1949||[[Gloucester City F.C.|Gloucester City]] (H)||align=center|6–1||Williams (2), Warsap (2), Carr, Russell (pen.)||align=center|9,164 |
|27 August 1949||[[Gloucester City F.C.|Gloucester City]] (H)||align=center|6–1||Williams (2), Warsap (2), Carr, Russell (pen.)||align=center|9,164 |
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|3 September 1949||[[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] (A)||align=center|1–1||Carr||align=center|5,548 |
|3 September 1949||[[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] (A)||align=center|1–1||Carr||align=center|5,548 |
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|7 September 1949||[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings United]] (A)||align=center|1–2||Carr||align=center|1,995 |
|7 September 1949||[[Hastings United F.C. (1948)|Hastings United]] (A)||align=center|1–2||Carr||align=center|1,995 |
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|14 September 1949||[[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]] (H)||align=center|2–2||Carr, Briggs||align=center|7,772 |
|14 September 1949||[[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]] (H)||align=center|2–2||Carr, Briggs||align=center|7,772 |
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|15 March 1950||[[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] (H)||align=center|4–0||McGuire, Carr, C. Burtenshaw (pen.), Williams||align=center|6,000 |
|15 March 1950||[[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] (H)||align=center|4–0||McGuire, Carr, C. Burtenshaw (pen.), Williams||align=center|6,000 |
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|25 March 1950||[[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] (A)||align=center|1–2||Russell||align=center| |
|25 March 1950||[[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] (A)||align=center|1–2||Russell||align=center|{{sort|0|not recorded}} |
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|1 April 1950||[[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]] (H)||align=center|0–0||||align=center|7,973 |
|1 April 1950||[[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]] (H)||align=center|0–0||||align=center|7,973 |
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|8 April 1950||[[Chingford F.C.|Chingford]] (H)||align=center|4–1||Hales (2), Kingsnorth, Warsap||align=center|6,277 |
|8 April 1950||[[Chingford F.C.|Chingford]] (H)||align=center|4–1||Hales (2), Kingsnorth, Warsap||align=center|6,277 |
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|12 April 1950||[[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] (A)||align=center|2–0||Hales, C. Burtenshaw||align=center| |
|12 April 1950||[[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] (A)||align=center|2–0||Hales, C. Burtenshaw||align=center|{{sort|0|not recorded}} |
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|15 April 1950||[[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] Reserves (A)||align=center|1–5||Briggs||align=center| |
|15 April 1950||[[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] Reserves (A)||align=center|1–5||Briggs||align=center|{{sort|0|not recorded}} |
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|17 April 1950||[[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.|Merthyr Tydfil]] (A)||align=center|0–4||||align=center| |
|17 April 1950||[[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.|Merthyr Tydfil]] (A)||align=center|0–4||||align=center|{{sort|0|not recorded}} |
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|22 April 1950||[[Headington United F.C.|Headington United]] (A)||align=center|3–1||Briggs (2), Forrester||align=center|5,500 |
|22 April 1950||[[Headington United F.C.|Headington United]] (A)||align=center|3–1||Briggs (2), Forrester||align=center|5,500 |
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|24 April 1950||[[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]] (A)||align=center|0–2||||align=center| |
|24 April 1950||[[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]] (A)||align=center|0–2||||align=center|{{sort|0|not recorded}} |
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|26 April 1950||[[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]] (H)||align=center|2–0||Russell, Kingsnorth (pen.)||align=center|4,000 |
|26 April 1950||[[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]] (H)||align=center|2–0||Russell, Kingsnorth (pen.)||align=center|4,000 |
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|29 April 1950||[[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] (H)||align=center|6–1||Hales (3), Warsap, Russell, Briggs||align=center|4,875 |
|29 April 1950||[[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] (H)||align=center|6–1||Hales (3), Warsap, Russell, Briggs||align=center|4,875 |
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|1 May 1950||[[Bath City F.C.|Bath City]] (A)||align=center|1–3||B. Burtenshaw||align=center| |
|1 May 1950||[[Bath City F.C.|Bath City]] (A)||align=center|1–3||B. Burtenshaw||align=center|{{sort|0|not recorded}} |
