ACCRINGTON STANLEY
Formed: 1891  Dissolved: 1966  Re-Formed: 1968  Ground:Crown Ground, Accrington, Lancashire

League Record

Season Position Finished Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points League & Division
1900/01 9th 34 17 2 15 55 51 36 Lancashire Combination League
1901/02 3rd 34 21 5 8 79 48 47 Lancashire Combination League
1902/03 1st 34 26 2 6 114 36 54 Lancashire Combination League
1903/04 2nd 34 24 4 6 89 36 52 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1904/05 7th 34 16 5 13 57 55 37 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1905/06 1st 38 22 10 6 88 33 54 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1906/07 5th 38 18 7 13 76 60 43 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1907/08 7th 38 16 9 13 77 66 41 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1908/09 12th 38 15 6 17 88 87 36 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1909/10 3rd 38 21 9 8 71 62 47 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1910/11 7th 38 15 8 15 82 78 38 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1911/12 9th 32 12 6 14 70 66 30 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1912/13 2nd 34 21 3 10 75 54 45 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1913/14 7th 34 15 8 11 76 65 38 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1914/15 6th 32 15 7 10 75 59 37 Lancashire Combination Division 1
World War 1 Suspended Play
1919/20 7th 34 18 4 12 86 73 40 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1920/21 ▲6th 34 16 9 9 63 41 41 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1921/22 5th 38 19 3 16 73 57 41 Football League Third Division North
1922/23 8th 38 17 7 14 59 65 41 Football League Third Division North
1923/24 13th 42 16 8 18 48 61 40 Football League Third Division North
1924/25 17th 42 15 8 19 60 72 30 Football League Third Division North
1925/26 18th 42 17 3 22 81 105 37 Football League Third Division North
1926/27 21st 42 10 7 25 62 98 27 Football League Third Division North
1927/28 9th 42 18 7 16 76 67 44 Football League Third Division North
1928/29 18th 42 13 8 21 68 82 34 Football League Third Division North
1929/30 16th 42 14 9 19 84 81 37 Football League Third Division North
1930/31 13th 42 15 9 18 84 108 39 Football League Third Division North
1931/32 14th 40 15 6 19 75 80 36 Football League Third Division North
1932/33 13th 42 15 10 17 78 76 40 Football League Third Division North
1933/34 20th 42 13 7 22 65 101 33 Football League Third Division North
1934/35 18th 42 12 10 20 63 89 34 Football League Third Division North
1935/36 9th 42 17 8 17 63 72 42 Football League Third Division North
1936/37 13th 42 16 9 17 76 69 41 Football League Third Division North
1937/38 22nd 42 11 7 24 45 75 29 Football League Third Division North
1938/39 22nd 42 7 6 29 49 103 20 Football League Third Division North
World War 2 Suspended Play
1946/47 20th 42 14 4 24 56 92 32 Football League Third Division North
1947/48 6th 42 20 6 16 62 59 46 Football League Third Division North
1948/49 20th 42 12 10 20 55 64 34 Football League Third Division North
1949/50 13th 42 16 7 19 57 62 39 Football League Third Division North
1950/51 23rd 46 11 10 25 42 101 32 Football League Third Division North
1951/52 22nd 46 10 12 24 61 92 32 Football League Third Division North
1952/53 24th 46 8 11 27 39 89 27 Football League Third Division North
1953/54 15th 46 16 10 20 66 74 42 Football League Third Division North
1954/55 2nd 46 25 11 20 96 67 61 Football League Third Division North
1955/56 3rd 46 25 9 12 92 57 59 Football League Third Division North
1956/57 3rd 46 25 8 13 95 64 58 Football League Third Division North
1957/58 2nd 46 25 9 12 83 61 59 Football League Third Division North
1958/59 19th 46 15 12 19 71 87 42 Football League Third Division
1959/60 ▼24th 46 11 5 30 57 123 27 Football League Third Division
1960/61 18th 46 16 8 22 74 88 40 Football League Fourth Division
1961/62 n/a 33 5 8 20 19 60 18 Football League Fourth Division
Accrington Stanley resigned from the League before the end of the 1961/62 season and their playing record was declared void
1962/63 8th 38 19 7 12 99 66 45 Lancashire Combination Division 2
1963/64 ▲1st 34 23 6 5 90 40 52 Lancashire Combination Division 2
1964/65 ▼21st 42 7 4 31 48 127 18 Lancashire Combination Division 1
1965/66 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Lancashire Combination Division 2
Accrington Stanley resigned from the Lancashire Combination League mid season and folded, they reformed in 1968 as a new club with the same name - Accrington Stanley

