FAN PASSION BOOSTS GAV

ENFIELD TOWN boss Gavin M a c p h e r s o n says the Towners will know exactly who they’re playing for when they turn up at Chatham Town.

- By Matt Badcock

On the back of the fan-powered club’s highest ever attendance of 2,225 for Wednesday’s semi-final win over Wingate & Finchley, they now travel to deep Kent for their first ever Step 3 play-off final.

Formed in 2001, Town are the first supporter owned club in the country and boss Macpherson says his squad embrace the responsibility.

“You’ve got to understand the club,” Macpherson told The NLP. “A huge nucleus of the support has come from the old, famous Enfield club having started again as fanrun. Then you’ve got a new generation who live locally and totally understand the foundations of the club. They’re the next generation to take this through.