 In 1912 the directors passed a resolution to change the club 's name to Gillingham F.C. , and the team played under this name throughout the 1912 – 13 season , although the change was not officially ratified by the shareholders until the following year . To coincide with the change , the team began sporting a new kit of red shirts with blue sleeves . The side again finished bottom of the division in the 1914 – 15 season , but avoided relegation for a second time when the league was suspended due to the escalation of the First World War . 
