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Yesterday's News
	FULL TIME: Accrington Stanley 1 Macclesfield Town 1 Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 22:41 09-Mar-10
	Tip-top Tipton earns a point Eurosport 22:20 09-Mar-10
	Accrington Stanley v Macclesfield - 9 March Eurosport 22:19 09-Mar-10
	Team line-ups v Accrington Stanley Macclesfield Mad 19:47 09-Mar-10
	Team line-ups v Macclesfield Town Stanley Mad 19:47 09-Mar-10

	Stanley Matthews Children One Vale Fan - forum 17:44 09-Mar-10
	Accrington Stanley blog: Lady Luck failed to shine on Reds Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 13:40 09-Mar-10
	Live stream Accrington Stanley - Macclesfield Town (09/03/10 19:45)Free Live stream ESPN,SETANT... Ole Ole Blog 11:09 09-Mar-10
	Live stream Accrington Stanley - Macclesfield Town (09/03/10 19:45)Free Live stream Pakijasmg Live Feeds 09:52 09-Mar-10
	Accrington Stanley boss: We must stay positive for Macc clash Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 09:39 09-Mar-10

	Live stream Accrington Stanley - Macclesfield Town (09/03/10 19:45)Free Live stream ESPN, FSC, ... Ole Ole Blog 08:02 09-Mar-10
Earlier News
	Coleman could shuffle Stanley pack Stanley Mad 16:50 08-Mar-10
	Coleman could shuffle the pack Eurosport 15:25 08-Mar-10
	Silkmen unchanged for Stanley trip Macclesfield Mad 14:52 08-Mar-10
	Accrington boss Coleman: We let our heads drop Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 08:42 08-Mar-10
	FootyMAD's Accrington Stanley match preview Macclesfield Mad 00:49 08-Mar-10

	FootyMAD's Macclesfield Town match preview Stanley Mad 00:34 08-Mar-10
	Coleman bemoans penalty decision Stanley Mad 18:50 07-Mar-10
	Penalty woe for Coleman Eurosport 17:10 07-Mar-10
	Magpies too strong for Stanley Stanley Mad 19:50 06-Mar-10
	Accrington Stanley v Notts County - 6 March Eurosport 17:47 06-Mar-10

	FULL TIME: Accrington 0 Notts County 3 Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 16:57 06-Mar-10
	HALF TIME: Accrington 0 Notts County 1 Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 15:50 06-Mar-10
	Team line-ups v Notts. County Stanley Mad 14:47 06-Mar-10
	TEAM NEWS: Accrington v Notts County Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 14:25 06-Mar-10
	Accrington Stanley v Notts County (15.00) - follow it live! This Is Nottingham 13:00 06-Mar-10

	Coleman sets goal race for Accrington Stanley duo Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 10:00 06-Mar-10
	Blue Square Premier minnows look to raise their game - Dunstabke Today English Football News 17:07 05-Mar-10
	Coleman demands Accrington focus BBC Sport 15:45 05-Mar-10
	Stanley duo back for County clash Stanley Mad 13:50 05-Mar-10
	I can't wait to get back to Lancashire, says former Burnley boss Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 12:50 05-Mar-10

	Accrington v Notts County BBC Sport 11:02 05-Mar-10
	Duo return for Stanley Eurosport 10:23 05-Mar-10
	Accrington Stanley meet again over Coleman's new deal Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 09:51 05-Mar-10
	FootyMAD's Notts. County match preview Stanley Mad 00:50 05-Mar-10
	FootyMAD's Accrington Stanley match preview Notts County MAD English Football News 00:07 05-Mar-10

	Joyce reckons Accrington Stanley can shine Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley 15:33 04-Mar-10
	Coleman- Stanley can beat County Stanley Mad 12:50 04-Mar-10
	Coleman: We can beat County Eurosport 11:14 04-Mar-10
	South africa held by minnows namibia Confederation of African Football - News 08:56 04-Mar-10

Accrington Stanley history

Accrington had been without a football team following the collapse of the original Accrington Stanley in 1966. The original team had been formed in 1891, and played in The Football League from 1921 to 1961; it had spent its final four seasons in the Lancashire Combination. In a meeting in the town library in October 1968 the revival was started and in August 1970 the new club played at a new ground, the Crown Ground. Since their formation, Stanley have climbed the non-League pyramid to reach The Football League. Eric Whalley, a local businessman, took control of the club in 1995 and started the development of the club's ground. After the club was relegated in 1999, Whalley appointed John Coleman as manager. In 2005-06, Stanley won the Football Conference and were promoted to League Two, switching places with relegated Oxford United - ironically, the team that was elected to replace the former Accrington Stanley as members of the Football League in 1962.

The club's recent rise to the Conference level, and eventually to the League, is attributed in part to the windfall of hundreds of thousands of pounds reaped by the sell-on clause in the December 2001 transfer of former Stanley star Brett Ormerod to Southampton, who paid Blackpool over a million pounds for his contract. Stanley had taken £50,000 from Blackpool in 1997 with the agreement that Blackpool would pay Accrington a quarter of what they might have received if they in turn transferred Ormerod to another team. The 2002-03 championship of the Northern Premier League followed quickly on Accrington's getting the cash. Further funds were raised with the sale of J.Gray to Stirling Albion.

On 21 August 2006, Accrington Stanley won their first ever Football League Cup match, beating Nottingham Forest 1–0. Their first appearance in the second round resulted in a loss on penalties against at the time Premiership team Watford at Vicarage Road.

2006-07 saw Accrington Stanley finish 20th in League Two, and in 2007-08 they improved slightly to finish 17th.

The club also has a women's team playing in the Lancashire FA Women's County League Division One.

In 2008, the club was the subject of a documentary series, titled "Accrington Stanley... Exactly!", a reference to the famous advert (below), broadcast only in the Granada region, as part of ITV1's regional programming.

On the 26th March 2009, Eric Whalley announced he would be selling his stake in the club and stepping down as chairman after 14 years.