Stanley FC

Last updated : 17/05/2024 09:17:22

Introduction

Team Details

Team Type

11 a side , Grassroots

Introduction

Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

The club was founded in 1968, two years after the collapse of the original Accrington Stanley, which played in the Football League from 1921 to 1962.

The current club has spent its entire history playing at the Crown Ground.

History

• The original Accrington Stanley was founded in 1878 and was one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888.
• The club won the FA Cup in 1891, becoming the first team from outside of the English Football League to do so.
• The club went bankrupt in 1962 and was dissolved.
• The current Accrington Stanley was founded in 1968 and has since risen through the non-league ranks to reach the Football League in 2006.
• The club has never won a major trophy since being reformed, but has reached the League Two play-offs on four occasions.

Current squad

The current Accrington Stanley squad is as follows:

• Goalkeepers: Toby Savin, Jonny Maxted
• Defenders: Ross Sykes, Sean McConville, Ross Graham, Callum Johnson, Ethan Hamilton, Joe Nolan, Liam Edwards
• Midfielders: Scott Brown, Matt Palmer, Josh Windass, Tommy Leigh, Jamie Delap, Ethan Walker, Joe Gubbins
• Forwards: Michael Kelly, Dion Charles, Dion Conroy, Colby Bishop

Manager

The current Accrington Stanley manager is John Coleman.

Coleman has been manager of the club since 2006 and has led them to promotion to League One in 2018.

Sources

• Accrington Stanley Football Club (Wikipedia)
• Accrington Stanley Football Club (Official website)
• Accrington Stanley FC (Soccerway)