Braintree Town manager Danny Cowley wants his team to use the confidence from their first win of the season when they face Southport at the Avanti Stadium on Saturday.

The Iron’s 2-1 win at Bromley was their maiden Vanarama National League victory with Cowley as boss and he was pleased to see his players get rewarded for the hard work they have put in since he took the reins. However, he knows there is more to come, particularly in the attacking threat they pose.

“It is always important to win in this division and any time Braintree Town win it must be celebrated,” said Cowley.

“So we are pleased to win the game, but it also gives us something to build on.

“When you are a new group, that first win builds confidence and hopefully we can draw from that when we face Southport.

“Our performance in the opening 65 minutes at Bromley was good, however, we know there is still more to come. We certainly have to manage seeing games out.

“We had real control for 65 to 70 minutes and were well worth our 2-0 lead. But we should probably have had a bit more if we’d been more clinical and been able to put the game to bed."

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