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Gillingham

Gillingham FC

Gillingham

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Founded

1893

Years standing

133

Home ground

Priestfield Stadium

Capacity

11,582 seats

Why Gillingham

Gillingham work as a second team because they come with their own geography: England, Priestfield Stadium, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

  • Easy weekend

    London Southend Airport (SEN) is about 23km from the ground, and Gillingham railway station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

  • The calendar you inherit

    England EFL League Two is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.

  • Deep roots

    Founded in 1893, Gillingham were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 133 years of accumulated grudges.

  • Nothing won, everything to play for

    Trophyless, so far. That is the pitch: be there before the story turns.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Priestfield Stadium. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

London Southend Airport (SEN)

23 km / 14 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Gillingham railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Priestfield Stadium

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Priestfield Stadium

Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.

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