AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Braintree Town


DiamondsBraintree Town Sat, 3rd Oct, 2026 2 - 1 Full-time

Admission:
🎟️ Adult – £12
🎟️ Concession – £9 (Over 60/Student)
🎟️ Under 18 – £5
🎟️ Under 11 – FREE (with Adult/Concession)

Buy tickets online: Fanbase

Date	Time	League	Season	Matchday	Matchball Sponsor	Attendance	Man of the Match	Captain
Sat, 3rd Oct, 2026	3:00 pm	FA Cup	2026/27	Third Round Qualifying	KwikFit	1181	James Clifton	Joel Nketia

Club	Half-time	Full-time
Diamonds	1	2
Braintree Town	1	1

17	Charlie Woods Goalkeeper
2	Max Prickett-Reed Defender
3	Freddie Findlay Defender
4	Joel Nketia Midfielder
5	Tejan Thomas Defender	44'
6	Sidik Atcha Defender
7	Jordan O’Brien 15 Forward	59' 87'
18	Sam Brown Defender
9	James Clifton 21 Midfielder	78' 61' 90+6'
10	Bruno Andrade 16 Midfielder	90'
11	Freddie Robinson 14 Midfielder	64'
12	Jack Maltby-Smith Midfielder
13	Oliver Wanless Goalkeeper
14	Jack Daldy 11 Midfielder	64'
15	Curtis Hartley 7 Defender	87'
16	David Adegbola 10 Defender	90'
8	Elliot Sandy Forward
21	Tarik Dallas 9 Defender	90+6'

Goalkeeping Coach: Nathan Gaunt
First Team Manager: Elliot Sandy
Assistant Manager: Jim Le Masurier
Sports Therapist: Ismae Wainwright
Staff: John-Joe O’Toole

1	George Barrett Goalkeeper
39	Elliot Thorpe 10 Midfielder	72'
2	Idreess Sulaiman Namisi 19 Defender	13' 46'
5	Jacob Mensah Defender	31'
6	Jet Dyer Defender
15	Alex Bolovan Midfielder	88'
22	Emmanuel Okunowo 4 Midfielder	87'
8	Louie Johnson Midfielder
7	Courtney Senior Midfielder
11	Fletcher Hubbard Midfielder
17	George Ekoye 20 Forward	60' 64'
4	Reuben Swann 22 Midfielder	90+4' 87'
10	Alfie Matthews 39 Forward	72'
18	Luis Brown Defender
16	Alfie Lewis Midfielder
19	Vladimir Paternoster 2 Defender	46'
20	George Evans 17 Forward	64'
21	Afi Adebayo Midfielder

Manager: Steve Pitt
Assistant Manager: Tom Austin
Goalkeeping Coach: Stefan Robson
Physio: Derek Isichei
Kit Man: Rob Barlow
Kit Man: Richard Nott

Referee	Assistant Referee 1	Assistant Referee 2	Fourth Official
Jake Allsopp	Thomas Burns	Connor Mackay	Matthew Rendell

Hayden Road Sports Ground

Hayden Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire NN10 0HX

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