Alan Liptrott
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Alan Liptrott is a retired telephone technician from Walderslade
in Kent
. He has for many years been a prominent supporter of Gillingham Football Club
, having been heavily involved in the fund-raising campaign to keep the club afloat when it was forced into administration in the mid-1990s, and serving for a number of years as a committee member of the Gills Independent Supporters' Club. More recently he has become notable within the wider football world for a long-running and high-profile dispute with Gills chairman Paul Scally
, which led Scally to hit Liptrott with a life ban from the club's Priestfield Stadium
in 2001.
The full details of the dispute are unclear, but the most significant factor is believed to be Liptrott's ownership of the gillinghamfc.co.uk domain name
, which Scally believed should belong to the club. There was for a number of years no sign that the dispute would end, despite an apparent offer of mediation from the chairman of The Football League
, but on 8 February 2007, Scally unexpectedly lifted Liptrott's ban in a statement published on the official club website.
Walderslade
Walderslade is a large suburb to the south of Chatham, Kent, England, encompassing almost all the ME5 postcode district ....
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. He has for many years been a prominent supporter of Gillingham Football Club
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
, having been heavily involved in the fund-raising campaign to keep the club afloat when it was forced into administration in the mid-1990s, and serving for a number of years as a committee member of the Gills Independent Supporters' Club. More recently he has become notable within the wider football world for a long-running and high-profile dispute with Gills chairman Paul Scally
Paul Scally
Paul Damien Phillip Scally is a London-born businessman who has been the chairman of association football club Gillingham since 1995.-Career:...
, which led Scally to hit Liptrott with a life ban from the club's Priestfield Stadium
Priestfield Stadium
Priestfield Stadium is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent...
in 2001.
The full details of the dispute are unclear, but the most significant factor is believed to be Liptrott's ownership of the gillinghamfc.co.uk domain name
Domain name
A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control in the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System ....
, which Scally believed should belong to the club. There was for a number of years no sign that the dispute would end, despite an apparent offer of mediation from the chairman of The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, but on 8 February 2007, Scally unexpectedly lifted Liptrott's ban in a statement published on the official club website.