Rushden & Diamonds · Conference National 2008/09

Rushden & Diamonds 2008/09

Rushden & Diamonds finished 11th of 24 in the 2008/09 Conference National with 63 points (won 16, drawn 15, lost 15; scored 61, conceded 50). Highest position 3rd, after match 2; lowest 16th, after match 8. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 5 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Rushden & Diamonds
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club National League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2008	Eastbourne Borough (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	5th
2	Tue 12 Aug 2008	Ebbsfleet (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	3rd
3	Sun 17 Aug 2008	Wrexham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	7	4th
4	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Kettering Town (away)	1–1 D	Drew	8	5th
5	Mon 25 Aug 2008	Histon (home)	1–2 L	Lost	8	10th
6	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Kidderminster (away)	1–2 L	Lost	8	15th
7	Tue 2 Sep 2008	Barrow (away)	1–1 D	Drew	9	15th
8	Sat 6 Sep 2008	Crawley Town (home)	0–1 L	Lost	9	16th
9	Thu 11 Sep 2008	Lewes (away)	4–0 W	Won	12	12th
10	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Burton (home)	2–1 W	Won	15	9th
11	Tue 23 Sep 2008	Wrexham (away)	3–0 W	Won	18	6th
12	Mon 29 Sep 2008	Altrincham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	19	9th
13	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Oxford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	19	11th
14	Tue 7 Oct 2008	Grays Athletic (home)	1–0 W	Won	22	7th
15	Sun 12 Oct 2008	Torquay (home)	1–3 L	Lost	22	8th
16	Sat 18 Oct 2008	York (away)	0–2 L	Lost	22	12th
17	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Cambridge (away)	0–0 D	Drew	23	12th
18	Sat 8 Nov 2008	Weymouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	26	10th
19	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Kidderminster (home)	0–1 L	Lost	26	10th
20	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Eastbourne Borough (home)	2–0 W	Won	29	10th
21	Sat 29 Nov 2008	Altrincham (away)	4–0 W	Won	32	9th
22	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Barrow (home)	1–1 D	Drew	33	8th
23	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Woking (away)	1–1 D	Drew	34	8th
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Northwich Victoria (home)	2–1 W	Won	37	8th
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Stevenage (away)	1–3 L	Lost	37	8th
26	Thu 1 Jan 2009	Stevenage (home)	1–1 D	Drew	38	8th
27	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Ebbsfleet (away)	0–1 L	Lost	38	11th
28	Fri 23 Jan 2009	Forest Green (home)	2–2 D	Drew	39	10th
29	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Mansfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	40	11th
30	Sun 1 Feb 2009	Cambridge (home)	1–2 L	Lost	40	12th
31	Mon 9 Feb 2009	Burton (away)	0–3 L	Lost	40	12th
32	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Weymouth (away)	9–0 W	Won	43	12th
33	Tue 24 Feb 2009	York (home)	2–0 W	Won	46	11th
34	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Mansfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	46	12th
35	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Torquay (away)	1–1 D	Drew	47	12th
36	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Lewes (home)	2–1 W	Won	50	12th
37	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Crawley Town (away)	0–0 D	Drew	51	12th
38	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Salisbury City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	12th
39	Tue 24 Mar 2009	Oxford (home)	1–3 L	Lost	52	12th
40	Sat 28 Mar 2009	Northwich Victoria (away)	2–4 L	Lost	52	12th
41	Tue 31 Mar 2009	Grays Athletic (away)	0–0 D	Drew	53	12th
42	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Salisbury City (home)	2–1 W	Won	56	11th
43	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Kettering Town (home)	1–0 W	Won	59	11th
44	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Histon (away)	0–0 D	Drew	60	11th
45	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Forest Green (away)	0–4 L	Lost	60	11th
46	Sun 26 Apr 2009	Woking (home)	3–1 W	Won	63	11th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.