It was a day when Carlisle United's promotion push suffered a blow.
The 1-0 defeat at Gillingham sent the Blues out of the top three with eight games to go.
Photographer Richard Parkes was at Priestfield to capture all the action for the News & Star.
Check out a gallery of his photos at the top of this article.
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