Compton Park, Brafield Road, Cogenhoe NN7 1ND
Kick-Off 7:45pm
ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division
Tuesday 18th November 2014
Cogenhoe United v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
AFC Rushden & Diamonds make the short trip to Compton Park to face Cogenhoe United on Tuesday evening in the ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division. The two teams are currently in strong positions in the league, although both have played more games than Huntingdon Town.
The two sides first met at the Dog & Duck in November 2013 when the Diamonds recorded a 4-2 victory – report here. They then battled to a goalless draw at Compton Park earlier this year – report here – at a time that Diamonds’ Assistant Manager Paul Lamb was at the Cooks’ helm.
Details of admission prices and any parking recommendations will be added here when provided by the host club, along with any details of catering arrangements.
Our Opponents
In its current guise Cogenhoe United FC was formed in 1967, and initially played in the Central Northants Football Combination before joining the UCL in 1985 as they moved into their Compton Park home. They were promoted to the UCL Premier in 1987, where they have remained ever since. The won the UCL Premier in the 2004-05 season, with ex-RDFC striker Darren Collins scoring 50 goals that campaign, and he went on to become their manager in 2007.
They are nicknamed the Cooks, and their club website is here and their Twitter feed here. They play in blue shirts and shorts. Once again they are managed by Andy Marks, who had a short sabbatical from the role in the middle of last season.
Getting There
The Cooks play at Compton Park, Brafield Road, Cogenhoe NN7 1ND. For directions for the 9 mile trip from the Dog & Duck see here.
There is no obvious public transport option for the trip to Cogenhoe.
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.
