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{{Main page image/TFA|File:Tony pulis 2014.jpg|caption=[[Tony Pulis]], Gillingham's manager in {{nowrap|1998–99}}}}

{{Main page image/TFA|File:Tony pulis 2014.jpg|caption=[[Tony Pulis]], Gillingham's manager in {{nowrap|1998–99}}}}

During the [[1998–99 in English football|{{nowrap|1998–99}} English football season]], '''[[1998–99 Gillingham F.C. season|Gillingham F.C. competed]]''' in the [[Football League Second Division]], the third tier of the [[English football league system]]. It was the 67th season in which Gillingham competed in [[English Football League|the Football League]], and the 49th since the club was [[Re-election (Football League)|voted back into the league]] in 1950. The club signed two new [[Forward (association football)|forward]]s, each for a new club record [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]] fee, but started the season in poor form, winning only one of the first eight league games. The team then went on a much-improved run, being undefeated for 17 league games, and began challenging for [[Promotion and relegation|promotion]] to the [[Football League First Division]]. Gillingham finished the regular season in fourth place in the Second Division, qualifying for the [[EFL playoffs|play-offs]] for promotion to the First Division. After defeating [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in [[1999 Football League play-offs|the semi-finals]], they played [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in [[1999 Football League Second Division play-off final|the final]], which Manchester City won the subsequent [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] to gain promotion. {{TFAFULL|1998–99 Gillingham F.C. season}}

During the [[1998–99 in English football|{{nowrap|1998–99}} English football season]], '''[[1998–99 Gillingham F.C. season|Gillingham F.C. competed]]''' in the [[Football League Second Division]], the third tier of the [[English football league system]]. It was the 67th season in which Gillingham competed in [[English Football League|the Football League]], and the 49th since the club was [[Re-election (Football League)|voted back into the league]] in 1950. The club signed two new [[Forward (association football)|forward]]s, each for a new club record [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]] fee, but started the season in poor form, winning only one of the first eight league games. The team then went on a much-improved run, being undefeated for 17 league games, and began challenging for [[Promotion and relegation|promotion]] to the [[Football League First Division]]. Gillingham finished the regular season in fourth place in the Second Division, qualifying for the [[EFL playoffs|play-offs]] for promotion to the First Division. After defeating [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in [[1999 Football League play-offs|the semi-finals]], they played [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in [[1999 Football League Second Division play-off final|the final]], where Manchester City won the subsequent [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] to gain promotion. {{TFAFULL|1998–99 Gillingham F.C. season}}

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