Introduction to RDFC1992

This site is an archive for content that was published on the Official Rushden & Diamonds Football Club website. The club was formed in 1992, reaching the third tier of English Football under Chairman Max Griggs, but when Max handed over the control of the club things went downhill, and bad decisions were made, leading to the closure of the club in 2011.

After R&DFC was liquidated in 2011 the official website remained for 12 months as an archive until the hosting company decided to terminate the agreement.

There was content on that site that ex-R&DFC fans felt should be kept for historic purposes, notably a complete A-Z of Player Profiles for the entire club history from 1992 to 2011, and official match reports from 2001 to 2011. The Player Profiles have also been continually updated to reflect the subsequent careers of ex-Diamonds. There are also match reports from 1997-2001 that are mostly from the old unofficial R&DFC website.

Above you will see two menu headings. Clicking on “Rushden & Diamonds Players” will lead to a list of all R&DFC players with summary stats, plus a link to a Player A-Z entry for that player, with career details and Diamonds appearance details Alongside that you will see a “Player A-Z” option which leads to an alphabetical list of player links. Clicking on the “Rushden & Diamonds Match History” header will give a complete list of Diamonds results with appropriate detail, and using the drop down menus there will lead to a summary of each Diamonds season, with team line-ups, league tables, and links to match reports and videos where available.

Further details of Rushden & Diamonds Football Club History, along with summary stats can be found here with the Club Honours Board here.

A summary of the current status of the ex-R&DFC players who appeared to still be active in the game in March 2022 is here, with a version from 2018 here, and a version from 2015 here.

Please notify any errors or omissions to redant2006@msn.com

Please note that a community based football club – AFC Rushden & Diamonds was formed in 2011. Their website can be found here, with a club history here and a player history here.

Photographs courtesy of Mal Swinden, Mark Brown, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Paul Redding & Empics unless otherwise stated ©

Rushden & Diamonds Football Club History

Rushden & Diamonds FC

A Club History

Formation (1992)

Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was formed at the end of the 1991/92 season following a merger between Rushden Town (Southern League) and Irthlingborough Diamonds (United Counties League). Rushden Town was formed in 1889 and competed in the Midland and Northants Leagues before joining the United Counties League. The club made a brief sojourn to the Central Alliance before returning to the U.C.L. in the late 50s and winning the title in 1963/64 and 1972/73. In 1983 it was elected to the Southern League Midland Division and progressed further in 1990/91 with promotion to the Premier Division. Unfortunately, after finishing 14th in their first season at this level, the Russians were relegated back to the Midland Division, as their Hayden Road ground was not considered up to the standard required. The club had made considerable improvements to the ground and the Social Club, and was devastated when told that the facilities were not acceptable. Irthlingborough Diamonds was founded in 1946 and began playing competitive youth football in 1947. For the next decade they played as an under-18 side before progressing through local football in the Rushden & District and Kettering Amateur Leagues until 1964. They then achieved senior status with a move to the United Counties League winning the title for the first time in 1970/71. In addition to League success the Diamonds had exciting runs in the FA Vase, reaching the semi-finals in 1980/81 and 1983/84 before losing to Willenhall and Stamford respectively. But after the successes of the 70s and 80s, the early 90s saw a decline in the clubs fortunes and Max Griggs, a local businessman, was approached concerning a possible sponsorship.

Mr Griggs recognised the problems being experienced by both Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds and suggested a merger. Despite widespread reservations this amalgamation was eventually agreed and the Irthlingborough Diamonds ground, Nene Park, was brought up to the required standard.

The Early Years (1992-96) 1992/93 started with the newly formed club, managed by former Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds stalwart Roger Ashby, entertaining Bilston Town in the Southern League Midland Division in front of 315 spectators. The team for that historic first game was Kevin Shoemake, Mark Bushell, Junior Wilson, John Flower, Darrell Page, Steven Heard, Dave Johnson, Aidy Mann, Ollie Kearns, Frankie Belfon and Paul York.

The season ended in disappointment with the club finishing two points behind runners-up Gresley Rovers, but seven points adrift of league winners Nuneaton Borough.

Thanks to the wonderful backing of R Griggs Group (best known for their Dr Martens and Airwair footwear products), and excellent support from local businesses, 1993/94 commenced with the new North Stand, capable of holding 1,000 spectators, fully operational. The Beazer Homes Midland Division title was clinched on May 2nd 1994 in front of 1,504 spectators to achieve a notable double, the side having already won the NFA Hillier Cup six days earlier. The strike partnership of Dale Watkins and Mickey Nuttell had been backed up by a strong defensive unit featuring Kevin Fox, John Flower and Dave Johnson.

The summer of 1994 saw the magnificent Diamond Centre in use with function rooms, club bar, hospitality boxes and restaurants, as well as the dressing rooms and gymnasium.

The centre was officially opened in April 1995 by HRH The Prince of Wales during his visit to an exhibition by the Princes Youth Business Trust, which is extensively supported by the Griggs Group. The main function room, The Kimberley Suite, has staged the Dr Martens European Snooker League, and regularly hosted Sportsmans’ Dinners with guest speakers including Sir Geoff Hurst, Sir Bobby Charlton, Ian St.John and Denis Law. The South Stand, adjoining the Diamond Centre, was fully operational prior to the 1994/95 season when Peterborough United were defeated in the NFA Maunsell Cup. The season commenced with a 2-0 defeat by eventual Southern League Premier Division runners-up Cheltenham Town. After an early FA Cup exit, the hoped-for promotion was overshadowed by an excellent FATrophy run, eventually ended by a 2-1 two-legged semi-final defeat at the hands of GM Conference runners-up Woking. The West Terrace, named the Peter DeBanke Terrace in memory of a former player and respected servant of both Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds, and capable of accommodating 1,800 spectators, was opened during the 1994/95 season leaving only the East Terrace uncovered. A highlight of the 1995/96 pre-season was the visit of Newcastle United, with David Ginola and Les Ferdinand making their debuts, when 4,600 watched the Premiership giants triumph 3-1. A long FA Cup run ended with a home First Round Proper defeat at the hands of Cardiff City. After one or two jitters the season climaxed in May, when 4,664 people, then a ground record, witnessed a 3-2 victory over Merthyr Tydfil to secure the Southern League Championship and a place for Roger Ashby’s side in the Football Conference. That team had included Garry Butterworth, Darren Collins,  Graham Benstead, Andy Kirkup and Nick Ashby.

The Conference Years – Part 1 (1996 – 2001)

The summer of 1996 and the early part of the 1996/97 season saw the installation of a new road complex, Diamond Way, and the erection of phase 1 of the East Stand, which would extend the official ground capacity to 6,572. This was officially opened in December 1996 by Max Griggs and named The AirWair Stand. The club failed to justify favouritism for the Conference title in 1996/97 and, despite another lengthy FA Cup run to the First Round Proper stage, the end of February 1997 found the side at the bottom of the table and out of both the FA Trophy and Northants Senior Cup. Brian Talbot, the ex-Ipswich Town, Arsenal and England player, was appointed to the coaching staff on 1st March, taking complete control a week later. The team lost only twice more to eventually finish in 12th place and Talbot was confirmed as Head Coach in time for the 1997/98 campaign.

The influx of new players such as Adrian Foster and Paul Underwood gave optimism for 1997/98 but this was soon tempered with only one point being gained from the first four matches. Defeats at the first stages of both the Spalding and FA Cups followed before replacements were introduced such as Darren Bradshaw and Mark Smith. This led to a successful run which elevated the side to 2nd place. However, the legacy of the poor start to the season and eventual lack of cover for injuries and suspensions brought an eventual fourth place finish behind Halifax Town. Darren Collins was once again the top scorer for the club, with 29 league goals.

Developments to the complex during 1997 and 1998 saw major improvements to the Training Ground, The summer of 1998 brought the completion of the North Stand development with the inclusion of additional hospitality boxes, football club offices and a large retail outlet to house the clubs merchandise store, known as the Doc Shop. Further development of the AirWair Stand commenced that June with the installation of a roof making the stadium completely covered by November.

After a record-breaking start when seven successive wins were recorded, the 1998/99 season saw the club repeat its fourth place finish in the Nationwide Conference, with the season fading quickly after a home defeat by eventual champions Cheltenham Town who scored twice in the dying minutes of the game. Early season promise had been brought via signings such as Michael McElhatton and Jon Brady, with additional players arriving during the season such as Ray Warburton.

