February 23rd, 1895 — 3–0 v Burton Swifts (5,000) (February 23rd, 1895)
The match was played here due to the Manor Ground being closed for five weeks following a crowd disturbance at the Burton Wanderers fixture (1-1) on January 26th, 1895.
2,464 League
games played at
Priestfield Stadium by Gillingham
(including 5 play-offs)
The club was a founder member of the Football League Division 3 in 1920, failed to gain re-election in 1938 and was elected to Division 3 [S] in 1950. The ground was closed for one match following crowd trouble at the Oldham Athletic game on January 14th, 1961 (2-3) and this was played at the Stonebridge Road ground of Gravesend & Northfleet FC. The club was also involved in Football League Play Off Matches at the neutral venues of Selhurst Park and Wembley Stadium.