Club · Pitching In Isthmian Football League North · Grays
Grays Athletic
The Blues · Founded 1890 · Semi-Professional
- Chadfields · 4,000
- England
- Reputation
- 1,950 calc
- Squad strength calc
- 47.50 Best sixteen by CA
- Players calc
- 21
- Balance
- £2,000
- Transfer budget
- £1
- Wage budget
- £450 p/w
Best XI (calc)
- GKDanny Sambridge
- DLMacauley Joynes
- DRHarry Hope
- MLJack Leahy
- MRAron Gordon
- DCLewis Clark
- DCKye Jude
- MCJordan Clark
- MCLewis Watson
- STThierry Stewart
- ST—
- Formation
- 4-4-2
- Average CA (calc)
- —
- Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
- 44
- Defender, highest CA (calc)
- 48
- Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
- 75
- Attacker, highest CA (calc)
- 45
Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.
Best sixteen (calc)
Calculated by fm-reader from the 16 highest-CA squad players (at most sixteen). The squad includes loans in and excludes loans out, with players matched to the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes. Missing inputs stay missing.
| Measure | Average | Median | Lowest | Highest | League rank of average | League rank of median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ability | 47.50 | 45.0 | 43 | 75 | 9 | 9 |
| Expected potential | 58.81 | 56.5 | 46 | 115 | 15 | 14 |
| Value | £468 | £0 | £0 | £7,490 | 19 | 7 |
| Sale value | £421 | £0 | £0 | £6,741 | 20 | 6 |
| Weekly wage | £114 | £110 | £0 | £220 | 10 | 11 |
| Age | 25.94 | 26.22 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 7 |
Contracted players
21| Name | Positions | Age | Nationality | Status | CA | PA | Value calc | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Leahy | M/AM (RL) | 22 | England | — | 75 | 100–130 | £0 | — |
| Jordan Clark | D (C), DM, M (C) | 30 | England | — | 57 | 61 | £0 | — |
| Lewis Clark | D (C) | 29 | England | — | 48 | 50 | £0 | — |
| Lewis Watson | DM, M/AM (C) | 26 | England | — | 48 | 56 | £0 | — |
| Aron Gordon | M/AM (R) | 28 | England | — | 46 | 52 | £0 | — |
| Kye Jude | D (C) | 30 | England | — | 45 | 46 | £0 | — |
| Oscar Shelvey | DM, M (C) | 23 | England | — | 45 | 40–70 | £0 | — |
| Harry Hope | D/WB/M (R) | 30 | Wales | — | 45 | 55 | £0 | — |
| Thierry Stewart | ST (C) | 17 | England | — | 45 | 50–80 | £7,490 | — |
| Danny Sambridge | GK | 32 | England | — | 44 | 48 | £0 | — |
| Tyler Brampton | D/WB/M (R) | 28 | England | — | 44 | 46 | £0 | — |
| Michael Bareck | AM (RLC) | 22 | England | — | 44 | 40–70 | £0 | — |
| George Marsh | GK | 25 | England | — | 44 | 52 | £0 | — |
| David Romer | D (RC) | 18 | England | — | 44 | 50–80 | £0 | — |
| Alex Moss | D (C) | 22 | England | — | 43 | 40–70 | £0 | — |
| Joe Paxman | M (RL), AM (RLC) | 30 | England | — | 43 | 55 | £0 | — |
| Ainsley Frempong | D (C) | 22 | England | — | 43 | 58 | £0 | — |
| Macauley Joynes | D (L) | 28 | England | — | 42 | 50 | £0 | — |
| João Carlos | M/AM (L) | 36 | Portugal | — | 40 | 48 | £0 | — |
| Guy Norton | D (L) | 24 | England | — | 40 | 20–50 | £0 | — |
| Callum Fitzer | M (RC), AM (R) | 25 | England | — | 40 | 46 | £0 | — |
