Ground improvements at Accrington Stanley mean the club's Football League status for next season is confirmed.

Stanley have increased their covered seating capacity to over 2,000 while maintaining an overall capacity of over 5,000. The improvements had to be carried by May 1st of the club's third season in the League.

General manager David O'Neill told the club's official website: "A lot of hard work has gone on over the last few months, with much of it in the planning stages making sure that the ground operates correctly on a matchday with the changes that we've put in place.

"More recently our director Bill Holden has put in a tremendous effort to get the physical job done, saving the club thousands of pounds, and we must also give a big thank-you to the army of volunteers that have helped to make sure that the deadline was met.

"Now this box has been ticked we can get back to concentrating on the running of the club, preparing for 2009/10 and another season in the Football League."