The Northants Senior Cup was won for the second time in the clubs brief history, but the highlight of the season was undoubtedly the FA Cup run which culminated in a Third Round clash with Premiership side Leeds United. In January, before a ground record crowd of 6,431, the Diamonds secured a memorable 0-0 draw. Over 39,000 watched the replay at Elland Road eleven days later but, after taking an 11th minute lead through Carl Heggs, the cup dream was ended as the Premiership side stepped up a gear and ran out 3-1 winners.

  

Prior to the start of 1999/2000, Brian Talbot was appointed Club Manager and the Maunsell Premier Cup was again captured at the expense of Northampton Town. The Club were made favourites for the Conference title, with signings such as Billy Turley and Mark Peters, and were always in the upper reaches of the table. Optimism was high at the end of February when leading the table, with a run of home games to follow.  However, only two of these were won, and defeat against the eventual champions Kidderminster Harriers at Aggborough effectively decided the season, and runners-up spot had to suffice. Another successful FA Cup run again culminated in a Third Round Proper exit on penalties in a Nene Park replay against Sheffield United, following an excellent 1-1 draw at Bramall Lane. Disappointment came in the quarter finals of the FA Trophy with a shock reversal in a home replay against Sutton United.

Pre-season 2000/2001 dawned with the opening of the Dr Martens Sports and Exhibition Centre adjacent to Pitch No.2, including the base for the playing staff complete with gymnasium, management offices and recreational facilities. The previous seasons disappointment hadn’t deterred the bookmakers and Diamonds were again rated favourites to secure the one promotion place to the Football League. This favourite status was reinforced by signings such as those of Justin Jackson, Duane Darby and Tarkan Mustafa to fit into a side that already included the likes of Paul Underwood, Ray Warburton, Mark Peters, Garry Butterworth and Jon Brady.

A 12-game unbeaten run at the start of the season put them in pole position, but a run of bad results, including a fighting 1-0 defeat at Luton Town in the First Round of the FA Cup, left them trailing Yeovil Town heading into Christmas. Brian Talbot came under pressure from a minority group of supporters but Max Griggs faith never wavered and he was rewarded when the team lost just one of their final 23 league games to secure promotion to the Football League, just nine short years after the club came into existence.

A key 2-0 victory over local rivals Kettering Town, achieved with 10 men away from home was followed by a tense goalless draw with Yeovil Town in Somerset, and then the title was clinched with a 2-1 victory over Chester City.

Other players that featured that season included Andy Burgess in just his second season, Shaun Carey, Jim Rodwell, Gary Setchell, Jean-Michel Sigere, Gary Mills and Stuart Gray.

The Football League Years (2001 – 2006)

The first year in the Football League brought around more excitement to the club. The club started the season in fine style, recording their first win in the Football League with a 1-0 victory over York City. Warren Patmore, signed from Yeovil and scored the club’s first ever Football League goal but lasted only four games before transferring to Woking.

Despite a Worthington Cup win over Burnley, the club went seven league matches without a win and the hard-earned league status looked under threat as Barry Hunter was signed along with Scott Partridge and the returning Ritchie Hanlon to try to reverse the trend. The record books were rewritten for Diamonds on October 2001 but unfortunately it was for the wrong reasons. A 7-1 hammering at Cardiff in the LDV Vans Trophy game was a club record heaviest defeat. However, the season was about to change in December following the signing of Onandi Lowe, a Jamaican international who had an excellent scoring record for his country. This signing was reinforced with the arrival of Stuart Wardley and Paul Hall. The club lost only eight games in 26 matches from December. Lowe went on a scoring spree for Diamonds – hitting nine in the final five games of the season to shoot Diamonds up the table and secure a play-off spot. Diamonds were pitted with Rochdale in the semi-final and after an emphatic 2-2 draw at Nene Park it was all down to one match at Spotland on a cold Tuesday night for a place in the final at the Millennium Stadium. It looked as though Diamonds would not get their day at Cardiff after a mistake from Billy Turley, miskicking a rolling ball, saw the club go one goal down. However, their day in the Welsh capital was secured when Onandi Lowe and Paul Hall grabbed a goal apiece. The final, however, was not to be Diamonds day and Cheltenham ran out deserved 3-1 winners, with Hall grabbing the club’s goal at the famous stadium.

The 2002-2003 season brought much optimism for the club following their impressive first year in the Football League. Marcus Bignot, a former Crewe player was brought in to strengthen the squad and the club made an impressive start, losing only one game from their opening eight encounters. Despite an 8-0 loss to Coventry in the Worthington Cup (breaking the record for the heaviest club defeat) Diamonds were never out of the top six throughout 2002. A 5-1 home win over Shrewsbury kicked off 2003 and important victories over Kidderminster, Cambridge and Bournemouth kept the momentum going. On March 1^st 2003, Diamonds were in second place in the table, a massive 12 points behind leaders Hartlepool, and at that stage there was no talk of the title. However, an incredible turn of fortunes for both sides resulted in one of the most amazing finishes to the season. With Hartlepool struggling to find any form, Diamonds took full advantage and in March the club racked up wins over York, Hull, Bury and Exeter, with Brian being named Manager of the Month (his second award of this type for the season). Diamonds won four important games on the trot in April, including a 2-1 victory over Carlisle, which secured promotion and could have secured the championship in the penultimate match of the season, but a 0-0 draw against Leyton Orient combined with a Hartlepool win set up a mouth-watering end of season game. The computer fixture could not have written the script any sweeter – Hartlepool were the last day opponents for Diamonds at Nene Park. The home side knew a draw would be good enough to secure the title and Paul Hall settled nerves with a first-half opener. It looked as though there would be no response from Hartlepool but with minutes remaining Diamonds fans were to endure nail-biting moments when Hartlepool grabbed an equaliser. However, this was to be Diamonds day as they held on for a famous draw to secure the championship in only the club’s second season in the Football League.

Rushden and Diamonds kicked off life in Division Two with a 3-1 opening day loss at Luton Town. New signing Rodney Jack had to settle for a place on the substitute’s bench as Brian Talbot began with the same eleven that clinched the title against Hartlepool at Nene Park in the previous campaign. Despite Onandi Lowe giving Rushden a first half lead, two goals from Tony Thorpe and a strike from Matthew Spring gave the Hatters the win. The opening day league defeat was followed by a 3-1 loss in the Carling Cup, at the hands of West Ham United, in front of a near 14,000 crowd at Upton Park. Rushden’s league form varied throughout the season, as the Diamonds could not manage more than two consecutive victories. Life in Division Two was proving to be a challenge. At Christmas, Rushden were placed 14^th in the table, yet it was all very tight in the league at this time. Diamonds were only eight points above the drop zone, yet only six points behind Bristol City, who occupied the final play-off spot. The Christmas period brought Rushden two wins out of three, and lifted the side to within two points of the play-offs. However, the turn of the year resulted in a dramatic turn of fortunes for the club. The team desperately struggled for form on the pitch, picking up only eight points from a possible thirty-three. Additionally, off-the-field problems were beginning to mount, and clearly having an effect on the team’s performance. The beginning of March saw manager Brian Talbot resign from his post before heading to Oldham Athletic. Barry Hunter took charge of first team affairs on a Caretaker Manager basis. Hunter’s reign began with a 1-0 loss at Bristol City. A brace from centre-half Andy Edwards gave Rushden a victory against Notts County at Nene Park, a win that would prove to be Diamonds’ last victory of the season. Transfer deadline day saw four first team regulars leave Nene Park. Paul Underwood headed to Luton Town, while right full-back Marcus Bignot left for QPR. Jamaican duo Paul Hall and Onandi Lowe also departed, moving to Tranmere Rovers and Coventry City respectively. Lowe’s goals had been vital to Rushden and his departure was a major blow, as Rushden struggled for goals from then on.

As the club continued to slide down the league table, Ernie Tippett was appointed as manager to attempt to maintain Rushden’s Division 2 status with three games remaining. The task proved too much as Diamonds lost all three games 2-0, to Hartlepool, Colchester, and Port Vale, condemning Rushden to relegation after just one season in Division 2.