Contracted-player overview (calc)
- Players
- 21
- CA16
- 47.5
- PA16
- 59.6
- Off-scale CA values excluded
- 0
- Off-scale PA values excluded
- 0
- Average age
- 26
- Under 21
- 2
- Squad value (calc)
- £7,490
- Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2026
- 0
Highest potential
| Jordan Clark | 30 | 61 |
| Ainsley Frempong | 22 | 58 |
| Lewis Watson | 26 | 56 |
| Harry Hope | 30 | 55 |
| Joe Paxman | 30 | 55 |
| Aron Gordon | 28 | 52 |
| George Marsh | 25 | 52 |
| Lewis Clark | 29 | 50 |
| Macauley Joynes | 28 | 50 |
| Danny Sambridge | 32 | 48 |
Set-piece takers
| Corner takers | Jack Leahy |
| Free-kick takers | João Carlos |
| Penalty takers | Jordan Clark |
| Long-throw takers | Jordan Clark |
Staff
6| Name | Job | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | |||
| Paul Joynes | Director | England | 61 |
| Steve Skinner | Director | England | 55 |
| Glyn Jarvis | Director | England | — |
| Managers | |||
| Darren Manning | Manager First Team | England | 42 |
| Coaches | |||
| Marc Nurse-Moore | Coach (U23 Team) | England | — |
| Physios | |||
| Sophie Panons | Head Physio | England | 24 |
Club
- Full name
- Grays Athletic
- Short name
- Grays
- Nickname
- The Blues
- Second nickname
- —
- Six-letter name
- Grays
- Three-letter name
- GRYS
- Alternative abbreviation
- GAFC
- Nation
- England
- Stadium
- Chadfields 4,000
- Training ground
- —
- World reputation
- 0
- Potential reputation
- 0
- Reputation scope (calc)
- Local
- Hashtag
- Grays
Squad and expectations
- Players (calc)
- 21
- Foreign players (calc)
- 2
- Homegrown in nation (calc)
- 18
- Loaned in (calc)
- 0
- Loaned out (calc)
- 0
- Ranking score (calc)
- 2,494
- Predicted position (calc)
- 10
- Stored media expectation
- Play-offs, Europa League Qualification or Top Half Finish
- Stored predicted finish
- —
Trial policy
- Period
- Any time
- Target squad
- First team
- Tendency
- Average
- Maximum length (weeks)
- 1
A stored one-week maximum can represent 0–6 days or an unspecified length.
Finances
- Financial state
- —
- Rich benefactor
- None
- Benefactor changes starting finances
- No
- Balance
- £2,000
- Transfer budget
- £1
- Transfer budget before the window
- —
- Wage budget (weekly)
- £450
- Highest weekly wage
- £250
- Loan debt
- £0
- Previous turnover
- £0
- Previous profit
- £0
- Average ticket price
- £10
- Season ticket price
- £190
- Stadium rent (yearly)
- £11,000
- Rents stadium
- Yes
- Rent share of gate receipts
- 0%
- Transfer embargo
- —
Fans and facilities
- Average attendance
- 258
- Minimum attendance
- 170
- Maximum attendance
- 5,000
- Season ticket holders
- 50
- Club members
- 250
- Supporter loyalty
- 10
- Supporter passion
- 10
- Supporter patience
- 10
- Supporter affluence
- 4
- Supporter temperament
- 10
- Supporter expectations
- 10
- Morale
- 13
- Training facilities
- 3
- Corporate facilities
- —
- Youth facilities
- 1
- Youth coaching
- 4
- Youth recruitment
- 1
- Youth importance
- —
Kits
- Home Background #0010DE, foreground #FFFFFF
- Away Background #7BFF00, foreground #52207B
Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.
