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Named after Princess Alexandra who married Edward VII in 1863. The cricket club came first in 1866 then the football club in 1877.
Has Accrington Stanley been mentioned?
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Has Accrington Stanley been mentioned?
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Stanley Villa, based at the Stanley Arms incorporated Accrington into their name when Accrington FC went bust.Named after Princess Alexandra who married Edward VII in 1863. The cricket club came first in 1866 then the football club in 1877.
Has Accrington Stanley been mentioned?
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They're now called "The New Saints", their official name is "The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club" and play in England not Wales.Total network solutions
Interesting if relatively short history.
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I have no issues with Sheffield Wednesday, and for the sake of their followers, good luck to them. But surely the most weird second name for a football club after Hamilton Academicals. Any others?
Stockport County. Stockport isn’t a county?
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Who are they?Named after Princess Alexandra who married Edward VII in 1863. The cricket club came first in 1866 then the football club in 1877.
Has Accrington Stanley been mentioned?
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Stockport County Football Club was formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, and later renamed to Stockport County in 1890 to reflect the town's new County Borough status. The name change occurred in the 1890/91 season, after Stockport became a County Borough in 1889, while still playing at the Nursery Inn. The club is based in Stockport, a town known for its hat-making industry and its location near Manchester.Stockport County. Stockport isn’t a county?
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I remember reading, many years ago, that there was an early football team from the Durham area called the Stanley Cripples. This was back when reading meant reading from a book. I don’t recall which book it was, though I’ve probably still got it. Unfortunately, the internet turns up no references of such a team, but I’d like to imagine that they really did exist.Now live the North East.
Some interesting names in the Northern League :-
Billingham Synthonia
West Allotment Celtic
Blyth Spartans
Bedlington Terriers
Some cracking non-league grounds up here, as well...
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The phrase "Stanley Cripples FC" likely refers to a misunderstanding or mishearing of Stanley McAlindon, a cricketer for Durham. He is a young, right-arm fast bowler who has faced injury setbacks in his career. There is no football (soccer) club called "Stanley Cripples FC." The confusion likely arises from the similarity in sound between "McAlindon" and the phrase "cripples" when spoken quickly or informally.I remember reading, many years ago, that there was an early football team from the Durham area called the Stanley Cripples. This was back when reading meant reading from a book. I don’t recall which book it was, though I’ve probably still got it. Unfortunately, the internet turns up no references of such a team, but I’d like to imagine that they really did exist.
There is a West Stanley FC in County Durham however.
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Scouse twat! ; )Who are they?
And Oxford ?And Coventry.
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Surely a merger with the rags would be good. Sheffield Wednesday United. Sorted.
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Stockport County Football Club was formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, and later renamed to Stockport County in 1890 to reflect the town's new County Borough status. The name change occurred in the 1890/91 season, after Stockport became a County Borough in 1889, while still playing at the Nursery Inn. The club is based in Stockport, a town known for its hat-making industry and its location near Manchester.
Ah yes the Hat Museum. I’ll never get those hours back….
Still more history than City.They're now called "The New Saints", their official name is "The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club" and play in England not Wales.
Interesting if relatively short history.
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God help the fan who starts the "Give us a T!" chant.......They're now called "The New Saints", their official name is "The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club" and play in England not Wales.
Interesting if relatively short history.
Port Vale - not even a placeI have no issues with Sheffield Wednesday, and for the sake of their followers, good luck to them. But surely the most weird second name for a football club after Hamilton Academicals. Any others?
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Just wondering the same thing. I can see issues if Wednesday were ever promoted back the Premier League or if we were drawn against them in a Cup competition but are there any legal reasons why this couldn’t happen?Could City purchase sheff wed as part of the CFG ?
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If it is legal you could bet they'd be an emergency PL meeting to make it illegal the moment CFG made their interest known.Could City purchase sheff wed as part of the CFG ?
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Not even the county town - like Derby. Formed as Heaton Norris but named such when Stockport became a County Borough after acquiring that bit of Lancashire in 1890.Stockport County. Stockport isn’t a county?
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I would argue Wednesday are the primary team in Sheffield, just been down on their luck and poorly run for 25 years
I'd agree. Wednesday are slightly bigger than the Blades with more support in the past. Not much in it now with Blades doing better. Both badly run in an outdated way for decades particularly Wednesday where the incompetence has been off the scale since the early 90s, except for the short period under Mandaric.
Sheffield United are better commercially and in engaging with the community. Even then they have a small-time outlook and when you see how smaller clubs like Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth and similar size clubs like Leicester, Birmingham and Southampton achieve more, it highlights how small-time they are. Their football is usually about honest toil and hard work rather than skill - Bassett, Warnock and Wilder being exponents, albeit with differing styles, of that kind of ethos.
Wednesday at least had a team that played beautiful progressive football in the early 90s.
Wednesday have greater potential as a club which they looked like they might realise in the 80s and early 90s but they overspent trying to replace Sheridan, Waddle snd Hirst. Sadly they have never recovered.
Good luck to both clubs except v City.
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As any self respecting Owl will tell you, Sheffield Wednesday are Yorkshire's most successful club historicallyI'd agree. Wednesday are slightly bigger than the Blades with more support in the past.