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|3 May 1950||[[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.|Merthyr Tydfil]] (H)||align=center|3–1||Russell, Warsap, Carr||align=center|8,126 |
|3 May 1950||[[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.|Merthyr Tydfil]] (H)||align=center|3–1||Russell, Warsap, Carr||align=center|8,126 |
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|6 May 1950||[[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]] (A)||align=center|1–4||Piper||align=center| |
|6 May 1950||[[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]] (A)||align=center|1–4||Piper||align=center|{{sort|0|not recorded}} |
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==FA Cup== |
==FA Cup== |
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Gillingham entered the [[1949–50 FA Cup]] at the fourth and final qualifying round stage; their opponents were another Southern League Division One team, [[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]].{{sfn|Brown|2003|p=59}} |
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!scope=row|[[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]] (A) |
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|align=center|7,227 |
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Gillingham lost to [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] in the second round of the [[1949–50 Southern Football League#Southern League Cup|1949–50 Southern League Cup]].{{sfn|Brown|2003|p=59}} The veteran forward [[Tug Wilson (footballer)|Tug Wilson]] made his only appearance of the season in the second round match; it was the final game he played for Gillingham, a club he had joined as a teenager in 1936. |
Gillingham lost to [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] in the second round of the [[1949–50 Southern Football League#Southern League Cup|1949–50 Southern League Cup]].{{sfn|Brown|2003|p=59}} The veteran forward [[Tug Wilson (footballer)|Tug Wilson]] made his only appearance of the season in the second round match; it was the final game he played for Gillingham, a club he had joined as a teenager in 1936. |
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==Players== |
==Players== |
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[[Charlie Marks]] made the most appearances, playing 49 times. |
[[Charlie Marks]] made the most appearances, playing 49 times. Harry Williams was the team's top goalscorer, scoring 18 times in just 20 games.{{sfn|Brown|2003|p=59}} |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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The Football League opted to increase the membership of each of the two Third Divisions from 22 to 24 clubs with effect from the [[1950–51 Football League|1950–51 season]]; Gillingham applied for one of the new places in the Third Division South and received the highest number of votes among the applicants, thereby returning to the Football League after 12 years.{{sfn|Mitchell|Reeves|Tyler|2013|p=140}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109225807| work = [[Daily Telegraph]]|first=Frank|last=Coles | access-date = 9 September 2022 | via = [[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription | title = 4 More Clubs in League| date = 5 June 1950}}</ref> Charles Cox, the club's chairman, told the press "It has been an uphill struggle to get back. Thank God we've done it. We must never find ourselves in that position again."{{sfn|Elligate|2009|p=101}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*{{cite book|editor-last1=Rollin|editor-first1=Jack |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 |publisher=[[Queen Anne Press]] |date=1990|isbn=978-0-35617-911-7 |location=London}} |
*{{cite book|editor-last1=Rollin|editor-first1=Jack |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 |publisher=[[Queen Anne Press]] |date=1990|isbn=978-0-35617-911-7 |location=London}} |
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*{{Cite book|last1=Soar|first1=Phil|first2=Martin|last2=Tyler|title=Encyclopedia of British Football|year=1983|publisher=[[HarperCollins|CollinsWillow]]|isbn=978-0-0021-8049-8|location=London}} |
*{{Cite book|last1=Soar|first1=Phil|first2=Martin|last2=Tyler|title=Encyclopedia of British Football|year=1983|publisher=[[HarperCollins|CollinsWillow]]|isbn=978-0-0021-8049-8|location=London}} |
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*{{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=978-0-75242-243-5|location=[[Stroud]]}} |
*{{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=978-0-75242-243-5|location=[[Stroud]]}} |
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Chairman | Charles Cox[1] | |
Manager | Archie Clark | |
Southern League Division One | 5th | |
FA Cup | Second Round | |
Southern League Cup | Second Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Harry Williams (18) All: Harry Williams (18) | |
Highest home attendance | TBC | |
Lowest home attendance | TBC | |
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During the 1949–50 English football season, Gillingham F.C. played in the Southern League Division One. It was the fourth season of the club's third spell in the league.
