ACCRINGTON STANLEY
Note - this page refers to the current club. For the ex-Football League
club who folded in 1965-66, see Accrington Stanley{1}
1968 New Accrington Stanley club formed
1970-71 Joined Lancashire Combination
1971-72 Lancashire Combination runner-up
1972-73 Missed runner-up spot on goal difference
1973-74 Lancashire Combination Champions
1975-76 Lancashire Combination runner-up
1977-78 Lancashire Combination Champions (2nd time)
1978-79 Joined Cheshire County League as founder members of Division Two
1979-80 Cheshire County League Division Two runner-up (on goal difference)
Not promoted to Division One because of ground difficulties
1980-81 Cheshire County League Division Two Champions (on goal difference)
Promoted to Division One
1982-83 Founder members of North West Counties League
1986-87 North West Counties League runner-up
1987-88 Joined Northern Premier League in its new Division One
1990-91 Promoted to Premier Division
1995-96 Three points deducted
1999 Relegated to Division One
1999-00 Northern Premier League Division One Champions (on goal difference x2)
Promoted to Premier Division
2002-03 Northern Premier League Champions
Promoted to Conference
2005-06 Conference Champions
Promoted to Football League Two
2015-16 Not promoted after play-offs (SF AFC Wimbledon 1 Accrington Stanley 0,
Accrington Stanley 2 AFC Wimbledon 2 - Agg 2-3)
2016-17 Football League renamed English Football League
2017-18 English Football League Two Champions
Promoted to League One
2019-20 Season ended early to due Covid-19 virus. League decided on a
points per game basis
2023 Relegated to League Two
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1970-71 LAN C 30 15 5 10 65 52 35 6/16
1971-72 LAN C 28 18 5 5 81 40 41 2/15
1972-73 LAN C 38 26 7 5 96 36 59 3/20
1973-74 LAN C 38 29 5 4 80 26 63 1/20
1974-75 LAN C 38 17 7 14 75 55 41 10/20
1975-76 LAN C 34 25 5 4 104 36 55 2/18
1976-77 LAN C 34 25 7 2 86 20 57 3/18
1977-78 LAN C 34 25 7 2 99 32 57 1/18
1978-79 CHES-2 34 18 6 10 65 43 42 5/18
1979-80 CHES-2 34 20 9 5 67 33 49 2/18
1980-81 CHES-2 38 26 3 9 73 20 55 1/20
1981-82 CHES-1 38 11 11 16 40 57 33 13/20
1982-83 NWC-1 38 13 12 13 56 55 38 10/20
1983-84 NWC-1 38 17 8 13 67 60 42 7/20
1984-85 NWC-1 38 11 8 19 45 59 30 15/20
1985-86 NWC-1 38 13 11 14 62 60 37 11/20
1986-87 NWC-1 38 19 15 4 63 32 53 2/20
1987-88 NPL-1 36 21 6 9 71 39 69 4/19
1988-89 NPL-1 42 21 10 11 81 60 73 6/22
