Since the AFC Rushden & Diamonds Senior side started its inaugural league campaign there has been an award for the Player of the Month. Diamonds’ fans have chosen the recipient for this award by voting via the AFC R&D Website.
The award is sponsored by P.W. House Jewellers of Rushden, who are continuing a long tradition of sponsoring this award, going back many years with R&DFC. Their business has been part of life in Rushden High Street for the last 70 years.
Season 2012-13
August 2012 – Alfie Taylor
September 2012 – Joe Merrill
October 2012 – Ben Morgan
November 2012 – Jake Newman
December 2012 – Séan McBride
January 2013 – Sam Brown
February 2013 – Alex Deakin
March 2013 – Jack Wisniewski
April 2013 – Sam Brown
Season 2013-14
August 2013 – Russ Dunkley
September 2013 – Russ Dunkley
August / September 2014 – Fazel Koriya
October 2014 – Brad Harris
November 2014 – Jack Ashton
December 2014 – Adam Confue
January 2015 – Jack Ashton
February 2015 – Liam Dolman
March 2015 – Brad Harris
April 2015 – Scott Joseph
Season 2015-16
August 2015 – Claudiu Hoban
September 2015 – Dan Quigley
October 2015 – Liam Dolman
November 2015 – Tommy Berwick
December 2015 – Sam Brown
January 2016 – Shawn Richards
February 2016 – Jack Ashton
March 2016 – Jack Ashton
April 2016 – Lewis Leslie
Season 2016-17
August 2016 – Nabil Shariff
September 2016 – Matt Finlay
October 2016 – Nic Evangelinos
November 2016 – Nabil Shariff
December 2016 – Liam Dolman
January 2017 – Tom Lorraine
February 2017 – Tom Lorraine
March 2017 – Nabil Shariff
April 2017 – Liam Dolman
Season 2017-18
August 2017 – Nabil Shariff
September 2017 – Joel Gyasi
October 2017 – Ben Farrell
November 2017 – Tom Lorraine
December 2017 – Ryan Robbins / Tom Lorraine
January 2018 – Luke Fairlamb
February 2018 – Ben Farrell
March 2018 – Jack Westbrook
April 2018 – Ben Farrell
Season 2018-19
August 2018 – Ben Heath / Tom Lorraine
September 2018 – Liam Dolman
October 2018 – Declan Rogers
November 2018 – Albie Hopkins
December 2018 – Alex Collard
January 2019 – Tom Lorraine
February 2019 – Alex Collard
March 2019 – Zack Reynolds
April 2019 – Nathan Hicks
Season 2019-20
August 2019 – Ben Acquaye
September 2019 – Ben Acquaye
October 2019 – Morgan Roberts
November 2019 – Ben Acquaye
December 2019 / January 2020 – Jesse Akubuine
(Season Truncated without sufficient games for further awards)
Seasonal Awards
There has also been an annual Fans’ Player of the Season Award, voted by a matchday ballot of Diamonds fans and also sponsored by P.W. House Jewellers of Rushden. The winners are as follows:
2012-13 – Séan McBride
2013-14 – Matt Gearing
2014-15 – Jack Ashton
2015-16 – Matt Finlay
2016-17 – Liam Dolman
2017-18 – Ben Farrell
2018-19 – Tom Lorraine
In addition there have been further annual player awards as follows:
Players’ Player of the Season: 2012-13: Chris Hope, 2013-14: Matt Gearing, 2014-15: Jack Ashton, 2015-16: Matt Finlay, 2016-17: Liam Dolman, 2017-18: Ben Farrell, 2018-19: Zack Reynolds
Manager’s Player of the Season: 2012-13: Sam Brown, 2013-14: Matt Gearing, 2014-15: Liam Dolman, 2015-16: Tom Lorraine, 2016-17: Liam Dolman. 2017-18: Liam Dolman, 2018-19: Nathan Hicks
Goal of the Season
There has also been a Goal of the Season award, chosen by those attending the Annual Presentation Evening as follows:
- 2011-12 (U18) – Ashley Meeks v ON Chenecks (A)
- 2012-13 – Jake Gillingwater v Basford United (H)
- 2013-14 – Richard Bunting v Newport Pagnell Town (A)
- 2014-15 – Liam Dolman v Long Buckby (A)
- 2015-16 – Jack Ashton v Kettering Town (N)
- 2016-17 – Ben Farrell v Sheffield FC (A)
- 2017-18 – Spencer Weir-Daley v Aylesbury United (H)
- 2018-19 – Ben Diamond v Hitchin Town (H)
- 2019-20 – Ben Acquaye v Hednesford Town (H) (unofficial via online vote after truncated season).
Leading Goalscorer
- 2012-13 – Jake Newman (26)
- 2013-14 – Alfie Taylor (28)
- 2014-15 – Tom Lorraine (19)
- 2015-16 – Tom Lorraine (15)
- 2016-17 – Nabil Shariff (26)
- 2017-18 – Ben Farrell (19)
- 2018-19 – Tom Lorraine (20)
- 2019-20 – Tom Lorraine (7) (truncated season)
Click on the link for the full AFC Rushden & Diamonds Honours Board
