Westwood Road, St Ives PE27 6DT
Kick-Off 7:45pm
Southern Football League Division One Central
Tuesday 11th August 2015
St Ives Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
AFC Rushden & Diamonds will play their first away game at Non-League Step 4 with the trip to St Ives Town on Tuesday evening. Details of the Diamonds first season in the Southern Football League Division One Central can be found on the fixture list here.
Admission prices at Westwood Road have not been published for this season, but for last season they were: Adults – £8, OAP’S – £4, Students (16-18) – £2, U16’s – £1.
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.
Richard Bunting will be unavailable for this game as he serves the second game of his two game ban for his second red card last season.
Our Opponents
St Ives Town FC was founded in 1887 and played in various local leagues until the mid 1980’s when they joined the UCL. They reached Step 4 after finishing second in the UCL behind Holbeach United in 2012-13, pipping Spalding to that spot. Last season they finished in ninth place in the Southern Football League Division One Central, winning 10 and losing 5 games at Westwood Road.
They are known as the Ives and are managed by Ricky Marheineke, who Diamonds fans may remember from battles with Huntingdon Town in 2013-14. Their website is here, and their Twitter feed here. Their club colours are black and white shirts and black shorts, so the Diamonds are planning to wear their red shirts / navy shorts and white socks for this game.
Getting There / Parking
The trip to St Ives is one of the shorter trips this season – around 34 miles from the Dog & Duck. You can find directions to Westwood Road, St Ives PE27 6DT here. Step-by-Step directions are on the Ives website as follows: From the A14 (Junction 26) continue along London Road (A1096). On entering the Town of St Ives (avoiding Town Centre), continue over the first roundabout and over the bypass (Harrison Way), continue over the next two roundabouts (still on Harrison Way). Turn left at the next two mini roundabouts onto the A1123 (Needingworth Road/St Audrey Lane). Turn left at the cross roads onto Ramsey Road where Westwood Road can be found on the right hand side (opposite the Fire Station). Continue to the bottom of the road where the turning for the football club can be found on the right hand side before the St Ivo Recreation Centre.
The club reports there is car park situated within the ground, but they recommend that fans utilise any Town Centre parking – advising the North Road car park is approximately 5 minutes walk to the ground. For details of location / maps / opening times and prices see here.
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. Historic player stats are here, and last season’s 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.