Stand Athletic FC of Whitefield

You see this ground off the East Lancs Railway when you up to Rawtenstall. I always wondered why a team named after Stand played in Edenfield, and why they had very obviously given up the ground.

My guess is this will end up as a "development" of over-priced rabbit hutches for "executives".
 
I used to play for Stand Athletic in the early 80’s. They were a very well run amateur club then, playing on the Elms pitch behind Whitefield fire station. As an ex Stand Grammar pupil I should have signed for Old Standians but I preferred the set up at Stand Athletic and the post match beer and crib in the Eagle and Child.
 
I used to play for Stand Athletic in the early 80’s. They were a very well run amateur club then, playing on the Elms pitch behind Whitefield fire station. As an ex Stand Grammar pupil I should have signed for Old Standians but I preferred the set up at Stand Athletic and the post match beer and crib in the Eagle and Child.
Splitter!
 

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