Gillingham also competed in the FA Cup, reaching the second round.
Background and pre-season
Gillingham had been among the founder members of the Football League Third Division in 1920, which was renamed the Third Division South when a parallel Third Division North was created a year later. In 18 seasons between 1920 and 1938, the team consistently struggled, only finishing in the top half of the league table three times. They finished in the bottom two on five occasions, requiring them to apply each time for re-election to the League.[2][3] The club's fifth application was unsuccessful; Ipswich Town of the regional Southern League received more votes than Gillingham from the Football League's other member clubs in the ballot following the 1937–38 season and thus secured election to the Third Division South.[4] Gillingham initially took Ipswich's place in the Southern League; when competitive football resumed after the Second World War, Gillingham played in the more localised Kent League for one season before returning to the Southern League in the 1946–47 season and winning the championship twice in three seasons.[5]
Archie Clark was the team's manager, a post he had held since 1939.[6] The club signed several new players, including Harry Williams and Billy Bates, both forwards, from Tottenham Hotspur and Watford respectively.[7] Williams was signed after he scored a hat-trick in a pre-season trial match.[8] Joe Millbank, a half-back, was signed from Queens Park Rangers; he had been made available for transfer by his former club and valued at £5,000, but because Gillingham played outside the Football League they were not required to pay any fee to sign him.[9] Jack Day, a goalkeeper who had played for Gillingham between 1946 and 1948, rejoined the club after short and unsuccessful spells with Football League clubs Fulham and Brighton & Hove Albion,[10] The team wore Gillingham's usual kit of blue shirts and white shorts.
Southern League Division One
August–December
Gillingham began the season with a 3–0 defeat away to Gravesend & Northfleet on 20 August.[11] Williams and Bates made their debuts for the club, as did Fred Collier, a full-back, and Victor Cook, a goalkeeper; it would prove to be the only match Collier played for Gillingham. Four days later, the team played their first game of the season at their home ground, Priestfield Stadium, against Hastings United. Day replaced Cook in goal. In an extremely one-sided game, Gillingham won 8–0; Williams scored six goals, the most scored by a Gillingham player in a single game since Hughie Russell scored nine times in a 12–1 victory over Gloucester City in November 1946.
Gillingham's final three games of 1949 took place within four days.
January–May
Gillingham's first game of 1950 was at home to the Welsh team Lovell's Athletic.
Gillingham finished in fifth place in the Southern League Division One, 16 points behind champions Merthyr Tydfil.[11]
League match details
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20 August 1949 | Gravesend & Northfleet (A) | 0–3 | 4,915 | |
24 August 1949 | Hastings United (H) | 8–0 | Williams (6), Carr, Forrester | 7,568 |
27 August 1949 | Gloucester City (H) | 6–1 | Williams (2), Warsap (2), Carr, Russell (pen.) | 9,164 |
3 September 1949 | Hereford United (A) | 1–1 | Carr | 5,548 |
7 September 1949 | Hastings United (A) | 1–2 | Carr | 1,995 |
14 September 1949 | Chelmsford City (H) | 2–2 | Carr, Briggs | 7,772 |
17 September 1949 | Cheltenham Town (H) | 3–1 | Briggs (2), Kingsnorth (pen.) | 8,580 |
21 September 1949 | Chelmsford City (A) | 1–1 | Warsap | 6,500 |
24 September 1949 | Colchester United (A) | 1–2 | Williams | 10,918 |
1 October 1949 | Cheltenham Town (A) | 2–1 | Carr, Russell | 3,213 |
8 October 1949 | Torquay United Reserves (H) | 1–1 | Williams | 9,312 |
15 October 1949 | Worcester City (A) | 1–2 | B. Burtenshaw | 4,464 |
29 October 1949 | Dartford (A) | 1–2 | Forrester | 5,883 |
5 November 1949 | Kidderminster Harriers (H) | 4–2 | B. Burtenshaw (2), Forrester, Russell | 5,937 |
