Irthlingborough Diamonds F.C.

Irthlingborough Diamonds F.C.

Irthlingborough Diamonds were a football club from Irthlingborough, England. Founded in 1946, in 1992 the club merged with Rushden Town to form Rushden & Diamonds, playing at Irthlingborough's Nene Park.

History

Irthlingborough Diamonds were founded in 1946 and joined the United Counties League in 1964. The club won the UCL First Division in 1970-71, but were not promoted to the Premier Division until after the next season, when they finished 3rd.

The 1970s and 1980s saw a sustained period of success, with the Diamonds only finishing outside the top half twice, and winning the league on three occasions. They also did well in the FA Vase, reaching the semi-finals twice (in 1981 and 1984) and the quarter-finals five times.

The club's reserve team also joined the UCL, playing in the second and first divisions until 1980 when they were moved to a special reserve division.

On 21 April 1992 it was announced that the club was to merge with nearby Southern League club Rushden Town to form a new club, Rushden & Diamonds. The merger was the brainchild of Max Griggs, the owner of Dr. Martens, and saw the new club play at Diamond's Nene Park (Rushden Town had been relegated from the Southern League's Premier Division the season before due to the poor state of their Hayden Road ground). [ [http://www.thediamondsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0,,10784,00.html Official Club History] Rushden & Diamonds]

The new club assumed Rushden Town's place in the Midland Division of the Southern League. With stadium improvements and significant investment in the playing squad, the club advanced to the Football Conference by 1996, and into the Football League in 2001.

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