 Striker Fred <unk> set a new club record in the 1929 – 30 season when he scored six goals in a match against Merthyr Town . This remains the highest number of goals scored by a Gillingham player in a professional match , but was a rare high point in a season which saw Gillingham forced to apply for re @-@ election to the league . The following year the club abandoned its traditional black and white striped shirts in favour of blue shirts and white shorts , colours which have remained associated with Gillingham ever since , although the black and white stripes are still visible in the current version of the club 's badge . In 1932 – 33 former Crystal Palace manager Fred Maven led the club to its highest league finish to date , finishing the season in 7th place , but it was a feat which could not be repeated and the team returned to struggling at the foot of the table the following season . 
