List of Gillingham F.C. players

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 2024-25 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 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 50 or more such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below.
Jock Robertson, the team's captain when Gillingham first entered the League in 1920, made a total of 388 appearances, a club record which stood for over ten years until overtaken by Charlie Marks, although Marks' total of 434 appearances includes those made while the club played outside the Football League. Goalkeeper John [Simpson |John Simpson] was the first Gillingham player to make over 600 appearances. Another goalkeeper, Ron Hillyard, set a new record of 655 appearances in the early 1990s, although Simpson still holds the record for appearances solely in the Football League. The club's all-time top goalscorer, with 149 career goals, is Brian Yeo, who also shares the record for the most League goals scored in a season with Ernie Morgan.

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 30 January 2026.
Players

Name	Nationality	Position	Gillingham career	Appearances	Goals	Notes
		GK	1974-1991	655	0
		GK	1957-1972	616	0
		FW/DF	1974-1989	543	55
		MF	1946-1958	523	13
		DF	2014-2015, 2015-2020, 2021-2025	439	17
		DF	1943-1957	434	10
		MF	1969-1977, 1981-1984	419	18
		MF	1997-2005, 2005-2006	396	26
		DF	1919-1933	395	1
		FW	1963-1975	387	149
		DF/MF	1997-2001, 2002-2005, 2007-2009, 2010-2012	379	30
		MF	1996-2006	363	36
		FW	1972-1981	357	102
		DF	1958-1968	355	6
		DF	1997-2005	319	10
		FW	1976-1983	294	89
		FW	1962-1969	284	110
		DF	1969-1977	276	20
		FW	1986-1993	275	104
		DF	1970-1979	274	10
		MF	1909-1920	271	5
		FW	1981-1987	269	110
		DF	2000-2006	264	15
		DF	1967-1974	254	3
		MF	1991-1997	253	15
		FW	1936-1949	253	113
		DF	1991-1998	251	17
		FW	1963-1969	251	7
		FW	1975-1982	238	77
		DF	1979-1984	237	37
		DF	1978-1985	232	2
		MF	2012-2017, 2024-	230	45
		DF	2008-2012, 2018-2020	230	1
		GK	2012-2018	223	0
		FW	2010-2011, 2013, 2013-2017	223	81
		DF	2020-	222	18
		GK	1997-2004	222	0
		FW	1958-1966	222	51
		DF	1958-1963	221	16
		MF	1947-1955	221	36
		MF	1960-1965	220	21
		DF	1955-1961	220	4
		DF	1931-1937	211	0
		FW	1946-1952	209	120
		FW	1920-1926	207	55
		MF	1998-2006	206	18
		DF	1976-1981	205	11
		DF	1969-1974	205	31
		MF	1976-1981	204	12
		MF	1962-1968	204	3
		DF	1950-1955	204	1
		MF	1976-1981	203	14
		GK	1951-1956	201	0
		DF/FW	1998-2005	199	6
		DF	1996-2003	199	4
		MF	2001-2009, 2016	197	19
		MF/DF	1985-1988, 1991-1992	196	19
		MF	2006-2011	195	15
		DF	1986-1990	194	1
		DF	1996-2002	193	17
		DF	1946-1951	192	11
		MF	1989-1993, 1995-1997	188	10
		DF	1967-1972	188	8
		MF	2001-2007, 2010-2012	187	10
