Grays United F.C. was a

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club based in Grays,

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, England. The club played at the

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. The club joined Division Two of the Southern League in 1899.England – Southern League Final Tables
RSSSF In 1900–01 they finished second and qualified for the promotion-relegation test matches. However, after the game against Division One club

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ended 0–0, Grays refused to play extra time, and were subsequently not promoted. The following season they finished runners-up again, and faced a test-match for a second successive season, this time against

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. The match, played at the

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, was drawn 1–1, but the club again refused to play extra time, and were not promoted. The club withdrew from the Southern League at the end of the 1905–06 season and merged with Grays Juniors to form

Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Chadfields in nearby Tilbury. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former ...

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