19 November 1949 | Worcester City (H) | 2–0 | Russell (2) | 9,479 |
3 December 1949 | Bedford Town (H) | 1–0 | Potter (o.g.) | 7,945 |
24 December 1949 | Gloucester City (A) | 1–3 | Williams | 3,253 |
26 December 1949 | Tonbridge (H) | 3–0 | C. Burtenshaw, Russell, Briggs | 10,381 |
27 December 1949 | Tonbridge (A) | 1–2 | Briggs | 6,756 |
31 December 1949 | Yeovil Town (H) | 0–1 | 11,577 | |
7 January 1950 | Lovell's Athletic (H) | 2–0 | Carr, B. Burtenshaw | 7,571 |
14 January 1950 | Bedford Town (A) | 1–1 | B. Burtenshaw | 3,954 |
28 January 1950 | Torquay United Reserves (A) | 2–1 | Williams (2) | 1,962 |
4 February 1950 | Gravesend & Northfleet (H) | 4–2 | Williams, Russell, B. Burtenshaw, Forrester | 11,158 |
11 February 1950 | Exeter City Reserves (H) | 4–1 | Russell, B. Burtenshaw, Carr, Williams | 7,609 |
25 February 1950 | Lovell's Athletic (A) | 2–2 | B. Burtenshaw, Williams | 500 |
4 March 1950 | Barry Town (A) | 3–0 | B. Burtenshaw (2), Williams | 171 |
9 March 1950 | Chingford (A) | 2–1 | B. Burtenshaw, Russell | 307 |
11 March 1950 | Bath City (H) | 1–1 | Carr | 7,749 |
15 March 1950 | Hereford United (H) | 4–0 | McGuire, Carr, C. Burtenshaw (pen.), Williams | 6,000 |
25 March 1950 | Yeovil Town (A) | 1–2 | Russell | not recorded |
1 April 1950 | Guildford City (H) | 0–0 | 7,973 | |
5 April 1950 | Headington United (H) | 2–0 | Forrester (2) | 4,086 |
7 April 1950 | Weymouth (H) | 1–1 | Briggs | 9,233 |
8 April 1950 | Chingford (H) | 4–1 | Hales (2), Kingsnorth, Warsap | 6,277 |
12 April 1950 | Kidderminster Harriers (A) | 2–0 | Hales, C. Burtenshaw | not recorded |
15 April 1950 | Exeter City Reserves (A) | 1–5 | Briggs | not recorded |
17 April 1950 | Merthyr Tydfil (A) | 0–4 | not recorded | |
22 April 1950 | Headington United (A) | 3–1 | Briggs (2), Forrester | 5,500 |
24 April 1950 | Weymouth (A) | 0–2 | not recorded | |
26 April 1950 | Dartford (H) | 2–0 | Russell, Kingsnorth (pen.) | 4,000 |
28 April 1950 | Barry Town (H) | 1–0 | Carr | 3,423 |
29 April 1950 | Colchester United (H) | 6–1 | Hales (3), Warsap, Russell, Briggs | 4,875 |
1 May 1950 | Bath City (A) | 1–3 | B. Burtenshaw | not recorded |
3 May 1950 | Merthyr Tydfil (H) | 3–1 | Russell, Warsap, Carr | 8,126 |
6 May 1950 | Guildford City (A) | 1–4 | Piper | not recorded |
Partial league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | |
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1 | Merthyr Tydfil | 46 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 143 | 62 | 2.306 | 71 | |
2 | Colchester United | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 109 | 51 | 2.137 | 71 | Elected to the Football League Third Division South |
3 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 104 | 45 | 2.311 | 65 | |
4 | Chelmsford City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 121 | 64 | 1.891 | 61 | |
5 | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 92 | 61 | 1.508 | 55 | Elected to the Football League Third Division South |
6 | Dartford | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 65 | 1.077 | 49 | |
7 | Worcester City | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 85 | 80 | 1.063 | 49 |
FA Cup
Gillingham entered the 1949–50 FA Cup at the fourth and final qualifying round stage; their opponents were another Southern League Division One team, Guildford City.[11]
FA Cup match details
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Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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12 November 1949 | Fourth qualifying | Guildford City (A) | 3–2 | C. Burtenshaw, Russell, Briggs | 7,227 |
26 November 1949 | First | Hastings United (A) | 3–1 | Collins (pen.), Russell, C. Burtenshaw | 9,150 |
10 December 1949 | Second | Yeovil Town (A) | 1–3 | Russell (pen.) | 12,041 |
Southern League Cup
Gillingham lost to Colchester United in the second round of the 1949–50 Southern League Cup.[11] The veteran forward Tug Wilson made his only appearance of the season in the second round match; it was the final game he played for Gillingham, a club he had joined as a teenager in 1936.
