During the 2002–03 English football season,

Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent, England. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, the "Gills" play their home matches at Priestfield Stadium. The team compe ...

competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Gillingham topped the table after three matches, but that would be as good as it got for the Kent side. They were within a shout of the playoffs as late as March, but a run of three wins from their last thirteen (two of those wins came in the final three games) saw their slim promotion hopes quashed, although the final 11th place was Gillingham's highest ever in the Football League. In the FA Cup, Gillingham earned a 1–1 home draw against Premiers League Leeds United in the fourth round, before losing 2–1 in the replay at

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. This would be the scoreline that saw Gillingham knocked out of the League Cup too, against Chelsea at

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Kit

Gillingham continued to manufacture their team kits under their own brand, while French ferry company SeaFrance remained kit sponsors. The kit was essentially the same as that worn the previous season, except that the collar had been changed, to a v-neck shape with a red band.

Final league table

Results

''Gillingham's score comes first''

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

League Cup

Squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Transfers

In

* Leon Johnson - Southend United, free, 2002 *

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References

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