Accrington Stanley FC is an English football club from Accrington in Lancashire.  The club was formed in 1968, and spent eight seasons in the Combination during which they were champions twice and won the Combination Cup three times. In 1982, Stanley became founder members of the North West Counties First Division. Three years later, they were promoted to the Northern Premier League (NPL) First Division. In 2003 Stanley won the Unibond Premier League (the new name for the Northern Premier League) by 16 clear points to take their place in the Nationwide Conference. After two creditable mid-table finishes, Stanley became the third club to have represented the town of Accrington in the Football League after they stormed to the Conference title in 2006 to earn promotion to League Two (the fourth tier of English football). They spent 12 seasons in League Two, before promotion to League One as champions in 2018. Nicknames include Accy and the Owd Reds, they play at Peel Park.