Grays Athletic have appointed appointment Craig Edwards at the 1st Team Manager. Edwards has joined the club on a non-contract basis.
He has previously been in charge of Barkingside, Barking, Grays Athletic Redbridge, Chelmsford City and Dulwich Hamlet; he will be assisted by two coaches, Gary Phillips and Simon Brown.
Physio, Becky Nutt, will remain at the Club.
The Club will remain full-time but the manager will have to remain within a strict budget.
The Club will move their training to the Aveley Sports & Social ground and will creating an Academy for the youth section of Grays Athletic at Aveley with the view to raising the youth players through to the 1st Team.
The Reserve team will be managed by Kevin Leahey and Carl Strange The Eastern Junior Alliance section of the Youth will be managed by the following: Under 18: Jamie Warren Under 16: Rob Mann Under 15: Danny Sweeney Under 14: Simon Barley Under 13: Gary Hanks Grays Athletic will be working on a three year plan and we would like to all our supporters getting behind the team and new management throughout the seasons.
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