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Enfield fixtures and match reports for 2000/2001 November 1999[Aug] [Sep] [Oct] [Dec] [Jan] [Feb] [Mar] [Apr] [May](Ryman League Premier Division) 6th November 1999 Canvey Island (0) 1 Jones 48  Aylesbury have their tuneful band. Hendon have a lone trumpeter. Even the likes of Enfield
have supporters who can play Yankee Doodle Dandy out their arse after five pints of bitter. So
what have Canvey Island ever contributed tune-wise to the face of terrace music as we know it?
Oh yes - I did not know that this part of the world had invented Canvey Beat ten years before
the Beatles and co. nicked the phrase and added a scouse angle to it. As for the game, Enfield looked a little jaded after their antics in Chesterfield. True, they
did have enough chances to see Canvey out of sight, but a combination of blocked shots and
unexplainable misses meant that Andy Jones' early second half goal was going to be enough.
Dunwell, Bunn, Jones with a header in particular and then Annon should have done better. (Ryman League Premier Division) 9th November 1999 Chesham United (1) 1 Akurang 42 UTTER drivel. This was Enfield's third 1-0 league defeat on the bounce - their fourth defeat in five in the league. After a fantastic start, it has all gone a bit Pete Tong. Or 'Aston Villa' and we are rapidly plummeting into mid-table obscurity. Jim Chandler says he needs a new striker and he's not wrong. Dunwell was dropped and is soon to be on his way, but the forward line for Tuesday's match managed a 95th minute shot on target (by Danny Clarke) and a booking which should have been a red card (by James Bunn) between them. Absolutely devoid of ideas in the middle, Enfield only managed another two efforts on target in the entire match other than Clarkey's late parried shot - two long range drives from Alleyne and Morgan which perenially dodgy keeper Delroy Preddie saved quite comfortably. The first half was dire, but at least both teams were actively being useless, but when Cliff Akurang gave the hosts a 42nd minute lead with a curler into the top corner after easily turning Glenn Southgate, it gave them a boost. Chesham dominated the second period and Jerome John saved well from Terry Bowes and Victor Renner _ the latter after the Chesham forward had hoodwinked three defenders in one go. The E's lost their discipline, with Morgan and Brown booked in quick succession. The second caution was a bit surreal and referee Mr Haines went momentarily cuckoo, awarding Chesham a dangerous free kick for no reason. This caused bad feeling both on the terraces and the pitch and a clearly frustrated Bunn found himself booked for a reckless kick at Chesham's Martin Fox. He should have been sent off for it but he couldn't even get that right on Tuesday. How we're going to cope with a team like Aldershot I don't know. Jim has to find a new striker, and fast. (Ryman League Premier Division) 13th November 1999 Enfield (0) 1 Dunwell 90 The one man making the difference here being Payne. On first impression he appears to be an astute signing by Borg. Whilst the margin of defeat may be one-sided, Enfield must be kicking themselves for giving away a couple of goals towards the end that would have given the scoreline a fairer reading. The gate was some 500-750 down on last year's corresponding fixture. All were most likely tuned into this afternoon's Scotland vs. England fixture. Still, the attendance was made up by a few lost souls from St. Albans who got lost on the way to Harrow Borough. An even contest to start with, as the teams tested each other out on the pitch whilst Town's Borg kept up some friendly banter with Enfield supporters. Aldershot Town should have taken an early lead, whilst Dunwell should have done better with Jones' pull back into the penalty area with Pape struggling. Payne opened the scoring for the visitors from a sharp angle, with Tomlinson being teed up for a closing shot on goal for the E's in the final moments of the half. Enfield started brightly after the restart. Dunwell screwed a chance just over the bar, then
Bunn just failed to connect with a cross from the left - ending the move by sliding on his knees
