Holloways Park, Windsor Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 2SE
Saturday 30th January 2016
Kick-Off 3pm
Southern Football League Division One Central
Beaconsfield SYCOB FC v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
AFC Rushden & Diamonds will again head south into Buckinghamshire at the weekend when they travel to face Beaconsfield SYCOB FC on Saturday. The Rams gave the Diamonds one of their stiffest tests when the two teams met in November at the Dog & Duck, with the game ending as a 1-1 draw – report 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.
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
Beaconsfield SYCOB FC was formed in 1994 following the merger of Beaconsfield United and Slough Youth Centre Old Boys. Last season they finished in 20th place in Division One Central.
Their website is here and their twitter feed here. They are managed by Geoff Warner.
Getting There
AFC Rushden & Diamonds Travel is running a players’ / supporters’ coach for this fixture – details here.
For directions for the journey of around 72 miles to Holloways Park, Windsor Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 2SE see here.
Local directions provided by the club are as follows: “Exit M40 at junction 2 and take the A355 towards Slough. Turn left at first set of traffic lights and onto roundabout which you travel around so that you head back towards the traffic lights then turn right. After 150 yards on the left hand side is a sign directing you to the Club. Travel through the gate and the Clubhouse is 200 yards on the right hand side.”
Getting there by public transport is rather complicated – see traveline.info for door to door directions.
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 are also going to launch 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.
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.
