Accrington Stanley. What a special and meaningful name for a football team. Special in that it is like Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Plymouth Argyle and Leyton Orient and does not have a City, Rovers, Town, United, Athletic or Wanderers tagged on to the town. Meaningful in that it came to represent a long departed team from the Football League, perhaps forgotten by some and a joke in a TV advert to others. It was good to see Accrington Stanley return to the Football League after such a long absence.
I have a soft spot for Accrington Stanley as they were one of the first teams I saw play at Valley Parade, back in the 1958/59 season and I also saw them play Bradford Park Avenue. I think that the result was 0-0 in 1958/59. Tomorrow night Bradford City will play Stanley again at Valley Parade for the first time in a league match since the 1961/62 season.
Let's hope that City can win tomorrow night and get us back on track.
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