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cashman

25-12-2007 23:51

Stanley ? weres it originate?

was asked this morning were did the name Stanley come from? have no idea,can see were names like united,city, athletic,etc etc originate but was buggared if i can figure how Stanley comes after accrington:confused: would be grateful if anyone knows.:)

WillowTheWhisp

25-12-2007 23:58

Re: Stanley ? weres it originate?

The club was named after Stanley Street if I recall correctly.

mab	26-12-2007 00:13

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 507702)

:not_ripe::) named after a street in Accrington were most of the players lived at the time,correct me if im wrong:)

cashman

26-12-2007 00:13

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 507704)

The club was named after Stanley Street if I recall correctly.

could be, but dont make much sense, cos Stanley St did not go anywhere near Peel Park:confused:

cashman

26-12-2007 00:14

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Originally Posted by mab (Post 507715)

:not_ripe::) named after a street in Accrington were most of the players lived at the time,correct me if im wrong:)

ah that sounds possible mab.:)perhaps Wynonie or Geoff know cos there old farts like me.lol

mab	26-12-2007 00:23

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 507717)

ah that sounds possible mab.:)

:) Accrington and stanley two different teams which merged to become Accrington Stanley:):):):)

cashman

26-12-2007 00:29

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Originally Posted by mab (Post 507718)

:) Accrington and stanley two different teams which merged to become Accrington Stanley:):):):)

thats interesting were ya get that info from? cos i would like to explain to the guy that asked.

Doug	26-12-2007 00:48

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If I remember my Stanley History it was named after the Stanley Working mens Club that was on Stanley Street...... They use to meet there if I recall rightly............

Doug	26-12-2007 00:49

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 507719)

thats interesting were ya get that info from? cos i would like to explain to the guy that asked.

Not sure on this but I think it might have been Accrington Villa and Accrington FC....

Diego

26-12-2007 04:05

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long time ago, there was Accrington FC, one of the founders of the Football League, and Stanley Villa at Accrington. it was called Stanley Villa cause they were based at Stanley Arms on Stanley Street.

then Stanley Villa got the name of the city with the end of Accrington FC, forming the first Accrington Stanley :)

i think thats it, i read that on the official website some time ago

Diego

26-12-2007 04:06

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Why Stanley

The original town team, Accrington FC were amongst the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888, before resigning from the league after just five years. An existing team already existed at that time called Stanley Villa, named as such because they were based at the Stanley Arms on Stanley Street in the town. With the demise of Accrington FC, Stanley Villa took the town name to become Accrington Stanley, and existed in the lower divisions of the Football League until 1962, when the club famously resigned from the League midway through the season due to financial difficulties. Their last game was played on 2nd March, 1962. The club reformed again in 1968, and has progressed through the local county leagues to the Football Conference, and after three seasons in the Nationwide Conference made a historic return to the Football League.

whystanley

thats it ;)

WillowTheWhisp

26-12-2007 09:51

Re: Stanley ? weres it originate?

And the Stanley Arms is so-called as it's in Stanley Street (as in Bold Street WMC etc) so in a round about way they are named after the street.

I seem to recall having read somewhere that most of the players lived in Stanley Street too, but maybe that's an urban myth.

Wynonie Harris

26-12-2007 09:54

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Diego's got it right, Mr C. The club didn't play at Peel Park until 1919.

WillowTheWhisp

26-12-2007 09:56

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Where was the ground before then Wynonie?

cashman

26-12-2007 09:56

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many thanks to those that helped n special thanks to deigo for the link, happy new year mate.:)

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