We have reached an agreement with League Two side Gillingham for the transfer of Marcus Wyllie for an undisclosed fee.

Marcus joined us in the summer of 2022 from ninth-tier Risborough Rangers, where he had scored 36 goals as part of an astonishing 52-game unbeaten run.

During his time with Enfield Town, the forward made 85 competitive appearances, scoring 40 goals and providing 20 assists. Voted our Players’ Player and Supporters’ Player of the Year for the 23-24 season, his 30 league goals last term also earned him the Isthmian Premier’s Golden Boot.

As a club we are thrilled for Marcus to be able to fulfil his ambition to become a professional footballer. It is credit to both his hard work and to the coaching, support, development and man management he has received at the Town that have all contributed to him making the step up. We’ve all thoroughly enjoyed his performances and goals over the past two seasons and have no doubt he will go on to be successful in the full-time ranks.

The joy we feel for Marcus is obviously balanced by the fact that we now have a big void to fill in our squad just weeks before the season starts. We have known throughout the summer that there was interest in Marcus and we rejected a couple of bids for him earlier in pre-season, therefore we have had targets to bring in to bolster our striking ranks and are currently working on these. We also know that this move makes Gavin’s job significantly harder and will ensure the funds received from the transfer are reinvested in to the playing squad. This move, though, will further demonstrate that Enfield Town is a great place to come to as a footballer; a positive environment that gets the best out of a player.    

It has definitely been a balancing act to juggle the best interests of the club and Marcus in this process and we accept that there will be mixed feelings of wishing Marcus all the best in his new venture whilst understandably being disappointed that he wont be starting the season in a Town shirt.

Thank you for the memories Marcus and good luck!