Carter’s Park, Park Road, Holbeach, Lincs PE12 7EE
Kick-Off 3pm
ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division
Saturday 24th January 2015
Holbeach United v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
AFC Rushden & Diamonds travel to the Fens on Saturday to face fellow title-challengers Holbeach United in the ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division.
Details of admission prices and any parking recommendations will be added here as provided by the host club.
Our Opponents
Holbeach United FC was formed in 1929, and played in local leagues before joining the UCL after the war. They spent a short period in the Eastern Counties League in the late 1950’s, and a single season in the Midland League before rejoining the UCL in 1962. They have remained in the UCL since, and won the UCL Premier Division title in the 2012-13 season, but as they did not apply for promotion the majority of their playing staff left to join other clubs, notably Spalding United and Deeping Rangers. There was a flow of players in the opposite direction after Spalding gained promotion at the end of last season.
They are nicknamed the Tigers, and their club website is here and their Twitter feed here. They play in amber shirts and black shorts. They are joint-managed by Graham Drury and John Chand. Their most recent game was in the FA Vase, and when the two teams met at the Dog & Duck earlier in the season the game ended in a 1-1 draw in front of 729 fans – report here. The game at Carters Park last season saw the Diamonds record a 3-1 victory in their first visit to that ground – report here.
Getting There
The Tigers play at Carter’s Park, Park Road, Holbeach, Lincs PE12 7EE. For directions for the 55 mile trip from the Dog & Duck see here. The club is running a coach for this fixture – details here.
There is no obvious public transport option for the trip to Holbeach, as it would require getting a bus from Spalding, which itself requires a connection by train or bus from Peterborough.
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 is 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.
