We travel to Tilbury on Saturday and a first league game with Grays Athletic since season 2022/23. That was our promotion season, of course, and we came away from both fixtures victorious – 3-1 at home on 12th November 2022 (goals from Stokes, Nnamdi and an own-goal) and 2-0 away on 28th January 2023 (goals again from Stokes and Nnamdi).

It‘s still early days for this season and currently the Blues sit in 18th place, just above the relegation zone, on 13 points from 14 games. Their form over the last 6 league games is Lost 4 Won 2. Last weekend they defeated Lowestoft Town 6-0 but a midweek clash with Newmarket Town was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at the EMR Stadium.

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Grays Athletic Admission Prices
Adult - £12
Over 65 - £8
Students: (valid ID required) £8
Kids Age16 and Under: Free Entry
(U14s must be accompanied by a paying adult)
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Grays Athletic Factfile:
Founded: 1890
Manager/Head Coach: Lewis Clark, Sam Walker, Nick Strizovic and Mitch Baldock
Colours: Home – Blue and White; Away – Gray and Sky Blue.
Nicknames: The Gravelmen, The Ath, The Blues.

Honours:
FA Trophy
– Winners 2004–05, 2005–06
Football Conference
– Conference South champions 2004–05
Isthmian League
– Division Two South champions 1984–85
– Division One North champions 2012–13
– League Cup winners: 1991–92
London League
– Premier Division champions 1921–22, 1926–27, 1929–30
– Premier Division (Amateur) champions 1914–15
– Challenge Cup winners 1936–37
Corinthian League
– Champions 1945–46
– League Cup winners 1945–46
South Essex League
– Division Two B champions 1908–09
Essex Senior Cup
– Winners 1914–15, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1944–45, 1956–57, 1987–88, 1993–94, 1994–95[9]
Essex Thameside Trophy
– Winners 1947–48, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2001–02[9]
East Anglian Cup
– Winners 1944–45[9]

Best FA Cup performance: Second round, 2005–06
Best FA Trophy performance: Winners, 2004–05, 2005–06
Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84
Biggest victory: 12–0 vs Tooting Town, London League, 24 February 1923
Biggest defeat: 0–12 vs Enfield, Athenian League, 20 April 1963
Attendance: 9,500 v Chelmsford City, FA Cup fourth qualifying round, 1959
Most appearances: Phil Sammons, 673 (1982–1997)
Most goals: Harry Brand, 269 (1944–1952)
Transfer record fee paid: £12,000 to Welling United for Danny Kedwell
Transfer record fee received: £150,000 from Peterborough United for Aaron McLean