Football in the Community
Wednesday 3rd Dec 2008
 
Matchday Club vs Brentford
After another successful matchday club with over 50 children attending, this weeks matchday club against Brentford is hoping to be another big success! Book now and give your child another memorable day!
The matchday club is for children age 7-12 yrs old and will run from 12pm until 5:15pm each Saturday matchday. Each child will need to be dropped off at the sports hall at St. Christopher’s at 12 noon along with football kit, a packed lunch and a change of warm clothing to wear to watch the game at The Fraser Eagle Stadium. The day will include;
12pm - 1pm
Drop your child off for an hour of football skills, drills and games held inthe Sports Hall (indoor) @ St. Christopher’s High School, Accrington, Queens Rd West, BB5 4AY.
1pm - 1:15pm
Escorted to the Fraser Eagle Stadium
1:15pm - 1:45pm
Packed Lunch
1:45pm - 5pm
Take in the sights of the Fraser Eagle Stadium on a match day. Enjoy the thrills, atmosphere and experience plus free entry to the stadium. Meet the staff and players and watch the players perform in the Coca Cola League Division 2 game
5:15pm
Collect your child from inside turnstile WX03.
ALL FOR JUST £10!! EACH CHILD NOW RECEIVES A MATCHDAY PROGRAMME!
How to book? Phone the club on 01254 356950 and leave your child's name, or you can email liam.smith@accringtonstanley.co.uk. If it is your child's first session pick up a form from the main reception and return as soon as possible.
How to pay? You can drop the money off at Main Reception along with the name of your child. Or simply just pay on the day.
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Coca Cola Football League Two
Saturday 29th Nov 2008
Accrington Stanley 1 - 2 Bury
Goals: Jones (35), Barry-Murphy (38), Clarke (79).
Attendance: 2,093
Stanley suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Bury at the Fraser Eagle Stadium this afternoon.
The visitors took a two goal lead into the break after goals from Michael Jones and Brian Barry-Murphy, and John Mullin missed Stanley's first penalty of the season in first half injury time. Although Stanley enjoyed the majority of posession in the second half, Jamie Clarke's spot kick with ten minutes to go proved only to be a consolation goal.
Next Saturday we entertain Brentford at the Fraser Eagle Stadium, kick off 3pm.
Accrington Stanley: Arthur, Richardson (Murdock 46), Edwards, Charnock, King (Mahon 66), Ryan, John Mullin, Griffiths, Miles, Paul Mullin, Blundell (Clarke 66).
Subs Not Used: Speare, Procter.
Bury: Brown  , Scott, Sodje , Futcher, Buchanan, Bennett, Dawson, Barry-Murphy, Jones (Howell 60), Hurst (Cresswell 60), Bishop (Morrell 88).
Subs Not Used: Baker, Racchi.
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire).
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Today's match
Saturday 29th Nov 2008
Bit chilly but the pitch is fine
No problems are expected ahead of this afternoon's match against Bury here at the Fraser Eagle Stadium.
The pitch covers have done their job in protecting the playing surface overnight - any volunteers to help remove them later this morning will be welcome - and the early morning fog that we experienced first thing this morning has now cleared.
The game promises to be a hotly contested Lancashire derby so wrap up warm and join us for what will undoubtedly be the biggest gate in League Two today!
LATEST UPDATE: Pitch has been passed fit.
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The Crown
Friday 28th Nov 2008
Pre-match meal in Stanley's pub
 Not got anything in for lunch on Saturday? Have no fear, we will be serving pie and peas in Stanley's pub from 11am, the perfect pre-match meal!
It's the ideal start to a match day, and remember every penny spent in our pub helps Accrington Stanley! Also as ever we'll have all the week's live sport on our big screen, incuding the following highlights:
SATURDAY:
12.30 Wolves v Birmingham - Midlands derby in The Championship
3.00 Soccer Saturday
5.20 Preston North End v Bristol City - The Championship
7.00 Getafe v Real Madrid - La Liga
9.00 Seville v Barcelona - La Liga
SUNDAY:
11.30 Swansea v Cardiff - the big Welsh derby in FL Championship
12.15 Histon v Leeds United - FA Cup 2nd Round
1.30 Manchester City v Manchester United - Premier League
2.15 FA Cup Third Round Draw
4.00 Chelsea v Arsenal - Premier League
MONDAY (QUIZ NIGHT):
8.00 Liverpool v West Ham United - Premier League
TUESDAY:
7.45 Burnley v Arsenal - support our neighbours in the Carling Cup QF
WEDNESDAY:
7.45 Watford v Tottenham Hotspur - Carling Cup QF
THURSDAY:
7.45 Mansfield Town v Oxford United - Blue Square Premier
7.45 Aston Villa v MSK Zilna - UEFA Cup
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Match Day Programme
Friday 28th Nov 2008
Details of plans for new seating
 After literally months of running through different schemes we are delighted to finally be in a position announce details of how we will comply with the Football League's requirement for us to have 2,000 seats under cover in this Saturday's match day programme.
