Fenland Stadium, Lynn Road, Wisbech PE14 7AL
Kick-Off 3pm
ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League Premier Division
Saturday 8th November 2014
Wisbech Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
AFC Rushden & Diamonds make another trip to the east when they travel to face Wisbech Town at the Fenland Stadium on Saturday afternoon. With this game due to be followed by two other games against teams from the top end of the table the Diamonds will be looking to reinforce their challenge for the title in the next fortnight ahead of their entry into the FA Vase. With Wisbech having the next biggest fanbase after the Diamonds there should be a good atmosphere at the Fenland Stadium on Saturday, and the Fenmen manager Dick Creasey has been calling for the home support to be their “12th Man“.
Last season the admission prices were £7 adults, £5 concessions (OAPS & Students), £2 12-16s & Under 12s free. There was free car parking at the stadium, but the club asked that fans do not park on Lynn Road as this could cause traffic problems, or on Windmill Gardens or Old Lynn Road/Kirkgate Street to minimise disruption to local residents.
Our Opponents
Wisbech Town are known as the Fenmen, and were formed in 1920, joining the UCL in 1935. They have then moved to the Eastern Counties League, the Midland League, the Southern League and then were relegated back to the Eastern Counties League in 2002 They moved to the Fenland Stadium in 2010, and the ground has covered terracing behind each goal as well as a stand with over 100 seats. At the end of the 2012-13 season they transferred from the Eastern Counties League to the United Counties League rather than taking the promotion to Step 4 they had earned by finishing in runners-up spot in that competition.
They are led by Dick Creasey, and they play in all red. They have chosen to move from a website to a Facebook presence, but their original website is here, and the twitter feed is here.
After a slow start to the season they have matched the Diamonds recent good run with a string of league wins which has included a 2-0 win over Yaxley, punctuated by sharing eight goals with Thurnby Nirvana.
Getting There
Directions for the trip of around 54 miles to Fenland Stadium, Lynn Road, Wisbech PE14 7AL from the Dog & Duck are here. The ground is on the Cambridgeshire / Norfolk border.
There are places on the players’ coach available for Diamonds fans to travel to this fixture – details here.
Local Directions from the UCL Handbook are as follows – From A1 follow signs for Wisbech (A47). At the outskirts of Wisbech, take 2nd exit off roundabout, signposted A47. After 1.5 miles, go straight over at the next roundabout. At next roundabout (another 3.1 miles on, Total Garage on right) take first exit (signposted B198 West Walton/Walsoken). Cross over next roundabout (which is new, so not marked on some maps and sat navs) and follow road for just over a mile. The entrance to the stadium is on the right via the right turn lane. Click here for a local map (look for the transparent arrow).
To reach the Fenland Stadium (PE14 7AL) by Public Transport is a challenge. It requires getting to Peterborough by the most appropriate route – e.g train or X4 bus, and then getting the half-hourly First in Norfolk and Suffolk X1 bus to Wisbech. Get off at the Waterlees Road stop, from where it will be around a 10 minute walk.
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.