and unintentionally knocking the ball back to Pape. The players fourth and final goal went almost unnoticed at our end of the ground as supporters started another bitter attack at a chairman who has lost the plot. Payne lived up to his name and stuck another one in the onion bag to exact revenge for last season's scoreline. Biggest cheer of the day came with Dunwell's solitairy counter for Enfield. Pape's face was a picture. He went down on his hands and knees, pounding his fist into the mud many times as if his life depended on gaining a clean sheet. He stomped off as the whistle went, but was soon cheering up in front of the visitors goal, getting up to the same antics with George, Abbo and the boys that the three did at Enfield. (Full Members Cup) 16th November 1999 Hitchin Town 2 Abbey; Cooper (OG) 85 So we're out of the Full Members Cup. John Deadman in his first 90 minutes for eight months scored a screamer to give us the lead but Zema Abbey equalised, Richard Thomas was sent off for two yellow cards by Joe Ross (ie a foul and then moaning about the foul) and Grant Cooper chested the ball into his own net with five minutes left. Chopper had another great game in goal and I think he should be considered for Saturday. Tony Witter and Dean Samuels made their debuts. Witter looks a class act - v composed on the ball. Samuels was a bit slow and clearly not match fit. He came off at half time. Deadman played well, as did Morris and Morgan. But we lost. (F.A.Cup 2nd Round) 20th November 1999 Preston 0  What more is there to say? Enfield turned the form book upside down with a quite memorable draw against former double winners Preston North End. After last Saturday's letdown at home to Aldershot Town, Enfield found the impressive surroundings of Deepdale much more to their liking. Actually, impressive hardly does justice to Deepdale. After listening to Blackpool supporters telling of an antiquated league ground that is prime for demolition, the reality is that Deepdale and its so far two developed stands would not look out of place in the Premiership. Antiquated? don't make me laugh! Enfield supporters were placed in the Bill Shankly stand - impressive in its own right. Those who braved the long climb to the top were rewarded with a view of the Tom Finney main stand to the right. Probably the best ground I can remember visiting with Enfield in the last 12 years. Enfield's two scoring oportunites came in the first half. Grant Cooper tested Preston's Lucas on the half volley from a Moran free kick, whilst Dunwell should have done better than to shoot tamely at Lucas after the Preston keeper had presented the ball straight at the strikers feet in the closing minutes of the first half. Preston, in turn, were guilty of some quite woeful finishing in front of goal as Ayres, Jackson, Gunnlaugsson (twice) and Edwards quite rightly earnt the derision of Enfield supporters! Both sides had a case for a penalty. James Bunn was upended by Gregan, who was also involved in Danny Jones' absence for 10 minutes from the field due to a head injury. Eyres was bought down by Cooper but protests were waved away by the referee. Dunwell really should have done better with his lobbing of the keeper at the start of the second half, but it would be harsh to criticise any particular player after this result. In the final five minutes substitute Kurt Nogan thought he had scored the winner as he stooped to head home at the far post. The effort was ruled offside, and quite frankly, any other result than a draw would have been harsh on Enfield. They fully deserved a second crack at Preston. (F.A.Trophy 2nd Round) 27th November 1999 Enfield (1) 2 Dunwell 19, 48 Richard Dunwell failed by the width of the crossbar to settle this cup tie at the first attempt. As it is, Enfield and their supporters now have a pleasant evening traveling to the Isle of Wight on what is surely going to be a cold night, with a choppy crossing to the island. A pleasing aspect to this game is that Richard Dunwell found his scoring touch. His first of the game was a sweet lob from outside the box that had the opposition keeper trying to regain ground, only to make a last desperate lunge as the ball entered the net. His second was flashing past the keeper in the blink of an eye. IoW came back from each of these setbacks, though the first had just a touch of good fortune to come off Protheroe via a corner, whilst the second was one of those indescribable goals (i.e. I never saw it). Bunn (twice), Annon and Jones might have added to the tally whilst Moran in the first half had a good penalty claim turned down. His holding of his nose reaction might have been his way of summing up the referee's decision, or a rather personal attack on his muggers hygene! (F.A.Cup 2nd Round Replay) 30th November 1999 Enfield (0) 0 s/o Protheroe 59 Little Enfield, without a home ground but with plenty of courage, gave Preston another FA Cup fright in last night's replay at St. Albans before the Second Division promotion chasers went through with three second-half goals. David Eyres made amends for earlier misses when he gave Preston the lead after 52 minutes. The winger was left unmarked as he ran to meet a Graham Alexander corner and fired home hard and low from the edge of the box. Enfield's resistance was broken for good eight minutes later when Graham Alexander scored from the penalty spot after Lee Protheroe handled and, to rub salt in the wound, the Enfield defender was sent off for the offence. Bjarni Gunnlaugsson added a third for Preston seven minutes from time and clinched a third-round meeting with Oldham. |
