The friendlies keep coming thick and fast, the latest being an away game at nearby Step 4 club Walthamstow FC on July 15 (7.45 ko)

Walthamstow play in Isthmian League North and finished mid-table last season.

As part of our pre-season planning, we can announce that we will be taking on National League Braintree Town FC at home on Tuesday, July 22 (ko 7.45)

The game presents a fantastic opportunity to test ourselves against Step One opposition as we build towards our second National League South campaign.

The fixture comes a week before our eagerly awaited home game against Arsenal under-21 on July 29.

Watch this space for more friendlies to be announced in the next 36 hours.

Get ready, Towners! Enfield Town FC is excited to announce two upcoming away friendlies that promise excitement and community spirit.

Match Against Wingate & Finchley

Mark your calendars for Saturday, 26th July, as we take on Wingate & Finchley in a highly anticipated friendly. This match offers a great opportunity to see the team in action and enjoy the rivalry spirit with a short journey to Summers Lane.

Grand Opening at Potters Bar Town

On Saturday, 19th July, join us for a special event as we face Potters Bar Town for the grand opening of their new stadium. Entry is free for all, with an optional charitable donation at the gate to support a worthy cause. The day will feature local councillors and former players, adding a nostalgic touch to the celebration. Come out to support the team and contribute to the community effort!

These friendlies are perfect chances to rally behind the Towners and enjoy some pre-season football. See you there!

The club are pleased to announce that we are offering an “early bird”  offer on our season ticket prices for next season, freezing the vast majority at 24/25 prices. This is a thank you for your support and loyalty during our rollercoaster first campaign at Step 2. These prices will remain in place until 30^th June at which point they will increase by £20 across most price categories.

Season tickets are on sale from today and can be purchased in advance at https://enfieldtownfc.ktckts.com/brand/season-tickets

Matchday pricing will increase by £1 per ticket across the board as we look to balance providing affordable football for all with the increased running costs the club faces in the upcoming year.

Our Go To Town packages will also continue and offer great value at a fixed monthly fee. If you are already a GTT member, then no action is required, your package will roll over to next season at the same rate.

If you would like to take up a new package for 2024/25 then please contact chairman@etfc.london and we will set this up for you.  

We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you at the Dave Bryant Stadium for another exciting season of National League football.

Category	Advanced Ticket	Matchday Ticket	Season Ticket
Adult	£15	£16	£250 (£270 from July 1st)
Concession*	£11	£12	£175 (£195 from July 1st)
16-21	£9	£10	£135 (£155 from July 1st)
Under-16	£3	£4	£20 (£40 from July 1st)
NHS Workers	–	–	£100

*Concessions are available for those that are: over-65, unemployed, full-time students and those on income support.

GoToTown Packages:

Gold – £40/month
Adult Season Ticket for 2024/25 season, Admission to home friendly and cup competitions (excludes playoff games), Society membership, Access to Main Stand on matchdays, Online and Hard Copy hard programmes, one free drink in Butler Bar every home game, £40 club shop credit.
Total Value of package benefits = £600+

Silver – £26/month
Adult Season Ticket for 2024/25 season, Society membership, Online and Hard Copy home programmes, £30 shop credit.  
Total Value of package benefits = £380+                                                           

Senior/Student – £20/month
Concession Season Ticket for 2024/25 season, Society Membership, online and Hard Copy home programmes, £20 shop credit.
Total Value of package benefits – £290+

Out of Towner – £13/month
Tickets for 6 home league games, Society Membership, online programmes, £20 shop credit.
Total Value of package benefits – £165+

Huge congratulations to all the winners of our end-of-season awards who collected their prizes in Butler’s Bar following our final game against Worthing.

The awards were as follows:

Supporters’ Player – Sam Youngs

Manager’s Player – Billy Leonard

ClubPerson of the Year – Ben Mammen

Players’ Player – Mickey Parcell

Golden Boot – Sam Youngs

Sam Youngs also received a framed shirt for having played 300 games for the club.

Town chairman Paul Reed made a point of paying special tribute to vice-chairman Paul Millington for all his hard work in driving the delivery of our fabulous new stand.

Well done Paul and all our winners. Roll on 2025-26 in National League South!

Enfield Town 1 Worthing 5

Report By Andrew Warshaw

Never mind the result, feel the emotion. It may not be quite how we envisaged our survival to unfold but in the scheme of things, who cares?

The party atmosphere after our final game of the season said everything about the massive achievement of Enfield Town staying in National League South, a credit to the players and management team alike.

