Despite nomadic spells at Broxbourne Borough and Harlow Town ‘The Woods’ began to attract interest for their attacking, youth based playing style which saw Teenagers Ryley Scott and Jaden Brissett picked up by Ipswich Town and Brentford respectively and their unique fan base establishing itself amongst the loyalest and noisiest in Non League Football.

The link with football history didn’t stop there either as Woodford Town won a thrilling FA Cup tie v London Colney in front of 375 fans at the Harlow Arena on 31st August 2020. The singular Friday night fixture goes into the record books as the only time The FACup has ended and started in the same month, a slice of football trivia unlikely to be repeated.