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adelle

adelle Report 20 Sep 2014 16:02

how do i find out who were the first professional football players to play for accrington Stanley ?
im looking for a william or billy no last name

just a family rumour one of the countries first professional football players was a member of my family named billy

i know its not a lot to go on but if i could get a list of the first ever pro team look for a billy n try trace his roots a bit just a thought i no its a bit out there

thats only info i have

he could be a gill thompson entwistle who knows it could all be rubbish but just want to look at the first game they played n the team

just for fun

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2014 16:49

Why not contact the club and see if they have any information in their archives:-

Address
Accrington Stanley Football Club Livingstone Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5BX
Contact
Tel: 0871 434 1968 Fax: 01254 356951

Kath. x

adelle

adelle Report 20 Sep 2014 16:54

thanx i will ring them monday ask if they have history of the players iv tried google but not much found some photos no names :)

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 20 Sep 2014 21:15

adelle...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accrington_Stanley_F.C._(1891)