Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The club was formed by a merger of Southern Football League side Rushden Town and United Counties league side Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992. Rushden & Diamonds played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of the 2000s. The club were expelled from the Conference National on 11 June 2011. Their unstable financial position meant they could not guarantee to complete all their fixtures in the then upcoming 2011–12 season, and resulted in their dissolution in 2011.[1]
Key
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Key to league record
- Level = Level of the league in the current league system
- Pld = Games played
- W = Games won
- D = Games drawn
- L = Games lost
- GF = Goals for
- GA = Goals against
- GD = Goals difference
- Pts = Points
- Position = Position in the final league table
- Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
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Key to cup records
- Res = Final reached round
- Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses
- PR = Preliminary round
- QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds
- R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds
- QF = Quarter-finalists
- SF = Semi-finalists
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners
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Seasons
| Year
|
League
|
Lvl
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Position
|
Leading league scorer
|
FA Cup
|
League Cup
|
FA Trophy
|
Average home
attendance[2][a]
|
| Name
|
Goals
|
Res
|
Rec
|
Res
|
Rec
|
Res
|
Rec
|
| 1992–93
|
Southern Football League
Midland Division
|
7
|
42
|
25
|
10
|
7
|
85
|
41
|
44
|
85
|
3rd of 22
|
Andy Kirkup
Dale Watkins
Glen Donegal
|
12
|
QR2
|
2-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 1993–94
|
Southern Football League
Midland Division
|
7
|
42
|
29
|
11
|
2
|
109
|
37
|
72
|
98
|
1st of 22
Promoted
|
Mike Nuttell
|
29
|
QR4
|
4-1-1
|
-
|
-
|
QR2
|
0-0-1
|
|
| 1994–95
|
Southern Football League
Premier Division
|
6
|
42
|
19
|
11
|
12
|
99
|
65
|
34
|
68
|
5th of 22
|
Dale Watkins
|
25
|
QR1
|
0-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
SF
|
8-2-1
|
|
| 1995–96
|
Southern Football League
Premier Division
|
6
|
42
|
29
|
7
|
6
|
99
|
41
|
58
|
94
|
1st of 22
Promoted
|
Darren Collins
|
30
|
R1
|
4-1-1
|
-
|
-
|
R1
|
0-0-1
|
|
| 1996–97
|
Football
Conference
|
5
|
42
|
14
|
11
|
17
|
61
|
63
|
-2
|
53
|
12th of 22
|
Carl Alford
|
13
|
R1
|
4-1-1
|
-
|
-
|
R1
|
0-0-1
|
2,514
|
| 1997–98
|
Football
Conference
|
5
|
42
|
23
|
5
|
14
|
79
|
57
|
22
|
74
|
4th of 22
|
Darren Collins
|
29
|
QR4
|
0-1-1
|
-
|
-
|
R2
|
1-0-1
|
2,552
|
| 1998–99
|
Football
Conference
|
5
|
42
|
20
|
12
|
10
|
71
|
42
|
29
|
72
|
4th of 22
|
Darren Collins
|
17
|
R3
|
4-3-1
|
-
|
-
|
R4
|
2-1-1
|
2,996
|
| 1999–2000
|
Football
Conference
|
5
|
42
|
21
|
13
|
8
|
71
|
42
|
29
|
76
|
2nd of 22
|
Darren Collins
Michael McElhatton
|
11
|
R3
|
3-3-0
|
-
|
-
|
QF
|
4-2-1
|
3,299
|
| 2000–01
|
Football
Conference
|
5
|
42
|
25
|
11
|
6
|
78
|
36
|
42
|
86
|
1st of 22
Promoted
|
Duane Darby
|
24
|
R1
|
1-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
R5
|
2-0-1
|
3,876
|
| 2001–02
|
Football League
Third Division
|
4
|
46
|
20
|
13
|
13
|
69
|
53
|
16
|
73
|
6th of 24
Lost in playoff final
|
Onandi Lowe
|
19
|
R2
|
1-0-1
|
R2
|
1-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
4,404
|
| 2002–03
|
Football League
Third Division
|
4
|
46
|
24
|
15
|
7
|
73
|
47
|
26
|
87
|
1st of 24
Promoted
|
Paul Hall
|
16
|
R2
|
1-1-1
|
R2
|
0-1-1
|
-
|
-
|
4,330
|
| 2003–04
|
Football League
Second Division
|
3
|
46
|
13
|
9
|
24
|
60
|
74
|
−14
|
48
|
22nd of 24
Relegated
|
Onandi Lowe
|
15
|
R1
|
0-0-1
|
R1
|
0-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
4,457
|
| 2004–05
|
Football
League Two[b]
|
4
|
46
|
10
|
14
|
22
|
42
|
63
|
−21
|
44
|
22nd of 24
|
Billy Sharp
|
9
|
R2
|
1-0-1
|
R1
|
0-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
3,321
|
| 2005–06
|
Football
League Two
|
4
|
46
|
11
|
12
|
23
|
44
|
76
|
-32
|
45
|
24th of 24
Relegated
|
Drewe Broughton
|
10
|
R2
|
0-2-1
|
R1
|
0-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
3,162
|
| 2006–07
|
Conference
Premier
|
5
|
46
|
17
|
11
|
18
|
58
|
54
|
4
|
62
|
12th of 24
|
Simeon Jackson
|
19
|
R2
|
2-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
R3
|
2-0-1
|
2,045
|
| 2007–08
|
Conference
Premier
|
5
|
46
|
15
|
14
|
17
|
55
|
55
|
0
|
59
|
16th of 24
|
Simeon Jackson
|
16
|
R2
|
2-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
QF
|
3-0-1
|
1,586
|
| 2008–09
|
Conference
Premier
|
5
|
46
|
16
|
15
|
15
|
61
|
50
|
+11
|
63
|
11th of 24
|
Sam Smith
Rob Wolleaston
Lee Tomlin
|
8
|
QR4
|
0-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
R2
|
0-2-1
|
1,509
|
| 2009–10
|
Conference
Premier
|
5
|
44
|
22
|
13
|
9
|
77
|
39
|
+38
|
79
|
4th of 23
Lost playoff semifinal
|
Lee Tomlin
|
14
|
R2
|
2-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
R2
|
1-0-1
|
1,678
|
| 2010–11
|
Conference
Premier
|
5
|
46
|
16
|
14
|
16
|
65
|
62
|
+3
|
57[c]
|
13th of 24
|
Aaron O'Connor
|
14
|
R1
|
1-0-1
|
-
|
-
|
R1
|
0-1-1
|
1,255
|
- ^ Average home attendance = for league games only
- ^ At the end of the previous season Football League Third Division was renamed as Football League Two.
- ^ Deducted 5 points for submitting misleading financial information and subsequently expelled from the Football Conference on 11 June 2011.
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