Grays United F.C.

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Grays United
Full nameGrays United Football Club
Ground Recreation Ground
1905–06 Southern League Division Two, 10/13

Grays United F.C. was an English football club based in Grays, Essex. The club played at the Recreation Ground. [1]

The club joined Division Two of the Southern League in 1899. [2] In 1900–01 they finished second and qualified for the promotion-relegation test matches. However, after the game against Division One club Watford ended 0–0, Grays refused to play extra time, and were subsequently not promoted. [3] The following season they finished runners-up again, and faced a test-match for a second successive season, this time against Brentford. The match, played at the Memorial Grounds, was drawn 1–1, but the club again refused to play extra time, and were not promoted. [3]

The club withdrew from the Southern League at the end of the 1905–06 season and merged with Grays Juniors to form Grays Athletic.

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

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