Parkfield, Watkins Rise (off The Walk), Potters Bar, Herts EN6
Saturday 27th February 2016
Kick-Off 3pm
Southern Football League Division One Central
Potters Bar Town FC v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
AFC Rushden & Diamonds will travel to face Potters Bar Town FC on Saturday. The Diamonds are aware that the Scholars have had a very good run at the turn of the year, winning four consecutive games, the last of which was a 4-0 win over Beaconsfield SYCOB just a week after the Diamonds had lost 4-0 to the same club. In midweek they produced a notable comeback in their game at home to Ware FC, being 3-0 down before half-time only to recover for a 3-3 draw.
You can find a directory of all of the Southern Football League Division One Central Clubs, with links to web pages, twitter feeds etc here, where you will also find a set of links to other useful resources.
There is a Diamonds Match Diary here, and the club twitter feed will provide the latest information before, during and after the match using the link https://twitter.com/AFCRD or by following @AFCRD.
See below for details of all the social media options for following the Diamonds, as well as details on Radio Diamonds.
Our Opponents
Potters Bar Town FC was formed in 1960 as Mount Grace Old Scholars, and, after dropping ‘Old Scholars’ from the name in 1984, changed to their present name in 1991. After spending time in local leagues they progressed to the South Midlands League in the early 1990’s, and reached the Southern League in 2005. After a period where they were switched to the Isthmian League they switched back to the Southern League in 2013. Last season they finished in 14th place in Division One Central.
Their website is here and their twitter feed here. They are managed by Steve Ringrose and play in a maroon strip.
They have reached the semi-final of the Red Insure Cup this season, and are due to host Cambridge City in that game.
Getting There
AFC Rushden & Diamonds Travel is running a players’ / supporters’ coach for this fixture – details here.
For directions for the journey of around 58 miles to Parkfield, Watkins Rise (off The Walk), Potters Bar, Herts EN6 1QB see here.
Local directions provided by the club are as follows “
Exit M25 at junction 24 then at the roundabout take first exit onto A111 (Potters Bar). At traffic lights turn right on to A100 (Hatfield), then turn left after the next traffic lights into The Walk and take the first right for Watkins Rise.”
Getting there by public transport is fairly straightforward as the ground is close to Potters Bar Rail Station, which is on the line from Peterborough to Kings Cross – see traveline.info for door to door directions.
Other Info
The fixture list is here, and latest fixture news is here. You can find a directory of all of the Southern Football League Division One Central Clubs, with links to web pages, twitter feeds etc here, where you will also find a set of links to other useful resources.
Details of the Diamonds playing squad and management team are here. Individual player profiles for the Diamonds squad are available here. Player and Match Stats are here, and previous seasons stats are here.
Player and Match Sponsorship options are detailed in the Commercial Section of this website as detailed here
There are a range of social media options available to help follow the Diamonds, with the well used and liked twitter feed to the fore, as well as a Facebook page and Club Instagram Page (follow afcrd). For this season we are also going to launch a Snapchat service, accessible on mobile platforms such as an iOS or Android Phone, so you can follow the live matchday story by finding afcrd on Snapchat.
Radio Diamonds will be broadcasting for this game – details here.
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.
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.