Southern League Cup match details
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Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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10 September 1949 | First | Barry Town (H) | 3–1 | Forrester, Briggs, Carr | 7,690 |
12 October 1949 | Second | Colchester United (H) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 6,639 |
Players
Charlie Marks made the most appearances, playing 49 times. Harry Williams was the team's top goalscorer, scoring 18 times in just 20 games.[11]
Player | Position | Southern League Division One |
FA Cup | Southern League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
George Armstrong | FB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Billy Bates | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Jimmy Boswell | HB | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Jackie Briggs | FW | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 |
Johnny Burke | GK | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Bill Burtenshaw | FW | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 |
Charlie Burtenshaw | FW | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
Jackie Carr | FW | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 13 |
Fred Collier | FB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bill Collins | HB | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
Victor Cook | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jack Day | GK | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
George Dorling | FB | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
George Forrester | FW | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 8 |
Billy Hales | FW | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
J. Kay | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tommy Kingsnorth | HB | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
Charlie Marks | FB | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
Les McGuire | FW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Joe Millbank | HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
George Piper | HB | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
George Poulton | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hughie Russell | FW | 32 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 16 |
Stan Trumper | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Johnny Warsap | FW | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
Harry Williams | FW | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 |
Tug Wilson | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW = Forward, HB = Half-back, GK = Goalkeeper, FB = Full-back
Aftermath
The Football League opted to increase the membership of each of the two Third Divisions from 22 to 24 clubs with effect from the 1950–51 season; Gillingham applied for one of the new places in the Third Division South and received the highest number of votes among the applicants, thereby returning to the Football League after 12 years.[3][12] Charles Cox, the club's chairman, told the press "It has been an uphill struggle to get back. Thank God we've done it. We must never find ourselves in that position again."[13]
References
- ^ Bradley & Triggs 1994, p. 392.
- ^ Soar & Tyler 1983, p. 110.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Reeves & Tyler 2013, p. 140.
- ^ "Ipswich Town F.C. in Third Division". Daily Telegraph. 31 May 1938. Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rollin 1990, p. 253.
- ^ Elligate 2009, p. 180.
- ^ Brown 2003, p. TBC.
- ^ Chaplin, J. C. (19 August 1949). "Clashing of seasons always bring 'chaos'". Essex Newsman-Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 24 May 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "How the money goes / Four at Chelmsford". Evening Standard. 12 August 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 24 May 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Triggs 2001, p. TBC.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Brown 2003, p. 59.
- ^ Coles, Frank (5 June 1950). "4 More Clubs in League". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Elligate 2009, p. 101.
Works cited
- Bradley, Andy; Triggs, Roger (1994). Home of the Shouting Men: Complete History of Gillingham Football Club 1893–1993. Gillingham: Gillingham F.C. ISBN 0-9523361-0-3.
- Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Nottingham: Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
- Elligate, David (2009). Gillingham FC On This Day. Durrington: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-9054-1145-0.
- Mitchell, Colin; Reeves, Jon; Tyler, Daniel (2013). The History of English Football Clubs. London: New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78009-449-6.
- Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-35617-911-7.
- Soar, Phil; Tyler, Martin (1983). Encyclopedia of British Football. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 978-0-0021-8049-8.
- Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-75242-243-5.