This book superbly illustrates the remarkable history of Kent’s only professional league team. With over 270 high-quality images, it traces the ‘Gills’ story from their nineteenth century Excelsior FC origins to the ambitious Football League side that they are today.(1999) Using a mixture of team photographs, action shots, player portraits, cartoons, programme covers and newspaper reports, the author has managed to capture a flavour of the. highs‘ and lows in the history of the club.
This includes memorabilia from the early pioneering professionals of New Brompton PC, the achievement of League Football in 1920, the championship team of 1963/64, the glorious FA Cup run of 197O, and various promotions from the successful 1995/96 campaign, for example. Special attention is paid to important characters in the history of the club, players such as ‘]ock’ Robertson, ]ohn Simpson, Alec Farrall, Brian Yeo and Tony Cascarino, and managers, like Archie Clark and Tony Pulis.
This selection of images will delight anyone with an interest in Gillingham FC. Older supporters will have many memories rekindled by these pictures, while younger fans" can get a fascinating glimpse of their club’s unique heritage.
