Dog and Duck Stadium, London Road, Wellingborough NN8 2DP
Tuesday 16th January 2016
Kick-Off 7:45pm
Southern Football League Division One Central
AFC Rushden & Diamonds v St Ives Town
AFC Rushden & Diamonds will host St Ives Town at the Dog & Duck on Tuesday evening. This game was scheduled at the start of January after an attempt to stage the game in December also resulted in a postponement.
Details of the Diamonds first season in the Southern Football League Division One Central can be found on the fixture list here.
You can find a directory of all of the Southern Football League Division One Central Clubs, with links to web pages, twitter feeds etc here, where you will also find a set of links to other useful resources.
Admission prices for the Southern League Division One Central campaign are detailed 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, as well as details on Radio Diamonds.
Our Opponents
St Ives Town FC was founded in 1887 and played in various local leagues until the mid 1980’s when they joined the UCL. They reached Step 4 after finishing second in the UCL behind Holbeach United in 2012-13, pipping Spalding to that spot. Last season they finished in ninth place in the Southern Football League Division One Central.
They are known as the Ives and are managed by Ricky Marheineke, who Diamonds fans may remember from battles with Huntingdon Town in 2013-14. Their website is here, and their Twitter feed here. Their club colours are black and white shirts and black shorts.
The two teams met in Cambridgeshire at the start of the season in what was the Diamonds first away game at Step 4 level. The game 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 two covered standing areas. You can see a stadium plan that maps out these facilities here, along with details of catering facilities (including a snack bar menu / prices with details of the famous Diamond Burger).
There is always a need for additional volunteers to help with ongoing maintenance and matchday work, as detailed here.
Other Info
The fixture list is here, and latest fixture news is here. You can find a directory of all of the Southern Football League Division One Central Clubs, with links to web pages, twitter feeds etc here, where you will also find a set of links to other useful resources.
Details of the Diamonds playing squad and management team are here. Individual player profiles for the Diamonds squad are available here. Player and Match Stats are here, and previous seasons stats are here.
Player and Match Sponsorship options are detailed in the Commercial Section of this website as detailed here
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). For this season we have also launched 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.
Radio Diamonds will be broadcasting for this game – details here.
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. You can also find a match planner with details of the next game for the First Team, U21 Team and U18 Team 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 see 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.
