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| Season | Div | Ptn | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro |
| 1881-82 | Accrington | Rd 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1882-83 | Accrington | Rd 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1883-84 | Accrington | Rd 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1884-85 | Accrington | Rd 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1885-86 | Accrington | Rd 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1886-87 | Accrington | Rd 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1887-88 | Accrington | Rd 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1888-89 | FL | 7 | Accrington | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 1.00 | 20 | Rd 1 | ||
| 1889-90 | FL | 6 | Accrington | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 0.95 | 24 | Rd 2 | ||
| 1890-91 | FL | 10 | Accrington | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 0.56 | 16 | Rd 2 | ||
| 1891-92 | FL | 11 | Accrington | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 0.51 | 20 | Rd 2 | ||
| 1892-93 | D 1 | 15 | Accrington | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 47 | 0.70 | 23 | Rd 2 | ||
| 1893-94 | Lan | Rd 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1887-88 | Accrington | Founding member of the Football League | |||||||||||||||||
| 1890-91 | Accrington | Re-elected to Football League | |||||||||||||||||
| 1891-92 | Accrington | Re-elected to Football League | |||||||||||||||||
| 1892-93 | Accrington | Resigned from Second Division after being relegated from First Division | |||||||||||||||||
| 1893-94 | Accrington | Failed election to Second Division | |||||||||||||||||
Accrington
Accrington was formed in 1878 a founding member of the Football League in 1888 and occupies an important place in the history of English football. Despite spending only a short period in the League, the club helped establish the world's first national football league competition. This page contains Accrington's complete league and cup record, together with historical statistics and head-to-head records from the English Football Archive.
Head to Head for League Opponents
| Opponent (alphabetic) | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | GA | Adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 35 | -2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 22 | -2 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 29 | -1 |
| Burnley | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Darwen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 |
| Derby County | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 3 |
| Everton | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -3 |
| Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
| Notts County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 36 | -3 |
| Preston North End | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -6 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Stoke City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -3 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 30 | -3 |
| Opponent (merit) | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | GA | Adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 3 |
| Stoke City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| Burnley | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 29 | -1 |
| Darwen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
| Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 35 | -2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 22 | -2 |
| Everton | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -3 |
| Notts County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 36 | -3 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -3 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 30 | -3 |
| Preston North End | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -6 |
