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===Local cups=== With backing from mill owners, the Owd Reds became one of the strongest sides in Lancashire. In 1880β81, it won the [[Lancashire Senior Cup]] for the first time, beating [[Blackburn Park Road F.C.|Blackburn Park Road]] 6β4 in the final. The Roadsters walked off the field with five minutes to go in protest at the refereeing, and put in an unsuccessful protest, one reporter stating that the second Accrington goal was seen as handball "by every reporter present" and the sixth Accrington goal was so far offside that "the referee ([[William Peirce Dix|William Peirce-Dix of Sheffield]]) was obviously bribed or neglecting his duty as a final judge",<ref>{{cite journal |title=Lancashire Challenge Cup |journal=Blackburn Weekly News |date=30 April 1881 |page=8}}</ref> another stating that "the greatest wrongdoer in this last piece of business connected with the already ugly career of the Lancashire Association Challenge Cup is the referee of Saturday last".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Notes from Free-Kick |journal=Blackburn Weekly News |date=30 April 1881 |page=2}}</ref> 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, and was a founding member of the [[British Football Association]], in a successful ploy to have the FA overturn its ban on professionals.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Lancashire Clubs and the New Rules |journal=York Herald |date=24 October 1884 |page=7}}</ref> It won the Lancashire Senior Cup twice more; in 1887β88 by forfeit, after [[Preston North End]] refused to play the final in [[Blackburn]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Sports & Recreations |journal=Blackburn Weekly Standard |date=21 April 1888 |page=7}}</ref> and in 1888β89. Accrington was fortunate to be in the final, turning up late to its third round tie at [[Halliwell F.C.|Halliwell]], which claimed the tie; however, before the crowd had left, Accrington turned up and the tie took place, the Owd Reds winning 1β0.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Lancashire Cup Ties |journal=Birmingham Daily Post |date=25 February 1889 |page=7}}</ref> The final, against underdogs [[Higher Walton F.C.|Higher Walton]], ended 1-1<ref>{{cite journal |title=Lancashire Senior Challenge Cup (Final Tie) |journal=The Guardian |date=29 April 1889 |page=7}}</ref> and around 6,000 turned up to [[Deepdale]] for the replay, in which the Owd Reds scored the only goal.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Lancashire Cup - Final Tie |journal=Lancaster Gazette |date=11 May 1889 |page=6}}</ref>
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