Accrington Stanley v BRFC Match Day Thread (Sat 14.1.23)

We have played the Accies 16 times since 2006, W3, D3, L10, biggest win 5-1, loss 6-1 and a 3-3 draw, we have never beat them away.

Accrington Stanley were founded in 1968, play at the Crown Ground, which has a capacity of 5,450 & their nickname is The 'Owd Reds.

Manager John Coleman is 60 years old and played as a forward for many non-league teams in his career.
He has managed 5 teams in 1,212 games with a win rate of over 40%.

According to a survey conducted in August 2019, Stanley supporters consider traditional Lancashire clubs Rochdale, Morecambe and Bury to be their biggest rivals, with near neighbours Blackburn Rovers and Burnley following.

In the 1980s, the club was mentioned in a British advert for milk, which briefly brought the club to the attention of the general public.
The advertisement featured two boys in Liverpool replica shirts played by young actors Carl Rice and Kevin Staine.
It made reference to Accrington Stanley's obscurity in comparison to Liverpool's success at the time.


Boy 1: "Milk! Urghh!"

Boy 2: "It's what Ian Rush drinks."

Boy 1: "Ian Rush?"

Boy 2: "Yeah. And he said if I didn't drink lots of milk, when I grow up, I'll only be good enough to play for Accrington Stanley."

Boy 1: "Accrington Stanley, who are they?"

Boy 2: "Exactly."

Our last 5 games read - WLLWW, Accrington's read WDDLL.

We should have enough on the pitch on saturday to get our 1st victory at their place to inch a bit closer to the play-offs.

COYB