Huge congratulations to ETFC life president Roger Reed, father of Town chairman Paul Reed, who has just been named president of the Isthmian League.

Roger received the accolade at the league’s recent AGM on the same day Marcus Wyllie picked up his trophy as Golden Boot winner and our promotion to National League south was also celebrated.

Roger (pictured, far left, with the ETFC family) had already been made a life member of the league, a rarity in itself, and now takes on the presidency after acquiring almost legendary status.

“It’s an ambassadorial role and I’m incredibly proud,” said Roger who, at 77, takes over from Lord Richard Rosser who passed away earlier this year. “I was totally gobsmacked and consider it a great honour to follow in the footsteps of Richard.”

Congratulations to ETFC director and board member Christine Hamilton who has been awarded the Honorary Freedom of the London Borough of Enfield, along with two other recipients, Glynis Vince and Terry Neville OBE, for their invaluable voluntary work towards the community in the borough.

The title awarded by Enfield Council is the highest honour a borough council can bestow, and is given to those deemed to have rendered “excellent services” to their area.

“It was such a surprise to me to receive the award and I’m incredibly thankful,” said Christine who was Mayor of Enfield in 2017-18 and is a tireless supporter of local charities. “Everyone at the council now knows about ETFC, our history, where we are now and our recent promotion to the National League South.”

We caught up with our first summer signing of 24-25, midfielder Billy Leonard, on joining the club and making the step up to the National League…

We are delighted to welcome defender Joash Nembhard to the club as our fourth summer signing.

A centre-back by trade, though also adept at left back or at the base of midfield, Joash is another player with extensive experience at step 2, having represented the likes of Havant & Waterlooville, Hemel Hempstead Town, and Dartford, where he ended last season. The 26-year-old has also worn the shirts of Staines Town and Welsh side TNS, with whom he won the Cymru Premier in 2019.

“I’ve always said we would need signings with experience of the level”, added manager Gavin Macpherson. “It’s important for me that we sign lads with the right personality, temperament and qualities to suit an already talented group. I believe both [Joash and Nana] will add something in all departments.”

Welcome, Joash!

We are very pleased to announce the addition of forward Nana Owusu following his departure from Walton & Hersham.

Capable as a centre-forward or winger, the 28-year-old brings plenty of National League experience with the likes of Dulwich Hamlet, Maidenhead United, and Oxford City, for whom he was top scorer in the curtailed 2019-20 season.

Welcome, Nana!

We are delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Jack Smith following his departure from Dartford.

An all-action defensive midfield player, Hertford-born Jack spent his early career with Stevenage, making 29 EFL appearances and winning their Young Player of the Year award in 2021, before embarking on two stints at National League South level with the Darts. The 22-year-old has also gained loan experience with Braintree Town, Kettering Town and King’s Lynn Town.

“Jack will undoubtedly strengthen our options in midfield”, stated gaffer Gavin Macpherson. “Still in his early twenties, Jack has Football League experience and a step 2 pedigree. Being local he already understood what the club is about and looks forward to getting started and meeting the supporters.”

“I’m really happy to be here”, added Jack. “Can’t wait to get started and meet all the fans.”

Welcome, Jack!

The National League have confirmed the key dates for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

Supporters can start making plans when fixtures are released on Wednesday 10th July, with the opening day of the season kicking off a month later, on Saturday 10th August. The National League South season will conclude on Saturday 26th April.

Festive fixtures will take place on Saturday 21st December, with Boxing Day & New Year’s matches commencing as usual. Unlike in previous seasons, the Christmas and New Year schedules are no longer reversed – so teams will not play each other within a short time frame. Boxing Day fixtures will now be reversed with Good Friday, and New Year fixtures with Easter Monday.

Confirmation of key dates for the 2024-25 season:
▪ Fixture Release Day – Wednesday 10th July 2024
▪ Opening Day – Saturday 10th August 2024
▪ Final Day [South] – Saturday 26th April 2025

We are already preparing for the new season on the sponsorship front!

One of the popular opportunities for members and fans is player and management sponsorship. As always, sponsors will receive their shirt at the end of the season. Their name will also go into the matchday programme next to the player or backroom staff who they have chosen to sponsor. This season, player/management sponsorship is £160.

We think it only right to offer first refusal to anyone who sponsored a player or member of the management team last season for the same person or someone else of their choosing, but ideally we would like to know that by June 13th. 

To reserve that sponsorship, please email commercial@etfc.london and we will acknowledge your request.

We are happy for any sponsorship to be from individuals, families, groups of friends or companies.

We are delighted to announce another three returning players for our 2024-25 campaign; with Scott Thomas, Taylor McKenzie, and Sam Youngs having all agreed terms to stay with the club.

Captain Scott extends his five-year stay with the Towners, having skippered us to Isthmian Premier Playoff glory last season. He picked up five man-of-the-match awards last term, making 50 appearances for the club in all competitions.

After helping local rivals Cheshunt to playoff success in 2021-22, scoring in their semi-final, centre-back Taylor repeated the trick with Town last season. Joining us for a second spell in December, he notched 8 clean sheets in 23 appearances towards the end of the campaign.

Our Manager’s Player for the 23-24 season, long-serving midfielder Sam clocked up an astonishing 31 goals and 11 assists in 52 outings last term, bringing his overall appearance total for the club to 293 and counting.

Welcome back, lads!