AFC Rushden & Diamonds

SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL SCHOOL! 💎 At AFC Rushden & Diamonds, we’re proud to be part of our local community — and that means supporting the next generation, both on and off the pitch. We’re keen to support our local primary school, Newton Road School, as they work to transform their playground through the OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) Project. The aim is to create an exciting, inclusive space where children can play, explore and learn together. 🤝 Can you help us make a difference? Newton Road School is looking for donations of: 🖌️ Paintbrushes 🛁 Washing-up tubs 🪏 Spades 👕 Dressing-up clothes (children’s size 8 and above) 🎵 Musical instruments 🧺 Blankets 📦 Crates 💻 Old electronics 🔧 PVC pipes and tubing 🛒 Pushchairs 🛝 Outdoor play equipment Whether you’re able to donate an item yourself or know someone who might be able to help, every contribution could make a real difference to children in our community. Think you can help? Either deliver items to C/O Amy Apps, Newton Road School, Rushden, NN10 0HH or get in contact with: [email protected]

NEXT MATCH 🗓️ On Wednesday night we make the trip to @CovUnited as we get back to league action. We’d love to see any of those that joined us on our FA Cup journey to get behind the lads in the league campaign too! 🗓️ Wednesday 11th November ⏰ 7:45pm KO 📍 Nick Newbold Stadium, CV1 3GE

In Case You Missed It! Relive the day the Club made history by making their first ever appearance in the FA Cup 1st Round Proper vs Burton Albion by watching the newest episode of This Is Rushden! 👇

The re-launch of the Club's Pre-Academy has been incredibly successful with over 150 children signing up to attend sessions in Northampton, Wollaston and Higham Ferrers. Our Pre-Academy is open to any child in school years 2-6, providing high quality coaching that compliments your child's existing grassroots football and doesn't replace it. The Pre-Academy forms part of the pathway to the First Team and the best players at U11 will form our Academy squad at U12 (Year 7) onwards. More details on locations and times can be found on this leaflet, but fill in the form below to register for your two free taster sessions. docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ejv…

The Academy Results 🎓 Here are the results from across the Academy from their latest round of matches at the weekend.

We wanted to take a moment to thank Billy Sharp, not only for his contribution yesterday, but also for the time and effort he has given to the Club over the past week. Billy has always maintained a genuine interest in the Club, having purchased a seat in the Community Stand when we were fundraising for it, and he has remained in touch with us ever since. This week, Billy travelled down from Sheffield to train with the lads on Tuesday and Thursday. Throughout his time with us, he showed great respect for the players and the Club, generously sharing his knowledge, experience and advice, which our players and staff were only too happy to soak up. To see him pull on a Rushden shirt once again yesterday, 21 years later, was a truly magical moment for everyone connected with the Club. And he offered to do it for free. A wonderful gesture from a fantastic footballer and, more importantly, a genuinely good person. Huge respect and a heartfelt thank you, @billysharp10 for the profile you have given our Club this week. It really does mean a lot to everyone at the Club. 💎

This Is Rushden | FA Cup 1st Round The next episode of This Is Rushden is now available. Watch the behind the scenes on a historic day for our club! 👇 youtu.be/519aa64t01A?is=HHaR…

To Our Incredible Fans 💎 Your support yesterday was the best we’ve ever seen. Almost 2000 of you packed into that away end at Burton and sang from minute 1 to the very end. The scenes in the pubs before the game brought back many memories from old. This chapter may be over, but the story doesn’t end here. We’ve still got the league and will need your support even more to push this team up the table! We go to Coventry United away on Wednesday 11th and a short trip to St Ives on Saturday 14th. We finally return to Hayden Road on Tuesday 17th November and what a scene it would be to get close to the crowds of the Braintree and Morecambe games. It would be no more than what this team deserves! Up the Diamonds! 💎

50 up For Bruno! 💎🇵🇹 Yesterdays FA Cup 1st Round match marked Bruno Andrade’s 50th appearance for AFC Rushden & Diamonds! Congratulations @Brunsky36! 💎

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POST MATCH INTERVIEW 🎙️ Billy Sharp shared his thoughts with AFCRDTV after the FA Cup 1st Round match at Burton Albion. Watch below 👇 youtu.be/dk9Dn-Mjyks?is=khVw…