Grays Athletic F.C.

The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former Southern League club Grays United to form Grays Athletic. The newly formed club joined the Grays & District League, later joining Division Two B of the South Essex League in 1908. It was runner-up in its first season in the division and won it in its second season, earning promotion to Division One for the 1909–10 season. The club was a founder member of the Athenian League in 1912, but that league closed down in 1914 due to the First World War, and Grays transferred to the Premier Division (Amateur) of the London League. They won the division in their first season, with the reserves also winning Division One. The league was suspended at the end of the 1914–15 season, with Grays rejoining in the Premier Division when it restarted in 1919–20. Grays were Premier Division runners-up in 1920–21, before winning the division in 1921–22. In 1924 the club joined the Kent League but after two seasons in mid-table, they returned to the London League in 1926. The return was a success as the club were Premier Division champions in 1926–27 and runners-up in the next two seasons, before winning the title again in 1929–30. After finishing as runners-up in 1930–31, the club spent most of the 1930s in mid-table, although they won the league's Challenge Cup in 1936–37. After the Second World War, Grays was a founder member of the Corinthian League, and was that league's inaugural champion and League Cup winner in…

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 Essex Thameside Trophy Winners 1947–48, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2001–02 East Anglian Cup Winners 1944–45