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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| Year | League | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer | FA Cup | League Cup | FA Trophy | Average home attendance[2][a] | ||||
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| Name | Goals | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | |||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Southern Football League Midland Division |
7 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 85 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 3rd of 22 | Andy Kirkup Dale Watkins Glen Donegal |
12 | QR2 | 2-0-1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1993–94 | Southern Football League Midland Division |
7 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 109 | 37 | 72 | 98 | 1st of 22 Promoted |
Mike Nuttell | 29 | QR4 | 4-1-1 | - | - | QR2 | 0-0-1 | |
| 1994–95 | Southern Football League Premier Division |
6 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 99 | 65 | 34 | 68 | 5th of 22 | Dale Watkins | 25 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | - | - | SF | 8-2-1 | |
| 1995–96 | Southern Football League Premier Division |
6 | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 41 | 58 | 94 | 1st of 22 Promoted |
Darren Collins | 30 | R1 | 4-1-1 | - | - | R1 | 0-0-1 | |
| 1996–97 | Football Conference |
5 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 63 | -2 | 53 | 12th of 22 | Carl Alford | 13 | R1 | 4-1-1 | - | - | R1 | 0-0-1 | 2,514 |
| 1997–98 | Football Conference |
5 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 57 | 22 | 74 | 4th of 22 | Darren Collins | 29 | QR4 | 0-1-1 | - | - | R2 | 1-0-1 | 2,552 |
| 1998–99 | Football Conference |
5 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 42 | 29 | 72 | 4th of 22 | Darren Collins | 17 | R3 | 4-3-1 | - | - | R4 | 2-1-1 | 2,996 |
| 1999–2000 | Football Conference |
5 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 71 | 42 | 29 | 76 | 2nd of 22 | Darren Collins Michael McElhatton |
11 | R3 | 3-3-0 | - | - | QF | 4-2-1 | 3,299 |
| 2000–01 | Football Conference |
5 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 78 | 36 | 42 | 86 | 1st of 22 Promoted |
Duane Darby | 24 | R1 | 1-0-1 | - | - | R5 | 2-0-1 | 3,876 |
| 2001–02 | Football League Third Division |
4 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 16 | 73 | 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 |
4 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 73 | 47 | 26 | 87 | 1st of 24 Promoted |
Paul Hall | 16 | R2 | 1-1-1 | R2 | 0-1-1 | - | - | 4,330 |
| 2003–04 | Football League Second Division |
3 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 48 | 22nd of 24 Relegated |
Onandi Lowe | 15 | R1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | - | - | 4,457 |
| 2004–05 | Football League Two[b] |
4 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 44 | 22nd of 24 | Billy Sharp | 9 | R2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | - | - | 3,321 |
| 2005–06 | Football League Two |
4 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 76 | -32 | 45 | 24th of 24 Relegated |
Drewe Broughton | 10 | R2 | 0-2-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | - | - | 3,162 |
| 2006–07 | Conference Premier |
5 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 62 | 12th of 24 | Simeon Jackson | 19 | R2 | 2-0-1 | - | - | R3 | 2-0-1 | 2,045 |
| 2007–08 | Conference Premier |
5 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 59 | 16th of 24 | Simeon Jackson | 16 | R2 | 2-0-1 | - | - | QF | 3-0-1 | 1,586 |
| 2008–09 | Conference Premier |
5 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 63 | 11th of 24 | Sam Smith Rob Wolleaston Lee Tomlin |
8 | QR4 | 0-0-1 | - | - | R2 | 0-2-1 | 1,509 |
| 2009–10 | Conference Premier |
5 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 77 | 39 | +38 | 79 | 4th of 23 Lost playoff semifinal |
Lee Tomlin | 14 | R2 | 2-0-1 | - | - | R2 | 1-0-1 | 1,678 |
| 2010–11 | Conference Premier |
5 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 57[c] | 13th of 24 | Aaron O'Connor | 14 | R1 | 1-0-1 | - | - | R1 | 0-1-1 | 1,255 |