The pre-season of 2004/05 was a busy period for the club, as Ernie Tippett and Stewart Robson looked to effectively rebuild the squad for the forthcoming campaign. New signings included defenders Sean Connelly, Graham Allen (both from Tranmere Rovers), Peter Hawkins and Rob Gier (from MK Dons). Phil Gulliver also arrived along with Craig Dove (a winger) from Middlesbrough. Alex Hay and Gareth Seddon were also brought in to provide more attacking options. Before the fixtures for the 2004 / 05 campaign were announced, there was a great air of anticipation around Nene Park, in fact, around Northamptonshire. Everyone was eager to find out when Rushden and Northampton Town would lock horns, having missed each other the previous season, after Rushden won Division 3, and Northampton were relegated from Division 2.

The two sides would not have to wait long to meet. Rushden would travel to the Sixfields Stadium after an opening day home tie against Kidderminster Harriers. After drawing the opener with Kidderminster 0-0, Rushden went down 1-0 to Northampton, after Eric Sabin struck late on in the game.  Injury and illness denied Gareth Seddon the opportunity to pull on a Diamonds shirt, so Ernie Tippett and Stewart Robson would utilise the loan system. Kevin Braniff arrived from Millwall on a three-month loan, and he scored vital goals in 1-0 wins against Grimsby and Cheltenham. The highlight of the opening half of the season was Rushden’s 5-1 thumping of Notts County at Nene Park. New loan signing Drewe Broughton scored a hat trick, the first of the three coming after just ten seconds. However, a run of 13 league games without a win would ultimately spell the end of Ernie Tippett and Stewart Robson’s reign at Nene Park. Barry Hunter took charge for his second spell as Caretaker Manager, and got off to the best possible start, with a 2-0 win over Leyton Orient.

Hunter had reignited the passion and determination that Rushden had missed for so long, and he also made some excellent loan signings to strengthen the squad for the battle ahead. Scott Shearer was brought in from Coventry City, to fill the troublesome Goalkeeper slot following Billy Turley’s departure. Hunter also brought in Neil McCafferty , a tenacious young Irish midfielder from Charlton, and Mark Williams, a Northern Ireland international, loaned in from MK Dons at centre-half. Drewe Broughton returned for a second spell at Nene Park, to forge an excellent strike partnership with Billy Sharp, an eighteen year old from Sheffield United. Rushden were becoming quite a force at home under Hunter, and the highlight of the season would be March 12^th, 2005. Rushden played Northampton at Nene Park, and with the game level at 2-2 in injury time, Luke Chambers misjudged a clearance-come-pass from Rob Gier, allowing Sharp to steal in and slot the ball past the Cobblers’ goalkeeper as the Rushden fans went wild.

Safety was guaranteed despite the loss of the final two matches of the season to already relegated Cambridge, and promotion chasing Macclesfield. Kidderminster were the other relegated side. In Summer 2005 Max Griggs stepped down as Chairman and owner of the club after announcing his intention to sell the club in October 2003. The Rushden and Diamonds Supporters Trust, made up of supporters of the club, were formed in order to protect the club. In January 2005 Griggs announced his plans to hand over the Football Club, the Nene Park stadium and 22 acres of land – except the sports and exhibition centre – to the Trust. The Griggs family also offered a cash injection of £500,000 for the 2005/06 season, and £250,000 for the 2006/07 season.

The club was formally handed over to the Supporters Trust at a ceremony at Nene Park on 3^rd June 2005 in a historic gesture, with Rushden & Diamonds becoming the first Football Club owned solely by a Supporters Trust.

On the playing side, Barry Hunter remained as Manager after avoiding relegation the previous season. Young players Greg Pearson, Daniel Chillingworth and Neil McCafferty were signed from West Ham, Cambridge United and Charlton respectively. Hunter also recruited experienced midfielder Dave Savage from Bristol Rovers as well as securing the loan signings of young goalkeeper Jamie Young from Reading, Ashley Nicholls joined on loan from Cambridge and striker Chris O’Grady from Leicester. During the January transfer window many additional signings were made including Wayne Hatswell, Darren Caskey, Tyrone Berry, Scott Tynan and Ronnie Bull. Also in January youth team products David Bell and Andy Burgess both left the club with Bell joining former Diamonds defender Paul Underwood at Luton Town.

The 2005/06 season would ultimately be a season of struggle culminating in relegation to the Football Conference. However, highlights included the 3-0 home victory over fellow strugglers and near neighbours Oxford United at the end of January and a decent spell of form in February and March. Relegation was confirmed at Boston United on April 29^th with Diamonds losing 2-0 after they had numerous chances to win the game. After the game most of the players joined the fans to commiserate, and the club’s 5-year stay in the Football League had ended.

The Football Conference – Part 2 (2006 to 2011) As a result of relegation the club decided not to renew Barry Hunter’s contract as Manager whilst many players were also released. A total of thirteen senior players left the club including Player of the Year Phil Gulliver and top scorer Drewe Broughton.

Former Nottingham Forest and Barnsley Manager Paul Hart, was appointed First Team Manager on 23^rd May 2006. In addition the high profile names of Ian Bowyer, Ian Woan and Tony Godden were also brought in as back room staff. With only a short list of players retained, Paul Hart set about signing a number of players in June. Glenn Wilson, Paul Watson, Jon Ashton, Chris Hope and Leo Fortune-West all arrived on free transfers, while Michael Rankine and Nicky Eyre both signed after a successful trial periods at the club.

The Diamonds started the season poorly with defeats to Crawley Town and Grays Athletic, and after a 4-1 defeat to Northwich Victoria, and with only 4 wins in the first 16 games Paul Hart and his management paid the price for the Club’s poor league position, with Tony Godden taking temporary charge as Caretaker Manager.

Tony’s first game in charge saw a respectable 1-1 draw away at Weymouth and although the side lost in the League to Dagenham & Redbridge, St. Albans and Aldershot, the club progressed to the Second round of the FA Cup after beating League One side Yeovil Town 3-1.

On 22^nd November 2006 the Supporters Trust handed over control of Rushden & Diamonds, and the Nene Park facilities they controlled, to Keith Cousins, who became the new Club Chairman.

Following Mr Cousin’s arrival the club sought a new manager, with Graham Westley being appointed on Monday 18^th December 2006 prior to the Club’s busy Christmas schedule.

After results picked up, and Conference safety looked certain, Graham Westley left the club by mutual consent to be replaced by Garry Hill, the former Weymouth and Dagenham & Redbridge manager, appointed at the end of February 2007.

Garry’s side finished the season in 12th place on 62 points. Over the summer players such as Curtis Woodhouse, Martin Foster, and former Diamond players Jon Challinor, Andy Burgess and Phil Gulliver were bought in to strengthen the youthful team, in the aim of a push for in the newly renamed Blue Square Premier in the 2007/08 season.

The 2007/08 season turned out to be a season of consolidation, with the club maintaining a solid mid-table position throughout the season, finishing in 16th place on 59 points. Players departing included Wayne Hatswell and Simeon Jackson, with the latter moving to the League One level with Gillingham.

After an initial difficulty in finding the net at Nene Park the fans were treated to two successive 5-0 victories – the televised game with Oxford United followed a victory over Solihull Moors in the FA Cup. The cup form continued with victory over league two Macclesfield Town, but the run ended at the Memorial Stadium in Bristol, with Rovers making the best of difficult conditions.

A further highlight of the season was a run to the final of the Setanta Shield, and although beaten on penalties, the 3-3 draw at Aldershot will be long remembered by those that witnessed it live or on TV.

The season ended with the Diamonds lifting the NFA Hillier Cup with a 2-1 victory over Brackley Town.

For the 2008/09 season, 10 pre-season signings included Daryl Clare and Rob Wolleaston, with Curtis Osano joining the club on a permanent basis after spending the previous season on loan from Reading. Victory over Peterborough United in the Maunsell Cup Final was the fourth occasion the Diamonds had won the senior Northamptonshire FA competition.  The season got off to a good start, with the first four games unbeaten, including a draw at local rivals Kettering Town.

However, the season quickly tailed off, and saw the Diamonds go out of the FA Cup at Evesham United in the fourth qualifying round. Garry Hill resigned as manager of the club on 10th February 2009, and was replaced by Justin Edinburgh as caretaker-manager. Edinburgh’s first game in charge was in the 9-0 victory over Weymouth at the Wessex Stadium on 21st February 2009. That was followed by the Diamonds maintaining their excellent record over local rivals Kettering Town with a 1-0 victory at Nene Park.

Edinburgh was then awarded a permanent contract just prior to the final game of the 2008-09 season. That final game saw the Diamonds complete the campaign in 11th position in the Blue Square Premier.

