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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1891 | Club formed as Stanley Villa | |
| 1891 | Started playing home matches at Moorhead Park | |
| 1893 | Changed name to Accrington Stanley | |
| 1894 | William Cronshaw became the first manager | |
| 1897 | Started playing home matches at Bell's ground | |
| 1897 | John Haworth became new manager | |
| 1916 | Johnson Haworth became new manager | |
| 1919 | Turned professional | |
| 1919 | Started playing home matches at Peel Park ground | |
| 1919 | Sam Pilkingson became new manager | |
| 1921 | 1922 | Elected to Football League 3 North, as founder members |
| 1924 | Ernie Blackburn became new manager | |
| 1932 | Amos Wade became new manager | |
| 1934 | Recorded highest score in League match beating New Brighton 8-0 | |
| 1934 | Jim Armstrong played last game, setting club record appearances at 260 | |
| 1935 | John Hacking became new manager | |
| 1938 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Spennymore 7-0 in FA Cup 2nd round | |
| 1949 | Jimmy Porter became new manager | |
| 1951 | Walter Crook became new manager | |
| 1951 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Lincoln City 9-1in Division 3 North | |
| 1953 | Walter Galbraith became new manager | |
| 1954 | 1955 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1955 | 1956 | George Stewart set record for most League goals in a season scoring 35 |
| 1957 | 1958 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1958 | George Eastham Senior became new manager | |
| 1958 | George Stewart became club's all-time record scorer in the League with 136 goals | |
| 1959 | 1960 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1959 | Harold Bodle became new manager | |
| 1960 | 1961 | George Hudson equalled club record for most League goals in a season scoring 35 |
| 1960 | James Harrower became new manager | |
| 1962 | Resigned from Football League, were wound-up | |
| 1962 | Harold Mather became new manager | |
| 1963 | Club reformed | |
| 1963 | Jimmy Hinksman became new manager | |
| 1964 | Terry Neville became new manager | |
| 1965 | Ian Bryson became new manager | |
| 1965 | Danny Parker became new manager | |
| 1966 | Club disbanded | |
| 1968 | Club reformed and entered Lancashire Combination | |
| 1968 | The Crown Ground was purpose-built. For reasons of sponsorship, now called the Fraser Eagle Stadium | |
| 1999 | John Coleman became new manager | |
| 2004 | Record home attendance of 4,368 against in 1st round of FA Cup | |
| 2004 | Club broke transfer record when buying Ian Craney for £17,500 from Altrincham | |
| 2006 | 2007 | Returned to Football League as Conference champions |
| 2007 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Gary Roberts to Ipswich for £180,000 | |
| 2008 | Club broke transfer record when buying Ian Craney for £85,000 from Swansea: second time he became club's record purchase | |
| 2008 | Romuald Boco became club's most-capped player winning 22nd cap for Benin | |