News archives August 2001

28th August 2001

Saffron Walden Town 0 Enfield Town 5
Essex Senior League

Danny Alleyne made his debut in a crushing of hosts Saffron Walden Town, keeping Enfield Town top of group A in the League Cup. The match was over as a contest as Town sailed into a 3-0 lead in the opening 21 minutes, with Alleyne, Smart and Clarke underlining the visitors dominating play with three goals between them. more...

ESL Cup (Group A)

25th August 2001

Burnham Ramblers 0 Enfield Town 1
Essex Senior League

A second half penalty saw Enfield Town home this afternoon at Burnham Ramblers, and maintained third spot in the Essex Senior League behind Brentwood and Hullbridge Sports. table

24th August 2001

Jamie Morris signs for Enfield Town

Foresters Essex Senior League club Enfield Town have signed ex-Enfield player Jamie Morris. Morris finished last season with Ryman Premier club Hampton and Richmond Borough, who he joined from the E's in mid-season. He began his career as a YTS trainee at Leyton Orient before joining Enfield, where he graduated through the ranks to make 65 first team appearances, scoring 9 goals

21st August 2001

Sawbridgeworth Town 1 Enfield Town 2
League Cup

Enfield Town opened up their league cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 victory at Sawbridgeworth Town. A healthy 148 gate saw goals by Ridout and Clarke seal victory. match report

18th August 2001

Basildon United 2 Enfield Town 3
Essex Senior League

Enfield Town overcame a tough Basildon United side this afternoon to record their first points of the season. Bradley Quinn scored late on in the game for the second Saturday in a row when it seemed as if United's two penalties would give the home side a share of the points. match report

16/17th August 2001

The Chairman writes:

It's only just over 50 days since our club was formed but Saturday 18 August is another landmark for Enfield Town with our first competitive game. But whatever happens on the pitch tomorrow against Basildon United everyone connected with our new club can be pleased with the progress we have made so far.

Our performances in the pre season friendlies have been very promising to say the least and we have surprised a lot of people with the quality of our football. Jim Chandler, his coaching staff and the players have done a great job to be able to produce such entertaining performances in the limited time that has been available to them.

Our support at these fixtures has also been very encouraging, so much so that even our away fixtures have seemed like home games. And this has been reflected in season ticket sales which are now well in excess of 100. We will almost definitely be the best supported side in the Foresters Essex Senior League.

We are particularly pleased to have obtained the sponsorship of the First National and we look forward to developing our relationship with them over the coming season. We have also been delighted with the response we have had from local businesses who have taken out advertising space in the match programme and around the pitch.

Of course everyone connected with the club recognises that we still have a very long way to go, and that there will be set backs on and off the pitch from time to time, but with everyone pulling together the future for our club looks very promising indeed.

David Bryant

First National sign up with ETFC

Chairman David Bryant (left) welcomes Richard Castello of First National as Enfield Town's main sponsors.

Enfield Town chairman David Bryant this evening welcomed Richard Castello of the First National as Enfield Town's main sponsors for the current season. Mr Castello did not need any persuading at being given the opportunity to model the club home kit for the current season! Mr Castello went on to say that: "First National are absolutely delighted to sponsor Enfield Town Football Club in their inaugural season. Not only are we happy to support the local football club, we are extremely happy to support the local community. We hope Enfield Town Football Club win the league at their first try."

13th August 2001

A message from Basildon United:-

"As you are all aware, this Saturday Enfield Town will be playing their first league game and it just so happens that you'll be playing Basildon United FC. I run the Official Basildon United FC WebSite and have been religiously following Basildon United since the start of last season.

A lot of work has been done at the club in the close season period by manager Steve Wheeler, player John Doyle, Bernie the Groundsman and several other people to make the facilities more pleasing on the eye (and nose) and a pleasure to use. You'll be pleased to hear that the club has recently approached a brewer and have widened the choice of drinks at the club. There will also be a burger van in the ground so food will also be available.

