The club was very sad to receive the news that Micky Welch, a striking legend in the 1980's, passed away earlier this week, aged 64. He scored 148 goals in 216 appearances between 1983 and 1988. He was a major part of the renaissance of the club on the field, after a fire destroyed the main grandstand at the Recreation Ground in 1983. He also played in the Football League for Wimbledon and Southend United. He was one of the first players to be installed in the Grays Athletic Hall of Fame and was known to so many as a larger than life character. He will he sadly missed.