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.

Key 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.

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

Seasons Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup League Cup FA Trophy Average homeattendanceAverage home attendance = for league games only Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec 1992–93 Southern Football LeagueMidland Division 7 42 25 10 7 85 41 44 85 3rd of 22 Andy KirkupDale WatkinsGlen Donegal 12QR2 2–0–1 - - - - 1993–94 Southern Football LeagueMidland Division 7 42 29 11 2 109 37 72 98 1st of 22Promoted Mike Nuttell 29QR4 4–1–1 - -QR2 0–0–1 1994–95 Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 6 42 19 11 12 99 65 34 68 5th of 22 Dale Watkins 25QR1 0–0–1 - -SF 8–2–1 1995–96 Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 6 42 29 7 6 99 41 58 94 1st of 22Promoted Darren Collins 30R1 4–1–1 - -R1 0–0–1 1996–97 FootballConference 5 42 14 11 17 61 63 -2 53 12th of 22 Carl Alford 13R1 4–1–1 - -R1 0–0–1 2,514 1997–98 FootballConference 5 42 23 5 14 79 57 22 74 4th of 22 Darren Collins 29QR4 0–1–1 - -R2 1–0–1 2,552 1998–99 FootballConference 5 42 20 12 10 71 42 29 72 4th of 22 Darren Collins 17R3 4–3–1 - -R4 2–1–1 2,996 1999–2000 FootballConference 5 42 21 13 8 71 42 29 76 2nd of 22 Darren CollinsMichael McElhatton 11R3 3–3–0 - -QF 4–2–1 3,299 2000–01 FootballConference 5 42 25 11 6 78 36 42 86 1st of 22Promoted Duane Darby 24R1 1–0–1 - -R5 2–0–1 3,876 2001–02 Football LeagueThird Division 4 46 20 13 13 69 53 16 73 6th of 24Lost in playoff final Onandi Lowe 19R2 1–0–1R2 1–0–1 - - 4,404 2002–03 Football LeagueThird Division 4 46 24 15 7 73 47 26 87 1st of 24Promoted Paul Hall 16R2 1–1–1R2 0–1–1 - - 4,330 2003–04 Football LeagueSecond Division 3 46 13 9 24 60 74 −14 48 22nd of 24Relegated Onandi Lowe 15R1 0–0–1R1 0–0–1 - - 4,457 2004–05 FootballLeague TwoAt the end of the previous season Football League Third Division was renamed as Football League Two. 4 46 10 14 22 42 63 −21 44 22nd of 24 Billy Sharp 9R2 1–0–1R1 0–0–1 - - 3,321 2005–06 FootballLeague Two 4 46 11 12 23 44 76 -32 45 24th of 24Relegated Drewe Broughton 10R2 0–2–1R1 0–0–1 - - 3,162 2006–07 ConferencePremier 5 46 17 11 18 58 54 4 62 12th of 24 Simeon Jackson 19R2 2–0–1 - -R3 2–0–1 2,045 2007–08 ConferencePremier 5 46 15 14 17 55 55 0 59 16th of 24 Simeon Jackson 16R2 2–0–1 - -QF 3–0–1 1,586 2008–09 ConferencePremier 5 46 16 15 15 61 50 +11 63 11th of 24 Sam SmithRob WolleastonLee Tomlin 8QR4 0–0–1 - -R2 0–2–1 1,509 2009–10 ConferencePremier 5 44 22 13 9 77 39 +38 79 4th of 23Lost playoff semifinal Lee Tomlin 14R2 2–0–1 - -R2 1–0–1 1,678 2010–11 ConferencePremier 5 46 16 14 16 65 62 +3 57Deducted 5 points for submitting misleading financial information and subsequently expelled from the Football Conference on 11 June 2011. 13th of 24 Aaron O'Connor 14R1 1–0–1 - -R1 0–1–1 1,255

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