For the 2009-10 season a number of new players were signed, including Craig Farrell, Max Porter, Aaron O’Connor and Jamie Stuart, but long servants Chris Hope and Andy Burgess departed before the season started.

After keeping a stable squad for all of the 2009-10 season, Justin Edinburgh led the team to fourth position in the league, including a memorable victory over champions Stevenage Borough, a record 8-0 home victory over Gateshead and a 3-0 away victory over local rivals Kettering Town, With only two league defeats from the start of the year 2010, the club clinched a place in the post-season playoffs for the first time, but they lost over two legs to Oxford United in the semi-final.

For the 2010/11 season in the newly renamed Blue Square Bet Premier there were a number of changes in personnel, with ten summer signings and a similar number of departures from the club. Star player Lee Tomlin had remained at Nene Park for much of the pre-season period but left to join Peterborough United shortly before the start of the season.

The first three months of the season saw a mixed set of results, including two more victories over local rivals Kettering, including an FA Cup victory during October that saw Justin Edinburgh win the manager of the month award.

On 1st December 2010 Keith Cousins announced he was stepping down as club chairman, endorsing Liam Beasant and Gary Calder as the new owners of the Football Club. In February 2011 Gary Calder left the club, with Liam Beasant taking over as Chairman, with Steve Beasant coming in as Chief Executive Officer.

On 14th December 2010 the club reported the sad loss of goalkeeper Dale Roberts, one of the most popular players at the club.

At the end of the 2010-11 season the Rushden & Diamonds Youth Team clinched the Midland Youth Cup with a 3-2 victory against Chesterfield at the b2Net Stadium on 19th April 2011.

The Youth Team then completed a double when they clinched the Football Conference Youth Alliance title at the start of May 2011.

On 11th June 2011 the club was expelled from the Football Conference at the Conference AGM.

The Rushden & Diamonds FC Honours Board can be found here.

League Tables 1992-2011

This is a set of League Tables that included Rushden & Diamonds FC.

