Enfield Town are hoping to pull in their biggest crowd of the season on Saturday when they host fellow Ryman Premier Division play-off contenders Dulwich Hamlet.

With no Premier League action this weekend, the Towners could be boosted by a big turnout at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium.

Chairman Paul Reed said: “I can’t wait for this game, which promises to be another memorable occasion. When you think back to the start of our club’s journey back in the Essex Senior League in 2001/02, we sometimes played in front of crowds in that league which were barely into three figures.

"The thought of needing to make specific additional matchday arrangements for home games such as those against Hitchin and Dulwich some 15 years later is a phenomenal testament to the progress of the club since its early days, and in particular to the large band of dedicated volunteers who set the club up and have kept it going through thick and thin.”

Town recorded an impressive gate of 883 this term against Hitchin Town in the FA Cup in September.

This represents their highest home competitive figure since moving to the QES four and half years ago after a decade of groundsharing at Goldsdown Road, the former home of Brimsdown Rovers FC, to the east of the Borough. 

The highest overall gate of 969 at the ground was recorded for the opening of the newly refurbished stadium against a Tottenham Hotspur XI in November 2011. 

Reed said: “Everyone at the club was devastated at the end of last season when we were denied a shot at a promotion play-off match, after finishing in a qualifying league position on merit, by a draconian points deduction after the player registration systems of the Football Association were proved to be inadequate, but we, not they, picked up a penalty as a consequence of an error relating to a player.

“Whatever happens against Dulwich, and we of course wish them all the best in their own quest for the play-offs this season, we will have taken another step onwards and upwards as we follow our vision of being an inclusive club for all and a football and social centre for the community, with a range of teams playing at the highest sustainable levels possible. 

"If we don’t achieve promotion this season, I am sure it will not be too long before we do, and I am sure that everyone attending this match, perhaps coming along to the ground for the first time - there are no Premier League fixtures scheduled over Easter - will have a great day out.”