THE 2004-05 season was a remarkable one for Grays Athletic Football Club. Promoted to the newly formed Conference South, they would go on to claim the league title at the very fi rst attempt.
The club also completed a Non-League ‘double’ by winning the FA Trophy at Villa Park.
APRIL 9, 20058 BURTON ALBION 0 GRAYS ATHLETIC 2 FA Trophy semi-fi nal second leg Attendance: 1,162
I was fortunate to cover a number of their games during a momentous campaign, mainly for the now defunct Thurrock Recorder but also contributing to The NLP from time to time. The matches I attended included t...