This is an important game for both clubs. For Basildon it will almost certainly be their biggest gate since the 400 which turned up to see us play Concord Rangers in the league during the 1997/98 season.

Once a month the club is host to 'Elvis Night', a celebration of 'The King' and his music which is well attended by a large number of his fans and this month, being the month he died, is an important one. It also is the night we play Enfield Town. I'm not an Elvis fan but it's always a good night so hopefully you'll enjoy the after match entertainment too.

Well, I'm really looking forward to Saturday, even if the game is not a classic the atmosphere should be great. As a Basildon supporter I hope we win but in the interest of neutrality let's hope for 7-7 draw.

All of us at Basildon United look forward to your visit and hope you enjoy your stay with us.

12th August 2001

League Cup latest

The Ancient Order of Foresters League Cup group seedings are on the ESL website. Here are the groupings:

Group A
Eton Manor; Sawbridgeworth Town
Saffron Walden Town; Enfield Town

Group B
Ilford; Barkingside
Stansted; Woodford Town

Group C
Burnham Ramblers; Hullbridge Sports
Southend Manor; Concord Rangers

Group D
Brentwood; Basildon United
Leyton; Bowers United

11th August 2001

Leyton Pennant 1 Enfield Town 1
Friendly

Bradley Quinn scored an acrobatic equaliser to maintain Enfield Town's sequence of draws against a physical Leyton Pennant side. Certainly not the genteel conduct of the kind that was going on behind the Wadham Lodge social club as the ladies played out a game of bowls to the encouragement of the drinkers watching from above. more...

Enfield Town have secured the services of experienced midfield player John Ridout as preparations continue for the new season. Ridout was a member of the Enfield FC Diadora League Championship winning team of 1995 and has, more recently, been plying his trade with Harlow Town.

Experienced defender Bradley Brotherton has been handed the Enfield Town captaincy. Manager Jim Chandler regards Brotherton as a great influence on the younger players in the squad and feels that his leadership qualities will prove to be beneficial in the season ahead.

Enfield Town Football Club are running supporters' coaches to away games this season. For the trip to Basildon on Saturday 18th August, the coach departs Brimsdown Sports and Social Club at 1:00pm - tickets £7. For the midweek game at Sawbridgeworth on 21st August the departure time is 6:00pm - tickets £7. Contact Fran Cunneen for bookings on 01992 652415 before 10:00pm please or in person at Brimsdown Sports and Social Club on Thursday evening.

7th August 2001

Wealdstone 2 Enfield Town 2
Friendly

For old visitors to Edgware's tiny but perfectly formed White Lion Ground, the absence of the landmark pub on arrival at the ground was a little disconcerting. Whilst most new visitors were also lost after being told to look out for the pub, it was the drinkers union who fared worst. No bar till 7pm? What was going on? more...

6th August 2001

Middlesex Senior Cup draw announced

In the Middlesex Senior Cup first round Enfield Town have been drawn away to Harefield United of the Spartan South Midlands Senior League, the match to be played during the week commencing 5th November 2001.

The winners of this tie will then be away in the second round to either Ryman League Division Three club Edgware Town or Ruislip Manor of the Spartan South Midlands Premier League, this game to be played during the week commencing 3rd December 2001.

5th August 2001

Hertford Town friendly cancelled

The Hertford Town friendly, originally scheduled for August 14th, has now been cancelled. The Wealdstone fixture this Tuesday night is ON.

4th August 2001

Northwood 2 Enfield Town 2
Friendly

Following on from Thursday's performance at Romford, a draw away to Ryman Division 1 side Northwood can be viewed as another sign that Enfield Town are coming together on the pitch at just the right time for their first season in the Essex Senior League. more...

2nd August 2001

Romford 1 Enfield Town 3
Friendly

Every game for Enfield Town is 'historic' these days. This one even more so than most. This was the side's first win in a competitive match and it was even more remarkable for the fact that the side went a goal behind in the opening moments of the match. more...