List of Rushden & Diamonds F.C. seasons

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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]

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Seasons

YearLeagueLvlPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPositionLeading league scorer FA Cup League Cup FA Trophy Average home
attendance [2] [a]
NameGoalsResRecResRecResRec
1992–93 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7422510785414485 3rd of 22 Andy Kirkup
Dale Watkins
Glen Donegal
12 QR2 2-0-1----
1993–94 Southern Football League
Midland Division
74229112109377298 1st of 22
Promoted
Mike Nuttell 29 QR4 4-1-1-- QR2 0-0-1
1994–95 Southern Football League
Premier Division
64219111299653468 5th of 22 Dale Watkins 25 QR1 0-0-1-- SF 8-2-1
1995–96 Southern Football League
Premier Division
642297699415894 1st of 22
Promoted
Darren Collins 30 R1 4-1-1-- R1 0-0-1
1996–97 Football
Conference
5421411176163-253 12th of 22 Carl Alford 13 R1 4-1-1-- R1 0-0-12,514
1997–98 Football
Conference
5422351479572274 4th of 22 Darren Collins 29 QR4 0-1-1-- R2 1-0-12,552
1998–99 Football
Conference
54220121071422972 4th of 22 Darren Collins 17 R3 4-3-1-- R4 2-1-12,996
1999–2000 Football
Conference
5422113871422976 2nd of 22 Darren Collins
Michael McElhatton
11 R3 3-3-0-- QF 4-2-13,299
2000–01 Football
Conference
5422511678364286 1st of 22
Promoted
Duane Darby 24 R1 1-0-1-- R5 2-0-13,876
2001–02 Football League
Third Division
44620131369531673 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
4462415773472687 1st of 24
Promoted
Paul Hall 16 R2 1-1-1 R2 0-1-1--4,330
2003–04 Football League
Second Division
346139246074−1448 22nd of 24
Relegated
Onandi Lowe 15 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1--4,457
2004–05 Football
League Two
[b]
4461014224263−2144 22nd of 24 Billy Sharp 9 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1--3,321
2005–06 Football
League Two
4461112234476-3245 24th of 24
Relegated
Drewe Broughton 10 R2 0-2-1 R1 0-0-1--3,162
2006–07 Conference
Premier
5461711185854462 12th of 24 Simeon Jackson 19 R2 2-0-1-- R3 2-0-12,045
2007–08 Conference
Premier
5461514175555059 16th of 24 Simeon Jackson 16 R2 2-0-1-- QF 3-0-11,586
2008–09 Conference
Premier
5461615156150+1163 11th of 24 Sam Smith
Rob Wolleaston
Lee Tomlin
8 QR4 0-0-1-- R2 0-2-11,509
2009–10 Conference
Premier
544221397739+3879 4th of 23
Lost playoff semifinal
Lee Tomlin 14 R2 2-0-1-- R2 1-0-11,678
2010–11 Conference
Premier
5461614166562+357 [c] 13th of 24 Aaron O'Connor 14 R1 1-0-1-- R1 0-1-11,255
  1. Average home attendance = for league games only
  2. At the end of the previous season Football League Third Division was renamed as Football League Two.
  3. Deducted 5 points for submitting misleading financial information and subsequently expelled from the Football Conference on 11 June 2011.

References

  1. "Rushden expelled from Conference". BBC News. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. "English non-league attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.