League Record (Current Club)

Season Position Finished Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points League & Division
1970/71 6th 30 15 5 10 65 52 35 Lancashire Combination League
1971/72 2nd 28 18 5 5 81 40 41 Lancashire Combination League
1972/73 3rd 38 26 7 5 96 36 59 Lancashire Combination League
1973/74 1st 38 29 5 4 80 26 63 Lancashire Combination League
1974/75 10th 38 17 7 14 75 55 41 Lancashire Combination League
1975/76 2nd 34 25 5 4 104 36 55 Lancashire Combination League
1976/77 3rd 34 25 7 2 86 20 57 Lancashire Combination League
1977/78 1st 34 25 7 2 99 32 57 Lancashire Combination League
Accrington Stanley left the Lancashire Combination and joined the Cheshire County League
1978/79 5th 34 18 6 10 66 43 42 Cheshire County League Division 2
1979/80 2nd 34 20 9 5 67 33 49 Cheshire County League Division 2
1980/81 ▲1st 38 26 3 9 73 20 55 Cheshire County League Division 2
1981/82 13th 38 11 11 16 40 57 33 Cheshire County League Division 1
The Cheshire County League merged with the Lancashire Combination to form the North West Counties League
1982/83 10th 38 13 12 13 56 55 38 North West Counties League Div 1
1983/84 7t8 38 17 8 13 67 60 42 North West Counties League Div 1
1984/85 15th 38 11 8 19 45 59 30 North West Counties League Div 1
1985/86 11th 38 13 11 14 62 60 37 North West Counties League Div 1
1986/87 ▲2nd 38 19 15 4 63 32 53 North West Counties League Div 1
1987/88 4th 36 21 6 9 71 39 69 Northern Premier League Division 1
1988/89 6th 42 21 10 11 81 60 73 Northern Premier League Division 1
1989/90 3rd 42 22 10 10 80 53 76 Northern Premier League Division 1
1990/91 ▲4th 42 21 13 8 83 57 76 Northern Premier League Division 1
1991/92 8th 42 17 12 13 78 62 63 Northern Premier League
1992/93 6th 42 20 13 9 79 45 73 Northern Premier League
1993/94 16th 42 14 7 21 63 85 49 Northern Premier League
1994/95 15th 42 12 13 17 55 77 49 Northern Premier League
1995/96 7th 42 17 14 11 62 54 62 Northern Premier League
1996/97 11th 44 18 12 14 77 70 66 Northern Premier League
1997/98 20th 42 8 14 20 49 68 38 Northern Premier League
1998/99 ▼22nd 42 9 9 24 47 77 36 Northern Premier League
1999/00 ▲1st 42 25 9 8 96 43 84 Northern Premier League Division 1
2000/01 9th 44 18 10 16 71 67 64 Northern Premier League
2001/02 6th 44 21 9 14 89 64 72 Northern Premier League
2002/03 ▲1st 44 30 10 4 97 44 100 Northern Premier League
2003/04 10th 42 15 13 14 68 61 58 Football Conference
2004/05 10th 42 18 11 13 72 58 66 Football Conference National
2005/06 ▲1st 42 28 7 7 76 45 91 Football Conference National
2006/07 20th 46 13 11 22 70 81 50 Football League Two
2007/08 17th 46 16 3 27 49 83 51 Football League Two
2008/09 16th 46 13 11 22 42 59 50 Football League Two
2009/10 15th 46 18 7 21 62 74 61 Football League Two
2010/11 5th 46 18 19 9 73 55 61 Football League Two
2011/12 14th 46 14 15 17 54 66 57 Football League Two
2012/13 18th 46 14 12 20 51 67 54 Football League Two
2013/14 15th 46 14 15 17 54 56 57 Football League Two
2014/15 17th 46 15 11 20 58 77 56 Football League Two
2015/16 4th 46 24 13 9 74 48 85 Football League Two
2016/17 13th 46 17 14 15 59 56 65 English Football League Two
2017/18 ▲1st 46 29 6 11 76 46 93 English Football League Two
2018/19 14th 46 14 13 19 51 67 55 English Football League One
2019/20 17th 35 10 10 15 47 53 40 English Football League One
2020/21 11th 46 18 13 15 63 68 67 English Football League One
2021/22 12th 46 17 10 19 61 80 61 English Football League One
2022/23 ▼23rd 46 11 11 24 40 77 44 English Football League One
2023/24 17th 46 16 9 21 63 71 57 English Football League Two
2024/25 - - - - - - - - English Football League Two