Accrington Stanley
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| Full name | Accrington Stanley |
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| Nickname(s) | Stanley, Accy Stanley |
| Founded | October 1968 |
| Ground | Wham Stadium, Accrington |
| Capacity | 5,057 (2,000 seated) |
| Owner | Andy Holt |
| Chairman | Peter Marsden |
| Manager | John Coleman |
| League | League Two |
| 2015–16 | League Two, 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
Accrington Stanley Football Club is an association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire. The team play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
The current club was formed in 1968, two years after the collapse of the original Accrington Stanley (founded in 1891). They were first promoted to the Football League in 2006, after winning the 2005–06 Football Conference.
Ilyas Khan saved the club from possible oblivion in late 2009 and stepped down as chairman in 2012 after keeping the club financially secure. Former club president Peter Marsden was appointed chairman soon after.
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 March 1962, but had spent its final four seasons in the Lancashire Combination. At a meeting in the town library in October 1968 the revival was initiated by Stanley Wotherington, and in August 1970 the new club played at a new ground, the Crown Ground. The Crown Ground takes its name from The Crown, a pub owned by Accrington Stanley. Since its reformation, Stanley has climbed the non-League pyramid to reach The Football League. Eric Whalley, a local businessman, took control of the club in 1995 and began 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, which was, ironically, the team that had been elected to replace the former Accrington Stanley as a member of the Football League in 1962.
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