Travel News
Cogenhoe have advised that the bridge at Billing is still closed so access to the ground will be via Brafield-On-The-Green or via the Earls Barton/Grendon Road.
Diamonds head to Step 5 Cogenhoe on Saturday 16th July (3:00 pm kick-off) as they play their first competitive match of the 2022/23 season in the NFA Hillier Senior Cup First Round.
Admission prices are as follows:
Adults: £8
Concessions: £5
Tickets can be purchased on-the-gate.
Our hosts
They play at Compton Park (NN7 1ND) and currently ply their trade in the United Counties League Premier Division South. The Cooks finished 12th in the 2021/22 season in the 20-team division.
Their manager is Scott ‘Biff’ Carlin who was on the Diamonds coaching staff for over ten years. To find out more about the club, visit their website.
Pre-season so far
Diamonds have played four pre-season friendlies so far, with an opening draw at Kempston (3-3) being followed by defeats to MK Dons (0-4), Stamford (5-3) and Loughborough Students (4-1).
Cogenhoe have played the same amount of games and have emerged with three victories alongside a draw (W2-1 vs Irchester, D3-3 vs Leicester Nirvana, W2-1 vs Daventry, W2-1 vs Rushden & Higham).
Meetings between the clubs
Diamonds and Cogenhoe have faced each other on five occasions, with Diamonds remaining unbeaten (W2 D3) and the two games played at Compton Park ending in draws.
The full list of results between the two sides is:
Diamonds 4-2 Cogenhoe (Koriya, McBride, Clarke, Morgan) – United Counties League Premier, 9th November 2013
Cogenhoe 0-0 Diamonds – United Counties League Premier, 25th February 2014
Cogenhoe 1-1 Diamonds (Lamb-Johnson) – United Counties League Premier, 18th November 2014
Diamonds 3-3 Cogenhoe (Lorraine, Gearing x2 pens) – United Counties League Premier, 25th April 2014
Diamonds 6-0 Cogenhoe (Lorraine x3, Rogers, Dean, Bowen) – NFA Hillier Senior Cup Semi-Final, 5th February 2019
History in the competition
Diamonds have won the Hillier Cup twice (2016 and 2019), and they reached the final last season only to be defeated 0-2 by Peterborough Sports.
Can’t make the game?
Our Radio Diamonds team will be providing live commentary as the action unfolds – tune in at mixlr.com/radiodiamondsafc. Listeners will be able to message with their comments and thoughts on 07394 309591.
We will also doing live updates on our Twitter account at twitter.com/AFCRD. Highlights and interviews will be available after the game at youtube.com/AFCRDTV.
Match preview: Ollie Mortimer
