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hello,

i'm an italian football fan and i'm interested at the origin of football teams

could you tell me about the origin of the Stanley shirt?
why the club adopted red and white colours?

thanks.

Gianfranco

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Stanley were founder members so they didn't adopt anything.The adopting was done by Man United etc.

And it seemed a good idea at the time.

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This may help you Jordon ;=

Accrington Stanley History

click on club colours

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Here is some more information -

Accrington Stanley - Historical Football Kits

wheel down to read the history

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Posted via Mobile Device Stanley were not founder members of the football league. At all. It was merely Accrington.

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Correct
Accrington folded as a football club. Accrington Stanley began life some years later originally as Stanley Villa

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Posted via Mobile Device This is the third reincarnation of an Accrington football team.

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Re-formed....

Only pedantics pick up on this most boring of facts... Each club has been a professional League club playing on behalf of the town of Accrington. Different legal entities, different boards, different directors & owners, different forms with the League etc etc

Our history is a proud one, for all three flavours of ACCRINGTON!!!!

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Or people could point to that club is living on other people's glories.

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past glories?

I like the idea that we have only been playing competitve football for 39 years (from the park leagues) and have already got this far! I wonder what is the quickest that a club has gone from the bottom league to the FL? And I wouldn't count Aldershot in that as they inherited a fanbase of 4000 with which to buy the earlier leagues

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Posted via Mobile Device Saying that Stanley were founder members of the football league.

Nothing pedantic about saying they weren't, 'cos in all honesty Stanley did not form the league. They are two different teams, with their own honours and achivements.

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It's just like being back on ConfGuide, but not as amusing!

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Without Jack Walkers Millions, Accy 1968 would probably have a local derby a lot closer than Morecambe, Bury or Dale............

Love
ParkaRed!

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Looks like there is a nasty virus on the link on post No 3.......

We should consider ourselves lucky that we're not sat around now talking about reincarnation No 4.

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Spot on Willie. I watched Stanley in 50's and 60's and as far as I am concerned the present Stanley and the past Stanley are the same.