	Southern League Mid 1992-93
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Nuneaton Borough	42	29	5	8	102	45	92
2	Gresley Rovers	42	27	6	9	94	55	87
3	Rushden & Diamonds	42	25	10	7	85	41	85
4	Barri	42	26	5	11	82	49	83
5	Newport	42	23	8	11	73	58	77
6	Bedworth United	42	22	8	12	72	55	74
7	Stourbridge	42	17	6	19	71	75	60
8	Sutton Coldfield Town	42	12	8	22	53	75	60
9	Redditch United	42	19	11	12	79	62	60
10	Tamworth	42	19	7	16	82	68	59
11	Weston Super Mare	42	27	10	5	94	39	58
12	Leicester United	42	11	9	22	34	73	57
13	Grantham Town	42	16	6	20	77	73	57
14	Bilston Town	42	16	10	16	65	73	55
15	Evesham United	42	16	8	18	50	60	53
16	Bridgnorth Town	42	15	6	21	56	68	52
17	Dudley Town	42	13	10	19	64	61	50
18	Yate Town	42	10	6	26	48	86	50
19	Forest Green Rovers	42	12	12	18	61	84	42
20	Hinckley United	42	11	10	21	44	71	38
21	King’s Lynn	42	9	11	22	47	72	36
22	Racing Club Warwick	42	13	12	17	53	66	16
	Southern League Mid 1993-94
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Rushden & Diamonds	42	29	11	2	109	37	98
2	Rugby Town	42	28	8	6	98	41	92
3	Weston Super Mare	42	27	10	5	94	39	91
4	Newport	42	26	9	7	84	37	87
5	Clevedon Town	42	24	10	8	75	46	82
6	Redditch United	42	19	11	12	79	62	68
7	Tamworth	42	19	7	16	82	68	64
8	Bilston Town	42	16	10	16	65	73	58
9	Stourbridge	42	17	6	19	71	75	57
10	Evesham United	42	16	8	18	50	60	56
11	Grantham Town	42	16	6	20	77	73	54
12	Bridgnorth Town	42	15	6	21	56	68	51
13	Racing Club Warwick	42	13	12	17	53	66	51
14	Dudley Town	42	13	10	19	64	61	49
15	Forest Green Rovers	42	12	12	18	61	84	48
16	Sutton Coldfield Town	42	12	8	22	53	75	44
17	Bedworth United	42	12	7	23	62	81	43
18	Hinckley United	42	11	10	21	44	71	43
19	Leicester United	42	11	9	22	34	73	42
20	King’s Lynn	42	9	11	22	47	72	38
21	Yate Town	42	10	6	26	48	86	36
22	Armitage	42	8	11	23	45	105	35
	Southern Premier – 1994-95
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Hednesford Town	42	28	9	5	99	49	93
2	Cheltenham	42	25	11	6	87	39	86
3	Burton Albion	42	20	15	7	55	39	75
4	Gloucester City	42	22	8	12	76	48	74
5	Rushden & Diamonds	42	19	11	12	99	65	68
6	Dorchester Town	42	19	10	13	84	61	67
7	Leek Town	42	19	10	13	72	60	67
8	Gresley Rovers	42	17	12	13	70	63	63
9	Cambridge City	42	18	8	16	60	55	62
10	Worcester City	42	14	15	13	46	34	57
11	Crawley Town	42	15	10	17	64	71	55
12	Hastings Town	42	13	14	15	55	57	53
13	Halesowen Town	42	14	10	18	81	80	52
14	Ebbsfleet United	42	13	13	16	38	55	52
15	Chelmsford City	42	14	6	22	56	60	48
16	Atherstone United	42	12	12	18	51	67	48
17	Rugby Town	42	11	14	17	49	61	47
18	Sudbury Town	42	12	10	20	50	77	46
19	Solihull Borough	42	10	15	17	39	65	45
20	Sittingbourne	42	11	10	21	51	73	43
21	Trowbridge Town	42	9	13	20	43	69	40
22	Corby Town	42	4	10	28	36	113	21
	Southern Premier – 1995-96
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Rushden & Diamonds	42	29	7	6	99	41	94
2	Halesowen Town	42	27	11	4	70	36	92
3	Cheltenham	42	21	11	10	76	57	74
4	Gloucester City	42	21	8	13	65	47	71
5	Gresley Rovers	42	20	10	12	70	58	70
6	Worcester City	42	19	12	11	61	43	69
7	Merthyr Tydfil	42	19	6	17	67	59	63
8	Hastings Town	42	16	13	13	68	56	61
9	Crawley Town	42	15	13	14	57	56	58
10	Sudbury Town	42	15	10	17	69	71	55
11	Ebbsfleet United	42	15	10	17	60	62	55
12	Chelmsford City	42	13	16	13	46	53	55
13	Dorchester Town	42	15	8	19	62	57	53
14	Newport	42	13	13	16	53	59	52
15	Salisbury City	42	14	10	18	57	69	52
16	Burton Albion	42	13	12	17	55	56	51
17	Atherstone United	42	12	12	18	58	75	48
18	Baldock Town	42	11	14	17	51	56	47
19	Cambridge City	42	12	10	20	56	68	46
20	Ilkeston Town	42	11	10	21	53	87	43
21	Stafford Rangers	42	11	4	27	58	90	37
22	Rugby Town	42	5	10	27	37	92	25
	Conference – 1996-97
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Macclesfield	42	27	9	6	80	30	90
2	Kidderminster	42	26	7	9	84	42	85
3	Stevenage Borough	42	24	10	8	87	53	82
4	Morecambe	42	19	9	14	69	56	66
5	Woking	42	18	10	14	71	63	64
6	Northwich Victoria	42	17	12	13	61	54	63
7	Farnborough Town	42	16	13	13	58	53	61
8	Hednesford Town	42	16	12	14	52	50	60
9	Telford United	42	16	10	16	46	56	58
10	Gateshead	42	15	11	16	59	63	56
11	Southport	42	15	10	17	51	61	55
12	Rushden & Diamonds	42	14	11	17	61	63	53
13	Stalybridge Celtic	42	14	10	18	53	58	52
14	Kettering Town	42	14	9	19	53	62	51
15	Hayes	42	12	14	16	54	55	50
16	Slough Town	42	12	14	16	62	65	50
17	Dover Athletic	42	12	14	16	57	68	50
18	Welling United	42	13	9	20	50	60	48
19	Halifax Town	42	12	12	18	55	74	48
20	Bath City	42	12	11	19	53	80	47
21	Bromsgrove Rovers	42	12	5	25	41	67	41
22	Altrincham	42	9	12	21	49	73	39
	Conference – 1997-98
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Halifax Town	42	25	12	5	74	43	87
2	Cheltenham	42	23	9	10	63	43	78
3	Woking	42	22	8	12	72	46	74
4	Rushden & Diamonds	42	23	5	14	79	57	74
5	Morecambe	42	21	10	11	77	64	73
6	Hereford United	42	18	13	11	56	49	67
7	Hednesford Town	42	18	12	12	59	50	66
8	Slough Town	42	18	10	14	58	49	64
9	Northwich Victoria	42	15	15	12	63	59	60
10	Welling United	42	17	9	16	64	62	60
11	Yeovil Town	42	17	8	17	73	63	59
12	Hayes	42	16	10	16	62	52	58
13	Dover Athletic	42	15	10	17	60	70	55
14	Kettering Town	42	13	13	16	53	60	52
15	Stevenage Borough	42	13	12	17	59	63	51
16	Southport	42	13	11	18	56	58	50
17	Kidderminster	42	11	14	17	56	63	47
18	Farnborough Town	42	12	8	22	56	70	44
19	Leek Town	42	10	14	18	52	67	44
20	Telford United	42	10	12	20	53	76	42
21	Gateshead	42	8	11	23	51	87	35
22	Stalybridge Celtic	42	7	8	27	48	93	29
	Conference – 1998-99
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Cheltenham	42	22	14	6	71	36	80
2	Kettering Town	42	22	10	10	58	37	76
3	Hayes	42	22	8	12	63	50	74
4	Rushden & Diamonds	42	20	12	10	71	42	72
5	Yeovil Town	42	20	11	11	68	54	71
6	Stevenage Borough	42	17	17	8	62	45	68
7	Northwich Victoria	42	19	9	14	60	51	66
8	Kingstonian	42	17	13	12	50	49	64
9	Woking	42	18	9	15	51	45	63
10	Hednesford Town	42	15	16	11	49	44	61
11	Dover Athletic	42	15	13	14	54	48	58
12	Forest Green Rovers	42	15	13	14	55	50	58
13	Hereford United	42	15	10	17	49	46	55
14	Morecambe	42	15	8	19	60	76	53
15	Kidderminster	42	14	9	19	56	52	51
16	Doncaster Rovers	42	12	12	18	51	55	48
17	Telford United	42	10	16	16	44	60	46
18	Southport	42	10	15	17	47	59	45
19	Barrow	42	11	10	21	40	63	43
20	Welling United	42	9	14	19	44	65	41
21	Leek Town	42	8	8	26	48	76	32
22	Farnborough Town	42	7	11	24	41	89	32
	Conference – 1999-00
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Kidderminster	42	26	7	9	75	40	85
2	Rushden & Diamonds	42	21	13	8	71	42	76
3	Morecambe	42	18	16	8	70	48	70
4	Scarborough	42	19	12	11	60	35	69
5	Kingstonian	42	20	7	15	58	44	67
6	Dover Athletic	42	18	12	12	65	56	66
7	Yeovil Town	42	18	10	14	60	63	64
8	Hereford United	42	15	14	13	61	52	59
9	Southport	42	15	13	14	55	56	58
10	Stevenage Borough	42	16	9	17	60	54	57
11	Hayes	42	16	8	18	57	58	56
12	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	9	18	46	48	54
14	Kettering Town	42	12	16	14	44	50	52
14	Woking	42	12	15	15	45	53	51
15	Nuneaton Borough	42	12	15	15	49	53	51
16	Telford United	42	14	9	19	56	66	51
18	Northwich Victoria	42	13	12	17	53	78	51
18	Hednesford Town	42	15	6	21	45	68	51
19	Forest Green Rovers	42	13	8	21	54	63	47
20	Welling United	42	13	8	21	54	66	47
21	Altrincham	42	9	19	14	51	60	46
22	Sutton United	42	8	10	24	39	75	34
	Conference – 2000-01
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Rushden & Diamonds	42	25	11	6	78	36	86
2	Yeovil Town	42	24	8	10	73	50	80
3	Dagenham & Redbridge	42	23	8	11	71	54	77
4	Southport	42	20	9	13	58	46	69
5	Leigh RMI	42	19	11	12	63	57	68
6	Telford United	42	19	8	15	51	51	65
7	Stevenage Borough	42	15	18	9	71	61	63
8	Chester City	42	16	14	12	49	43	62
9	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	13	14	47	43	58
10	Scarborough	42	14	16	12	56	54	58
11	Hereford United	42	14	15	13	60	46	57
12	Boston United	42	13	17	12	74	63	56
13	Nuneaton Borough	42	13	15	14	60	60	54
14	Woking	42	13	15	14	52	57	54
15	Dover Athletic	42	14	11	17	54	56	53
16	Forest Green Rovers	42	11	15	16	43	54	48
17	Northwich Victoria	42	11	13	18	49	67	46
18	Hayes	42	12	10	20	44	71	46
19	Morecambe	42	11	12	19	64	66	45
20	Kettering Town	42	11	10	21	46	62	43
21	Kingstonian	42	8	10	24	47	73	34
22	Hednesford Town	42	5	13	24	46	86	28
	Division 3 – 2001-02
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Plymouth	46	31	9	6	71	28	102
2	Luton	46	30	7	9	96	48	97
3	Mansfield	46	24	7	15	72	60	79
4	Cheltenham	46	21	15	10	66	49	78
5	Rochdale	46	21	15	10	65	52	78
6	Rushden & Diamonds	46	20	13	13	69	53	73
7	Hartlepool	46	20	11	15	74	48	71
8	Scunthorpe	46	19	14	13	74	56	71
9	Shrewsbury Town	46	20	10	16	64	53	70
10	Kidderminster	46	19	9	18	56	47	66
11	Hull City	46	16	13	17	57	51	61
12	Macclesfield	46	15	13	18	41	52	58
13	Southend	46	15	13	18	51	54	58
14	York City	46	16	9	21	54	67	57
15	Darlington	46	15	11	20	60	71	56
16	Exeter City	46	14	13	19	48	73	55