As ever the programme is filled with all the latest news and information from the club, and will be available before the game from the Stanley Store, the match day bars and in and around the stadium, and also after the game from the Stanley Store, priced just £3.00. Alternatively you can also get your copy now from the official Stanley Programmes site, or buy it now from our ebay listing which also includes a teamsheet and ticket stub from the game.
Saturday's programme also contains the latest from Eric and Coley, news from around the club, a quick quiz, the latest from the Stanley Store and all the info you could ever want about the visitors. There's news from the commercial department, you can get the views of Radio Lancashire presenter Stephen Lowe, pictures and reports from our last two games, the latest from the Community Team, the Youth Department, the Reserves and the Ladies, four pages of stats and a pull out poster of Jimmy Ryan too!
All this for only £3.00, and remember that every penny you spend here at the club on a match day helps Accrington Stanley to build for the future!
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Supporting good causes
Friday 28th Nov 2008
Please help us to help local people
Two good causes will be championed at our match against Bury on Saturday afternoon and Accrington Stanley would like to encourage supporters to get involved in helping these local campaigns.
There will be a half time bucket collection in aid of local youngster Ellese Mulligan-Green. Ellese was diagnosed in June with a high grade glioma and her health has quickly declined since. However local people have rallied round to support her and raised funds in a number of ways including a fashion show last week and concert to be held at Accrington Town Hall on Saturday evening.
Also on Saturday we will be launching the Christmas Wishes appeal at Accrington Stanley, calling on businesses and residents to help support local charities this Christmas. The organisers behind Christmas Wishes are appealing for new toys, toiletries, non perishable foods and other gifts which will be handed out to charities and organisations in the run up to the festive period. The Stanley Store at the Fraser Eagle Stadium will be one of the official collection points and will be open during office hours and on match days to receive donations up until Monday 15th December. Andrea Goodall of the appeal organisers, Community and Business Partners, will be at the game tomorrow to help launch the appeal at half time on the pitch with Ricky Kirby.
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Coca Cola Football League Two
Friday 28th Nov 2008
Accrington Stanley v Bury
 Stanley entertain Bury at the Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon in Coca Cola League Two action, kick off 3pm.
Robbie Williams, Peter Murphy, Peter Cavanagh and Ian Dunbavin all remain out through injury, and Terry Gornell will not be available after returning to Tranmere Rovers earlier this week. However new loan signings Craig Mahon and Gregg Blundell will be available and are both expected to feature in John Coleman's squad.
We have yet to beat Bury since our return to the Football League three years ago, in our first season back we shared the points on both meetings, and last season the Shakers completed a double over us including a 2-0 defeat at the Fraser Eagle Stadium in the last game of the season.
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Gold Bond Weekly Draw
Friday 28th Nov 2008
Week 48 Results
The Gold Bond Weekly Draw in Aid of Accrington Stanley Football Club- Results for Week 48 Drawn Friday 28th November are as follows:-
| £2000 |
BB0068 |
Mrs L Groom |
| £500 |
M.2262 |
Mrs E Brown |
| £200 |
QQ0691 |
Amanda Houston |
| £100 |
B.2919 |
David Conway |
| £100 |
AC4901 |
David McGill |
| £50 |
A.4429 |
Mrs A Hartford |
| £50 |
F.0885 |
Mr K Addis |
| £50 |
LL3014 |
June Lord |
| £50 |
M.3748 |
Mr J Allen |
| £25 |
A.6751 |
Robert Williams |
| £25 |
AM6933 |
W.A Padley |
| £25 |
NN4397 |
Stacey Kerry |
| £25 |
FF5672 |
Mr A.T Oats |
| £25 |
J.2013 |
Mr R Bowman |
| £25 |
NN4985 |
Mr Conway |
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Agents Prize Draw |
Poole Post Office |
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Squad news
Thursday 27th Nov 2008
Blundell chooses Stanley over Paris
 Darlington striker Gregg Blundell has signed on a month's loan ahead of the close of the loan transfer window at 5pm.
The 31 year old started as a trainee at Tranmere but on his release joined Vauxhall Motors and then Northwich Victoria where he scored 40 goals in two years. He moved to Doncaster in March 2003, scoring 32 goals in just over two years before signing for Chester City in the summer or 2005. He then moved to Darlington in January 2007. So far this season he has been a regular in the squad but has been restricted to appearances from the bench.
