Accrington Stanley's accounts for the last financial year, unveiled yesterday, revealed the club made a profit of £30,277 - but with turnover set to rise by about 40 per cent, the club are looking at ways to increase revenue to pay for life in League Two.

The accounts revealed that the average salary for a Stanley player was £27,500 - just under half the average for a player in the same division.

The club are hoping to encourage Accringtonians to support the club's initiatives to boost manager John Coleman's playing budget.

Stanley chief executive Rob Heys said: "John has done a fantastic job on a small budget but at the end of the day, it seems to be, at every level, the teams with the most money are at the top and teams without the money end up getting relegated and we have to make sure Accrington Stanley don't get relegated.

"So it's important that we now need to start looking at ways of bringing more money in. It would be great if someone came along with a big sum of money to put in.

"We're hoping to have a lot of people putting a little bit of money in. That means more people have ownership of the club for the future of Accrington Stanley.

"People can take advantage of family tickets and coaching sessions. These will increase our gates in the longer term.

"For the people who come to our games, I'd urge them to buy a programme if they don't already.

"Take part in the half-time lottery or weekly draws. The sum of 65p in the pound from the weekly draw comes into the club.

"It's not asking people to give us money but asking people to get involved in our initiatives.

"Even just stopping behind after the game and having a couple of pints can make a difference."