tomorrow,weather permitting,Enfield are our visitors to the crown meadow but did u know ......
The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Borough of Barnet, the London Borough of Haringey, the London Borough of Waltham Forest and Welwyn Hatfield Borough.
Enfield was recorded in the Domesday Book 1086 as Enefelde, Einefeld 1214, Enfeld 1293, Enfild 1564, that is 'open land of a man called Ēana, or where lambs are reared', from the Old English feld with an Old English personal name or with Old English ēan 'lamb'. The feld would have been a reference to an area cleared of trees within woodland later to become Enfield Chase.
Enfield Town used to be a small market town on the edge of the forest about a day's travel north of London. As Greater London has grown, Enfield Town and its surrounds have become a residential suburb, with fast transport links into central London.

The current borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Municipal Borough of Southgate, the Municipal Borough of Enfield and the Municipal Borough of Edmonton. The armorial bearings of these three boroughs were also merged.

The creature on the shield of the Enfield coat of arms is known in heraldry as an "Enfield" (or colloquially as the Enfield beast), and is used extensively as a logo representing Enfield, particularly by the borough council.

In Roman times, Enfield was connected to Londinium by Ermine Street, the great Roman road which stretched all the way up to York. Artefacts found in the early 1900s reveal that there were Roman settlements in the areas that are now Edmonton and Bush Hill Park.

In 790 King Offa was recorded as giving the lands of Edmonton to St Albans Abbey. The area became strategically important as East Anglia was taken over by the Danes. In the 790s strongholds were built by men loyal to King Alfred the Great, in order to keep the Danes to the east of the River Lea.

After the Norman Conquest, both Enfield and Edmonton were mentioned in the Domesday Book. Both have churches, and Enfield has 400 inhabitants, Edmonton 300. Enfield is also described as having a "parc". This parc—a heavily forested area for hunting—was key to Enfield's existence in the Middle Ages (see Enfield Old Park). Wealthy Londoners came to Enfield first to hunt, and then to build houses in the green, wooded surroundings. In 1303, Edward I of England granted Enfield a charter to hold a weekly market, which has continued up to this day.
Enfield has a history of armaments manufacture. The Lee-Enfield .303 rifle was standard issue for the British Army until 1957, although its usage carried on afterwards for some time. Other firearms manufactured there include the Bren and Sten machine guns—the "en" in both cases denoting the place of manufacture.
The world's first solid state circuitry colour televisions were manufactured by Ferguson at their now closed plant in Enfield.
The very first Dishwasher to be mass produced was in Hotpoint's now closed Enfield plant.
The Barclays Bank in Enfield was the first place in the world to have an ATM or cash machine, it was officially opened in June 1967 by Reg Varney a television actor and personality most famous for his lead role on the comedy series On the Buses. This historical event is marked by a plaque on the wall of the bank, which still stands today.
Enfield's King George's Field, named in memory of King George V, includes the Queen Elizabeth II athletics stadium, the Enfield Ignatians Rugby Club and numerous football, rugby and baseball diamonds. The playing fields were used as a POW camp for Italians during World War II.
The second largest playing fields are at Firs Farm on Firs Lane. There a handful of rugby pitches along with more than a dozen football pitches. These are used by local amateur football clubs including Winchmore Hill FC, Mayfield Athletic FC and Southgate County FC. The pitches drain reasonably well but are generally in poor condition with old, rusted goalposts. The changing facilities are also very dilapidated, with some changing rooms being no more than concrete sheds with corrugated roofs.
Many sports teams and clubs are located in Enfield; Enfield Town F.C. Brimsdown Rovers, and Winchmore Hill FC are the most prominent. Although the most successful football club is Enfield FC, which later became Enfield 1893. After spending several recent season's having to ground share outside the borough, for the 2009-10 season they will once again be playing their football in the borough, ground sharing with Broxbourne FC. Saracens Rugby Football Club used to play in Enfield and still train at Bramley Road sports ground near Cockfosters. Enfield Ignatians R.F.C are currently the area's most successful Rugby club.
The principal cricket clubs in the area are Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Edmonton and Southgate, with many others playing cricket in and around the borough such as, Enfield Invicta, Mayfield CC, Myddleton House, North Enfield CC, Botany Bay and Holtwhites Trinibus CC. Many clubs play in either the Middlesex Cricket League or the Hertfordshire League.
Swimming clubs include Edmonton Phoenix S.C., Enfield S.C. and Griffins S.C. of Enfield.
Futsal is also played in the area with FC Enfield playing in the FA Umbro Futsal League Southern Division.
Gaelic Football is also played in the area. The club North London Shamrocks play at Enfield Playing Fields.
Enfield Phoenix is the local basketball club with teams playing in the National League and the Central London League. The team play at the Edmonton Leisure Centre, Edmonton Green with seating for 400 spectators.

Enfield Town F.C. is a football club from Enfield Town in Enfield, London. The club's home matches are played at Goldsdown Road, home of Brimsdown Rovers.

The club was founded on 23 June 2001 by the Enfield Supporters' Trust, after Trust members considered that the regime in charge of Enfield no longer had the interests of the club at heart and lacked sufficient will to bring about the return of the club to its home town. In addition to this, a once largely successful team were struggling near the foot of the league and as the supporters were used to following a largely successful club, this was something they were not prepared to countenance. This followed the Chairman of Enfield FC backing out of an outline agreement with the Supporters' Trust which would have seen the Trust take over the running of a debt-free club and receiving £100,000 from money from the sale of Southbury Road which was held in an escrow account by Enfield Council. The balance of over £600,000 would have been paid to the Chairman.

At the time, Enfield FC played at step 2 in the English football league system, in the Isthmian League Premier Division which was then only one division below what was then the Conference National. The supporters agreed to take a drop three steps in the pyramid to step 5 and the Essex Senior League.

The club badge has the Enfield beast on the shield with a football.

club honours,

Essex Senior League
Winners
2002–03, 2004–05
Runners-up
2001–02

Cherry Red Books Trophy
Winners
2001–02

Essex Senior League Cup
Winners
2001–02, 2003–04
Runners-up
2004–05

Middlesex Senior Cup
Runners-up
2002–03

Middlesex Charity Cup
Winners
2001–02, 2007–08*
Runners-up
2005–06


The 2007–08 final was played at the beginning of the 2008–09 season

Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy
Winners
2002–03

Supporters Direct Cup
Joint winners
2007–08
Runners-up
2002–03

George Ruffell Shield
Winners
2009–10
Runners-up
2002–03


well that just about ties up our brief but informative piece on Enfield. i hope you have found something of interest here. i take no responsability for any false or misleading information contained within this article. hope to see you at the match tomorrow weather permitting. keep checking the fans forum for weather reports & match updates.

good bit of detective work mr w,sir. i now know that if im away at any time & am unable to get 'did u know' to print then you are the obvious candidate to fill in as replacement till my return, .