17	Leyton Orient	46	13	13	20	55	71	52
18	Carlisle United	46	12	16	18	49	56	52
19	Swansea	46	13	12	21	53	77	51
20	Torquay United	46	12	15	19	46	63	51
21	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	53	62	47
22	Lincoln	46	10	16	20	44	62	46
23	Bristol Rovers	46	11	12	23	40	60	45
24	Halifax Town	46	8	12	26	39	84	36
	Division 3 – 2002-03
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Rushden & Diamonds	46	24	15	7	73	47	87
2	Hartlepool	46	24	13	9	70	50	85
3	Wrexham	46	23	15	8	84	50	84
4	Bournemouth	46	20	14	12	60	48	74
5	Scunthorpe	46	19	15	12	67	48	72
6	Lincoln	46	18	16	12	46	37	70
7	Bury	46	18	16	12	57	56	70
8	Oxford United	46	19	12	15	57	47	69
9	Torquay United	46	16	18	12	71	71	66
10	York City	46	17	15	14	52	53	66
11	Kidderminster	46	16	15	15	62	63	63
12	Cambridge United	46	16	13	17	67	70	61
13	Hull City	46	14	17	15	58	53	59
14	Boston United	46	15	13	18	55	56	54
15	Darlington	46	12	18	16	58	59	54
16	Macclesfield	46	14	12	20	57	63	54
17	Southend	46	17	3	26	47	59	54
18	Leyton Orient	46	14	11	21	51	61	53
19	Rochdale	46	12	16	18	63	70	52
20	Bristol Rovers	46	12	15	19	50	57	51
21	Swansea	46	12	13	21	48	65	49
22	Carlisle United	46	13	10	23	52	78	49
23	Exeter City	46	11	15	20	50	64	48
24	Shrewsbury Town	46	9	14	23	62	92	41
	Division 2 – 2003-04
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Plymouth	46	26	12	8	85	41	90
2	QPR	46	22	17	7	80	45	83
3	Bristol City	46	23	13	10	58	37	82
4	Brighton	46	22	11	13	64	43	77
5	Swindon Town	46	20	13	13	76	58	73
6	Hartlepool	46	20	13	13	76	61	73
7	Port Vale	46	21	10	15	73	63	73
8	Tranmere Rovers	46	17	16	13	59	56	67
9	Bournemouth	46	17	15	14	56	51	66
10	Luton	46	17	15	14	69	66	66
11	Colchester United	46	17	13	16	52	56	64
12	Barnsley	46	15	17	14	54	58	62
13	Wrexham	46	17	9	20	50	60	60
14	Blackpool	46	16	11	19	58	65	59
15	Oldham Athletic	46	12	21	13	66	60	57
16	Sheffield Wednesday	46	13	14	19	48	64	53
17	Brentford	46	14	11	21	52	69	53
18	Peterborough	46	12	16	18	58	58	52
19	Stockport County	46	11	19	16	62	70	52
20	Chesterfield	46	12	15	19	49	71	51
21	Grimsby	46	13	11	22	55	81	50
22	Rushden & Diamonds	46	13	9	24	60	74	48
23	Notts County	46	10	12	24	50	78	42
24	Wycombe Wanderers	46	6	19	21	50	75	37
	League 2 – 2004-05
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Yeovil Town	46	25	8	13	90	65	83
2	Scunthorpe	46	22	14	10	69	42	80
3	Swansea	46	24	8	14	62	43	80
4	Southend	46	22	12	12	65	46	78
5	Macclesfield	46	22	9	15	60	49	75
6	Lincoln	46	20	12	14	64	47	72
7	Northampton Town	46	20	12	14	62	51	72
8	Darlington	46	20	12	14	57	49	72
9	Rochdale	46	16	18	12	54	48	66
10	Wycombe Wanderers	46	17	14	15	58	52	65
11	Leyton Orient	46	16	15	15	65	67	63
12	Bristol Rovers	46	13	21	12	60	57	60
13	Mansfield	46	15	15	16	56	56	60
14	Cheltenham	46	16	12	18	51	54	60
15	Oxford United	46	16	11	19	50	63	59
16	Boston United	46	14	16	16	62	58	58
17	Bury	46	14	16	16	54	54	58
18	Grimsby	46	14	16	16	51	52	58
19	Notts County	46	13	13	20	46	62	52
20	Chester City	46	12	16	18	43	69	52
21	Shrewsbury Town	46	11	16	19	48	53	49
22	Rushden & Diamonds	46	10	14	22	42	63	44
23	Kidderminster	46	10	8	28	39	85	38
24	Cambridge United	46	8	16	22	39	62	30
	League 2 – 2005-06
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Carlisle United	46	25	11	10	84	42	86
2	Northampton Town	46	22	17	7	63	37	83
3	Leyton Orient	46	22	15	9	67	51	81
4	Grimsby	46	22	12	12	64	44	78
5	Cheltenham	46	19	15	12	65	53	72
6	Wycombe Wanderers	46	18	17	11	72	56	71
7	Lincoln	46	15	21	10	65	53	66
8	Darlington	46	16	15	15	58	52	63
9	Peterborough	46	17	11	18	57	49	62
10	Shrewsbury Town	46	16	13	17	55	55	61
11	Boston United	46	15	16	15	50	60	61
12	Bristol Rovers	46	17	9	20	59	67	60
13	Wrexham	46	15	14	17	61	54	59
14	Rochdale	46	14	14	18	66	69	56
15	Chester City	46	14	12	20	53	59	54
16	Mansfield	46	13	15	18	59	66	54
17	Macclesfield	46	12	18	16	60	71	54
18	Barnet	46	12	18	16	44	57	54
19	Bury	46	12	17	17	45	57	53
20	Torquay United	46	13	13	20	53	66	52
21	Notts County	46	12	16	18	48	63	52
22	Stockport County	46	11	19	16	57	78	52
23	Oxford United	46	11	16	19	43	57	49
24	Rushden & Diamonds	46	11	12	23	44	76	45
	Conference – 2006-07
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	28	11	7	93	48	95
2	Oxford United	46	22	15	9	66	33	81
3	Morecambe	46	23	12	11	64	46	81
4	York City	46	23	11	12	65	45	80
5	Exeter City	46	22	12	12	67	48	78
6	Burton Albion	46	22	9	15	52	47	75
7	Ebbsfleet United	46	21	11	14	63	56	74
8	Stevenage Borough	46	20	10	16	76	66	70
9	Aldershot	46	18	11	17	64	62	65
10	Kidderminster	46	17	12	17	43	50	63
11	Weymouth	46	18	9	19	56	73	63
12	Rushden & Diamonds	46	17	11	18	58	54	62
13	Northwich Victoria	46	18	4	24	51	69	58
14	Forest Green Rovers	46	13	18	15	59	64	57
15	Woking	46	15	12	19	56	61	57
16	Halifax Town	46	15	10	21	55	62	55
17	Cambridge United	46	15	10	21	57	66	55
18	Crawley Town	46	17	12	17	52	52	53
19	Grays Athletic	46	13	13	20	56	55	52
20	Stafford Rangers	46	14	10	22	49	71	52
21	Altrincham	46	13	12	21	53	67	51
22	Tamworth	46	13	9	24	43	61	48
23	Southport	46	11	14	21	57	67	47
24	St Albans City	46	10	10	26	57	89	40
	Conference – 2007-08
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Aldershot	46	31	8	7	82	48	101
2	Cambridge United	46	25	11	10	68	41	86
3	Torquay United	46	26	8	12	83	57	86
4	Exeter City	46	22	17	7	83	58	83
5	Burton Albion	46	23	12	11	79	56	81
6	Stevenage Borough	46	24	7	15	82	55	79
7	Histon	46	20	12	14	76	67	72
8	Forest Green Rovers	46	19	14	13	76	59	71
9	Oxford United	46	20	11	15	56	48	71
10	Grays Athletic	46	19	13	14	58	47	70
11	Ebbsfleet United	46	19	12	15	65	61	69
12	Salisbury City	46	18	14	14	70	60	68
13	Kidderminster	46	19	10	17	74	57	67
14	York City	46	17	11	18	71	74	62
15	Crawley Town	46	19	9	18	73	67	60
16	Rushden & Diamonds	46	15	14	17	55	55	59
17	Woking	46	12	17	17	53	61	53
18	Weymouth	46	11	13	22	53	73	46
19	Northwich Victoria	46	11	11	24	52	78	44
20	Halifax Town	46	12	16	18	61	70	42
21	Altrincham	46	9	14	23	56	82	41
22	Farsley Celtic	46	10	9	27	48	86	39
23	Stafford Rangers	46	5	10	31	42	99	25
24	Droylsden	46	5	9	32	46	103	24
	Conference – 2008-09
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Burton Albion	46	27	7	12	81	52	88
2	Cambridge United	46	24	14	8	65	39	86
3	Histon	46	23	14	9	78	48	83
4	Torquay United	46	23	14	9	72	47	83
5	Stevenage Borough	46	23	12	11	73	54	81
6	Kidderminster	46	23	10	13	69	48	79
7	Oxford United	46	24	10	12	72	51	77
8	Kettering Town	46	21	13	12	50	37	76
9	Crawley Town	46	19	14	13	77	55	70
10	Wrexham	46	18	12	16	64	48	66
11	Rushden & Diamonds	46	16	15	15	61	50	63
12	Mansfield	46	19	9	18	57	55	62
13	Eastbourne Borough	46	18	6	22	58	70	60
14	Ebbsfleet United	46	16	10	20	52	60	58
15	Altrincham	46	15	11	20	49	66	56
16	Salisbury City	46	14	13	19	54	64	55
17	York City	46	11	19	16	47	51	52
18	Forest Green Rovers	46	12	16	18	70	76	52
19	Grays Athletic	46	14	10	22	44	64	52
20	Barrow	46	12	15	19	51	65	51
21	Woking	46	10	14	22	37	60	44
22	Northwich Victoria	46	11	10	25	56	75	43
23	Weymouth	46	11	10	25	45	86	43
24	Lewes	46	6	6	34	28	89	24
	Conference – 2009-10
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Stevenage Borough	44	30	9	5	79	24	99
2	Luton	44	26	10	8	84	40	88
3	Oxford United	44	25	11	8	64	31	86
4	Rushden & Diamonds	44	22	13	9	77	39	79
5	York City	44	22	12	10	62	35	78
6	Kettering Town	44	18	12	14	51	41	66
7	Crawley Town	44	19	9	16	50	57	66
8	AFC Wimbledon	44	18	10	16	61	47	64
9	Mansfield	44	17	11	16	69	60	62
10	Cambridge United	44	15	14	15	65	53	59
11	Wrexham	44	15	13	16	45	39	58
12	Salisbury City	44	21	5	18	58	63	58
13	Kidderminster	44	15	12	17	57	52	57
14	Altrincham	44	13	15	16	53	51	54
15	Barrow	44	13	13	18	50	67	52
16	Tamworth	44	11	16	17	42	52	49
17	Hayes & Yeading United	44	12	12	20	59	85	48
18	Histon	44	11	13	20	44	67	46
19	Eastbourne Borough	44	11	13	20	42	72	46
20	Gateshead	44	13	7	24	46	69	45
21	Forest Green Rovers	44	12	9	23	50	76	45
22	Ebbsfleet United	44	12	8	24	50	82	44
23	Grays Athletic	44	5	13	26	35	91	26
	Conference – 2010-11
	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Crawley Town	46	31	12	3	93	30	105
2	AFC Wimbledon	46	27	9	10	83	47	90
3	Luton	46	23	15	8	85	37	84
4	Wrexham	46	22	15	9	66	49	81
5	Fleetwood	46	22	12	12	68	42	78
6	Kidderminster	46	20	17	9	74	60	72
7	Darlington	46	18	17	11	61	42	71
8	York City	46	19	14	13	55	50	71
9	Newport County	46	18	15	13	78	60	69
10	Bath City	46	16	15	15	64	68	63
11	Grimsby	46	15	17	14	72	62	62
12	Mansfield	46	17	10	19	73	75	61
13	Rushden & Diamonds	46	16	14	16	65	62	57
14	Gateshead	46	14	15	17	65	68	57
15	Kettering Town	46	15	13	18	64	75	56
16	Hayes & Yeading United	46	15	6	25	57	81	51
17	Cambridge United	46	11	17	18	53	61	50
18	Barrow	46	12	14	20	52	67	50
19	Tamworth	46	12	13	21	62	83	49
20	Forest Green Rovers	46	10	16	20	53	72	46
21	Southport	46	11	13	22	56	77	46
22	Altrincham	46	11	11	24	47	87	44
23	Eastbourne Borough	46	10	9	27	62	104	39
24	Histon	46	8	9	29	41	90	28

