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Stanley, the club that wouldn't die, on the rise

By Simon Evans
FILE PHOTO: April 17, 2018. Accrington Stanley players celebrate in the dressing room after winning promotion to League One Action Images/Carl Recine/File Photo

ACCRINGTON, England (Reuters) - They call themselves 'the club that wouldn't die' but born-again Accrington Stanley are no longer just surviving.

The East Lancashire club, overcame the odds, winning promotion to League One on Tuesday to take their place in the third-tier of the English pyramid for the first time since 1960 and prompting scenes of jubilation at their tiny, ramshackle ground.

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