ACCRINGTON STANLEY   

("The Reds")

Year formed1891, reformed 1968
Turned professional1919
Previous namesNone
GroundWham Stadium, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 5BX

(for pictures of the ground click here)

 

previous names:

Crown Ground

Fraser Eagle Stadium

Interlink Express Stadium

Club's ground since1968 (previously known as Crown Ground)
Pitch measurements111 x 72 yards (101 x 66 metres)
Ground capacity5,450 (3,100 seated)
Record attendance at present ground5,397 v Derby County, FA Cup 4th round, 26 January 2019 (lost 0-1)
First game at present ground

14 August 1970 v Formby, Lancashire Combination (won 1-0)

Previous grounds

1891 - 1897: Moorhead Park

1897 - 1919: Bell's Ground

1919 - 1970: Peel Park

League career

Lancashire Combination: 1900 - 1921

Division Three (North): 1921 - 1958

Division Three: 1958 - 1960

Division Four: 1960 - 1962 (resigned from League)

Lancashire Combination: 1970 - 1978

Cheshire County Division Two: 1978 - 1981

Cheshire County Division One: 1981 - 1982

North West Counties Division One: 1982 - 1987

Northern Premier League: 1987 - 1999

Northern Premier Division One: 1999 - 2000

Northern Premier League: 2000 - 2003

Conference: 2003 - 2006

League Two: 2006 - 2018

League One: 2018 - 2023

League Two: 2023 - .

First Football League game27th August 1921 v Rochdale (a), Division Three (North), lost 3-6
 

 

Honours 
EuropeanNone
Domestic - League

Division Three (North) runners-up: 1954-55, 1957-58

League Two champions: 2017-18

Conference champions: 2005-06

Northern Premier League champions: 2002-03

Northern Premier League (Division One) champions: 1999-2000

Cheshire County League (Division Two) champions: 1980-81

Cheshire County League (Division Two) runners-up: 1979-80

Lancashire Combination champions: 1902-03, 1905-06, 1973-74, 1977-78

Lancashire Combination runners-up: 1903-04, 1912-13, 1971-72, 1975-76

Lancashire Combination Division Two champions: 1963-64

North West Counties League (Division One) runners-up: 1986-87

Second World War Third Division (North) West region champions: 1945-46

Domestic - Cup

Division Three (North) Cup runners-up: 1938-39

Lancashire Combination Cup winners: 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74

Lancashire Combination Cup runners-up: 1976-77

Best League positionsee above
Lowest League position24th, Division Four, 1961-62
Furthest in FA Cup4th round, 1926-27, 1936-37, 1958-59, 2018-19, 2022-23
Furthest in League Cup3rd round, 2016-17
Most League points 
2 for a win61, Division Three (North), 1954-55
3 for a win93, League Two, 2017-18
Fewest League points  
2 for a win20, Division Three (North), 1938-39
3 for a win40, League One, 2019-20
Most League goals scored96, Division Three (North), 1954-55
Most League goals conceded123, Division Three, 1959-60
Fewest League goals scored39, Division Three (North), 1952-53
Fewest League goals conceded46, League Two, 2017-18
Most wins in a League season29, League Two, 2017-18
Fewest wins in a League season7, Division Three (North), 1938-39
Most draws in a League season19, League Two, 2010-11
Fewest draws in a League season3, Division Three (North), 1921-22, 1925-26

3, League Two, 2007-08

Most losses in a League season30, Division Three, 1959-60
Fewest losses in a League season9, League Two, 2010-11, 2015-16
Record League win8-0 v New Brighton, Division Three (North), 17th March 1934
Record Cup win7-0 v Spennymoor United, FA Cup 2nd round, 8th December 1938
Record League Cup win3-2 v Preston North End, Carabao Cup 1st round, 8 August 2017
Record defeat1-9 v Lincoln City, Division Three (North), 3rd March 1951
Record League Cup defeat1-6 v Mansfield Town, Carabao Cup 1st round, 14 August 2018
Highest Number of League goals scored 
in a season35, George Stewart, Division Three (North), 1955-56

35, George Hudson, Division Four, 1960-61

in total136, George Stewart, 1954-58
  
Most League goals in one match5, Billy Harker v Gateshead, Division Three (North), 16th November 1935

5, George Stewart v Gateshead, Division Three (North), 27th November 1954

Most League appearances 260, Jim Armstrong, 1927-34
Most capped player17, Romuald Boco for Benin, 2005-08
Highest Transfer Fee Received£308,000 for Bobby Grant to Scunthorpe United, June 2010
Highest Transfer Fee Paid£114,400 for Ian Craney from Swansea City, January 2008