Continuing Football Careers For Ex-Diamonds Players (As of 2018)
October 10, 2018 1 Comment
The following table has an approximate list of those players still appearing to play football for an organised team in an organised league as of October 2018. Other players may still be playing without their names being featured in match reports or team line-ups in the past 12 months, and some of the list below may have recently retired from the game, or moved clubs after making a recent appearance for the team shown. Updates to this list can be found in the March 2022 version here.
| ID | Ex-Player | Team (Oct 18) | Current League | Step | Age |
| 216 | Lee Tomlin | Cardiff | Premiership | 1 | 29 |
| 220 | John Ruddy (GK) | Wolves | Premiership | 1 | 32 |
| 204 | Billy Sharp | Sheffield United | Championship | 2 | 32 |
| 310 | Yannick Bolasie | Aston Villa | Championship | 2 | 29 |
| 363 | Ryan Leonard | Millwall | Championship | 2 | 26 |
| 206 | Scott Shearer (GK) | Oxford United | League 1 | 3 | 37 |
| 327 | Mark Byrne | Gillingham | League 1 | 3 | 29 |
| 368 | Paris Cowan-Hall | Wycombe Wanderers | League 1 | 3 | 28 |
| 214 | Chris O’Grady | Oldham Athletic | League 2 | 4 | 32 |
| 259 | Michael Bostwick | Lincoln | League 2 | 4 | 30 |
| 361 | Luke Prosser | Colchester United | League 2 | 4 | 30 |
| 300 | Joe Day (GK) | Newport County | League 2 | 4 | 28 |
| 242 | Callum Reynolds | Barnet | Conference | 5 | 28 |
| 275 | Ben Nunn | Dagenham & Redbridge | Conference | 5 | 28 |
| 190 | Lee Worgan (GK) | Maidstone United | Conference | 5 | 34 |
| 332 | Sean Shields | Ebbsfleet United | Conference | 5 | 26 |
| 315 | Simon Downer | Hampton & Richmond | Conference South | 6 | 37 |
| 286 | Michael Corcoran | Hampton & Richmond | Conference South | 6 | 30 |
| 233 | Glenn Wilson | Wealdstone | Conference South | 6 | 32 |
| 254 | Tom Bonner | Dartford | Conference South | 6 | 30 |
| 335 | Danny Mills | Welling United | Conference South | 6 | 27 |
| 325 | Max Porter | Chelmsford City | Conference South | 6 | 31 |
| 176 | Magnus Okuonghae | Dulwich Hamlet | Conference South | 6 | 32 |
| 240 | Ugo Udoji | Kingstonian | Isthmian Premier | 7 | 29 |
| 344 | Lewwis Spence | AFC Hornchurch | Isthmian Premier | 7 | 30 |
| 348 | Nathan Koranteng | Harlow Town | Isthmian Premier | 7 | 26 |
| 346 | Matt Johnson | Enfield Town | Isthmian Premier | 7 | 29 |
| 322 | James Reid | Basford United | Northern Premier | 7 | 28 |
| 142 | Robert Duffy | Basford United | Northern Premier | 7 | 35 |
| 321 | Aaron O’Connor | Kettering Town | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 35 |
| 255 | Mark Albrighton | Bedworth United | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 42 |
| 358 | Lewis Wilson | Stratford Town | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 25 |
| 179 | Marcus Kelly | Kettering Town | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 32 |
| 359 | Michael Gash | Kings Lynn Town | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 32 |
| 170 | Owen Story | Bedworth United | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 34 |
| 364 | Jake Woolley | Coalville Town | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 25 |
| 221 | Danny Crane (GK) | Bedworth United | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 34 |
| 137 | Brett Solkhon | Kettering Town | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 36 |
| 309 | Nabil Shariff | St Neots Town | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 26 |
| 342 | Rene Howe | Kings Langley | Southern Premier South | 7 | 32 |
| 330 | Matt Evans | Hartley Wintney | Southern Premier South | 7 | 26 |
| 278 | Craig McAllister | Gosport Borough | Southern Premier South | 7 | 38 |
| 336 | Jefferson Louis | Chesham United | Southern Premier South | 7 | 39 |
