1990–91 Gillingham F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Gillingham 1990–91 Damien Richardson M.G. Lukehurst Fourth Division 15th FA Cup First round League Cup First round Associate Members' Cup First round Steve Lovell (19) Steve Lovell (21) 8,004 vs Maidstone United (22 September 1990) 1,455 vs Hereford United (8 January 1991) _whitediagonals 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff ffffff _white_stripes _thinwhitehoops ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 1989–90 1991–92 During the 1990–91 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Fourth Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system. It was the 59th season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 41st since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. Early in the season, Ron Hillyard, the club's long-serving goalkeeper, ended his playing career with a club record number of appearances. Gillingham's form was inconsistent in the first half of the season; after falling to 17th in the league table, the team began a lengthy unbeaten run and were 10th at the end of 1990. Around the end of March, Peter Beadle and David Crown, two of the team's regular starting forwards, were injured and both missed most of the remainder of the season. The team went 10 consecutive games without winning between the last game of March and the first of May and finished the season 15th in the Fourth Division. Gillingham also competed in three knock-out competitions. The team were eliminated in the first round of both the FA Cup and Football League Cup. Gillingham progressed from the initial group stage of the Associate Members' Cup but lost in the first round proper. The team played a total of 52 competitive matches, winning 14, drawing 19 and losing 19. Steve Lovell was the team's top goalscorer, with 19 in the Fourth Division and 21 in all competitions. He also made the most appearances, playing in every match. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium, was 8,004, for a game against local rivals Maidstone United. Background and pre-season The 1990–91 season was Gillingham's 59th season playing in the Football League and the 41st since the club was elected back into the League in 1950 after being voted out in 1938.Rollin 1993 231 It was the club's second consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system.Rollin 1993 231 In the previous season, the first since being relegated from the Third Division, Gillingham had finished 14th out of 24 teams.Rollin 1992 233 At the start of the season, Damien Richardson was the club's manager, a post he had held since April1989.Bateson Sewell 1992 300 His assistant manager was Ron Hillyard, who was also the club's first-choice starting goalkeeper at the start of the season.Triggs 2001 158 Alan Walker was the team captain.Gillingham Vs Scunthorpe United Matchday Programme Priestfield Profile 17 August 1991 Richardson signed only one new player ahead of the new season: David Crown, a 32-year old forward who had played nearly 400 Football League games and scored over 120 goals, joined from Southend United for a transfer fee of UK 50,000 1990 eq yes £ -4.Triggs 2001 99 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A116876009/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=a803c192 The Times 1 May 2022 Gale Club-By-Club Guide to the Third and Fourth Divisions; Football 22 August 1990 subscription Veteran defender Paul Haylock was among several players released by the club; after playing nearly 200 games for Gillingham he joined their local rivals Maidstone United.Triggs 2001 152 The club adopted a new kit design, adding a pattern of white diagonal stripes of varying thicknesses and vertical shadow stripes to the team's traditional blue shirts. As the shirts were cut from large bolts of fabric, the exact pattern of stripes varied from shirt to shirt, something which also occurred with some other unusually-patterned kits of the era.Triggs 1999 116Moor 2011 107 The away kit, to be worn in the event of a clash of colours with the home team, was all red.Rollin 1991 227 The team prepared for the new season with a number of friendly matches, including a 1–0 defeat at home to Ipswich Town and a 4–1 defeat at home to West Ham United, both of the Second Division, as well as a goalless draw with the Australian Olympic team, who were undertaking a tour of Europe.Gillingham Vs Darlington Matchday Programme Matchpoints 25 August 1990Gillingham Vs Shrewsbury Town Matchday Programme Matchpoints 28 