AFC Rushden & Diamonds News

Boss Elliot Sandy was satisfied with a share of the spoils after AFC Rushden & Diamonds claimed a 1-1 draw at Barwell in their opening Pitching-In...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Elliot Sandy says his players will be ready for a second match in the space or a little more than 48 hours when they...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds begin their 2026/27 campaign this weekend as they make the trip to Step 5 side Kimberley Miners Welfare in the FA Cup extra...

Assistant boss Jim Le Masurier is looking forward to one more 'really competitive' game before AFC Rushden & Diamonds get their season started.

GRAHAM Drury believes the versatility of new arrival Charlie Marzano will be a huge asset to Peterborough Sports’ new Southern Premier Central...

Elliot Sandy was making no excuses for AFC Rushden & Diamonds skipper Joel Nketia after the midfielder was sent-off in Saturday's 1-1 pre-season...

Wellingborough Town and AFC Rushden & Diamonds can look forward to a blockbuster of a Boxing Day derby date after the fixtures for the Pitching-In...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Elliot Sandy was left with mixed emotions after his side suffered a 3-2 pre-season friendly defeat against fellow Step...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds continued their pre-season preparation with a 2-2 draw against fellow Step 4 side MK Irish at Hayden Road on Friday.

Elliot Sandy declared himself delighted with 'a really good workout' as AFC Rushden & Diamonds slipped to a 2-0 defeat at National League North new...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Elliot Sandy believes the signing of club legend Sam Brown is the 'final piece of the jigsaw' in terms of his summer...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds have been handed two testing road trips after the draws for the FA Cup and Isuzu FA Trophy were made.

Wellingborough Town and AFC Rushden & Diamonds got their pre-season campaigns off to winning starts against lower level opposition on Saturday.

Former West Brom star Jed Wallace has joined Bristol City - and history does not suggest the move will work out all that well.The 32-year-old made...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds have swooped to sign former Northampton Town attacker Matty Warburton.

Boss Elliot Sandy is very happy with his team's programme of planned pre-season friendlies as AFC Rushden & Diamonds prepare to return to training...

Elliot Sandy is very happy to have retained the core of last season's squad as AFC Rushden & Diamonds begin the countdown to the new campaign.

More than 200 players, officials, and passionate supporters descended upon Islip's Community Sports Ground earlier this month as the AFC Rushden &...

The NLP’S story of a season: Turniback the clock to 2000-2001 By CHRIS DUNLAVY HISTORY-MAKERS: Rushden & Diamonds celebrate winning promotion to...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds have swooped to sign attacking midfielder James Clifton from county rivals Wellingborough Town.

The club's over-50s showed their class once again to triumph in the Rushden and Diamonds tournament in Northamptonshire.

Bruno Andrade is an AFC Rushden & Diamonds player again - less than three months after being sacked by the club for an on-field altercation with a...

The AFC Rushden & Diamonds squad continues to take shape ahead of next season.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds have made their first new signing of the summer in the shape of St Neots Town striker Rhys Thorpe.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds' performance on Saturday against play-off hopefuls Coleshill Town summed up a disappointing end to the campaign, in what has...

A record crowd turned out at Hayden Road as AFC Rushden & Diamonds wrapped up their Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midlands Division campaign...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds play their final game of the season on Saturday when the visitors are play-off chasing Coleshill Town.

Fans, family and friends are invited to attend Rushden & Diamonds’ last game of the season and their community day this weekend.

Callum Griffin's double saw Lichfield City wrap up their home league fixtures with a 2-1 win over AFC Rushden and Diamonds.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds go into the final two games of the Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midlands Division season looking to secure a top 10...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds ended a run of three consecutive defeats with two draws over the Easter weekend.

By Paul Judd THERE was stalemate at ■Hayden Road on Friday as a decent crowd saw both AFC RUSHDEN & D 0 sides struggle with difficult MICKLEOVER 0...

by Peter Scherer Mickleover came away from the Good Friday visiting to Rushden & Diamonds with a had fought point after a third successive draw....

AFC Rushden & Diamonds have a double header over the Easter weekend as they look to get back to winning ways after five matches without a victory.

by Peter Scherer After another disappointing home draw last Saturday, after dominating the second half, Mickleover will be looking to break the...

Elliot Sandy heaped praise on his players despite AFC Rushden & Diamonds slipping to a 2-1 defeat against Belper Town at Hayden Road.

Northern Premier League club AFC Rushden & Diamonds made their decision after an internal review into the altercation involving Bruno Andrade and...

Two Rushden and Diamonds players were sent off on Saturday after fighting each other on the pitch

AFC Rushden & Diamonds have sacked Bruno Andrade and Tyler Winters after their on-field fight saw both players red-carded in Saturday's 3-0 defeat...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Elliot Sandy has branded the on-field altercation between Bruno Andrade and Tyler Winters that saw both players...

DIV 1 MIDLANDS By Will Alsop A Marcus Gilpin brace ■ helped Loughborough Students upset nine-man AFC Rushden & Diamonds. Loughborough took the lead...

Elliot Sandy says AFC Rushden & Diamonds are still 'in a great position' despite a disappointing week that saw the Hayden Road side drop five...

