Spalding kickstart their FA Trophy campaign this Saturday with a near 100-mile trip to Enfield Town of the Isthmian Premier Division. The North London club currently sit top of the table, picking up 37 points from a possible 48.

They have made an impressive start to the season in terms of goals scored, netting 45 times in 16 games (almost three a game); joint top goalscorers, Thomas Avgoustidis and Amrit Bansal-Mcnulty, currently have 7 each.

To make it to this stage of the competition, The Towners have defeated Hanwell 4-2 and Hanworth 5-1, which are both promising results.

Enfield signed a comprehensive list of young talent over the summer, with names such as Franklin Domi joining from Ebbsfleet of the National League South and Shiloh Remy from National League Worthing.

Enfield manager, Billy Holland, has produced a dominant side that absorb pressure before pressing high and exploiting transitions to find breakthroughs in challenging circumstances.

Following last Saturday’s disappointing 2-1 loss away at Telford, Jimmy Dean said that we need to be more compact and hard to break down in order to craft a better chance of winning matches.

We look forward to entering the FA Trophy, Come on You Tulips!

League Form:

Spalding: L-L-D-W-L

Enfield: D-W-W-L-W

Written by Zakk Symonds