But Coleman feared worst for champions

By JOHN LYONS

COLEMAN’S MUSTARD! John Coleman joins in the celebrations after leading Accrington Stanley to the Conference title
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AHEAD of the 2005-06 season, John Coleman feared his side could be heading for relegation – instead they won the Conference!
A pair of tenth-placed finishes in the reformed club’s first two seasons in Non-League’s top tier hardly suggested Stanley would struggle.
But Coleman witnessed ominous signs on a pre-season trip to Scotland.
“I was really worried,” recalle...