1989-90 NPL-1 42 22 10 10 80 53 76 3/22
1990-91 NPL-1 42 21 13 8 83 57 76 4/22
1991-92 NPL-P 42 17 12 13 78 62 63 8/22
1992-93 NPL-P 42 20 13 9 79 45 73 6/22
1993-94 NPL-P 42 14 7 21 63 85 49 16/22
1994-95 NPL-P 42 12 13 17 55 77 49 15/22
1995-96 NPL-P 42 17 14 11 62 54 62 * 7/22
1996-97 NPL-P 44 18 12 14 77 70 66 11/23
1997-98 NPL-P 42 8 14 20 49 68 38 20/22
1998-99 NPL-P 42 9 9 24 47 77 36 22/22
1999-00 NPL-1 42 25 9 8 96 43 84 1/22
2000-01 NPL-P 44 18 10 16 72 67 64 9/23
2001-02 NPL-P 44 21 9 14 89 64 72 6/23
2002-03 NPL-P 44 30 10 4 97 44 100 1/23
2003-04 CONF 42 15 13 14 68 61 58 10/22
2004-05 CONF-Nat 42 18 11 13 72 58 65 10/22
2005-06 CONF-Nat 42 28 7 7 76 45 91 1/22
2006-07 FL-2 46 13 11 22 70 81 50 20/24
2007-08 FL-2 46 16 3 27 49 83 51 17/24
2008-09 FL-2 46 13 11 22 42 59 50 16/24
2009-10 FL-2 46 18 7 21 62 74 61 15/24
2010-11 FL-2 46 18 19 9 73 55 73 5/24
2011-12 FL-2 46 14 15 17 54 66 57 14/24
2012-13 FL-2 46 14 12 20 51 68 54 18/24
2013-14 FL-2 46 14 15 17 54 56 57 15/24
2014-15 FL-2 46 15 11 20 58 77 56 17/24
2015-16 FL-2 46 24 13 9 74 48 85 4/24
2016-17 EFL-2 46 17 14 15 59 56 65 13/24
2017-18 EFL-2 46 29 6 11 76 46 93 1/24
2018-19 EFL-1 46 14 13 19 51 67 55 14/24
2019-20 EFL-1 35 10 10 15 47 53 40 17/23
2020-21 EFL-1 46 18 13 15 63 68 67 11/24
2021-22 EFL-1 46 17 10 19 61 80 61 12/24
2022-23 EFL-1 46 11 11 24 40 77 44 23/24
2023-24 EFL-2 46 16 9 21 63 71 57 17/24
2024-25 EFL-2
F.A. CUP
1971-72 1Q MORECAMBE A 0-2
1972-73 1Q DARWEN{1} H 1-1
1Qr DARWEN{1} A 4-2
2Q RUNCORN H 1-1
2Qr RUNCORN A 1-2
1973-74 1Q BARROW A 4-0
2Q NETHERFIELD A 1-2
1974-75 PRE BACUP BOROUGH A 3-3
PREr BACUP BOROUGH H 4-1
1Q RADCLIFFE BOROUGH H 1-1
1Qr RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 1-0
2Q CHORLEY H 2-0
3Q HORWICH R M I A 2-0
4Q ALTRINCHAM A 0-3
1975-76 1Q HYDE UNITED H 2-3
1976-77 1Q BACUP BOROUGH H 5-0
2Q FORMBY H 0-3
1977-78 PRE SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 3-0
1Q BURSCOUGH A 2-2
1Qr BURSCOUGH H 0-1
1978-79 PRE LANCASTER CITY H 1-2
1979-80 PRE FARSLEY CELTIC{1} A 2-0
1Q NETHERFIELD A 0-4
1980-81 1Q DARWEN{1} H 2-0
2Q FLEETWOOD TOWN H 1-1
2Qr FLEETWOOD TOWN A 2-3
1981-82 PRE SOUTH LIVERPOOL H 2-1
1Q CHORLEY A 0-0
1Qr CHORLEY H 0-0
1Qr2 CHORLEY A 0-4
1982-83 1Q HARROGATE TOWN H 1-1
1Qr HARROGATE TOWN A 1-3
1983-84 PRE CROOK TOWN H 3-1
1Q WILLINGTON A 1-1
1Qr WILLINGTON H 3-0
2Q GATESHEAD H 1-1
2Qr GATESHEAD A 2-1
3Q BISHOP AUCKLAND A 1-4
1984-85 1Q ILKESTON TOWN H 2-1
