Police officers were sent to Cobham Rise at the weekend after clashes between some supporters and residents.

Householders, who have already held two protests, have warned that lives are being put at risk when Gillingham fans park across the pavements and grass verges in their road for home games.

London and Quadrant Housing Trust, which owns the road, is considering a number of measures including double yellow lines, but residents say they want action now.

Whole road blocked

Resident Emma Chittock said: "The other week, when it was Gillingham's first game, we thought we would take a stand. I decided to park my car across the road, so no-one could get in. After that, the residents all brought their cars down and we blocked the whole road."

She added: "We've had enough."

Club chairman Paul Scally said: "We have a good relationship with local residents and fully sympathise with the problems they experience on match days, but we don't have a solution.

"The football ground was built long before I came along and the housing was built after the football club was there. I can't move the stadium that quickly and that simply."

Double yellow lines requested

A London and Quadrant spokesman said: "We requested double yellow lines on the estate and for Medway Council to agree to patrol them.

"We have already obtained a quote from our contractors to carry out this work, but we are awaiting Medway Council's comparative quote for the same work and also their agreement to patrol the lines.

"We contacted Medway Council on 9 September to explain the urgency of their response."

Medway Council said parking in the private road was the responsibility of the housing trust, but residents had been encouraged to find a long-term solution.