Accrington have moved their home fixture against Crewe to Friday September 25 in a bid to boost attendances.

Stanley have seven weeks remaining to pay off a £308,000 tax bill or face closure, and have decided to move the Crewe game after the success of last Friday's 2-1 win over Darlington, which attracted a crowd of over 3,000 - more than double the average.

It also leaves the weekend free for the club's continued fundraising with bucket collections currently being arranged for a couple of high-profile games in the area.

Chief executive Rob Heys said: "Hopefully people will understand the reasons for the move, it isn't something that we are looking to make a regular occurrence.

"However it keeps the weekend free for fundraising activities and I am sure that it will also have an impact on the gate."