2Q WITTON ALBION A 0-4
1985-86 PRE DARWEN{1} H 2-0
1Q DROYLSDEN H 4-1
2Q RUNCORN H 1-1
2Qr RUNCORN A 1-9
1986-87 PRE LANCASTER CITY H 0-1
1987-88 PRE BRIDLINGTON TRINITY A 0-1
1988-89 1Q SEAHAM RED STAR A 0-0
1Qr SEAHAM RED STAR H 2-1
2Q BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA H 1-1
2Qr BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA A 1-5
1989-90 PRE ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS A 1-1
PREr ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS H 5-2
1Q BORROWASH VICTORIA H 4-0
2Q MOSSLEY A 1-3
1990-91 PRE BLACKPOOL WREN ROVERS A 4-2
1Q WEST AUCKLAND TOWN H 3-0
2Q BLYTH SPARTANS H 2-1
3Q GRETNA H 2-1
4Q FLEETWOOD TOWN H 0-2
1991-92 1Q PRESCOT A 5-0
2Q KNOWSLEY UNITED H 2-2
2Qr KNOWSLEY UNITED A 1-2
1992-93 1Q HYDE UNITED A 5-1
2Q BRADFORD PARK AVENUE H 2-0
3Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 2-1
4Q NORTHALLERTON TOWN H 3-1
1 GATESHEAD H 3-2
2 CREWE ALEXANDRA H 1-6 @ Blackburn Rovers
1993-94 4Q ALTRINCHAM A 2-0
1 SCUNTHORPE UNITED H 2-3
1994-95 4Q SPENNYMOOR UNITED H 0-1
1995-96 1Q OSSETT TOWN H 2-1
2Q BRADFORD PARK AVENUE H 1-2
1996-97 1Q OSSETT ALBION H 1-1
1Qr OSSETT ALBION A 1-2
1997-98 1Q LEIGH R M I A 0-1
1998-99 2Q WHITBY TOWN A 2-4
1999-00 PRE PETERLEE NEWTOWN H 3-0
1Q CONSETT A 2-0
2Q WHITBY TOWN H 0-2
2000-01 2Q DURHAM CITY A 2-2
2Qr DURHAM CITY H 4-2
3Q BEDLINGTON TERRIERS A 2-5
2001-02 2Q PICKERING TOWN A 2-1
3Q EMLEY A 0-1
2002-03 2Q BILLINGHAM TOWN H 2-0
3Q HARROGATE TOWN H 0-0
3Qr HARROGATE TOWN A 2-3
2003-04 4Q LEIGH R M I H 2-0
1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H 1-0
2 A F C BOURNEMOUTH A 1-1
2r A F C BOURNEMOUTH H 0-0 Accrington Stanley won 5-3 on penalties
3 COLCHESTER UNITED H 0-0
3r COLCHESTER UNITED A 1-2
2004-05 4Q LEIGH R M I H 0-2
2005-06 4Q WORCESTER CITY H 1-1
4Qr WORCESTER CITY A 2-3
2006-07 1 MANSFIELD TOWN A 0-1
2007-08 1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H 2-3
2008-09 1 TRANMERE ROVERS H 0-0
1r TRANMERE ROVERS A 0-1
2009-10 1 SALISBURY CITY H 2-1
2 BARNET H 2-2
2r BARNET A 1-0
3 GILLINGHAM H 1-0
4 FULHAM H 1-3
2010-11 1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC H 3-2
2 PORT VALE A 0-1
2011-12 1 NOTTS COUNTY A 1-4
2012-13 1 A F C FYLDE A 4-1
2 OXFORD UNITED H 3-3
2r OXFORD UNITED A 0-2
2013-14 1 TRANMERE ROVERS H 0-1
2014-15 1 NOTTS COUNTY A 0-0
1r NOTTS COUNTY H 2-1
2 YEOVIL TOWN H 1-1
2r YEOVIL TOWN A 0-2
2015-16 1 YORK CITY H 3-2