Elliot Sandy has told his AFC Rushden & Diamonds players they have to learn to handle the pressure of being play-off contenders ahead of Tuesday...

It was a bad day all round as Wellingborough Town, AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Corby Town all suffered defeats in the Pitching-In Northern Premier...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Elliot Sandy is warning his players against any complacency as they host lowly Boldmere St Michael's at Hayden Road on...

Boss Elliot Sandy was happy to win 'ugly' as ​AFC Rushden & Diamonds made it four straight victories in the Pitching-In Northern Premier League...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds face a speedy rematch with Coventry Sphinx at Hayden Road on Saturday – the second meeting between the two clubs in the...

Elliot Sandy has warned high-flying Belper Town that his AFC Rushden & Diamonds team is 'a different animal' to the one beaten so comprehensively...

Elliot Sandy was 'delighted' and also relieved after AFC Rushden & Diamonds secured a hard-fought 1-0 win at Coventry Sphinx on Tuesday night to...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds will be wary of a familiar face when they travel to a new-look Coventry Sphinx side in the Pitching-In Northern Premier...

Elliot Sandy praised the character of his team after AFC Rushden & Diamonds fought back from a half-time deficit to sink struggling Bourne Town 1-0...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds battled back from a goal down to sink hosts Bourne Town 3-1 and boost their play-off hopes in the Pitching-In Northern...

By Sam Deakin RUSHDEN & Diamonds came from a goal down at half-time to beat Bourne. The real quality moment came when Lewis Darlington took the...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds face the first of two away games against teams in the relegation zone this Saturday as they continue their search for a...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds have boosted their attacking options with the signing of former Leyton Orient striker James Alabi.

It was a great day all round as Corby Town, Wellingborough Town and AFC Rushden & Diamonds all secured crucial wins in the Pitching-In Northern...

Joel Nketia scored twice as AFC Rushden & Diamonds got their 2026 off to a flying start by claiming a New Year's Day Northants derby success at...

Corby Town were dealt yet another player departure blow ahead of the 3-1 derby defeat to AFC Rushden & Diamonds on New Year's Day, with the news...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds Walking Football Club has announced a new partnership with local business Nene Legal, a Rushden-based Will Writing and...

DIV 1 MIDLANDS AFC RUSHDEN & D 2 LOUGHBORO’ STUD 2 By Paul Judd RUSHDEN & Diamonds came from two goals down to snatch a point against Loughborough....

An under-strength AFC Rushden & Diamonds side bounced back from a disappointing defeat at St Neots to battle past in-form Racing Club Warwick last...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds have launched a petition after setting the wheels in motion to move to a purpose-built ground in the new East...

Boss Elliot Sandy felt his AFC Rushden & Diamonds team were taught a harsh lesson in Tuesday night's 3-2 defeat at St Neots Town - a result that...

Malvern Town were knocked out of the FA Trophy against AFC Rushden and Diamonds.

Corby Town and AFC Rushden & Diamonds have both been handed very tough away ties in the first round proper of the Isuzu FA Trophy.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds made it five wins in a row as they saw off Malvern Town on Saturday to reach the first round proper of the FA Trophy.

On this day (2nd October) in 2002 the Sky Blues (now in Division One), managed by former player Gary McAllister, took on lower league team Rushden...

Elliot Sandy was 'delighted' as AFC Rushden & Diamonds edged a seven-goal thriller at Coleshill Town to book their place in the third qualifying...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds' upturn in form continued on Saturday with an impressive 4-2 victory over high flying Basford United in the Pitching-In...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds called a halt to a run of three straight defeats with an impressive 2-0 win at Bourne Town in the Isuzu FA Trophy on Saturday.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds are in FA Trophy action this weekend as they travel to Bourne Town in the first qualifying round.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds look to get back on track this weekend after back-to-back defeats over the Bank Holiday weekend.

An angry Gary Setchell launched a withering attack on the state of the playing surface at Hayden Road after his Corby Town side secured a 1-0...

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Under-18s winger joins Mickleover on work experience Nzau available for Sports’ bank holiday weekend double-header Young Potter scored six goals in...

by Peter Scherer It hasn’t been the best of starts for our visitors AFC Rushden & Diamonds. The former league club played against Mickleover two...

Elliot Sandy is looking forward to a 'big weekend' for his AFC Rushden & Diamonds side.

Boss Elliot Sandy was a relieved man after AFC Rushden & Diamonds claimed a first win of the new season as they edged past Bedworth United 1-0 at...

Boss Elliot Sandy was a relieved man after AFC Rushden & Diamonds claimed a first win of the new season as they edged past Bedworth United 1-0 at...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds moved quickly to fill the gap left by Jake Duffy’s surprise departure last week.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds skipper Jake Duffy has left the club just one league game into the new Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midlands Division...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Elliot Sandy has hailed the signing of striker Bruno Andrade as 'a real coup' on the eve of the new Pitching-In...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds have added firepower to their forward line on the eve of the new season with the signing of ON Chenecks striker Raymond Poku.

by Peter Scherer Mickleover managed Gareth Holmes has added midfielder Fraser Corden to the squad for the forthcoming season. Corden came through...

Elliot Sandy was all smiles after watching his AFC Rushden & Diamonds side shrug off their indifferent pre-season form to secure a 2-1 win at...