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The 2003–04 season was Gillingham's 72nd in the Football League and the 54th since the club was elected back into the League in 1950 after being voted out in 1938. [1] After 50 seasons spent in the third and fourth levels, Gillingham beat Wigan Athletic in the Second Division play-off final to reach the second tier of the English football league system for the first time in the club's ...
On the final day of the league season, Gillingham had the opportunity to finish in second place in the table and thereby clinch an automatic promotion place, but a 1–0 defeat away to Wrexham meant that Burnley were able to overtake them with a 2–1 win over Scunthorpe United. [2]
Manchester City finished the regular season in third place, two points ahead of fourth-placed Gillingham. [2] Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the First Division and instead took part in the play-offs, along with Preston North End and Wigan Athletic, to determine the third
The Gillingham team line up before their first ever Football League match in 1920, along with club officials and the local mayor Gillingham Football Club is an English association football club originally formed in 1893 under the name New Brompton F.C. The club adopted its present name in 1912, and played in the Southern League until 1920, when that league's top division was absorbed into the ...
The teams finishing between fourth and seventh inclusive competed in the play-offs for the fourth and final promotion place. [1] Gillingham finished the season in fifth place with 75 points, three points outside the automatic promotion positions; Shrewsbury Town finished two places lower with 69 points.
The replay also finished 1–1, but unlike in the initial match the rules of the competition meant that extra time was played and Gillingham scored again to win 2–1. [63] [64] Gillingham's opponents in the fourth round were Bradford City of the Premier League. Gillingham took a two-goal lead and, although Bradford scored in the last 15 ...
The club had never reached the second level of English football in its history. [2] Gillingham had finished the previous season in 11th place in the league table, six points below the promotion play-off places. [3] Tony Pulis served as manager for a third season, having been appointed in 1995 after chairman Paul Scally purchased the club.
Gillingham were 2–0 up with less than ten minutes remaining but conceded two late goals, and Manchester City won the subsequent penalty shoot-out to gain promotion. Gillingham also reached the southern section semi-final of the Football League Trophy, but were eliminated from both the FA Cup and the Football League Cup in the first round. The ...