Dog and Duck Stadium, London Road, Wellingborough NN8 2DP
Kick-Off 7:45pm
FA Cup with Budweiser
Extra-Preliminary Round Replay
Tuesday August 20th
AFC Rushden & Diamonds v London Colney
AFC Rushden & Diamonds will play their first ever home game in the FA Cup on Tuesday evening when they host London Colney in the Extra-Preliminary Round Replay. On Saturday the two teams battled out a 1-1 draw at Cotlandswick – details here.
London Colney play in the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League which is a Step 5 league at the same level as the UCL Premier. Last season they defeated Hatfield Town at this stage before losing to Harefield United in the following round.
Should the tie be level after 90 minutes then extra time will be played, with a penalty shootout if the scores are still level after 120 minutes. The winner of the tie will travel to face Northwood on the weekend of 31st August.
This is an all-pay game. Pricing for this game has been confirmed as £6 Adults, £3 Concessions (Over 60s and students (with ID)) and £1 U16s.
N.B. As this is a game in an FA competition, the FA rules regarding alcohol must be observed, meaning that no alcohol can be consumed outside of the clubhouse, and to ensure this there will be no alcohol sales from 7:30pm until the game is finished – please help us by observing this rule. See here for more details.
Details of any issues with respect to the weather / pitch conditions etc will be here or on Twitter (@AFCRD). Those who may not have internet access in the build-up to a game may want to make note of the club contact phone number as detailed here.
Our Opponents
London Colney FC was founded in 1907, and moved to their present ground at Cotlandswick in 1976. After spending time in various Hertfordshire leagues they joined the South Midlands League in 1992, which in turn merged with the Spartan League in 1998/99 to become the Spartan South Midlands League. Last season they finished in 7th position in the SSM Premier, after gaining promotion the previous season.
Their club colours are blue, and the Blueboys club website is here and their twitter feed here. They are managed by Ryan Thompson.
In their two league games this season they drew 1-1 with Biggleswade United and lost 2-1 to Ampthill Town.
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.
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. The fixture list for the forthcoming season is here. Individual player profiles are here, with player and match stats available here.
Player and Match Sponsorship options are detailed in the Commercial Brochure as detailed here.
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 EA Sports 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.
The UCL Handbook, along with links to competition rules for the forthcoming season are here.