		MF	1953-1958, 1964-1966	182	6
		MF	2013-2018	181	9
		MF	1966-1971	180	10
		FW	1896-1903	180	76
		DF	2010-2015	179	8
		DF	1990-1996	179	7
		DF	1964-1970	179	3
		DF	2005-2007, 2009-2013	178	9
		FW	1946-1953	178	62
		DF	1929-1934	178	4
		DF	1910-1915	178	0
		MF	1966-1971	177	12
		MF	1972-1976	174	21
		FW	1929-1935	173	34
		FW	1996-1998, 1999-2002	172	55
		DF	2017-2021	171	10
		DF	1981-1986	171	5
		FW	1971-1976	171	34
		DF	1987-1992	170	16
		DF	2015-2017, 2020-2022	168	5
		MF	2008-2012	167	19
		DF	2003-2008	167	6
		FW	1920-1924, 1930-1931	165	8
		MF	1911-1920	165	16
		DF	1951-1956	164	0
		FW	1953-1957	163	77
		DF	1974-1978	160	11
		DF	1981-1986	159	7
		MF	2016-2020	157	11
		DF	2007-2011	157	3
		FW	1919-1920	156	9
		MF	1982-1986	155	43
		GK	1935-1939	154	0
		DF	1957-1962	153	2
		FW	2000-2004	151	29
		MF	1903-1908	148	0
		FW	2007-2012	147	15
		DF	1997-2003	147	2
		DF	1968-1971	147	28
	unknown	MF	1902-1907	146	2
		FW	1951-1955	145	25
		DF	1987-1995	143	5
		MF	1950-1955	143	2
		MF	1946-1951	142	7
	unknown	GK	1909-1915	142	0
		MF	1909-1915	142	5
		MF	1990-1997	141	5
		FW	1952-1956	140	28
		DF	1947-1951	140	3
		FW	1958-1961	139	15
	unknown	MF	1898-1904	139	3
		FW	1995-1999, 1999-2000	138	25
		DF	1971-1977	138	8
		DF	2017-2022	137	4
		GK	2001-2006	137	0
		MF	1975-1981	137	8
		FW	1909-1913	137	45
		FW	2011-2015	136	45
		MF	1978-1983	135	28
		MF	1957-1960	135	5
		DF	1990-1996	134	1
		FW	1945-1953	134	45
		MF	2019-2023	131	5
		FW	1986-1989	131	14
		MF	1983-1986	131	21
		MF	1920-1924	131	15
		GK	1995-1999	128	0
		DF	1984-1987	127	9
		MF	1905-1909	127	3
		GK	1932-1936	126	0
		DF	1998-2003	125	1
		DF	1988-1992	125	2
		DF	1981-1985	125	5
		MF	1966-1970	125	27
		MF	1995-1998	124	13
		FW	1932-1935	124	2
		MF	2010, 2011-2014	122	23
		DF	2008-2012	122	6
		MF	2003-2007	122	16
		DF	1996-2000	122	0
		FW	1984-1987	121	31
	unknown	DF	1908-1912	121	0
		FW	2005-2009	120	17
		MF	1988-1991, 1995-1997	120	4
		DF	1962-1966	120	2
		FW	1935-1938	120	45
		FW	1984-1988	119	50
		FW	1958-1961	119	66
		MF	1934-1937	119	2
		GK	1922-1925	119	0
		DF	2022,2023,2023-	117	11
		FW	2008-2011	116	23
		FW	2000-2004	116	47
		FW	1965-1968	116	34
		FW	2008-2010	115	42
		FW	2002-2005	114	13
		FW	1967-1971	114	9
		FW	1924-1927	114	21
		DF	2008-2013	113	6
		MF/DF	1993-1996	113	4
		MF	1986-1988	113	23
		DF	1965-1968	113	4
		GK	1947-1951	113	0
		MF	1929-1932	113	1
		MF	1925-1931	113	1
		DF	1936-1946	113	0
		DF	2007-2012	112	3
	unknown	FW	1908-1914	112	36
		MF	2010, 2011-2014	111	11
		DF	1991-1994	111	2
		MF	1923-1927	111	3
		GK	2022-2023,2023-	109	0
		GK	2007-2010	109	0
		MF	2023-	108	1
		MF	2020-2023	108	4
		DF	2002-2007	108	2
		FW	1923-1927	108	30
		FW	1908-1911	108	16
		GK	2017-2019	107	0
		MF	1982-1985	107	6
