Dog and Duck Stadium, London Road, Wellingborough NN8 2DP
Kick-Off 7:45pm
ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division
Tuesday December 2nd 2014
AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Eynesbury Rovers
AFC Rushden & Diamonds will return to home league action by hosting Eynesbury Rovers on Tuesday evening at the Dog & Duck in the ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division. The Diamonds will be looking to avenge the results Rovers achieved against them two seasons ago when they took four points from the two games between the sides.
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
Eynesbury Rovers FC was founded in 1897, and after time spent in local leagues they have played in both the United Counties league and the Eastern Counties League, having been in Division One of the UCL from 2001 until winning promotion at the end of last season.
Rovers club website is here, and their twitter feed here. They are currently co-managed by Martin Field and Matt Plumb. They play in Blue and White.
Last season they finished 2nd in the UCL Division One.
Two seasons ago they inflicted a heavy defeat on the Diamonds when the two teams first met (report here), and then a dramatic return game at the Dog & Duck ended in a 2-2 draw – 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.