2 PORTSMOUTH A 0-1
2016-17 1 BRADFORD CITY A 2-1
2 WOKING A 3-0
3 LUTON TOWN H 2-1
4 MIDDLESBROUGH A 0-1
2017-18 1 GUISELEY A 0-0
1r GUISELEY H 1-1 Guiseley won 4-3 on penalties
2018-19 1 COLCHESTER UNITED H 1-0
2 CHELTENHAM TOWN H 3-1
3 IPSWICH TOWN H 1-0
4 DERBY COUNTY H 0-1
2019-20 1 CREWE ALEXANDRA H 0-2
2020-21 1 TRANMERE ROVERS A 1-2
2021-22 1 PORT VALE A 1-5
2022-23 1 CRAWLEY TOWN A 4-1
2 BARNET H 1-0
3 BOREHAM WOOD A 1-1
3r BOREHAM WOOD H 1-0
4 LEEDS UNITED H 1-3
2023-24 1 DONCASTER ROVERS A 2-2
1r DONCASTER ROVERS H 1-2
FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP/E F L CUP
2006-07 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST H 1-0
2 WATFORD A 0-0 Watford won 6-5 on penalties
2007-08 1 LEICESTER CITY H 0-1
2008-09 1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 2-3
2009-10 1 WALSALL H 2-1
2 QUEENS PARK RANGERS A 1-2
2010-11 1 DONCASTER ROVERS A 2-1
2 NEWCASTLE UNITED H 2-3
2011-12 1 SCUNTHORPE UNITED H 0-2
2012-13 1 CARLISLE UNITED A 0-1
2013-14 1 MIDDLESBROUGH A 2-1
2 CARDIFF CITY H 0-2
2014-15 1 LEEDS UNITED A 1-2
2015-16 1 HULL CITY H 2-2 Hull City won 4-3 on penalties
2016-17 1 BRADFORD CITY H 0-0 Accrington Stanley won 11-10 on penalties
2 BURNLEY H 1-0
3 WEST HAM UNITED A 0-1
2017-18 1 PRESTON NORTH END H 3-2
2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION H 1-3
F.A. TROPHY
1972-73 1Q BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE H 2-2
1Qr BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE A 4-1
2Q BACUP BOROUGH A 4-2
3Q BLAENAU FFESTINIOG H 1-0
1 GRANTHAM H 0-2
1973-74 1Q NETHERFIELD H 4-2
2Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 2-1
3Q NANTWICH TOWN A 0-2
1974-75 PRE NETHERFIELD A 0-1
1975-76 PRE BRIDLINGTON TRINITY A 0-2
1976-77 PRE NELSON H 5-1
1Q EMLEY H 2-1
2Q WHITBY TOWN A 1-1
2Qr WHITBY TOWN H 2-4
1977-78 PRE BELPER TOWN H 5-0
1Q DURHAM CITY H 0-0
1Qr DURHAM CITY A 0-1
1978-79 1Q EVENWOOD TOWN A 2-0
2Q DROYLSDEN A 1-0
3Q GATESHEAD H 6-1
1 CONSETT A 2-3
1979-80 1Q ALFRETON TOWN A 2-0
2Q DROYLSDEN H 2-2
2Qr DROYLSDEN A 1-2
1980-81 PRE ROSSENDALE UNITED A 1-1
PREr ROSSENDALE UNITED H 1-0
1Q ST HELENS TOWN H 4-1
2Q CONSETT A 1-0
3Q NETHERFIELD A 1-2
1982-83 PRE ALFRETON TOWN A 3-1
1Q PENRITH A 0-5
1983-84 PRE BOOTLE H 0-1
1984-85 PRE RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 1-3
1985-86 PRE LANCASTER CITY A 0-0
PREr LANCASTER CITY H 4-4
PREr2 LANCASTER CITY H 2-2 @ ?
PREr3 LANCASTER CITY A 2-4 @ ?
