Priestfield Ground, site of Gillingham Football Club. Orig Royal Engineers 1st eleven team, played first game at the site as Brompton FC against Woolwich Arsenal Reserves on 2nd Sept 1893. Became Gillingham FC 1913. Wooden Pavillion and stand built on the Redfern Road side in 1893 with a second stand added on the Gorden Road side especially to segregate dockers and soldiers in 1899. These stands remained until demolished in 1985 when they were the oldest in senior British football. A new main stand was constructed in 1914, terracing expanded in 1920s, a pitch side wall built in 1955 and floodlighting installed in 1967. (1)

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, S Inglis 'Football Grounds of Britain' (Collins, 1996) (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.