Brief History:

The original Enfield FC were formed in 1893 as Enfield Spartans; the Spartans prefix was dropped in 1900 and soon after achieved senior status and joined the London League. In 1912 they joined the Athenian League, remaining members until 1963, when they moved to the Isthmian League.

The Athenian League was won in 1962 and 1963, and the Isthmian League was won eight times between 1968 and 1995. The Football Conference was won in 1983 and 1986, and the club’s other honours include winning the FA Amateur Cup (twice), the FA Trophy (twice), and the European Amateur Cup Winners Cup.

In 1999, the club sold its Southbury Road stadium, and began ground sharing with several nearby clubs and two years later a group of supporters formed a breakaway club, Enfield Town. In 2007 the club were liquidated and a new club, Enfield 1893, was formed. The 1893 suffix was dropped in 2019, although it continues to be used on various non-League websites.

Enfield 1893 joined the Essex Senior League, which they won in 2011, however, promotion to the Isthmian League was denied due to ground grading issues. In recent years the club have finished as low as 20th (of 21) in 2016, and as high as 3rd in 2014.

Following groundshares at Brimsdown and Harlow Town among others, the club now play at Bishop’s Stortford.

Previous Meetings:

Romford have played Enfield ten times since their first meeting in 2007. Remarkably, only four of these meeting have been league fixtures, of which Boro have won all four, with the most recent being a 1-0 Boro win in an Essex Senior League game played at Ware FC in 2009.

The other six games (four in the Essex Senior League Cup and two in the Gordon Brasted Trophy) have seen two draws and four wins for Enfield.

Romford and Enfield were involved in something of a two-horse race for the ESL championship in 2008-09 with Boro at one time having built up a lead of more than ten points, only to be reeled in towards the end of the season before Enfield (then Enfield 1893) lost a crucial game at Bowers & Pitsea to confirm Boro’s championship win.

Last Season:

Enfield finished in fifth place in the Essex Senior League last season and won the Errington Challenge Cup, beating Cockfosters 3-2 in the final.

In the FA Cup, wins over Milton Keynes Irish and Stanway Rovers took Enfield to the 1st Qualifying Round, where they lost in a replay to Hadley, while in the FA Vase they fell at the first hurdle, losing at Buckhurst Hill.

Leading scorer for Enfield last season was former Walthamstow forward Dwade James, who bagged 30 goals in all competitions.

Home Ground and How to Get There:

Enfield play at Bishop’s Stortford’s ground, Woodside Park, CM23 5RG which can be accessed from junction 8 of the M11.

The ground is about three quarters of a mile – a 20 minute walk - from Bishop’s Stortford Station, which is served by trains from London Liverpool Street.

Website:
https://www.enfieldfootballclub.co.uk/

Twitter:
@EnfieldFC