Accrington Football Club were one of the founder members of the Football League in England. Accrington F.C. was formed in Accrington (now in Hyndburn, Lancashire), following a meeting at a local public house in 1876. The 'Owd Reds played at the Moorhead Park ground. The Football League is a league competition for professional football clubs in England, the oldest such competition in world football. ... Statistics Population: 35,203 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD755286 Administration District: Hyndburn Shire county: Lancashire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Lancashire Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Lancashire Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West Post office and telephone Post... Hyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... For notes on some individual UK pubs, see Notable United Kingdom public houses. ...

The club was part of the revolt against the Football Association in 1884 over professionalism after being expelled from the FA the previous year for paying a player. They joined the Football League on April 17, 1888, one of the original twelve teams. In the first season the club played 22 games, won six, drew eight and lost eight, finishing seventh in the league. The first-ever league games of Blackburn Rovers and of Everton were against Accrington F.C. The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Everton Football Club is located in the city Liverpool in Merseyside, England. ...

Accrington's best season was 1889-90, when they finished sixth in the table. However, they did not last long in league football: in the 1892/93 season they finished fifteenth, second from bottom and were relegated after losing a "test match" (an early version of a play off game) game 0-1 against Sheffield United at Trent Bridge. Accrington then resigned from the league rather than play in the Second Division. Sheffield United Football Club are a professional English football club based in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ...

Shortly afterwards, Accrington F.C. became prey to financial problems, which eventually led to their demise. The club continued outside the league until 1896, when they finally folded following a 12-0 thumping on January 14 from Darwen F.C. in the Lancashire Senior Cup. Following the collapse of the club a new team did not join the league from Accrington until 1921-22 with Accrington Stanley F.C. from the Lancashire Combination league. Darwen F.C. are a football club from Darwen in the north west of England. ... Accrington Stanley are a football club from Accrington in Lancashire, formed in 1968 in the north-west of England. ... // Time Line The County of Lancashire. ...

The name Accrington F.C. was briefly revived by Accrington Stanley F.C. following their bankruptcy in 1964. However the two clubs should not be confused; the club which was one of the founders of the Football League is unrelated to the present Accrington Stanley.