These two join a number of ex-Football League clubs now contesting the National League, the 5th tier of the pyramid. There are a couple of old FL clubs in the 6th tier too.
Can you name them all?
The good news is that there are promotions and my favourite this weekend is Accrington Stanley's rise from "not existing" to starting the new season in League One with the prospect of playing local rivals Bolton Wanderers. They sit second in the SkyBet league Two behind champions Northampton.
Accrington Stanley FC was founded in 1888, very much part of the newly formed Football League. The club resigned from the League in 1893 and did not rejoin until 1921 playing in the newly formed Third Division North.
By 1960 the club found itself in the newly formed Divsion Four and bankruptsy hit hard. By 1962 the club was relegated out of the Football League, losing their last fixture 0-4 to Crewe and their place was taken by Oxford United.
Accrington played in the Lancashire Combination starting in Division Two for four years and found this difficult to maintain, disbanding after 4 years. The club was reformed in October 1968 eventually playing at their new Crown ground in 1970.
The club then spent the next years fighting their way through the lower pyramid until gaining a place in the FLeague Division Two after conquering the Conference, as it was known, in April 2006, replacing Oxford United.
The recent rise is partly attributed to money gained from the sell-on clause for their former star Brett Ormerod to Southampton from Blackpool. In 2003 the club won the Northern Premier league title, promoted to the Conference and played their first ever game at this level against another club "from the ashes", Aldershot Town.
In 2006 Stanley returned to the Football League and played Chester City (now defunct) in their first match.
The club has never been out of the lowest division, it has the smallest budget in the League and the seond smallest attendnace figures, beaten to bottom spot by Morecambe!
Today 580 fans travelled to Wycombe to see their team win 1-0 with a 78 minute goal by Mark Hughes. Their final game is at home to Stevenage next weekend and then it's Divsion One here the Accies come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgYP1d5nN2o
Accrington Stanley FC was founded in 1888, very much part of the newly formed Football League. The club resigned from the League in 1893 and did not rejoin until 1921 playing in the newly formed Third Division North.
By 1960 the club found itself in the newly formed Divsion Four and bankruptsy hit hard. By 1962 the club was relegated out of the Football League, losing their last fixture 0-4 to Crewe and their place was taken by Oxford United.
Accrington played in the Lancashire Combination starting in Division Two for four years and found this difficult to maintain, disbanding after 4 years. The club was reformed in October 1968 eventually playing at their new Crown ground in 1970.
The club then spent the next years fighting their way through the lower pyramid until gaining a place in the FLeague Division Two after conquering the Conference, as it was known, in April 2006, replacing Oxford United.
The recent rise is partly attributed to money gained from the sell-on clause for their former star Brett Ormerod to Southampton from Blackpool. In 2003 the club won the Northern Premier league title, promoted to the Conference and played their first ever game at this level against another club "from the ashes", Aldershot Town.
In 2006 Stanley returned to the Football League and played Chester City (now defunct) in their first match.
Today 580 fans travelled to Wycombe to see their team win 1-0 with a 78 minute goal by Mark Hughes. Their final game is at home to Stevenage next weekend and then it's Divsion One here the Accies come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgYP1d5nN2o
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