The (New) Eyrie, Meadow Lane, Cardington, Beds. MK44 3SB
Kick-Off 3pm
Southern Football League Division One Central
Boxing Day 26th December 2015
Bedford Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
On Boxing Day AFC Rushden & Diamonds will travel to the outskirts of Bedford to face Bedford Town in the Southern Football League Division One Central. This will be the Diamonds last game of a successful 2015.
Admission prices are: Adults: £9 Concessions: £6, Children aged 10 to 15: £3, Under 10s: FREE
Match Status information is here.
Our Opponents
Local rivals Bedford Town were formed in 1989 after the demise of the original Eagles folded in 1982, and reached Conference South level in 2006 before dropping down into the Southern League Premier the following season, and into Division One in 2014.
Their website is here, and twitter feed here. They are managed by Jon Taylor
The Eagles play in blue shirts and shorts.
Getting There
The New Eyrie is on the outskirts of Bedford, towards Cardington, on the road from Bedford to Sandy (MK44 3SB) – see here for a map and directions.
With this being a Boxing Day game there is no reasonable public transport option.
The Eagles produced a guide to visiting their club ready for their first game of last season, which has details of facilities etc, and can be found 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 ishere.
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.