August 1990 Fourth Division August–December thumb|right|upright|alt=Footballer Ron Hillyard|Ron Hillyard (pictured in 2001) played his final game for Gillingham in September, ending his career with a record number of appearances for the club. Gillingham's first match of the season was at their home ground, Priestfield Stadium, against Darlington.Rollin 1991 228 Crown did not make his debut as he had been injured in a friendly;Triggs 2001 99 Peter Heritage and Steve Lovell were the starting forwards.Rollin 1991 229 Lovell scored the only goal from a penalty kick in a 1–0 victory, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500074258/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=574256c3 The Times 3 May 2022 Gale Weekend Results and Goalscorers 27 August 1990 22 subscription during which Gillingham's Billy Manuel was sent off for violent conduct. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503264717/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=86dc37b1 The Times 1 May 2022 Gale Details of the Dismissal of League Players this Season 11 January 1991 32 subscription Lovell also scored in the next three league games, including twice in a 3–0 win at home to Hartlepool United on 8 September, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A116871090/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=1f58462f The Times 1 May 2022 Gale Still in search of the good times; Football 10 September 1990 Russell Kempson subscription giving him a total of five league goals in the first four games.Rollin 1991 228 On 15 September, Hillyard made his final appearance for Gillingham in a 2–1 defeat away to Scarborough, injuries bringing an end to a playing career with the club which had begun in 1974.Triggs 2001 158 His total of 563 Football League games for Gillingham fell short of fellow goalkeeper John Simpson's record of 571 but Hillyard ended his career with a club record total of 655 games for the club across all competitions.Triggs 2001 158Elligate 2009 145 Harvey Lim, who had served as back-up to Hillyard during the previous season, replaced him in goal for the next game against Hereford United,Rollin 1991 229 and played every game during the remainder of the season apart from a three-match spell in March when he was suspended after being sent off.Gillingham Vs Peterborough United Matchday Programme Matchpoints 26 February 1991 Crown made his debut in the sixth league game of the season when he came on as a substitute in a home game against Maidstone United on 22 September;Rollin 1991 229 the game between the two Kent-based clubs drew an attendance of 8,004, Gillingham's largest home crowd of the season.Brown 2003 100 Maidstone, who had only gained promotion from non-League football in 1989, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503268429/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=9fe1bbee The Times 1 May 2022 Gale Maidstone traipse a weary course to make the grade Louise Taylor 19 February 1991 33 subscription won 2–0, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500322418/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=a71c5f61 The Times 1 May 2022 Gale Back to business at last at Bootham 24 September 1990 Russell Kempson 34 subscription meaning that they had beaten Gillingham at Priestfield in both seasons since they had entered the Football League. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A117067739/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=09e9cb16 The Times 3 May 2022 Gale Maidstone take the honours; Football 27 December 1989 Keith Blackmore subscription Rollin 1991 312 Three days later, David McDonald, a teenaged defender signed on loan from Tottenham Hotspur of the Football League First Division after an injury to Joe Dunne, made his debut in a 1–1 draw against York City;Triggs 2001 215 Ian Docker scored his first goal for Gillingham after more than 50 games for the team.Brown 2003 97–100 Gillingham ended the month 14th in the league table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-four/30-September-1990/ League Division Four table after close of play on 30 September 1990 11v11 AFS Enterprises 20 May 2022 Lovell scored twice in both of the team's first two games in October, a 2–1 win over Carlisle United and a 2–2 draw with Rochdale, taking his league goals total to nine in nine games;Rollin 1991 228 after the game manager Richardson told the press that Lovell "personifies everything that is good about the game. People talk about his goals but his play has been superb