It isn’t every day you celebrate a 5-1 thumping with wild enthusiasm and a pitch invasion but having pulled off the Great Escape after being rock bottom at New Year, it was only natural that emotions ran high.

Town’s Step 2 survival after gaining promotion a year ago always seemed probable going into the final round of fixtures but you could nevertheless  touch the tension in front of another bumper 2,000-plus crowd. Both St Albans and Salisbury had to win if Town were to slip but in the end neither did.

In a somewhat surreal scenario, news filtered through quickly that Truro were on their way in Cornwall and that St Albans were doomed for the drop, rendering whatever happened at the Dave Bryant stadium redundant.

But despite home nerves being eased, Worthing were too strong a nut to crack as they dominated proceedings.

An early challenge by Mickey Parcell on the returning Mo Faal was a crunching “welcome back” gesture though Mo went on to gain his revenge – and then some.

If the visitors showed exactly why their passing game is praised across the league, Town had the first couple of chances, a corner cleared off the line and a Sam Youngs chip not achieving quite enough elevation after a mistake by keeper Chris Haigh.

From then on, Worthing practically took over. Two smart saves from Joe Wright thwarted Nicky Wheeler while Parcell stuck out a leg in the nick of time to prevent Jack Spong’s effort from nestling in the top corner.

But on the stroke of halftime, having just had a goal disallowed for a clear push on Henry Hawkins,  the Rebels went in front as Wheeler’s corner was headed home by Glen Rea.

H-T 0-1

Gavin Macpherson exhorted his players to show more energy but with Truro coasting, the pressure was off.

Cue a Rebels second-half goal blitz. Spong doubled their lead from the penalty spot after a needless challenge by Parcell and before you knew it, Worthing had added another two courtesy of the Mo Faal show.

First he picked his spot for 3-0, then produced a sensational Van Basten-esque first-time volley from an acute angle to put the result beyond doubt.

Joel Colbran proceeded to plant a free header straight into the grateful arms of Wright but at last Town got some joy as substitute Anointed Chukwu fed Billy Leonard whose cross was squeezed home by the outstretched leg of Cian Dillon.

Bouyed by getting on the scoresheet, Town enjoyed their best period and twice almost reduced the deficit further, first after more excellent link-up play between Leonard and Dillon, then when Hawkins rose like a salmon to head Charlie Stallard’s centre against the woodwork.

But Worthing were to have the final say in stoppage time. Liam Nash, off the bench, crashed home a direct freekick that Joe arguably should have done better with.

“I’m caught in two footballing worlds at the moment,” admitted Gav after what some might consider a pyrrhic victory. “Obviously very disappointed with the performance. But I have to look at the bigger picture which is that we were dead and buried at New Year.”

“We were everyone’s tip to go down so it’s an unbelievable feat by the players for all their hard work and they deserve all the plaudits.”

“We’re a long way from teams like Worthing and Boreham Wood but we’ve done the business against sides we had a better chance against. The last two games were always going to be very difficult and so it proved. The fact of the matter is we stayed up four of five games ago during that unbeaten run.”

Town

Wright; Benjamin, Thompson, Hawkins; Stallard, Parcell (Knight 65), Sidwell, Youngs (Kasimu, 79), Peake (Chukwu, 65), Leonard (Oyenuga, 85); Dillon

So here we go…the final countdown. Nerves, what nerves!?

Enfield Town’s fate comes down to the last day of the season at home to high-flying Worthing on Saturday with Gavin Macpherson having spent all week keeping the players’ feet firmly on the ground, boosting a sense of togetherness and embroiled in planning for what is sure to be an emotional finale — arguably the most important fixture in the club’s history.

As we all know, a point will secure our National League South status while if we come unstuck, St Albans and Salisbury will both have to win to pip us to the post on what promises to be a nerve-jangling afternoon.

Despite our chastening 4-1 defeat at Boreham Wood on Easter Monday, an anticipated full house at the Dave Bryant stadium can play a huge part in getting us over the line and sparking the mother of all celebrations.

“I told the players at the end of training on Thursday that despite Boreham Wood, they’ve only lost one in nine and not many teams can say that at this stage,” said Gav.

“The fact the boys were hugely disappointed to have lost against a full-time team  — in my opinion maybe the best in the league – is a measure of how far they’ve come and how high they set their standards.”