Every kit part (14)
| Home | Shirt | Shirt: Large V AreaBack: Same as front Alternative 0 | ||
| Home | Text | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Home | Icon | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Home (GK) | Shirt | Shirt: Shoulder Stripe Down (Epaulets)Back: Same as front Alternative 0 | ||
| Home (GK) | Icon | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Home | Shorts | Shorts: Plain Alternative 0 | ||
| Home (GK) | Shorts | Shorts: Plain Alternative 0 | ||
| Home | Socks | Socks: Plain Alternative 0 | ||
| Home (GK) | Socks | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Shirt | Shirt: Large V AreaBack: Same as front Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Text | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Icon | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Shorts | Shorts: Plain Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Socks | Socks: Plain Alternative 0 |
Teams
| Team | Type | Captain | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Athletic | First Team | — | 1,950 |
Board
- Chairman title
- Chairperson
- Director of football
- —
League position by season
Honours (calc)
| Competition | Won | Runner-up | Last won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isuzu FA Trophy | 2 | — | 2006 |
| Enterprise National League South | 1 | — | 2005 |
| Pitching In Isthmian Football League North | 1 | — | 2013 |
| Vauxhall League Division Two South | 1 | — | 1985 |
| Ryman League Division One | — | 2 | — |
League history
42Club records
| Highest attendance | v Chelmsford City | 9,500 attendance | 1959 |
| Record win | v Tooting & Mitcham United 12–0 | 1923 | |
| Record defeat | v Enfield F.C 0–12 | 1963 | |
| Most league appearances | Phil Sammons | 472 games | |
| Most overall appearances | Phil Sammons | 676 games | |
| Most overall goals | Harry Brand | 249 goals | |
| Longest winning run | 18 games | 2013 | |
| Longest losing run | 10 games | 2016 | |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 games | 2013 | |
| Longest run without a win | 11 games | 2016 | |
| Most games without scoring | 4 games | 2016 | |
| Most games without conceding | 5 games | 2013 | |
| Most overall goals in a season | Kieran Bishop | 30 goals | 2017 |
| Most league goals in a season | Kieran Bishop | 24 goals | 2017 |
| Highest fee received | Aaron McLean v Peterborough United | £150,000 | 2006 |
| Highest fee spent | Danny Kedwell v Welling United | £12,000 | 2007 |
Regional divisions
Transfers in
| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2025 | Alex Moss | Canvey Island | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Ainsley Frempong | Cambridge City | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Michael Bareck | Cambridge City | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Jack Leahy | Welling United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 16 Sep 2025 | Guy Norton | Romford | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Thierry Stewart | — | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 23 Jul 2025 | David Romer | — | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 30 May 2025 | Jayden Silcott-Brown | Sporting Bengal United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 30 May 2025 | Oscar Shelvey | Witham Town | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 29 May 2025 | Lewis Clark | Tilbury | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 29 May 2025 | Jordan Clark | Tilbury | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 28 May 2025 | Joe Paxman | Maldon & Tiptree | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 28 May 2025 | Callum Fitzer | Witham Town | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 23 May 2025 | Macauley Joynes | Tilbury | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 21 May 2025 | Lewis Watson | — | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 19 May 2025 | George Marsh | Basildon United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Sam Bantick | Tilbury | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Kye Jude | Basildon United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Harry Hope | Canvey Island | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Joseph Agunbiade | — | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Prince Sikiru | Watford | Loan | Unknown fee |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Quba Gordon | Hashtag United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 26 Dec 2024 | Shane Temple | Cambridge City | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Luis Shamshoum | Hullbridge Sports | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 1 Dec 2024 | Samir Ali | Bowers & Pitsea | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Reon Smith-Kouassi | Leyton Orient | Loan | Unknown fee |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Danny Gould | Histon | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Alex Moss | Basildon United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Kenedi Dariri | — | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Luke Hirst | — | Transfer | Unknown fee |
Transfers out
| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2025 | Sam Bantick | Witham Town | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Luke Hirst | Great Wakering Rovers | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 19 Oct 2025 | Jayden Silcott-Brown | — | Transfer | £0 |
| 6 Aug 2025 | Kenedi Dariri | Canvey Island | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Matas Skarna | Potters Bar Town | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Elliott Sartorius | Aveley | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Alejandro Machado | Aveley | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Louie Remi | Canvey Island | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Alex Moss | Canvey Island | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 30 May 2025 | Shane Temple | — | Transfer | £0 |