this season. He has taken the role of leader and I think he has reached his peak." https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A116830475/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=86a7dad3 The Times 1 May 2022 Gale Redeemer Lovell not for sale; Football 8 October 1990 Keith Blackmore subscription In the next eight matches, however, Lovell scored only twice.Rollin 1991 228 Crown made his first appearance in the starting line-up on 20 October against Blackpool.Rollin 1991 229 That game resulted in the second of three defeats for the team in the final four games of October, leaving them 17th in the table.Rollin 1991 228https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-four/27-October-1990/ League Division Four table after close of play on 27 October 1990 11v11 AFS Enterprises 3 May 2022 On 9 November Gillingham won for the first time in five weeks with a 2–1 victory over Halifax Town; Crown scored the opening goal, his first for the club.Rollin 1991 228 The team followed this up with a 4–0 win over Cardiff City, their biggest victory of the season so far,Rollin 1991 228 and the first time Gillingham had scored four or more goals in a game since September 1989.Brown 2003 99–100 On 15 December, Gillingham extended their unbeaten league run to five games by beating Burnley 3–2 with three goals from Crown in the first 27 minutes of the game; it was the first time a Gillingham player had scored a hat-trick in the first half of a game since 1973.Rollin 1991 228 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500333466/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=414ff40d The Times 1 May 2022 Gale Angell a guardian of good fortune 17 December 1990 Louise Taylor 29 subscription Elligate 2009 194 The team's final game of 1990 was a goalless draw at home to Northampton Town; Gillingham ended the year 10th in the Fourth Division, three points below the promotion play-off places.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-four/31-December-1990/ League Division Four table after close of play on 31 December 1990 11v11 AFS Enterprises 3 May 2022Rollin 1991 589 January–May thumb|right|upright|alt=Footballer Peter Beadle|Peter Beadle (pictured in 2020) became a first-team regular in the second half of the season. Gillingham's first match of the new year ended in a 1–1 draw away to Stockport County on 1 January with a goal from 18-year-old forward Peter Beadle,Triggs 2001 54 who had played intermittently in the first half of the season, mainly as a substitute.Rollin 1991 229 The team played three further league matches in January and drew them all, extending their unbeaten run to twelve games.Rollin 1991 228 They only won four of the twelve matches, however, and by the end of January had dropped to 12th in the league table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-four/31-January-1991/ League Division Four table after close of play on 31 January 1991 11v11 AFS Enterprises 3 May 2022 The last of the four consecutive draws was away to Darlington on 29 January, a game in which Darlington had two players sent off and the referee was hit in the face by an apple thrown from the crowd. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A116805152/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=1050f8d0 The Times 1 May 2022 Gale Referee to report an assault; Football 30 January 1991 subscription Four days later, Gillingham achieved their first Fourth Division win of 1991, a 2–1 victory over Hereford United.Rollin 1991 228 The next game resulted in a 2–0 defeat to Cardiff City on 15 February, ending an unbeaten league run stretching back to October;Rollin 1991 228 Lim was sent off during the defeat, leading to midfielder Docker taking over in goal. As this resulted in Lim serving a three-match suspension, Richardson signed goalkeeper Peter Gleasure on loan from Northampton Town to cover his absence.Triggs 2001 134 Following the defeat to Cardiff, Gillingham beat Halifax Town 1–0, but then lost the next two games, falling to 14th in the table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-four/02-March-1991/ League Division Four table after close of play on 2 March 1991 11v11 AFS Enterprises 3 May 2022 Paul Hague, a teenaged defender, made his debut away to Carlisle United on 12 March,Triggs 2001 144 a game which Gillingham won 4–0, the team's biggest away win since 1968.Brown 2003 77–100 Beadle scored twice; Crown and Lovell scored the other goals. