Gillingham Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Gillingham, Kent, playing in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2025–26 season. The club was formed in 1893 as New Brompton F.C., a name which was retained until 1912, and has played home matches at Priestfield Stadium throughout its history. The club joined The Football League (now called the English Football League) in 1920, was voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937–38 season, but returned to the league 12 years later after it was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs. Between 2000 and 2005, Gillingham played in the second tier of the English football league system for the only time in the club's history, achieving a highest league finish of eleventh place in 2002–03. The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally and regionally organised competitions, and all players who have played between 25 and 49 such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below.

Each player's details include the duration of his Gillingham career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in all senior competitive matches. Several players have contributed significantly to the history of the club, despite only playing between 24 and 49 games. Deon Burton only spent one season at the club, but scored 13 goals, the second highest of any player that season, to help the club win the championship of Football League Two in the 2012–13 season. Dave Martin captained the Gills to promotion from the Football League Third Division in the 1995–96 season. Charlie McGibbon scored a hat-trick when New Brompton knocked Sunderland of the Football League First Division out of the FA Cup in the 1907–08 season, the club's first "giant-killing". Darius Henderson, Charlie Satterthwaite and Dick Edmed went on to play at the highest level of football in England following their time at Gillingham.

Key The list is ordered first by number of appearances, and then date of debut. Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season. Statistics are correct up to the end of the 2025–26 season. + Positions keyPre-1960s1960s–GKGoalkeeperFBFull backDFDefenderHBHalf backMFMidfielderFWForward

Players

+ List of Gillingham F.C. players with between 25 and 49 appearancesNameNationalityPositionGillinghamcareerApps.GoalsNotesUnless stated otherwise, appearances and goals taken from MF2001–2003495FW1994–19964911DF1968–1971492FB1935–1938490FB1926–1927490 DF 2023–2024 484 MF 2021–2023 482FW1961–19634817FW1904–1906488FB1897–1899480DF2009–2011476DF1965–1966470FW1958–19594724FW1956–1958477HB1929–1932472FW1924–1925474HB1902–1904473 DF 2022–2023 462DF2005–2009461FW1984–19864611GK1927–1931460unknownFW1894–19014612FW1974–1976453GK1971–1973450FW1962–19644512FW1908–19104517GK1950–1951440FW1938–19394441FW1935–19364419FW1928–1929449 MF 2018, 2018–2019 435FW2012–20134313FW1974–19764322GK1966–1970430HB1958–1960432HB1946–1951430FB1927–1929431FW1923–19244317FW1904–1906434FW1901–1903438FW1901–19034319 MF 2024–2026482 FW 2023–2024 427MF2012–2014422HB1959–19604215FB1953–1958420FW1950–19524216FB1921–1923420FW1918–1921, 1929–1930420FW1908–1909428MF1968–1969414unknownGK1910–1911410FB1908–1909410unknownFW1904–1906413FW1903–19054116DF1986–1988401FW1981–1983404HB1960–1961400FW1957–1960405FW1938–19394014FB1937–1939400FW1928–1929402FW1925–19274015FW1906–19074015FW2002–20044012DF2010–2015390FW2005–2006396DF1986–1988390FB1938–1939390FW1936–19373913FW1930–1932397GK1921–1923390FW1903–1905397FW2003–20053910FW1987–1989387FW1978–19803810MF1973–1975381FW1971–1973387FW1962–1964384FW1957–1958384FW1957–1958387unknownHB1945–1948380FW1926–1928383FW1922–1923385DF2013–2014371FW2010–2012372DF1995–1996372DF1995–1996372FW1986–1988379FW1964–19653717FW1952–19533710FW1950–19513712FW1945–19503722unknownFW1938–1939370FW1930–19313722HB1904–1906370unknownGK1901–1903370unknownGK1895–1897370 FW 2024–2025361 FW 2022–2023 363FW2006–2007365DF1998–1999362MF1987–1989363MF1982–1984362FW1974–1975363FW1961–19623610FW1933–19343613HB1928–1929360FW1920–1921360FW1907–19083622unknownHB1907–1908360FW1906–19083615unknownHB1900–1903360MF2006–2007361 FW 2025–2026 355 FW 2025–2026353DF/MF2019–2020352 FW2016–20173510 DF2014–2015 350 FW2013–2015 353 FW2007–2008353FW1945–19483536HB1933–1935350FW1926–19283512FW1904–1905359GK1903–1904350 FW 2023–2025 343 MF 2021–2022 345 MF 2017–2019 340 DF 2017–2019 342DF2006–2007340FW2003–2005348DF1977–1982342FW1956–1958348FW1953–1955346FW1934–1935346FW1921–1922342unknownFW1907–1908348FW1902–19033414FW1902–19033411FW1899–1900347unknownFW1894–18963410 MF 2015–2019 335DF1996–1997331DF1962–1964330FW1958–1960339FW1956–19583316unknownHB1945–1947332unknownFW1938–19393311FB1934–1935330HB1907–1908330FW1903–1904331unknownFW1901–1906330FB1901–1903330unknownHB1901–1902331unknownFB1900–1902330FW1897–1899333unknownHB1896–1898330 MF 2025– 320FW1994–19953218MF1981–1983327FB1928–19303210FW1928–1929325FB1928–1929320HB1912–1913320FB1899–1900320 FW 2023–2024 315 FW 2022–2023 311 MF 2018–2019 311GK2011–2013310FW2010–2012319MF1995–1996313MF1975–1977310HB1956–1959315FW1935–1938313FW1928–1929318unknownFB1912–1920312unknownHB1906–1907310HB1904–1905310FW1904–19053110GK1899–1900310FB1899–1900310FW2019–2020307FW2006–2007306DF1995–1998300FW1985–1986303FW1967–19703011MF1961–1963300FW1932–1933307GK1931–1932300HB1925–1926300unknownFW1909–1912302unknownFW1903–1904307unknownFW1894–1897303 FW 2023–2024 294 DF 2022–2023 293 DF2016–2017290 DF1996, 2007–2008291FW1930–1931299unknownFB1909–1912290HB1908–1909290FB1902–1903290GK1902–1903290GK1898–1899290FW1897–18982912 MF2013–2015 281 MF2014–2015 280 MF1977–1978280FW1975–1977281MF1974–1976280FW1933–19342812FW1922–19232811HB1919–1920281FW1912–1913287 FW 2025– 274 FW 2024–2026273 MF2021–2022 271 DF 2017–2018 270 FW2011, 2016–2017278 MF2006–2007271FW1957–19582713GK1929–1931270HB1924–1925270FW1923–1926277HB1908–1910270FW1899–1900278FW1897–18982710unknownHB1894–1896275FW 2022–2023 261 FW 2021–2022261 FW 2021, 2022 262MF1997–1998260 FW 2017–2018261DF1997–1998260MF1996–1998262FW1952–1955262FW1936–1937266FW1926–1928264unknownFW1919–1920261FW1910–1911266FW1900–1901261 GK 2021–2022 262DF1972–1975250FW1958–1960255FB1926–1930250FW1925–1926254FW1919–1920254FW1914–1915251FW1908–1909253unknownFB1895–1897251

See also List of Gillingham F.C. players, for those players with 50 or more appearances for the club List of Gillingham F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

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