| 223 | Tony Stokes | Brentwood Town | Isthmian League North | 8 | 31 |
| 337 | Jack Ainsley | Felixstowe & Walton United | Isthmian League North | 8 | 28 |
| 320 | Jamie Stuart | Grays Athletic | Isthmian League North | 8 | 42 |
| 282 | Sam Page | Chipstead | Isthmian League South Central | 8 | 30 |
| 227 | Tyrone Berry | Three Bridges | Isthmian League South East | 8 | 31 |
| 352 | Joe Keehan | Horsham | Isthmian League South East | 8 | 31 |
| 341 | Donovan Simmonds | Thamesmead Town | Isthmian League South East | 8 | 30 |
| 365 | Jerry Nash | AFC Mansfield | Northern Premier Div One East | 8 | 24 |
| 112 | Jon Challinor | Stamford | Northern Premier Div One East | 8 | 37 |
| 355 | Liam Read | Loughborough Dynamo | Northern Premier Div One East | 8 | 25 |
| 253 | Jimmy Ghaichem | AFC Mansfield | Northern Premier Div One East | 8 | 34 |
| 276 | Lewis Hilliard | Peterborough Sports | Southern Division One Central | 8 | 28 |
| 306 | Clayton Fortune | Mangotsfield United | Southern Division One South | 8 | 35 |
| 356 | Aaron King | Kempston Rovers | Southern Division One Central | 8 | 25 |
| 200 | Gary Mulligan | Corby Town | Southern Division One Central | 8 | 33 |
| 354 | Max York | Histon | Eastern Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 26 |
| 319 | Nicky McNamara | Barton Town | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 29 |
| 246 | Jake Beecroft | Tunbridge Wells | Southern Counties East League Premier Division | 9 | 29 |
| 353 | Jake Gillingwater | Wellingborough Town | United Counties Premier | 9 | 25 |
| 219 | Lawrence Lambley | Deeping Rangers | United Counties Premier | 9 | 29 |
| 281 | Aynsley McDonald | Wellingborough Town | United Counties Premier | 9 | 26 |
| 226 | Peter Castle | Sholing | Wessex League Premier Division | 9 | 31 |
| 357 | Callum Earls | Leicester Road | Midland Football League Division One | 10 | 25 |
| 293 | Lee Phillips | Saltash United | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 10 | 38 |
| 141 | David Bell | Irchester United | United Counties Division One | 10 | 34 |
| 308 | Joe Wilcox | Goole AFC | Local League | 11 | 29 |
| 188 | Simeon Jackson | St Mirren | Scottish Premier League | 31 | |
| 343 | Alan Power | Kilmarnock | Scottish Premier League | 30 | |
| 185 | Kevin Braniff | Portadown | Northern Irish League | 35 | |
| 307 | Luke Boden | Orlando Sea Wolves | USA Indoor Soccer League | 29 | |
| 289 | Mikkel Andersen (GK) | FC Midtjylland | Danish League | 29 | |
| 277 | Sam Smith | South Melbourne FC | Australian League | 28 |
The following players were with clubs within the past two seasons, but do not appear to still be with these clubs, and have not been traced otherwise. They may still be playing the game elsewhere.
| ID | Ex-Player | Last Known Date | Last Known Club | Age |
| 333 | Dan Easlea | 2016 | Brantham Athletic | 27 |
| 284 | Andy Gooding | 2016 | Rugby Town | 30 |
| 347 | Dominic Green | 2016 | Bishop’s Stortford | 29 |
| 279 | Lee Hales | 2016 | Erith & Belvedere | 29 |
| 340 | Justin Miller | 2016 | Bury Town | 37 |
| 326 | Matt Pattison | 2016 | Met Police | 34 |
| 272 | Michael Malcolm | 2017 | Hanwell Town | 33 |
| 205 | Neil McCafferty | 2017 | Warrenpoint Town | 34 |
| 296 | Dean McDonald | 2017 | Merstham | 32 |
| 113 | Gary Mills | 2017 | Corby Town | 37 |
| 197 | Jon Stead | 2017 | Yaxley | 30 |
| 318 | Chris Arthur | 2018 | Kingstonian | 28 |
| 218 | Ashlee Jones (GK) | 2018 | East Thurrock United | 31 |
| 305 | Brendan Moloney | 2018 | Northampton Town | 29 |
| 237 | Michael Rankine | 2018 | York City | 33 |
| 360 | Ollie Thorne | 2018 | Bedford Town | 28 |
The following ex-RDFC players have been recorded in various backroom roles in recent months.