League Squads and Starts

The following lists show the players who have started for the Diamonds in league games season by season – along with the number of starts made in each league campaign (regular season games only).

Season One – 1992-93 Southern League Midland

Darrell Page (38), John Flower (36), Dave Johnson (34), Glenville Donegal (33), Adie Mann (32), Paul York (31), Colin Waite (31), Andy Peaks (30), Glen Beech (28), Andy Kirkup (24), Kevin Shoemake (23), Mark Bushell (21), Kevin Fox (18), Dale Watkins (17), Junior Wilson (16), Barrington Leslie (15), Ollie Kearns (15), Frankie Belfon (10), John Coe (7), Steven Heard (1), Mark Jameson (1), Darren Watts (1).

Season Two 1993-94 Southern League Midland

Micky Nuttell (40), Dave Johnson (40), Dale Watkins (40), Darrell Page (39), Kevin Fox (37), Paul York (37), John Flower (35), Paul Richardson (30), Adie Mann (25), Paul Coe (23), Glen Beech (22), Andy Peaks (20), Tim Wooding (18), Andy Kirkup (18), Alan Kurila (18), Dougie Keast (8), Kevin Shoemake (5), Richard Bailey (4), Sean Diver (2), Darren Hillier (1).

Season Three 1994-95 Southern League Premier

Garry Butterworth (41), Dougie Keast (40), Andy Peaks (37), Dave Johnson (33), Darren Collins (33), Tim Wooding (30), Dale Watkins (28), Micky Nuttell (27), Paul York (25), Ian King (24), John Flower (22), Martin Davies (18), Adie Mann (17), Steve Spooner (17), Kevin Fox (17), Kevin Wilkin (11), Richard Bailey (9), Andy Kirkup (8), Paul Richardson (7), Chris McKenzie (3), Andy Lomas (3), Kenny Webster (3), Darrell Page (3), Simon Mason (2), Kevin Slinn (2), Lee Crane (1), Julian Capone (1).

Season Four 1995-96 Southern League Premier

Garry Butterworth (42), Darren Collins (41), Nick Ashby (40), Graham Benstead (39), Andy Kirkup (36), Neil Smith (32), Andy Peaks (32), Brendan Hackett (30), Al-James Hannigan (29), Tim Wooding (25), Kevin Wilkin (22), Steve Stott (17), Steven Holden (14), Dale Watkins (13), Steve Spooner (10), Carl Alford (10), Glynn Creaser (9), Steve Taylor (4), Steve Lilwall (4), Graham Reed (4), Andy Lomas (3), Ian King (3), Micky Nuttell (1), Richard Bailey (1), David Holmes (1)

Season Five 1996-97 Conference

Garry Butterworth (41), Jim Rodwell (41), Kenny Cramman (37), Darren Collins (33), Carl Alford (32), Steve Stott (31), Martin Davies (26), Brendan Hackett (23), Simeon Hodson (21), Nick Ashby (20), Andy Peaks (19), David Leworthy (18), Tim Wooding (17), Kevin Wilkin (13), Ian King (11), Julian Capone (11), Steve Cherry (10), Terry Wilson (9), Steven Holden (7), Neil Smith (7), Graham Benstead (6), Mark Tucker (6), Simon Stapleton (5), Steve Lilwall (4), Richard Bailey (4), Sammy Ayorinde (2), Matt Crossley (2), Andy Furnell (2), David Morrison (2), Al-James Hannigan (2).

Season Six 1997-98 Conference

Darren Collins (39), Kenny Cramman (36), Chris Whyte (34), Mark Smith (30), Michael Mison (29), Garry Butterworth (28), Tim Wooding (28), Darren Bradshaw (28), Paul Underwood (25), Brendan Hackett (23), John Hamsher (21), Julian Capone (18), Colin West (14), Adrian Foster (14), Jim Rodwell (12), Warren Kelly (11), Guy Branston (10), Mark Cooper (9), Steve Cherry (8), Andy Peaks (5), David Mehew (5), Darren Watts (4), Carl Alford (4), Simeon Hodson (4), Jamie Barnwell (4), Gary Crosby (4), Glenn Fuff (4), Jamie Ndah (4), Steve Stott (2), Simon Stapleton (2), Danny O’Shea (1), Leo Cotterell (1), Craig Smith (1).

Season Seven 1998-99 Conference

Paul Underwood (40), Darren Bradshaw (34), Jon Brady (33), Darren Collins (31), Jim Rodwell (29), Michael McElhatton (29), Tim Wooding (25), Carl Heggs (21), Mark Smith (20), Adrian Foster (19), Miquel De Souza (19), Garry Butterworth (18), Chris Whyte (17), Mark Cooper (17), Paul Wilson (14), Mark Gayle (14), Michael Mison (13), Colin West (12), Carel Van Der Valden (12), John Hamsher (11), Guy Branston (10), Ray Warburton (10), Andy Collett (4), Ian Feuer (3), Kenny Cramman (2), Lee Archer (1), Ritchie Hanlon (1), Steve Berry (1), David Mehew (1), Steve Corry (1).

Season Eight 1999-2000 Conference

Garry Butterworth (41), Paul Underwood (40), Billy Turley (40), Ray Warburton (39), Jim Rodwell (32), Michael McElhatton (30), Mark Peters (27), Jon Brady (23), Darren Collins (22), Miquel De Souza (21), John Hamsher (18), Tim Wooding (16), David Town (13), Andy Burgess (12), Mark Cooper (11), David Lowe (10), Darren Bradshaw (10), Simon Wormull (9), Gary Mills (8), Mark Sale (6), Michael Mison (6), Jean-Michel Sigere (6), Matt Stowell (5), Kenny Cramman (5), Darren Bullock (4), Stuart Naylor (2), Carl Heggs (1), Martin Aldridge (1).

Season Nine 2000-01 Conference

Tarkan Mustafa (41), Billy Turley (41), Garry Butterworth (40), Justin Jackson (40), Jon Brady (39), Duane Darby (38), Andy Burgess (37), Ray Warburton (37), Shaun Carey (32), Jim Rodwell (28), Paul Underwood (23), Mark Peters (20), Gary Setchell (19), Gary Mills (12), Jean-Michel Sigere (5), Stuart Gray (4), Simon Wormull (3), David Town (1), Brett Solkhon (1), Kristian Rogers (1).

