Accrington Stanley's growing number of fans in Northern Ireland are looking forward to next season, when the club goes full-time professional.

The 60-strong supporters' club in Omagh follows Stanley's fortunes in Broderick's Bar and visits Accrington throughout the season.

Some came over for the weekend match against Gravesend, which finished 3-3.

Paddy Campbell, Micky Mullen and Colm Broderick began supporting Stanley about 18 months ago.

Paddy, a 36-year-old meat supervisor, said: "We have a barman at Broderick's called Dermott McNamee, who has a relative in Accrington, Tom McNamee.

"Dermott has always supported Stanley so we decided to follow the club. Now, we have 64 members and different groups of us visit Accrington throughout the season. It's great."

His 11-year-old son Oran has been a Stanley mascot.

The supporters have visited prestigious grounds like Old Trafford and Highbury but Paddy said Accrington Stanley offered something different: "To be honest, we're impressed with the whole set-up here -- the team, the fans and the staff. We've made lots of new friends here and are well-treated."

Broderick's Bar manager Colm Broderick displays red Stanley shirts in his pub and said: "People think we're having them on. But we're not. We all congregate in the bar to watch the football result on Saturdays. And we look out for Accrington Stanley."