During the 2003β04 English football season, Rushden & Diamonds competed in the Second Division.
Season summary
Despite chairman and owner
Max Griggs declaring his intention to sell the club in October, by Christmastime Rushden & Diamonds were two points off the play-off spaces. However, their next 11 games saw a return of only 8 points, leaving the club in relegation peril. This came amidst the background of increasing financial woes, which culminated in four key players leaving on March's transfer deadline day, most notably top scorer
Onandi Lowe. Manager
Brian Talbot had already departed to take over at
Oldham Athletic, leaving
Barry Hunter to take over as player-manager.
Ernie Tippett took over as permanent manager with 3 games left of the season, but lost all 3, condemning the club to an immediate return to the fourth tier.[1]
Kit
Rushden & Diamonds switched kit manufacturers to
Errea.
Dr. Martens remained kit sponsor.[2]
^Okuonghae was born in
Lagos,
Nigeria, but also qualified to represent
England internationally and represented England at
C level.
^Benjamin was born in
Kettering,
England, and represented England at
U-21 level, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in November 2002.
^Hall was born in
Manchester,
England, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 1997.
During the 2003β04 English football season, Rushden & Diamonds competed in the Second Division.
Season summary
Despite chairman and owner
Max Griggs declaring his intention to sell the club in October, by Christmastime Rushden & Diamonds were two points off the play-off spaces. However, their next 11 games saw a return of only 8 points, leaving the club in relegation peril. This came amidst the background of increasing financial woes, which culminated in four key players leaving on March's transfer deadline day, most notably top scorer
Onandi Lowe. Manager
Brian Talbot had already departed to take over at
Oldham Athletic, leaving
Barry Hunter to take over as player-manager.
Ernie Tippett took over as permanent manager with 3 games left of the season, but lost all 3, condemning the club to an immediate return to the fourth tier.[1]
Kit
Rushden & Diamonds switched kit manufacturers to
Errea.
Dr. Martens remained kit sponsor.[2]
^Okuonghae was born in
Lagos,
Nigeria, but also qualified to represent
England internationally and represented England at
C level.
^Benjamin was born in
Kettering,
England, and represented England at
U-21 level, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in November 2002.
^Hall was born in
Manchester,
England, but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 1997.
Max Griggs
Barry Hunter (player-manager)