1986-87 PRE BRIDLINGTON TRINITY H 3-2
1Q GOOLE TOWN{1} H 1-1
1Qr GOOLE TOWN{1} A 0-3
1987-88 1Q PETERLEE NEWTOWN A 3-2
2Q NORTH SHIELDS A 1-3
1988-89 1Q FLEETWOOD TOWN H 1-1
1Qr FLEETWOOD TOWN A 1-2
1989-90 1Q COLNE DYNAMOES A 2-3
1990-91 1Q WHITLEY BAY H 3-2
2Q EASINGTON COLLIERY H 2-1
3Q GUISBOROUGH TOWN A 1-4
1991-92 2Q SHILDON H 5-2
3Q BLYTH SPARTANS A 0-4
1992-93 1Q WHITLEY BAY H 3-1
2Q EASINGTON COLLIERY H 5-0
3Q TOW LAW TOWN H 6-0
1 STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 0-2
1993-94 3Q HYDE UNITED A 0-2
1994-95 1Q EMLEY H 1-0
2Q WEST AUCKLAND TOWN H 2-2
2Qr WEST AUCKLAND TOWN A 1-3
1995-96 1Q BRADFORD PARK AVENUE H 2-2
1Qr BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A 3-2
2Q ATHERSTONE UNITED A 3-1
3Q GRESLEY ROVERS{1} H 2-3
1996-97 3Q BEDWORTH UNITED A 0-2
1997-98 3Q RUNCORN H 0-5
1998-99 1 FARSLEY CELTIC{1} A 1-1
1r FARSLEY CELTIC{1} H 4-1
2 PAGET RANGERS A 2-0
3 ASHTON UNITED H 1-3
1999-00 1 LEEK TOWN A 2-2
1r LEEK TOWN H 5-4
2 SPALDING UNITED H 2-2
2r SPALDING UNITED A 0-1
2000-01 1 CHORLEY A 1-1
1r CHORLEY H 2-1
2 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 3-0
3 EMLEY A 0-3
2001-02 1 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 0-0
1r RADCLIFFE BOROUGH H 2-0
2 ALTRINCHAM H 1-1
2r ALTRINCHAM A 1-1 Altrincham won 3-1 on penalties
2002-03 2 TAMWORTH A 1-4
2003-04 3 BURTON ALBION A 2-4
2004-05 3 HEREFORD UNITED H 0-0
3r HEREFORD UNITED A 0-4
2005-06 1 ALTRINCHAM H 2-0
2 CARSHALTON ATHLETIC A 2-2
2r CARSHALTON ATHLETIC H 2-0
3 WORKSOP TOWN H 1-1
3r WORKSOP TOWN A 1-1 Worksop Town won 4-2 on penalties
OTHER CUPS
2004-05 FL TRO 1N BRADFORD CITY A 2-1
2N OLDHAM ATHLETIC A 2-3
2005-06 FL TRO 1N ROTHERHAM UNITED A 3-3 Rotherham United won 3-2 on penalties
2006-07 FL TRO 1NW CARLISLE UNITED H 1-1 Accrington Stanley won 3-1 on penalties
2N BLACKPOOL H 4-4 Accrington Stanley won 4-2 on penalties
QFN DONCASTER ROVERS A 0-2
2007-08 FL TRO 1NW OLDHAM ATHLETIC H 2-3
2008-09 FL TRO 1NW TRANMERE ROVERS A 0-1
2009-10 FL TRO 1NW OLDHAM ATHLETIC A 2-1
2NW SHREWSBURY TOWN H 2-0
QFN BURY H 3-2
SFN LEEDS UNITED A 0-2
2010-11 FL TRO 1NW TRANMERE ROVERS A 1-1 Accrington Stanley won 5-3 on penalties, tie later awarded to Tranmere
2011-12 FL TRO 1NW CARLISLE UNITED H 3-2
2NW TRANMERE ROVERS H 0-1
2012-13 FL TRO 1NW MORECAMBE H 0-2
2013-14 FL TRO 1NW CREWE ALEXANDRA A 0-1
2014-15 FL TRO 1NW CARLISLE UNITED H 1-3
2015-16 FL TRO 1NW BURY H 1-2
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