At the end of the 2018/2019 season Gillingham had used 1022 players in Football League Games.
Since 2002, 273 players have made their debuts, that is an average of more than 16 debuts per season over that period. In contrast between being reelected to the league in 1950 and 2002 (52 years), 492 players made a league appearance for Gills, an average of less than 9.5 debutants per season.
Looking at the list of players from the last 17 years i have to say i struggle to recall around 90% of them - i have been a supporter for more than 30 years and can conjure up images of most of the players from the mid to late 80s but not many from the last 15 years or so.
The top 5 appearance makers since 2002-2019 are:
1. Cody McDonald 201
2. Stuart Nelson 195
3. Max Ehmer 184
4. Andrew Crofts 179
5. Nicky Southall 176
Incidentally the 1000th player to play a Football League game for the Gills was in the opening game of the 2017/18 season, a 0-0 draw at Doncaster Rovers - the player concerned came on as a substitute for Tom Eaves in the 66th minute - that player was Conor Wilkinson.
Since 2002, 273 players have made their debuts, that is an average of more than 16 debuts per season over that period. In contrast between being reelected to the league in 1950 and 2002 (52 years), 492 players made a league appearance for Gills, an average of less than 9.5 debutants per season.
Looking at the list of players from the last 17 years i have to say i struggle to recall around 90% of them - i have been a supporter for more than 30 years and can conjure up images of most of the players from the mid to late 80s but not many from the last 15 years or so.
The top 5 appearance makers since 2002-2019 are:
1. Cody McDonald 201
2. Stuart Nelson 195
3. Max Ehmer 184
4. Andrew Crofts 179
5. Nicky Southall 176
Incidentally the 1000th player to play a Football League game for the Gills was in the opening game of the 2017/18 season, a 0-0 draw at Doncaster Rovers - the player concerned came on as a substitute for Tom Eaves in the 66th minute - that player was Conor Wilkinson.