Stanley ? weres it originate?

[cashman]

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 would be grateful if anyone knows.

[WillowTheWhisp]

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

[mab]

Originally Posted by cashman

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 would be grateful if anyone knows.

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

[cashman]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

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

[cashman]

Originally Posted by mab

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]

Originally Posted by cashman

ah that sounds possible mab.

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

[cashman]

Originally Posted by mab

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]

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]

Originally Posted by cashman

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[WillowTheWhisp]

Where was the ground before then Wynonie?

[cashman]

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