Season Ten 2001-02 Division 3

Billy Turley (43), Mark Peters (40), Paul Underwood (40), Paul Hall (34), Ritchie Hanlon (33), Andy Burgess (28), Garry Butterworth (28), Scott Partridge (26), Onandi Lowe (25), Andrew Sambrook (25), Barry Hunter (23), Tarkan Mustafa (21), Stuart Wardley (18), Duane Darby (17), Andy Tillson (14), Gary Setchell (13), Stuart Gray (12), Jon Brady (9), Jim Rodwell (8), Shaun Carey (7), Justin Jackson (5), Jean-Michel Sigere (4), Simon Wormull (4), Stuart Douglas (4), Warren Patmore (4), Michael McElhatton (4), Tony Pennock (3), Brett Angell (3), Gary Mills (3), Daniel Talbot (2), Darren Carr (1), Peter Thomson (1), Caleb Folan (1), Christian Lee (1), Robert Duffy (1), Ray Warburton (1).

Season Eleven 2002-03 Division 3

Paul Hall (44), Billy Turley (43), Barry Hunter (40), Paul Underwood (40), Onandi Lowe (38), Stuart Wardley (36), Duane Darby (36), Stuart Gray (34), Marcus Bignot (33), David Bell (26), Mark Peters (25), Gary Mills (23), Andy Burgess (19), John Dempster (11), Andy Edwards (11), Tarkan Mustafa (10), Gary Setchell (7), Andrew Sambrook (6), Daniel Talbot (5), Andy Tillson (5), Dean Holdsworth (4), Adam Sollitt (3), Robert Duffy (2), Scott Partridge (2), Tony Battersby (2), Brett Solkhon (1).

Season Twelve 2003-04 Division 2

Rodney Jack (44), Barry Hunter (43), Marcus Bignot (35), Stuart Gray (33), Andy Burgess (32), David Bell (31), Paul Underwood (30), Andy Edwards (29), Paul Hall (28), Gary Mills (25), Billy Turley (25), Onandi Lowe (24), Jamie Ashdown (19), Paul Kitson (18), Ritchie Hanlon (18), Leo Roget (16), Andrew Sambrook (14), John Dempster (11), Duane Darby (9), Trevor Benjamin (5), Barry Quinn (4), Marcus Kelly (4), Robert Duffy (4), Daniel Talbot (3), Paul Evans (2).

Season Thirteen 2004-05 League 2

Andy Burgess (42), Peter Hawkins (41), Sean Connelly (40), David Bell (39), Stuart Gray (37), Craig Dove (31), Rob Gier (30), Phil Gulliver (29), Alex Hay (29), Graham Allen (24), Billy Turley (22), Drewe Broughton (20), Neil McCafferty (16), Billy Sharp (16), Scott Shearer (13), Gary Mulligan (12), Kevin Braniff (11), John Dempster (9), Adrian Littlejohn (8), Mark Williams (7), Lee Worgan (7), Gary Mills (7), Alan Blayney (4), Jason Taylor (4), Andrew Sambrook (3), Marcus Kelly (3), Luke Kennedy (1).

Season Fourteen 2005-06 League 2

Phil Gulliver (40), Marcus Kelly (39), Rob Gier (34), Drewe Broughton (32), Dave Savage (29), Ashley Nicholls (26), Peter Hawkins (20), Chris O’Grady (20), Neil McCafferty (19), Jamie Young (19), Ronnie Bull (19), Tony Stokes (19), Wayne Hatswell (17), Darren Caskey (17), Greg Pearson (16), Magnus Okuonghae (15), Tyrone Berry (13), John Dempster (13), David Bell (13), Scott Tynan (13), Simeon Jackson (8), Gary Mills (7), Danny Crane (7), Petr Mikolanda (7), Andy Burgess (7), Alun Armstrong (6), Graham Allen (5), John Turner (4), Lee Tomlin (4), Jason Taylor (4), Daniel Chillingworth (3), Andy Woodman (3), John Ruddy (3), Daniel Grainger (2), Ricardo Joseph (1), Peter Castle (1).

Season Fifteen 2006-07 Conference

Chris Hope (45), Jon Ashton (40), Paul Watson (37), Simeon Jackson (35), Wayne Hatswell (35), Marcus Kelly (33), Michael Rankine (32), Glenn Wilson (27), Dave Savage (25), Scott Tynan (21), Nicky Eyre (19), Gary Mills (15), Mark Albrighton (15), Curtis Woodhouse (15), Tom Shaw (14), Tyrone Berry (14), Daniel Chillingworth (12), Danny Williams (12), Lee Tomlin (10), Jamie Cook (7), Matt Baker (6), Jason Goodliffe (5), Chris Beardsley (5), Michael Bostwick (5), Greg Pearson (3), David Perpetuini (3), Dino Maamria (3), Mark Wright (2), Andrew Rigby (2), Chris Plummer (2), Leo Fortune-West (2), Daniel Grainger (2), Ben Sedgemore (1), Daniel Webb (1), Lawrence Lambley (1).

Season Sixteen 2007-08 Conference

Curtis Osano (42), Dean Howell (40), Chris Hope (36), Andy Burgess (35), Jon Challinor (35), Phil Gulliver (31), Curtis Woodhouse (28), Michael Rankine (27), Simeon Jackson (22), Wayne Hatswell (22), Martin Foster (20), Marcus Kelly (19), Paul Bastock (19), Tom Shaw (15), Lee Tomlin (15), Michael Corcoran (14), Dale Roberts (12), Andy Gooding (10), Abdou El Kholti (9), Paul Nicholls (8), Conal Platt (7), Craig McAllister (7), Simon Rusk (6), Charles Ademeno (4), Lee Hales (4), Sam Smith (3), Martyn Margarson (3), Mikkel Andersen (3), Paul Watson (3), Ryan Semple (2), David Brown (2), Michael Malcolm (2).

Season Seventeen 2008-09 Conference

Chris Hope (46), Curtis Osano (39), Andy Burgess (38), Lee Tomlin (36), Rob Wolleaston (36), Dale Roberts (34), Michael Corcoran (31), Marcus Kelly (28), Michael Rankine (24), Curtis Woodhouse (20), Kurt Robinson (20), Simon Downer (16), Jake Beecroft (15), Gareth Jelleyman (14), Lee Phillips (13), Alan Marriott (12), Neil Cousins (11), Leon Knight (10), Daryl Clare (10), Sagi Burton (8), Sam Smith (7), Phil Gulliver (6), Yannick Bolaise (5), Brendan Moloney (4), Justyn Roberts (3), Manny Panther (3), Justin Cochrane (3), Dean McDonald (3), Daniel Broadbent (2), Luke Boden (2), Nicky McNamara (2), Simon Brown (2), Clayton Fortune (1), Leo Roget (1), Chris Arthur (1).

Season Eighteen 2009-10 Conference

Jamie Stuart (41), Kurt Robinson (39), Curtis Osano (38), Mark Byrne (36), Max Porter (34), Lee Tomlin (34), Dale Roberts (33), Aaron O’Connor (29), Paul Terry (29), Craig Farrell (26), Simon Downer (26), Michael Corcoran (22), Jefferson Louis (20), Matt Pattison (17), Cliff Akurang (16), Nathan Abbey (10), Rob Wolleaston (8), Nicky McNamara (7), Shane Huke (5), James Reid (4), Neil Cousins (4), Sam Smith (3), Jake Beecroft (1), Joe Day (1).

Season Nineteen 2010-11 Conference

Max Porter (43), Alan Power (40), Curtis Osano (39), Aaron O’Connor (35), Jamie Day (34), Joe Day (32), Shane Huke (29), Justin Miller (27), Ryan Charles (22), Matt Johnson (22), Michael Corcoran (22), Jamie Stuart (21), Gary Mills (19), Michael Gash (18), Rene Howe (18), Eddie Oshodi (11), Craig Farrell (11), Tim Sills (9), Dale Roberts (8), Dominic Green (7), Simon Evans (6), Kurt Robinson (6), Luke Prosser (6), Nabil Shariff (5), Lewwis Spence (5), Joe Keehan (3), Sam Smith (3), Paris Cowan-Hall (2), Ollie Thorne (2), Donovan Simmonds (1).