| ID | Ex Player | Status | Age |
| 329 | Nathan Abbey (GK) | Assistant Manager at Bedford Town | 40 |
| 323 | Cliff Akurang | Coggeshall United Manager | 37 |
| 217 | Alun Armstrong | Manager of Blyth Spartans | 43 |
| 235 | Jon Ashton | Fitness Coach at Stevenage | 36 |
| 256 | Chris Beardsley | Fitness Coach for Burton Albion | 34 |
| 49 | Graham Benstead (GK) | Goalkeeping Coach at Frimley Green FC | 55 |
| 164 | Marcus Bignot | Joint Manager Guiseley | 44 |
| 100 | Jon Brady | Northampton Town U18 Coach | 43 |
| 285 | David Brown | Motherwell Scout | 40 |
| 114 | Andy Burgess | Widnes FC Coach | 37 |
| 135 | Shaun Carey | U12’s Coach with the Northampton Town Academy | 42 |
| 313 | Justin Cochrane | England U15 Head Coach | 36 |
| 180 | Sean Connelly | Lead Physiotherapist for the Football Association of Wales. | 48 |
| 95 | Mark Cooper | Forest Green Rovers Manager | 49 |
| 79 | Gary Crosby | Assistant Manager at Burton Albion | 54 |
| 41 | Martin Davies (GK) | Swansea City U23 Goalkeeping Coach | 44 |
| 110 | Miguel DeSouza | Academy Recruitment Manager at Charlton Athletic | 48 |
| 144 | John Dempster | Mansfield Town Academy | 35 |
| 159 | Stuart Douglas | Physiotherapist role at AFC Wimbledon. | 40 |
| 167 | Andrew Edwards | FA Coach For U19 Side | 47 |
| 362 | Simon Evans (GK) | Reserve team manager at Dorchester town | 30 |
| 81 | Adrian Foster | Gillingham Town Manager | 47 |
| 63 | Andy Furnell | Yaxley Manager | 41 |
| 262 | Jason Goodliffe | Coach at Stevenage | 44 |
| 146 | Stuart Gray | Guiseley Youth Academy Assistant Manager | 44 |
| 155 | Paul Hall | U23 Manager at QPR | 46 |
| 103 | Richie Hanlon | Youth Manager at Berkhamsted FC | 40 |
| 228 | Wayne Hatswell | Newport County Assistant Manager | 39 |
| 184 | Alex Hay | Chief Scout at AFC Fylde | 37 |
| 312 | Jack Higgins | Head of Education – Burnley Academy | 27 |
| 149 | Barry Hunter | Chief Scout at Liverpool | 49 |
| 139 | Andrew Iga (GK) | FA Coach Educator | 40 |
| 351 | Lance Key (GK) | Histon Manager | 50 |
| 203 | Adrian Littlejohn | Head of Academy Physiotherapy at Rotherham United | 48 |
| 127 | David Lowe | First Team Coach at Blackburn Rovers | 53 |
| 260 | Dino Maamria | Manager at Stevenage | 44 |
| 295 | Scott Mitchell | Head of Academy Performance Analysis at Ipswich Town | 33 |
| 64 | David Morrison | Wolves Head of Academy Sport Science | 43 |
| 131 | Stuart Naylor (GK) | Bristol Rovers Goalkeeping Coach | 55 |
| 16 | Andy Peaks | AFC Rushden & Diamonds Manager | 47 |
| 152 | Tony Pennock (GK) | First Team Coach Hull City | 47 |
| 119 | Mark Peters | Mansfield Town Head of Academy Coaching | 46 |
| 85 | Mark Rawle | Coach at Leicester Nirvana | 39 |
| 62 | Jim Rodwell | CEO at Scunthorpe and FA Board Member | 47 |
| 273 | Simon Rusk | Brighton U23 Coach | 36 |
| 121 | Mark Sale | First Team Coach at Stoke City | 46 |
| 270 | Ryan Semple | Manchester City U15 Coach | 33 |
| 136 | Gary Setchell | Wisbech Town Manager | 43 |
| 196 | Tom Shaw | Lincoln City Academy Coach | 31 |
| 1 | Kevin Shoemake(GK) | CEO of Birmingham FA | 53 |
| 43 | Steve Spooner | Lead Professional Development Coach at Birmingham City | 57 |
| 320 | Jamie Stuart | Grays Athletic Player / Manager | 42 |
| 91 | Brian Talbot | Assistant Director of Football Operations and Chief Scout at Fulham FC | 65 |
| 138 | Daniel Talbot | European Scout For Fulham | 34 |
| 101 | Carel Van der Velden | Manager at SC Everstein | 46 |
| 234 | Paul Watson | Head Physio at Sheffield United | 43 |
| 251 | Daniel Webb | Leyton Orient Coach | 35 |
| 94 | Colin West | Northampton Town Assistant Manager | 55 |
| 44 | Kevin Wilkin | Brackley Town Manager | 51 |
| 215 | Andy Woodman (GK) | Under-23 Goalkeeping Coach at Arsenal | 47 |
| 128 | Simon Wormull | Head Coach of Three Bridges | 41 |
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