“There was perhaps a no-lose mentality against St Albans but I want them to be brave tomorrow. It’s not in our narrative to play for the draw. Yes, on paper Worthing are better than us and will expect to win but we will fight tooth and nail. I have huge admiration for Worthing and their manager but I know my team.”

 Jack Bates is ineligible to play against his parent club but Worthing appear to have lost talisman  Danny Cashman through injury and have had to recall defender Ollie Black from Hastings while  Aarran Racine and Sam Beard are both suspended. Mo Faal, meanwhile, will surely get a warm reception from Town fans — as long as he doesn’t the put the ball in our net!

Having narrowly lost 1-0 in the corresponding fixture just before Christmas, Town are of course a different proposition these days. “We’ve kind of had two different halves to the season,” said Gavin. “The  current squad have got us to where we are. I’m asking them to give us one last push. I’d obviously rather get the job done on our own pitch rather than rely on other results.”

Just like a year ago, albeit under different circumstances, you can almost touch the excitement and sense of anticipation, with our brand new stand ready to be shown off to fans.

Better than being in mid-table with nothing to play for?  “Well only if it goes our way,” answered Gav. “If it doesn’t I’d take mid-table any day!”

“I don’t like celebrating when we haven’t won anything but in reality we will have done – and more — if we stay up. It would be a huge move forward. We were categorically written off at the start of the season and predicted to finish bottom. That was the narrative.”

“So it will personally and for my management team be my biggest ever achievement in football if we make it. And probably for the club too.”

AW

Footnote:

With limited availability likely on the gate, here is the advance ticket link:

https://enfieldtownfc.ktckts.com/event/245match23/enfield-town-vs-worthing

Don’t forget too that if you can’t get to the game, you can hear live commentary on the following link: https://mjl99.mixlr.com/

With a  sell-out crowd expected for our final game of the season at home to Worthing on Saturday, we are encouraging all spectators to use public transport to make your journey smoother and avoid congestion, with parking likely to be at a premium.

Here are the closest options:  

– Bus Stop ‘Cambridge Gardens Stops U & Z’, Great Cambridge Road – 390m-460m, 5-6 min walk  

– Bus Stop ‘Baynes Close Stops C & M’, Carterhatch Lane – 440m-460m, 5-6 min walk  

– Bus Stop ‘Ladysmith Road/Carterhatch Lane Stop D’, Carterhatch Lane – 800m, 10 min walk  

– Enfield Town Station, Southbury Road – 1.7km, 21 min walk  

– Southbury Station, Southbury Road – 1.9km, 25 min walk  

Cycle to the Game! With the fantastic weather we’re having, why not ride to the match? Take advantage of our onsite bike racks.

We also want to remind all supporters that the safety and enjoyment of everyone at the stadium are our top priorities. As such, anyone found setting off a flare or any other pyrotechnic device within the ground will face serious consequences.

Boreham Wood 4 Enfield Town 1

Report by Andrew Warshaw

If at first you don’t succeed, try again.

Enfield Town’s Step 2 survival comes down to a nail-biting, nerve-wracking  finale next weekend but after two bites at the cherry, the fact is it’s still in our hands.

It will hopefully be a case of third time lucky when title-chasing Worthing visit the Dave Bryant stadium on Saturday for arguably the biggest game in our history after our eight-match unbeaten run came to an end at the hands of in-form Boreham Wood.

Playing two games over Easter without training in between certainly took its toll against full-time opponents who understandably looked sharper and fresher.

But despite a backs-to-the-wall job for large periods of the game, our organization and resilience could not be faulted, plugging gaps wherever we could and showing commendable cohesion.

Gavin Macpherson, perhaps surprisingly, left Jack Bates  – ineligible against his parent club next Saturday – on the bench while Bailey Brown didn’t manage to shake off the knock he took against St Albans. In came Charlie Stallard and Harry Sidwell, with Lennon Peake and Sam Youngs supporting Cian Dillon.

 Wood were on the front foot from the start, Joe Wright having to time his sliding challenge on Matt Rush to perfection as he came galloping out of his area.

The hosts’ strong running and neat interplay, epitomised by the quick feet of Abdul Abdulmalik, kept Town on their toes but our defence was equal to everything Wood tried to throw at us in the first half.

One Henry Hawkins interception to thwart Rush drew appreciative support from the travelling faithful while Adam Thompson was his usual model of reliability.

H-T 0-0

Town had worked incredibly hard, especially out of possession, but 20 seconds after the restart a ball over the top was clipped forward by Rush on to the roof of the net.

