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

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

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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ A Brief Early History of Grays Athletic Football Club Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine Bygone Grays Thurrock
  2. ^ England – Southern League Final Tables Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF
  3. ^ a b Grays United at the Football Club History Database