Football

FORMER East Thurrock United boss John Coventry has joined the management team at Aveley FC.

TWO Thurrock referees have been promoted while another has been nominated to be promoted, the Essex County Football Association (FA) have announced.

EAST Thurrock United have announced today (Monday 13th April) they have appointed Paul 'Magic' Martin as the new manager of the Rocks.

UNIVERSITY media student Harry Pacey gives his take on Grays Athletic's story so far and what the future holds.

BETVICTOR, who sponsor the leagues that include Thurrock's football clubs, will no longer do so as of 9th July this year.

FOOTBALL clubs in Thurrock have today been given an explanation by the Isthmian League chairman as to why the decision was taken to terminate the season on Thursday (April 9th).

Can I start by saying what an honour it is for me to be writing this message as the new chairman of East Thurrock United FC.

GRAYS Athletic Football Club would like to advise that the following directors: Steve Skinner (Chairman), Glyn Jarvis (Vice-Chairman) and Tony Packer (Finance Director), who all stood down from their positions as required by the constitution of our fan owned football club, will reprise their roles for a further three year term, as the club received no applications for any of the roles.

WE can now officially announce Steve Wiseman as the new East Thurrock United FC chairman. Steve i

THE FA and McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards are back for 2020, and the Essex County FA are inviting online nominations at www.essexfa.com to celebrate the local football heroes, clubs and leagues who make a positive difference across their communities.

ALL Essex County FA Cup fixtures and coach education courses have been postponed until after Friday 3rd April in alignment with the professional game, following the Football Association’s statement regarding the Coronavirus outbreak.

IF you'd like to celebrate the valued female presence in local grassroots football then nominate someone for the Essex County FA's #CelebrateEssex 'Footie Mum' award via the @EssexCountyFA Twitter account by Wednesday 11th March.

AVELEY got back to winning ways with a comprehensive victory against Basildon United on Monday night.

TILBURY moved to second in the league with another impressive result against neighbours, Basildon United.

ON the face of it, a disappointing result for the Rocks, but in the end it was impossible to come away from the game without feeling immense pride for the players performance on an afternoon when the footballing gods were definitely not on their side.