Enfield Town
Enfield Town
FOOTBALL CLUB
Enfield Town are, proudly, the first ever supporter-owned football club in the United Kingdom.
Formed on 23rd June 2001, following the much-documented slow demise of the old Enfield
FC, the club started its life in the Essex Senior League, and finished runners-up in that first
season before winning the league championship the following year.
Their time spent in the ESL was very
successful, with two championships, two
league cups, a Middlesex Charity Cup and
wins in the Gordon Brasted Memorial
Trophy and Capital Counties Feeder
Leagues Trophy finals.
Following promotion to the
Southern League (East) in 2005,
Town had a good first season at that
level, finishing third before losing to
Wivenhoe Town in a promotion play-
off. Following a sideways move into
the Ryman League Division One (North)
for 2006-07, the club again finished third;
this time losing out via the play-offs to AFC
Sudbury. In 2009-10, the club yet again only just
missed out on promotion, being beaten this time by
Concord Rangers in the play-off final.
The club played at Brimsdown Rovers’ ground in a ground-
share arrangement for a number of years, but in October 2008
Enfield Council announced a deal with the club allowing it to
relocate to the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium in Donkey Lane,
Enfield. The club worked closely with the Council to see this
old athletics stadium restored and upgraded.
Town finally had a home of its own, a decade or so on
from its formation, and a short distance from the former
Enfield FC stadium in Southbury Road. The stadium retains
athletics facilities, including a running track, but the club
has been able to provide an atmospheric environment, with
spectators at either end being very close to the pitch. The
refurbished stadium was formally opened in November 2011,
and promotion to the Premier Division of the Ryman League
followed in May 2012 when Town beat Needham Market 1-0
in the play-off final.
In 2013, the club achieved FA Charter Standard Community
Club status and were Middlesex FA Charter Standard
Community Club of the Year in 2014. June 2014
also saw the launch of a Community Share
scheme, with the backing of Supporters
Direct (who had been very helpful at the
time of the club’s formation), in order to
help the club progress further both on
and off the field.
There has clearly been some terrific
work carried out at the club since it
was first established and they are a fine
example of what a well-run club can
achieve. Hopefully they will be able to
continue in the same manner for many
years to come.
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