AFC Rushden & Diamonds will host Banbury United on Saturday in the First Qualifying Round of the Buildbase FA Trophy (KO 3pm).
AFC Rushden & Diamonds play at Hayden Rd, Rushden NN10 0HX – see here for a map of the ground and local area. The ground itself is best accessed from the west. Take the A6 Rushden and Higham bypass, and exit at the junction with Newton Road. Follow the road past the cemetery, and take the sharp right hand turn immediately after the Risdene Academy onto Hayden Road. The ground is approximately a quarter of a mile on the left.
Admission Prices are:
- Adults £11
- Concessions (over 60s, students with ID) £8
- U19s £1
- U8s Free
Should a replay be required it will be on Tuesday 29/10/19.
Full details of the draw are here.
Please note the FA has changed its alcohol consumption rules for the FA Trophy, so BOTH bars will now be open and can sell alcohol for this match – the bars can only serve alcohol before and during the match in plastic glasses.
Please note this rule is for the FA Trophy only – and the club reserves the right to change the policy at any future Trophy home game for security reasons.
The Puritans website is here, and their twitter feed here. They are managed by Mike Ford. Other information can be found on the club directory page here.
Other Info
Details of the Diamonds First Team Squad can be found here, along with player and match statistics here. You can also find the Diamonds player history here, along with a table summarising appearances and linking to their individual profiles. Player Sponsorship details are here.
There is a Diamonds Match Diary here, and the club twitter feed will provide the latest information before, during and after the match using the link https://twitter.com/AFCRD or by following @AFCRD. See below for details of all the social media options for following the Diamonds, spearheaded by Radio Diamonds for most league games.
Player and Match Sponsorship options are detailed in the Commercial Section of this website as detailed here.
The latest fixture news is here. You can find a directory of all of the clubs in the Southern League Premier Division Central, with links to web pages, twitter feeds etc here, where you will also find a set of links to other useful resources.
There are a range of social media options available to help follow the Diamonds, with the well used and liked twitter feed to the fore, as well as a Facebook page and Club Instagram Page (follow afcrd), and a Snapchat service, accessible on mobile platforms such as an iOS or Android Phone, so you can follow the live matchday story by finding afcrd on Snapchat.
Don’t forget you can get a regular Diamonds news bulletin delivered to your inbox, including details of all the forthcoming fixtures by signing up to the Club Newsletter – you will see a sign-up box on the right-hand side of the site homepage – just under the Gold Bond Logo.
You can become a Club Member of AFC Rushden & Diamonds – details here.
For details of the history of AFC Rushden & Diamonds see here.
There are details on how to become a member of AFC R&D here, as well as news on Season Tickets, Multiple Game Tickets and related prices here.
The club depends upon volunteer support from its fanbase. If you would like to join the group who help either on matchdays or behind the scenes please let us know.
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