| 11 May 2025 | Mike Finneran | Canvey Island | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Samir Ali | Basildon United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 14 Mar 2025 | George Craddock | Basildon United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 1 Mar 2025 | Quba Gordon | — | Transfer | £0 |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Joseph Agunbiade | — | Transfer | £0 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | Danny Gould | — | Transfer | £0 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | Luis Shamshoum | — | Transfer | £0 |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Bobby Unwin | Basildon United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Malaki Toussaint | Bowers & Pitsea | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Lorenzo Saponara | Basildon United | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Kyan Gulliver | — | Transfer | £0 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Wilf Peel-Evans | — | Transfer | £0 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Usman Adeniji | Ipswich Wanderers | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 6 Jun 2024 | Kien Connolly | Colchester United | Transfer | £0 |
| 31 May 2024 | Marcus Milner | — | Transfer | £0 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Rob Clark | Enfield F.C | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Jesse Olukolu | Brentwood Town | Transfer | Unknown fee |
| 5 Aug 2020 | Manny Ogunrinde | Aveley | Transfer | Unknown fee |
Across versions
| Version | Division | Reputation | Players | Balance | Transfer budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM27 27.0.0 | Pitching In Isthmian Football League North | 1,950 | 21 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM26 26.2.0 | Pitching In Isthmian Football League North | 1,950 | 28 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM26 26.0.0 | Pitching In Isthmian Football League North | 1,950 | 21 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM24 24.3.0 | Pitching In Isthmian Football League North | 1,950 | 24 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM23 23.4.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 23 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM23 23.3.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 23 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM23 23.0.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 22 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.4.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 18 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.3.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 19 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.1.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 22 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.0.1 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 18 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.0.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 18 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM21 21.4.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 18 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM21 21.3.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 18 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM21 21.1.1 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 19 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM21 21.0.1 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 19 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM21 21.0.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 1,950 | 19 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM20 20.4.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 2,000 | 20 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM20 20.3.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 2,000 | 20 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM20 20.1.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 2,000 | 21 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM20 20.0.1 | English Isthmian League North Division | 2,000 | 20 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM20 20.0.0 | English Isthmian League North Division | 2,000 | 20 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM19 19.3.0 | English Isthmian North Division | 2,000 | 21 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM19 19.1.0 | English Isthmian North Division | 2,000 | 21 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM19 19.0.1 | English Isthmian North Division | 2,000 | 21 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM19 19.0.0 | English Isthmian North Division | 2,000 | 21 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| FM18 18.3.0 | English Isthmian League First Division North | 2,000 | 22 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM18 18.1.0 | English Isthmian League First Division North | 2,000 | 24 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM18 18.0.0 | English Isthmian League First Division North | 2,000 | 23 | £2,000 | £1 |
| FM17 17.3.0 | English Isthmian League Premier Division | 1,750 | 20 | £1 | £1 |
| FM17 17.0.0 | English Isthmian League Premier Division | 1,750 | 18 | £1 | £1 |
| FM16 16.3.0 | English Isthmian League Premier Division | 1,450 | 21 | £1 | £1 |
| FM16 16.0.1 | English Isthmian League Premier Division | 1,450 | 25 | £1 | £1 |
| FM16 16.0.0 | English Isthmian League Premier Division | 1,450 | 24 | £1 | £1 |
| FM15 15.3.0 | English Isthmian League Premier Division | 1,450 | 20 | £1 | £1 |
| FM15 15.0.0 | English Isthmian League Premier Division | 1,450 | 28 | £1 | £1 |
| FM14 14.3.0 | English Isthmian League Premier Division | 1,450 | 21 | £1 | £1 |
| FM14 14.0.0 | English Isthmian League Premier Division | 1,450 | 22 | £1 | £1 |
| FM13 13.3.0 | English Isthmian League First Division North | 1,450 | 26 | £1 | £1 |
| FM13 13.0.0 | English Isthmian League First Division North | 1,500 | 26 | £1 | £1 |
| FM12 12.2.0 | English Isthmian League First Division North | 1,000 | 31 | £1 | £1 |
| FM12 12.0.0 | English Isthmian League First Division North | 1,000 | 30 | £1 | £1 |
| FM11 11.0.0 | — | — | 12 | £1 | — |
| FM10 10.0.0 | — | — | 24 | £5,000 | — |