		MF	1986-1989	106	5
		DF	1984-1987	106	8
		MF	2012, 2019-2020, 2021-2023	105	12
		MF	2004-2007	105	21
		GK	1989-1993	105	0
		DF	1979-1983	104	4
		FW	1964-1967	104	27
		MF	2009, 2015-2017	103	15
		FW	1995-1998	103	13
	unknown	DF/GK	1905-1908	103	1
		DF	2015, 2015-2020	102	3
		MF	2015-2019	98	10
		DF	1975-1980, 1983-1984	102	2
		MF	1987-1991	101	3
		MF	1979-1984	101	5
		FW	1968-1971	101	9
		FW	1963-1966	101	22
		DF	1945-1949	101	12
		FW	1990-1993	100	46
		DF	1954-1957	100	0
		FW	1945-1946, 1950-1953	100	61
	unknown	FW	1894-1900	100	41
		DF	1905-1908	99	0
		MF	2023-	98	3
		MF	2001-2005	98	5
		MF	1929-1932	98	0
		MF	1925-1927, 1937	98	2
				97	2
				97	1
		FW	2017-2019	97	40
		MF	2007-2010	97	13
		FW	1953-1956	97	38
		FW	1908-1911	96	20
		DF	2023-	95	1
		DF	2012-2015	95	3
		FW	2000-2003	94	15
		FW	1991-1996	94	13
		MF	1933-1937	94	2
		FW	2020-2022	93	31
		DF	1974-1976	93	3
		DF	2014-2016	92	11
		DF	2013-2015	92	8
		MF	1998-2002	92	3
		FW	1953-1955	92	12
		DF	1934-1937	92	1
		MF	1898-1901	92	8
		MF	1988-1993	91	5
		DF	2017-2019	90	7
		FW	1998-2001	90	40
		GK	1986-1989	90	0
	unknown	MF	1909-1912	90	1
		GK	2019-2021	89	0
		FW	2017-2019	89	18
		DF	1963-1965	89	1
		FW	1932-1934	89	34
		DF	1924-1927	89	2
		MF	1957-1959	88	5
		FW	1935-1939	88	10
		FW	1932-1934	88	19
		FW	1921-1923	88	24
		MF	1996-1997	87	5
		DF	1986-1988	87	0
		FW	1923-1926	87	11
		GK	1920-1922	87	0
		GK	1972-1974	86	0
	unknown	MF	1897-1901	86	1
		DF	2012-2015	85	4
		MF	1989-1992	85	7
		GK	1908-1910	85	0
		FW	2018-2020	84	16
		FW	1919-1922	84	23
		FW	2010-2011, 2013-2014	83	21
		FW	1969-1971	83	12
		DF	1936-1938	83	2
	unknown	FW	1905-1908	83	17
		GK	2022-	82	0
		DF	1923-1925	82	0
		MF	2012-2014	82	10
		DF	1922-1924	82	9
	unknown	MF	1909-1911	82	2
		MF	2023-	81	9
		FW	2020-2022	81	9
		FW	1998-2000, 2001-2002	81	39
		MF	1987-1989	81	12
		FW	1983-1985	81	17
		DF	1927-1929	81	0
		GK	2008-2011	80	0
		DF	1995-1997	80	3
		DF	1986-1988	80	9
		FW	1955-1957	80	17
		FW	1948-1951	80	30
	unknown	FW	1911-1914	80	13
		FW	2023-2025	79	8
		FW	2014-2016	79	15
		DF	1992-1996	79	2
		MF	1983-1986	79	8
		FW	1961-1967	79	9
		DF	1920-1923	79	0
		FW	1906-1908	79	5
		FW	2014-2016	78	4
		FW	1999-2001	78	8
		DF	1989-1991	78	2
		FW	1992-1994	78	26
		DF	1980-1982	78	5
		DF	1923-1925	78	0
		DF	2022-2024	76	4
		DF	2017-2019	76	0
		DF	2008, 2009-2011	76	0
		FW	1988-1992	76	15
		MF	1972-1975	76	1
		MF	1932-1935	76	1
		DF	1920-1924	76	2
		FW	2015-2017	75	12
		FW	1995-1998	75	22
		DF	1972-1975	75	5
		GK	1927-1929	75	0
		FW/DF	2023-	74	8
		DF	2019-2021	74	1
		DF	2010-2012	73	0
		FW	1981-1983	73	2
		FW	1959-1961	73	13
		GK	1925-1927	73	0
	unknown	DF/GK	1899-1901	73	0
		DF	2023-	72	11
		FW	1934-1936	72	19
		FW	1932-1934	72	42
		DF	1906-1908	72	1
		MF	2022-2024	71	2
