THORNEYHOLME ROAD
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ACCRINGTON
League Record
- First Match
- 4–4 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,000) (October 6th, 1888)
- Last Match
- 1–1 v Aston Villa (2,000) (April 15th, 1893)
- Highest Attendance
- 10,000 v Blackburn Rovers (1–1) (January 2nd, 1893)
- Lowest Attendance
- 900 v Notts County (2–0) (November 21st, 1891)
- Biggest Home Win
- 6–1 v Derby County (3,000) (November 16th, 1889)
- Biggest Home Defeat
- 1–8 v Notts County (2,000) (October 12th, 1889)
61 League games played at Thorneyholme Road by Accrington
The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888 and finished bottom in 1893, the first year of promotion and relegation between Divisions 1 and 2. Accrington FC lost the Play Off match 0-1 v. Sheffield United at the Castle Ground, Nottingham on April 22nd, 1893 and rather than drop down resigned from the League.