Gregg was on the way to Paris with his girlfriend after being given the weekend off by Darlington following their FA Cup exit last week, but is delighted to instead be meeting the rest of the Stanley squad tomorrow morning ahead of Saturday's home game against Bury. Gregg's girlfriend was unavailable for comment.
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Squad news
Thursday 27th Nov 2008
Craig Mahon joins on loan from Wigan
 John Coleman has signed 19 year old striker Craig Mahon from Wigan Athletic on a one month deal.
The Republic of Ireland U18 and U19 international is a regular in the Latics reserves side and can also play anywhere across the front.
Born in Dublin Craig signed his first professional contract with Wigan in the summer and will be available for Saturday's home game against Bury.
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Thank you
Wednesday 26th Nov 2008
Accrington Stanley fans credit to the club
 Recently released Home Office statistics show that Accrington Stanley is one of only two clubs in the Football League and Premier League not to have a single supporter with a banning order imposed by the police. MK Dons are the only other side to achieve this.
Speaking about the figures Stanley safety officer Mick Schultz congratulated the Accrington Stanley supporters "We owe a big thank you to our fans who always come here to the Fraser Eagle Stadium and also travel away without a problem. Every time we play away from home I get reports from the safety officers at other clubs full of praise for the way in which our following support conduct themselves.
"They are loud and proud and make themselves heard, but also behave in a way which makes us a lot of friends around the country. Football fans have always attracted a lot of press attention when they do something wrong, and as a club we think it is important that our supporters are recognised for their good behaviour. It helps to reafirm our family friendly profile and reassure people that the Fraser Eagle Stadium is a safe and welcoming place to come and watch football."
A total of 3,172 banning orders are in place against football supporters in the UK, across all four professional divisions and also include some non-league sides.
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Football in the Community
Tuesday 25th Nov 2008
Matchday Club vs Bury
Dont forget there's still time to book onto Saturday's Matchday Club, give your child a memorable day! Book on now!
The matchday club is for children age 7-12 yrs old and will run from 12pm until 5:15pm each Saturday matchday. Each child will need to be dropped off at the sports hall at St. Christopher’s at 12 noon along with football kit, a packed lunch and a change of warm clothing to wear to watch the game at The Fraser Eagle Stadium. The day will include;
12pm - 1pm
Drop your child off for an hour of football skills, drills and games held inthe Sports Hall (indoor) @ St. Christopher’s High School, Accrington, Queens Rd West, BB5 4AY.
1pm - 1:15pm
Escorted to the Fraser Eagle Stadium
1:15pm - 1:45pm
Packed Lunch
1:45pm - 5pm
Take in the sights of the Fraser Eagle Stadium on a match day. Enjoy the thrills, atmosphere and experience plus free entry to the stadium. Meet the staff and players and watch the players perform in the Coca Cola League Division 2 game
5:15pm
Collect your child from inside turnstile WX03.
This is now the last game at the introductory price at £6. As of the Brentford game on Saturday 6th December, the Matchday Club will go up to £10 per game and that price will freeze for the rest of the season.
How to book? Phone the club on 01254 356950 and leave your child's name, or you can email liam.smith@accringtonstanley.co.uk. If it is your child's first session pick up a form from the main reception and return as soon as possible.
How to pay? You can drop the money off at Main Reception along with the name of your child. Or simply just pay on the day.
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Squad news
Monday 24th Nov 2008
Gornell recalled by Tranmere
 Terry Gornell has been recalled by his parent club Tranmere Rovers as cover for injuries.
The 18 year old striker joined Stanley in September and has made eleven appearances, scoring four goals.
Talks between the clubs will continue however with a view to bringing Terry back until the end of the season in January.
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Gold Bond Weekly Draw
Monday 24th Nov 2008
Week 47 Results
The Gold Bond Weekly Draw in Aid of Accrington Stanley Football Club- Results for Week 47 Drawn Friday 21st November are as follows:-
| £2000 |
BB2479 |
Mrs K Warburton |
| £500 |
C.5514 |
Mr Gregory |
| £200 |
KK4537 |
Mr P England |
| £100 |
AN6420 |
Mrs S Bowden |
| £100 |
AM4604 |
Mr A Martin |
| £50 |
EE5558 |
Mrs K Davis |
| £50 |
TT0074 |
Colin Kennedy |
| £50 |
AJ1337 |
Mr & Mrs Kittley |
| £50 |
X.1165 |
P Bunting |
| £25 |
J.2648 |
Mr R May |
| £25 |
BB0454 |
F Bennett |
| £25 |
W.6052 |
Mr G Simpson |
| £25 |
FF6567 |
Miss Taylor |
| £25 |
D.5406 |
B.G Wright |
| £25 |
JJ5750 |
William Poole |
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Agents Prize Draw |
Stephen Crook |
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