		FW	2004-2006	71	20
		FW	1961-1964	71	15
		FW	1961-1965	71	10
		MF	2014-2016	70	6
		DF	1991-1995	70	1
		DF	1978-1980	70	3
		FW	1952-1955	70	16
		DF	1932-1934	70	0
		DF	1963-1966	70	1
		DF	1930-1932	70	2
	unknown	DF	1903-1905	70	3
		MF	1999-2002	69	7
		FW	1992-1995	69	16
		DF	1973-1976	69	2
		FW	1913-1915	69	16
		FW	1996-1998	68	29
		FW	1955-1957	68	7
		FW	1926-1928	68	9
	unknown	FW	1898-1901	68	20
	unknown	MF	1894-1898	68	1
		MF	2014-2016	67	7
		DF	1922-1924	67	3
		FW	1913-1915	67	13
		DF	1904-1906	67	0
		MF	2020-2022	66	9
		MF	2016-2018	66	4
		DF	2011-2013	66	0
		MF	2003-2007	66	3
		FW	1993-1995	66	8
		FW	1989-1991	66	11
		DF	1987-1989	66	3
		FW	1934-1936	66	27
		DF	2021-2023	65	0
		DF	2015-2016, 2016, 2016-2017	65	1
		FW	1999-2001	65	22
		FW	1998-1900	65	2
		GK	1992-1995	65	0
		FW	1930-1932	65	18
		DF	1896-1899	65	2
		MF	2022-2024	64	4
		DF	2000-2006	64	0
		DF	1987-1991	64	0
		DF	1960-1962	64	1
		FW	1949-1952	64	21
		DF	1920-1922	64	4
		DF	2014-2016	62	1
		FW	2008-2011	62	5
		MF	1902-1904	62	3
				61	8
		FW	2019-2021, 2022-2023	61	10
		MF	2011-2013	61	6
		MF	2008-2012	61	6
		DF	1992-1994	61	0
		FW	1966-1968	61	17
		FW	1949-1952	61	10
		DF	1931-1934	61	0
		MF	1926-1928	61	0
		FW	1912-1915	61	17
		FW	1901-1903	61	19
		MF	2008-2010	60	1
		FW	1993-1995	60	3
		FW	1990-1993	60	2
		FW	1987-1989	60	11
		DF	1976-1979	60	1
	unknown	GK	1945-1948	60	0
	unknown	MF	1937-1939	60	0
		FW	1927-1929	60	30
		MF	2013-2014	59	0
		FW	1959-1961	59	26
		FW	1926-1928	59	24
				58	4
		DF	2009-2011	58	4
		GK	1983-1985	58	0
		FW	1962-1964	58	21
		DF	1902-1904	58	0
		DF	2003-2005	57	3
		MF	1984-1987	57	4
		MF	1952-1955	57	0
		FW	1929-1930	57	21
		FW	1928-1929	57	17
		FW	1927-1931	57	7
		FW	1912-1914	57	15
		FW	1909-1911	57	19
		DF	2016-2018	56	6
		FW	2002-2005	56	9
		FW	1935-1937	56	8
	unknown	FW	1912-1914	56	5
				55	7
		FW	2023-2024	55	9
		FW	1970-1972	55	9
		FW	1980-1983	54	14
		FW	1975-1977	54	9
		FW	1971-1973	54	0
		FW	1937-1938	54	4
		GK	1904-1906	54	0
		FW	1902-1904	54	2
		FW	1899-1901	54	8
		FW	2000-2004	53	4
		FW	1995-1997	53	3
		DF	1988-1989	53	2
		FW	1957-1959	53	26
		FW	1932-1934	53	20
		MF	2018-2020	52	6
		MF	2015-2017	52	3
		DF	1988-1992	52	0
		FW	1988-1989	52	8
		FW	1977-1981	52	3
		MF	1949-1951	52	1
		FW	1931-1932, 1933-1935	52	7
	unknown	FW	1913-1915	52	2
				51	1
		MF	2020, 2020-2021	51	13
		FW	2015-2016, 2020-2021	51	13
		FW	1992-1994	51	5
		FW	1989-1991	51	0
		DF	1970-1972	51	1
		FW	1950-1952	51	32
		MF	1921-1923	51	0
		DF	1909-1911	51	0
		FW	1958-1960	50	15
		DF	2005-2007	50	2
		FW	1958-1960	50	15
		GK	1955-1957	50	0
	unknown	FW	1946-1948	50	23
	unknown	FW	1910-1920	50	6
	unknown	MF	1908-1911	50	5
	unknown	MF	1894-1897	50	4

List of Gillingham F.C. players

Key

Players