Gillingham Town F.C. (Kent)

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Gillingham Town F.C.

Full name	Gillingham Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Town
Founded	2010;15 years ago (2010) [1]
Ground	Garrison Sports Ground, Chatham, Kent
Capacity	1200
Chairman	Paul Pickford
Manager	Lee Brumbaugh
League	Kent County League Division Two East
Website	Gillingham Town F.C. Official Website
Home colours

Gillingham Town Football Club (Portuguese: Gillingham Town Futebol Clube; abbreviated as GTFC) is a county level football club based in Gillingham, Kent. The club are currently members of Kent County League in Division Two East.

History

Gillingham Town Football Club was founded in 2010 by Richard Hasemore, Dave Hasemore, Darren Hasemore, and Paul Pickford. Paul Pickford is the second great-grandson of William Pickford, a football administrator, who took part in the development of The Football Association. ^[2]

In the year of formation, they won The Quarter Century Cup for the 2010/11 Season. In the 2016/2017 Season, Gillingham Town F.C was promoted to the Premier Division in The Rochester and District League.In the 2017/2018 season the club won the Group A Sittingbourne and Milton Charity Cup. In 2019 the club was promoted to the Kent County League established in Division Three Central and East. ^[3]

In 2019, Gilberto Silver Jr, the son of former Arsenal F.C. and Brazil national football team, Gilberto Silva, joined the club. ^[4] In 2020, Former Arsenal F.C. player Denilson became the ambassador for Gillingham Town F.C. ^[5] Eduardo da Silva Former Arsenal F.C. and Croatia national football team player also became a club ambassador and invested a small amount of his own money into the club. In 2024, Gillingham Town F.C. was mentioned on Amazon Prime in a pre-show interview with Eduardo for Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk, explaining his involvement as a club ambassador for Gillingham Town F.C. ^{[6] [7]} In 2025, Eduardo played as a special guest at the Gillingham Town F.C. friendly match against Royal Engineers A.F.C. ^[8] Since the addition of Denilson and Eduardo, at one point the team had 14 Brazilian players in its first-team of 23 players, the most in any England football team. ^[9]

In 2025, Gifton Noel-Williams, former striker of Watford F.C., Stoke City F.C. and Burnley F.C. joined the club official as a voluntary club development coach for the first team and youth team. ^[10]

Ground

Gillingham Town F.C.'s First Team play their home games at Garrison Sports Ground in Chatham, Kent. The Garrison Grounds are used by the Sports Teams of the Royal Engineers. In 2025, Gillingham Town forged links with Royal Engineers A.F.C. who offered their facilities for Gillingham Town to use. A pavilion which was recently built at Garrison Sports Ground was offered as a possible location for a community hub for Gillingham Town. ^[8]

Players

First-team Squad

As of 30 August 2025 ^[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — —   Daniel Aduwo — —   Ahmed Ahmed — —   Liam Baker — —   Alex Bernandes — —   Daniel Brown — —   Emanuel Brusco Bampi — —   João Victor Barboza Dos Santos — —   Steven Earle-Stapley — —   Benjamin Enos — —   Daniel Everest — —   Ben Hall — —   Kurt Heffernan — —   Joshua Inkpen — —   Timi Ladele — —   Joshua Lewis

No. Pos. Nation Player — —   Rob Lloyd — —   Alex Longhurst — —   Hernany Marques — —   Yurie Mortimer — —   Leonardo Nunes — —   Joshua Pedro — —   Casey Perez-Lumreras — —   Liam Saunders — —   Luqmaan Sheikh — —   Werbison Silva e Silva — —   Bruno Sozi — —   Josh Sword — —   Rhys Thomas-Prawl — —   Dean Joseph Whittingham

Kit and Badge

The club's primary colors are blue and black. The club badge features the clubs primary color blue, with the Kent county emblem of the White Horse of Kent. The club adopted the phrase "Frartes in Armis", originating from Latin meaning Brothers in Arms. ^[3]

Due to Gillingham Town F.C.'s large ties with Brazil, the club has paired with sponsors and kit suppliers from Brazil, as well as present the Brazil flag on their shirts.

Honours

• The Quarter Century Cup
  • Winners 2010-11
• Sittingbourne and Milton Charity Cup
  • Winners 2017-18

Notable Club Officials

Name	Citizenship	Position	Notable Association	Since
Denílson		Club Ambassador, Mentor	Former Player of Arsenal F.C., São Paulo FC	2020-present
Eduardo da Silva		Club Ambassador, Honorary Player	Former Player of Arsenal F.C., FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Croatia	2020-present
Lucho Nizzo		Mentor	Coach of Al-Nassr FC and various Brazilian Football Clubs.	2021-present
Gifton Noel-Williams		Player Development Coach	Former Player of Watford F.C., Stoke City F.C. and Burnley F.C.	2025-present

External Links

• Official website

References

1. Gillingham Town Official Website
2. "Match-day Programme". Gillingham Town F.C. 12 April 2024.
3. "Our History". Gillingham Town F.C. nd.
4. "The son of Gilberto Silva has signed for Kent County League side Gillingham Town and Eduardo is keen to get involved too". Kent Online. 29 October 2019.
5. "Former Arsenal and Sao Paulo player Denilson joins Kent County League side Gillingham Town as club ambassador". Kent Online. 23 May 2020.
6. "I have good memories there" ❤️ Eduardo reflects on his time at Arsenal. YouTube. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
7. "Sneak peak of the Premier League Stories show with our club ambassador Eduardo da Silva. Linkedin. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
8. "Royal Engineers AFC begin their 150th anniversary celebrations of their FA Cup victory with a match against a Gillingham Town team set to feature former Arsenal player Eduardo". Kent Online. 17 January 2025.
9. "Time da 10ª divisão inglesa tem 14 brasileiros e promove integração" [English 10th division team has 14 Brazilians and promotes integration]. Folha. 19 February 2020.
10. "Gillingham Town FC are extremely proud to announce that former Premier League Striker Gifton Noel-Williams has agreed to help develop our first team and youth team players for the upcoming 2025/26 season". Linkedin. 13 July 2025.
11. "First Team Players" . Retrieved 27 August 2025.