Date: Fri 01 Aug 2025

By Andy Poole

ENFIELD FC | BRATHWAITE BRACED FOR ACTION

The season gets underway for the Division One Central club in the Emirates FA Cup

The Emirates FA Cup gets underway on Friday evening and Enfield are amongst the first clubs to get the 2025/26 competition started.

The Pitching In Southern League Division One Central outfit host Wormley Rovers from the level below and recent arrival, Nathan Brathwaite, can’t wait for the action to commence.

“I'm extremely excited for this season,” the midfield man told us. “We have a good group, lots of quality within the team, and also a good group of people off the pitch too, which will stand us in good stead.

“I can’t wait for the first game to come around. It will be a tough one because the FA Cup is a competition where anything can happen, it’s all about who’s better on the day and wants it more.

“We want to make progress, of course, and we’ll be doing all we can against what we expect to be well-organised opponents who will make life tough for us.

“I made my first appearance in the FA Cup last season and it was actually against Enfield FC, believe it or not. It was a very special moment for me; I've always enjoyed watching the FA Cup, with Plymouth Argyle’s victory over Liverpool last season being a moment I enjoyed as it shows the beauty of this competition in that anything can happen.

“This is an important time for me as I will be competing in this League for the first time too and I am sure it will be just as competitive as everyone is telling me!

“My focus will be on improving game to game and if both I and the team can be better than last season, then that will be progress and that’s all you can ask for.”


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