Willen Road, Newport Pagnell MK16 0DF
Kick-Off 7:45pm
ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division
Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Newport Pagnell Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
After their disappointment on Saturday, AFC Rushden & Diamonds will face their fifth away game in a row when they make the trip into Buckinghamshire to face Newport Pagnell Town on Tuesday evening in the ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division.
The two sides met at Willen Road at the start of March 2014, when a spectacular free kick from Richard Bunting gave the Diamonds a 2-1 victory. The hosts had taken an early lead, but a Russ Dunkley header had made the scores level at the break – report here.
The two sides had met at the Dog & Duck in a midweek game at the start of December when the Diamonds also recorded a 2-1 victory in a tight game – report here.
Admission prices last season were Adults £5, Concessions £3 with U16′s free. Details of any parking recommendations will be added here when provided by the host club, along with any details of catering arrangements.
Our Opponents
Newport Pagnell Town FC was formed in 1963 as Newport Pagnell Wanderers as an alternative to the Aston Martin works team. They changed to their current name in 1972 as they moved to their Willen Road ground. They joined the UCL in 1973.
You can see more details on their history on their archived website here.
The Swans have had a mixed season so far, with a notable victory over Yaxley, but home defeats by Wellingborough Town and PNS. At the weekend they recorded a 7-1 victory over Long Buckby while the Diamonds were losing at Yaxley.
Their club colours are green and white hoops and the Swans are managed by Darren Lynch assisted by Daren Dykes and Ben Hill. Their website is here, and their twitter feed here.
Getting There
The Swans play at Willen Road, Newport Pagnell MK16 0DF. For directions for the 17 mile trip from the Dog & Duck see here.
The public transport option for the trip to Newport Pagnell would require connecting to Stagecoach Bus 40 in Bedford, or via a local bus in Milton Keynes, but with this being an evening game there is no return option.
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.
