Accrington Stanley have warded off High Court moves by the taxman to have the club wound up by one of the country’s leading insolvency judges.

The winding up moves were dealt with at a brief hearing in London yesterday, during which the club was listed with over 200 other companies also facing winding up moves from creditors.

Among the others were Leeds United Football Club Ltd, Mansfield Town Football Club Ltd and Hereford United.

The move against Accrington Stanley was made by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in respect of an undisclosed debt.

Counsel for HMRC asked the judge to dismiss it. Though no more was said, such a move normally means that the debt has been paid.

Had Mrs Registrar Christine Derrett wound the club up, its affairs would effectively have been handed over to an Official Receiver.

Stanley Chairman Peter Marsden said: “Accrington Stanley would like to make clear that this is purely procedural and concerns a payment which has already been settled.

“This order concerns a payment due in early July that was paid off shortly after the date it was issued.

“All orders that have been issued remain on the court record and that’s why this one is still appearing in the listings. The summer is the toughest time for any football club with football based revenues very low but the club moved to pay the debt to HMRC as quickly as possible.”