It was another danger sign and the pressure finally told on 55 minutes when a Charles Clayden cross was stabbed home by Callum Reynolds

At this point St Albans were drawing with Hemel Hempstead and our National League South status was preserved. But all that was to change, extending proceedings to the final round of fixtures.

Three minutes before St Albans went in front, Wood added a second from the penalty spot in highly questionable circumstances. Tommo tustled with  Josef Yarney in what looked like nothing more than handbags but the referee deemed the Enfield man was guilty of shirt-pulling and Rush made no mistake from 12 yards.

Five minutes later, Town were awarded a penalty of their own when a Billy Leonard centre flashed across goal and Cian Dillion was upended (pictured). Having missed his previous two spotkicks, Sam Youngs made no mistake this time as he sent Nathan Ashmore the wrong way to halve Boreham Wood’s lead.

The next goal was always going to prove critical and it went the way of Wood on 79 minutes. After a superb block by Xavier Benjamin, a corner was flicked on at the near post, presenting Rush with the simplest of tap-ins.

It was a poor goal to concede by our recent standards but worse was to come.  Joe Wright had just pulled off a great saved from Rush when, in stoppage time, Charlie O’Connell rifled in an unstoppable drive from the edge of the box.

So now it goes down to the wire. One would hope St Albans’ trip to Truro would prove a step too far for the Saints who, along with Salisbury, are three points adrift of Town. But we have to try and take care of our own business and secure the point we need rather than rely on others.

“To be honest I’m not that down if we put things into perspective,” said Gavin. “The game ran away from us when we opened things up to try and get something. I was actually more disappointed with how we were on Friday.”

“You have to recognise what Boreham Wood are. They had everything stacked in their favour but the boys worked their socks off and to a game plan. With a little more luck, we may not have been as pegged back as we were. Their penalty came at a crucial time. The officials got that one wrong but you can’t argue with the result.”

“The fact is it was in our hands and still is. There’s no doom and gloom about the place. We always knew we might be in this position.”

Enfield Town: Wright; Leonard (Chukwu 92), Benjamin, Hawkins, Thompson, Stallard; Peake, Youngs (Kasimu 85), Sidwell, Parcell;
Dillon (Bates 77),

After a rollercoaster campaign, Enfield Town’s season has come down to the last two games but let the party begin tomorrow.

As we all know, a point at sixth-placed Boreham Wood would complete a remarkable Great Escape that seemed highly unlikely a few weeks ago but which is now very much in our hands.

Even if we slip up against full-time opponents who are four points off the lead in the race for promotion, Hemel Hempstead will secure our National League South status if they avoid defeat against St Albans, sending the Saints down on what promises to be a nail-biting afternoon of drama.

Gavin Macpherson spent virtually the whole of Easter Sunday in management and player meetings, watching videos and talking to our analysts as he plans for the visit to near-neighbours Wood in the knowledge that our survival could otherwise potentially rest on the final-day showdown with title-chasing Worthing.

“We were below par against St Albans for much of the game but the mood is really good,” said Gavin. “We acknowledge Boreham Wood are full-time team who still have aspirations of winning the title and have a number of advantages over us. That’s why they so well financially backed.

“Their movement is excellent and we understand the magnitude of the task. But we’ve gone eight games unbeaten for a reason and I would rather put a point on the board regardless of what St Albans do.”

Gavin insists he won’t be looking over his shoulder at scorelines involving St Albans and Salisbury though the fans will probably let him know. “I can’t afford to do that. What will be will be elsewhere. I have to detach myself from all of it. I know how football can turn on you.”

“But I’ll tell you this. If we do manage to achieve our goal tomorrow, we will still have a right go on Saturday. We owe that to our fans and to the clubs in and around Worthing at the top. I certainly wouldn’t let it be regarded as a free hit.”

But first things first. “I suspect Boreham Wood trained for the game which we obviously didn’t,” said Gavin whose only fresh injury concern is Bailey Brown who limped off on Friday and for whom a late call will be made.

Gavin admits to being mentally and physically drained after putting his all into plotting a survival course from day one.

“From start to finish, this has been immeasurably harder than anything we achieved last season. There are managers out there who hope we stay in this league for their own reasons. If we do, it will be the club’s biggest ever achievement.”

AW

Important Footnote:

Tomorrow’s game is strictly segregated. Town fans are requested to enter through the turnstiles at the SOUTH end of the ground

Commentary will be provided by Michael on the following link from 2.50:

https://mjl99.mixlr.com