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in 1894–95, but this new higher standard was too much for Bell's. The club had been a mid-table outfit in the North-East
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529:"The East Lancashire Charity Shield - Final".
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424:"West End v Accrington Bell Temperance".
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544:"The proposed Junior football league".
484:"The Bells Temperance Football Club".
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469:"Bell's Temperance v Darwen Rovers".
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574:"The North-East Lancashire League".
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644:"Lancashire Cup competition".
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514:"Accrington's next mayor".
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858:Accrington Cricket Club
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704:"New football ground".
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518:: 7. 29 September 1928.
428:: 3. 27 September 1884.
65:Bell's Temperance Field
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878:Bell's Temperance F.C.
559:"Football prospects".
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311:'s ground until 1901.
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175:Bell's Temperance F.C.
41:Bell's, the Abstainers
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264:' Leamington ground.
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893:Enfield Cricket Club
648:: 3. 24 August 1895.
563:: 5. 27 August 1894.
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1297:History of Hyndburn
940:Accrington Observer
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578:: 4. 26 March 1890.
548:: 2. 13 March 1889.
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258:Blackburn Park Road
207:Temperance Movement
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802:Accrington
439:"report".
371:References
335:Accrington
187:Lancashire
183:Accrington
181:club from
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955:Education
908:Peel Park
770:Transport
456:Sportsman
342:Joe Clegg
234:Parkinson
78:Secretary
54:Dissolved
30:Full name
1207:Hyndburn
1068:Politics
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833:Baxenden
599:14 March
409:14 March
352:See also
70:Chairman
1037:History
946:The Bee
817:Rishton
812:Huncoat
295:Colours
246:Anfield
244:3–2 at
242:Everton
211:Burnley
193:History
177:was an
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46:Founded
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