Dog and Duck Stadium, London Road, Wellingborough NN8 2DP
Kick-Off 7:45pm
ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division
Tuesday 14th October 2014
AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Desborough Town
AFC Rushden & Diamonds will continue their home league campaign by hosting Desborough Town on Tuesday evening at the Dog & Duck in the ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division. This will be the first midweek home game of the season.
Admission prices are detailed here. Match Status information is here. Please note that there are some access restrictions at the Dog & Duck because of the initial stages of a new development next door to the ground – details here.
Our Opponents
Desborough Town have the rather unusual nickname of “Ar Tarn”, which is believed to have been adopted from the local pronunciation of “Our Town”. The club was founded in 1896 and joined the Northants League, which was later to be renamed as the United Counties League – and they have remained in the same competition for over a century. They have won the league title nine times, a record beaten only by Rushden Town.
A fire at Braybrooke Rd in December 2008 destroyed their clubhouse, with a replacement opening in February 2011.
They play in all blue and their website is here, but their twitter feed appears to no longer work. They are managed by Ian Walker who has taken them to a mid-table position with wins over Long Buckby, Oadby, Boston Town and Eynesbury Rovers.
Diamonds player Brad Harris joined the club after a spell at Braybrooke Road.
The two sides met at the Dog and Duck in the middle of March last season, with the visitors running out 2-1 winners courtesy of a brace from Michael Byrne – report here.
The Dog and Duck
For directions to the Dog and Duck see here, where you will also find details of car parking options. You will find a range of bars and catering facilities, as well as a Club Shop. There is covered seating available, as well as a covered standing area. You can see a stadium plan that maps out these facilities here.
Admission prices are detailed here. There are details on how to become a member of AFC R&D here. Match Status information is here.
There is always a need for additional volunteers to help with ongoing maintenance and matchday work, as detailed here.
Other Info
A summary set of profiles for the Diamonds Players and Management is here. Individual player profiles are here, with player and match stats available here.
Player and Match Sponsorship options are detailed in the Commercial Section of this website as detailed here.
The fixture list is here, and latest fixture news is here, and specific match status information here,along with the next planned fixture for the various AFC Rushden & Diamonds teams. 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 Hevey Logo.
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 see here.
A full directory of UCL clubs, including links to websites, ground details (with a map pinpointing all the UCL grounds), along with club links including Twitter details plus some general UCL links is here.
People accessing the website via Tablet or Mobile who want to access some of the nested menus on the website may find the “Quick Links” tab useful – found just above the “Hevey” logo on the homepage.