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501844675/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=29ef08b3 The Times 1 May 2022 Gale For the Record 13 March 1991 41 subscription Lovell was by now playing in a midfield role with Beadle and Crown starting in the forward positions.Gillingham Vs York City Matchday Programme A Mistake I Shall Avoid Next Time Damien Richardson 16 March 1991 Gillingham drew their next two games but then beat Rochdale 3–1, Beadle again scoring twice.Rollin 1991 228 Both of Gillingham's first-choice forwards were missing from the team for most of the latter stages of the season due to injury. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001800/19910409/055/0055 Chatham Standard Andy Bradley 1 May 2022 British Newspaper Archive Agreeing with the Words of a Legend 9 April 1991 subscription Beadle played his last game of the season against Walsall on 30 March;Rollin 1991 229 two days later Crown was substituted against Lincoln City and would not play again until the penultimate match of the season more than a month later.Rollin 1991 229 Crown's replacement against Lincoln was Adrian Owers, a midfielder newly signed on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion for the remainder of the season.Triggs 2001 243 With two of his key forwards missing, Richardson moved Mike Trusson, usually a midfielder, into an attacking role. When questioned as to why he did not move Lovell, still the team's leading goalscorer, back into a forward position, Richardson told the press "he is not a centre-forward but would have been expected to fulfill the centre-forward's role [...] In my opinion he is best left where he is at the moment." https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001800/19910430/064/0064 Chatham Standard Andy Bradley 1 May 2022 British Newspaper Archive Carry on in the Middle Lovell 30 April 1991 subscription Gillingham played eight matches in April and failed to win any, achieving only two draws and losing the other six;Rollin 1991 228 by the end of the month they were 16th in the table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-four/30-April-1991/ League Division Four table after close of play on 30 April 1991 11v11 AFS Enterprises 3 May 2022 Tony Butler, another teenaged defender, made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Blackpool on 20 April and retained his place in the team for the remainder of the season; he went on to play 180 games for the club. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A116757842/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=b2c99ece The Times 1 May 2022 Gale Blackpool rise on Ayre's formula; Football 22 April 1991 Keith Blackmore subscription Triggs 2001 75 He was one of three defenders aged 18 or under in the team for the game against Blackpool, along with Hague, who returned to the starting line-up having been absent for a month, and Richard Carpenter.Rollin 1991 229Triggs 2001 80 Four days later Gillingham were defeated again by Maidstone, losing 3–1 at Watling Street.Rollin 1991 312 Gillingham's winless run extended to ten games with three defeats in which they failed to score any goals, culminating on 4 May with a 3–0 loss away to Wrexham,Rollin 1991 228 who were bottom of the division.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-four/03-May-1991/ League Division Four table after close of play on 03 May 1991 11v11 AFS Enterprises 6 May 2022 The run finally ended in the last match of the season at home to Doncaster Rovers when goals from Mark O'Connor and Lovell gave Gillingham a 2–0 victory. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500092610/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=01346f8a The Times 3 May 2022 Gale Weekend Results and Goalscorers 13 May 1991 35 subscription The team finished the season in 15th place in the Fourth Division with 54 points, 18 points below the promotion play-off places and 14 above 24th-placed Wrexham.Rollin 1991 589 Match details Key In result column, Gillingham's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal ResultsRollin 1991 228 DateOpponentsResultGoalscorersAttendance25 August 1990Darlington (H)1–0Lovell (pen.)3,73031 August 1990Torquay United (A)1–3Lovell (pen.)3,0728 September 1990Hartlepool United (H)3–0Lovell (2), Heritage3,15515 September 1990Scarborough (A)1–2Lovell1,49919 September 1990Hereford United (A)1–1Heritage2,63222 September 1990Maidstone United (H)0–28,00429 September 1990York City (A)1–1Docker2,2592 October 1990Carlisle United (H)2–1Lovell (2, 1 pen.)3,0226 October 1990Rochdale (H)2–2Lovell (2)3,31613 October 1990Scunthorpe United (A)0–12,35720 October 1990Blackpool (A)0–23,04123 October 1990Aldershot (H)1–1Walker3,14027 October 1990Wrexham (H)2–3Docker, Carpenter3,0773 November 1990Doncaster Rovers (A)1–1Lovell2,5029 November 1990Halifax Town (A)2–1Crown, Trusson1,70824 November 1990Cardiff City (H)4–0O'Connor, Crown, Walker, Docker2,7931 December 1990Chesterfield (A)1–1Lovell3,46815 December 1990Burnley (H)3–2Crown (3)3,68722 December 1990Lincoln City (A)1–1Lovell2,68526 December 1990Walsall (H)1–0Lovell3,69529 December 1990Northampton Town (H)0–04,9341 January 1991Stockport County (A)1–1Beadle2,85911 January 1991Torquay United (H)2–2Crown, Uzzell (o.g.)4,32925 January 1991Scarborough (H)1–1Beadle3,75629 January 1991Darlington (A)1–1Crown2,8822 February 1991Hereford United (H)2–1Walker, O'Connor3,22315 February 1991Cardiff City (A)0–22,17022 February 1991Halifax Town (H)1–0Crown2,82926 February 1991Peterborough United (H)2–3Trusson, Beadle3,0882 March 1991Chesterfield (H)0–13,0959 March 1991Burnley (A)2–2Lovell, Crown6,45912 March 1991Carlisle United (A)4–0Beadle (2), Lovell, Crown2,63316 March 1991York City (H)0–03,05619 March 1991Scunthorpe United (H)1–1Trusson (pen.)2,32423 March 1991Rochdale (A)3–1Beadle (2), Crown1,65430 March 1991Walsall (A)0–03,0741 April 1991Lincoln City (H)2–2Crown, Walker3,7656 April 1991Northampton Town (A)1–2Trusson (pen.)2,99313 April 1991Stockport County (H)1–3Lovell3,00116 April 1991Peterborough United (A)0–25,83120 April 1991Blackpool (H)2–2Palmer, Lovell3,02524 April 1991Maidstone United (A)1–3Lovell2,93527 April 1991Aldershot (A)0–12,08930 April 1991Hartlepool United (A)0–13,7824 May 1991Wrexham (A)0–31,23111 May 1991Doncaster Rovers (H)2–0O'Connor, Lovell2,653 Partial league table 1990–91 Football League#Fourth Division main WDL left auto Football League Fourth Division final table, positions 13 to 17 PR 13 CAR Cardiff City LIN Lincoln City GIL Gillingham WAL Walsall HER Hereford United 15 15 16 43 54 14 17 15 50 61 12 18 15 57 60 12 17 17 48 51 13 14 19 53 58 complete https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-four/11-May-1991/ League Division Four end of season table for 1990-91 season 11v11 AFS Enterprises 27 April 2022 Cup matches FA Cup As a Fourth Division team, Gillingham entered the 1990–91 FA Cup in the first round and were paired with AFC Bournemouth of the Third Division; the match took place 11 days after the teams had met in the Associate Members' Cup. Gillingham lost 2–1 and were eliminated from the competition.Rollin 1991 643 Match details Key In result column, Gillingham's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal ResultsRollin 1991 643 DateRoundOpponentsResultGoalscorersAttendance17 November 1990FirstAFC Bournemouth (A)1–2Crown6,113 Football League Cup Gillingham entered the 1990–91 Football League Cup in the first round and their opponents were Shrewsbury Town of the Third Division. It was a two-legged tie, with the first leg at Priestfield where Lovell scored the only goal as Gillingham defeated their higher-level opponents.Rollin 1991 615 A week later, however, Shrewsbury won the second leg 2–0 at their Gay Meadow ground and thus won the tie by an aggregate score of 2–1, ending Gillingham's participation in the League Cup.Rollin 1991 618 Match details Key In result column, Gillingham's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal ResultsRollin 1991 615, 618 DateRoundOpponentsResultGoalscorersAttendance28 August 1990First (first leg)Shrewsbury Town (H)1–0Lovell2,6134 September 1990First (second leg)Shrewsbury Town (A)0–22,193 Associate Members' Cup The 1990–91 Associate Members' Cup, a tournament exclusively for Third and Fourth Division teams, began with a preliminary round in which the teams were drawn into groups of three, contested on a round-robin basis; Gillingham's group included AFC Bournemouth and Maidstone United. Gillingham's first game was away to Bournemouth and resulted in a 0–0 draw.Rollin 1991 631 Three weeks later Gillingham defeated Maidstone 4–1 at home; the result meant that they finished second in the group and qualified for the first round proper, in which their opponents were fellow Fourth Division team Hereford United.Rollin 1991 632 In front of a crowd of 1,455, the lowest of the season at Priestfield,Brown 2003 100 Gillingham lost the match 1–0 and were eliminated from the competition.Rollin 1991 633 Match details Key In result column, Gillingham's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal ResultsRollin 1991 631–633 DateRoundOpponentsResultGoalscorersAttendance6 November 1990Group stageAFC Bournemouth (A)0–02,78427 November 1990Group stageMaidstone United (H)4–1Walker (2), Crown, Lovell3,8528 January 1991FirstHereford United (H)0–11,455 Players thumb|right|alt=Footballer Mark O'Connor|Mark O'Connor (pictured in 2013) was one of six players to make over 40 appearances during the season. Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance for Gillingham during the season; Lovell made the most, playing in all 52 games. Walker, O'Connor, Trusson, Lim and Manuel all played more than 40 times.Brown 2003 100 Lim was named the club's player of the year.Triggs 2001 199 Gary West, who had a brief loan spell with the club,Triggs 2001 332 and teenagers Dave Jordan and Mark Dempsey, who both made their professional debut during the season, tied for the fewest games played, each making only 2 appearances. Dempsey went on to make over 50 appearances for the club,Triggs 2001 102 but Jordan left without playing again and dropped into non-League football.Triggs 2001 178 Ten players scored at least one goal for the team. Lovell was the leading goalscorer, with 19 goals in the Fourth Division, 1 in the League Cup and 1 in the Associate Members' Cup for a total of 21 in all competitions. It was the fourth consecutive season in which he was the team's top scorer.Triggs 2001 348 Crown was the only other player to reach double figures, scoring 12 times in the league and 14 times in all competitions. +Player statisticsBrown 2003 100PlayerPositionFourth DivisionFA CupLeague CupAssociate Members' CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPeter BeadleFW 227002010257Tony Butler footballerDF 6000000060Richard Carpenter footballerDF 9100000091Brian Clarke footballer, born 1968DF 200100030240David CrownFW 30121100313414Mark Dempsey Irish footballer MF2000000020Ian DockerMF 313101030363Joe DunneDF 260102030320Tony EelesMF 6000001070Peter GleasureGK 3000000030Paul HagueDF 7000000070Ivan HainesDF 120002000140Mike HarleDF 2000001030Peter HeritageFW 152102010192Ron HillyardGK 4000200060Peter Johnson footballer, born 1958DF 240002010270Dave Jordan footballerFW 2000000020Garry KimbleMF 340101010370Harvey LimGK 390100030430Steve Lovell Welsh footballerFW 46191021315221Billy ManuelMF 380101020420David McDonald footballerDF 100000020120Mark O'Connor English footballerMF 413102020463Tim O'Shea footballerDF 290001020320Adrian OwersMF 100000000100Lee PalmerDF 211002000231Mike TrussonMF 394102030454Alan Walker footballerDF 444102022496Gary WestDF 1000001020 FW = Forward, MF = Midfielder, GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender Aftermath Writing in the programme for the final match of the season, the club's chief executive, Barry Bright, expressed "abject disappointment" at the team's failure to achieve promotion, blaming injuries to key players and the fact that too many games resulted in draws.Gillingham Vs Doncaster Rovers Matchday Programme Realism Barry Bright 11 May 1991 Most of the team's regular starters remained at the club for the following season, although Manuel moved to Brentford for UK 60,000 1990 eq yes £ -4.Triggs 2001 207 In the 1991–92 season, Gillingham again spent most of the season in mid-table, finishing 11th.Rollin 1992 234 The team would eventually achieve promotion back to the third tier of English football in 1996, ending a spell of seven seasons at the lower level.Elligate 2009 72 References Works cited Bateson Bill Sewell Albert News of the World Football Annual 1992–93 Invincible Press 1992 978-0-85543-188-4 London Brown Tony The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record Soccerdata 2003 1-899468-20-X Nottingham Elligate David Gillingham FC On This Day Pitch Publishing 2009 978-1-9054-1145-0 Durrington Moor Dave The Worst Football Kits of All Time The History Press 2011 978-0-75245-904-2 Stroud Rollin Jack Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991–92 Headline Publishing Group 1991 978-0-35619-198-0 London Rollin Jack Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93 Headline Publishing Group 1992 978-0-74727-905-1 London Rollin Jack Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94 Headline Publishing Group 1993 978-0-74727-895-5 London Roger Triggs Images of England: Gillingham Football Club Tempus Publishing Ltd 1999 978-0-75241-567-3 Stroud Roger Triggs The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club Tempus Publishing Ltd 2001 978-0-75242-243-5 Stroud Category:Gillingham F.C. seasons Gillingham Fc Season, 1990-91