Rushden & Diamonds

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Rushden & Diamonds
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Full name Rushden & Diamonds Football Club
place Irthlingborough
Founded 1992
Dissolved 2011
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Stadion Nene Park (6,441 spaces)
Top league Football League Second Division
successes

Rushden & Diamonds (officially: Rushden & Diamonds Football Club ) - also known as The Diamonds - was an English football club based in Irthlingborough , Northamptonshire , who last played in the Conference National . On June 11, 2011, the club was excluded from gaming due to its financial problems, which led to its dissolution.

history

founding

Rushden & Diamonds was founded on April 21, 1992 by Max Griggs, owner of the Dr. Martens , founded. He had bought two clubs ( Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds ) and merged them into one club. Rushden & Diamonds played their home games at Nene Park in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire .

The first years

The team started in the Southern League , Division 1. From 1997 to 2001, the club played in the Football Conference . The coach was Brian Talbot . 2001 succeeded the rise in the Football League , the lowest English professional league.

Advancement into professional business

Nene Park

In the first season, the club reached the Division 3 playoff final, but where he lost to Cheltenham Town . In 2003 he rose because Hartlepool United was defeated on the very last day of the match . It was the third ascent in eight years. In March 2004, Brian Talbot left the club. He took the lead at Oldham Athletic . The new coach was Barry Hunter , who had no experience. At the end of the season, the club rose again. Due to a series of defeats in the winter and the necessary sale of some top players to pay off debts, he was relegated as 22nd in the league. Coach was Ernie Tippett at the end of the season and remained so for the 04/05 season. Despite a large number of new players and although one was traded as a promotion aspirant, the club quickly found itself in 22nd place again, so that Barry Hunter was brought back and yet not relegated. In the summer of 2005, Max Griggs resigned as president of the club. A group was founded by the fans to manage the club themselves. Griggs handed over the club, the stadium and 22 acres of land to him. Griggs also promised the club £ 500,000 in the 05/06 season and £ 250,000 in the 06/07 season. On June 3, 2005, the club was officially handed over. He's the first to be run by fans only. After the 05/06 season Rushden & Diamonds rose again from the Conference National .

Return to the Conference National

The 2006/07 season closed the club as 12th in the Conference National . For the 07/08 season Garry Hill was coach. The season did not start very successfully: After a draw on the 1st matchday, it was 3 defeats in a row. The club finished the 2007/08 season in 16th place and managed to stay in league, in the following season the upward trend was confirmed with 11th place.

Special players

For a complete listing of all Rushden & Diamonds players , see Rushden & Diamonds Player List .

The club's all-time top scorer was Darren Collins , who scored 153 goals in 288 games.

The first goal in the club's history was scored by Ollie Kearns on August 22, 1992 against Bilston Town.

Eight players made more than 200 appearances for the team:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13738222.stm , accessed on July 4, 2012