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Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England. They play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football pyramid. Their home stadium is Edgeley Park, and are nicknamed The Hatters, although are usually referred to by supporters simply as County. Image File history File links Stockport County F.C.s crest. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1883 throughout the world. ... Edgeley Park is the home of Stockport County Football Club and Sale Sharks rugby union club. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Jim Gannon, (born September 7, 1968), is an Irish football manager and former player. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... soccer jersey with white horizontal stripe File links The following pages link to this file: Motherwell F.C. Chicago Fire (soccer) Middlesbrough F.C. Template talk:Football kit VfB Stuttgart Jordan national football team Vicenza Calcio K.A.A. Gent Olimpia Asunción Clube de Regatas Brasil Olaria Atlético... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Dark blue horizontal. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... The English football league system, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although for historical reasons a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ... Edgeley Park is the home of Stockport County Football Club and Sale Sharks rugby union club. ...

Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers., shortly after they merged with a similarly named club, Heaton Norris F.C., and on 24 May 1890 changed their name to Stockport County Football Club to reflect Stockport becoming a County Borough^[1]. They joined the Football League in 1900, and have competed in it continuously since 1905. Having spent most of their history in the lower reaches of the Football League, the 1990s were notably successful, competing in the Football League First Division (2nd Tier) for five seasons. Instability on and off the pitch led to Stockport quickly tumbling back down the leagues, narrowly avoiding a drop into the Football Conference (5th Tier) in 2006. is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1905 throughout the world. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ...

On 17 May 2008, Stockport County beat Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 at Edgeley Park to win the play-off semi-final 2-1 overall and progress to the league 2 play-off final on 26 May 2008, in which they will meet Rochdale AFC. is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the scheduled events of football (soccer) for the year 2008 throughout the world. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the scheduled events of football (soccer) for the year 2008 throughout the world. ... Rochdale Association Football Club are an English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. ...

History

Stockport County were formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers by members of the Wycliffe Congregational Church, and played their first recorded game in October the next year. The club adopted 'The Hatters' as their nickname^[2], owing to Stockport's history as the centre of the Victorian hat-making industry, a nickname that is shared with Luton Town. This article is about the history of Stockport County F.C., who are a football club based in Stockport, United Kingdom. ... Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ...

Stockport played in the Lancashire League until 1900. They then gained admission to the Football League Second Division. Unfortunately, the club finished in the bottom three for their first four seasons and at the end of 1903-04 they failed to gain re-election. They spent one year in the Lancashire Combination, won the league, and were re-admitted to the Football League. County were fortunate that, despite an awful 1921-22 campaign that saw them end the season bottom of the Second Division, which would normally have seen them face re-election, they were placed in the brand new Third Division North. The Hatters won the league at the first time of asking in 1921-22, but struggled and soon returned to the bottom division where, barring a couple of seasons, the club would stay for more than 40 years. The 1933-34 season saw goals galore, 115 in total^[3], including a 13-0 win over Halifax Town, which still stands as a Football League record^[4]. In 1936-37 County won the Third Division North, but failed to gain a foothold in the Second Division, finished 22nd out of 22 and were relegated. The Lancashire League has been the name of two separate football competitions for clubs based in northern England. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... The 1903-04 season was the 33rd season of competitive football in England. ... // Time Line The County of Lancashire. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from 1921 to 1958. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Halifax Town A.F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ...

The 1950s brought little league success, but were notable for some fine goalscoring by Jack Connor, whose 140 goals are still a club record, including 13 hat-tricks, two instances of 4 goals in a match, and two of five goals in a match^[5]. When the regional Third Divisions were to be combined into national Third and Fourth Divisions after the 1957-58 campaign, Stockport managed to finish in the top half of the Third Division North and so were placed in the following season's national Third Division. Just one season was spent at this level, Stockport were demoted and didn't return until winning the Fourth Division in 1966-67. After being relegated in 1969-70, the 1970s and 80's consisted of little other than mediocrity or struggling against re-election. The introduction of automatic promotion & relegation between the Football League & the Conference was not a good sign for Stockport and, in 1986-87 they had just 6 points from 13 games and faced a real prospect of non-League football, exemplified by crashing out of the FA Cup to Caernarfon Town. Colin Murphy was brought in for his second spell as manager, County gained 45 points from their final 31 games and survived, although Murphy left shortly after the end of the season^[1]. In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... The Football League Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958-59 season until the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the 1992-93 season. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The 1969-70 season the 90th season of competitive football in England. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... // First Division The 1986-87 First Division championship went to Everton in their final season under the management of Howard Kendall before his departure to Atletico Bilbao. ... Non-league football refers to football in England played at a level below that of the FA Premier League and The Football League. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Caernarfon Town F.C. is a football team, playing in the League of Wales. ... Colin Murphy is the Director of Development and Assistant Manager of Hull City. ...

Danny Bergara was appointed as manager in March 1989, quickly transforming the team and automatic promotion was gained in 1990-91. The next three seasons saw County make the play-offs, but failed to result in another promotion. In March 1995 Bergara was sacked after an altercation with then chairman Brendan Elwood^[6], and Dave Jones was appointed manager. The 1996-97 campaign proved to be the most successful in the club's history, finishing 2nd in the Second Division and reaching the semi-final of the League Cup, knocking out three Premiership teams (Blackburn Rovers, Southampton & West Ham United) on the way before losing to Middlesbrough 2-1 on aggregate. Jones left for Southampton, and a succession of managers were unable to build on the success of the 1990s, former England international Carlton Palmer failing to stop County being relegated in 2001-02 or to build a team capable of challenging for a return in subsequent seasons. Sammy McIlroy followed as manager in 2003 but more poor results led to his sacking, and the appointment of Chris Turner just one year later. Another relegation followed, and Turner himself lasted just one year in charge, resigning after a 6-0 defeat to local rivals Macclesfield Town that left County five points adrift of safety & facing a third relegation in just four years. Former player Jim Gannon was placed in charge, initially as caretaker-manager, led the club to safety in 2005-06 and sustained a promotion challenge the next season, eventually missing out on the League Two playoffs on goal difference. Danny Bergara (born in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former footballer and manager. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 1990-91 season was the 111th season of competitive football in England. ... Dave Jones (born August 17, 1956 in Liverpool) is an English football manager currently in charge of Cardiff City F.C. // Playing career Like most professional managers in the game, he enjoyed a career as a player in his early years. ... The 1996-1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England. ... The Carling Cup Trophy The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see list of professional sports leagues. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... Middlesbrough Football Club (commonly known as Boro) are an English football club based in Middlesbrough. ... Carlton Lloyd Palmer (born 5 December 1965 in Rowley Regis, West Midlands) is a former English professional football player who played as a midfielder, most notably for Sheffield Wednesday. ... The 2001-2002 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England. ... Samuel Sammy Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish former international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United. ... Macclesfield Town Football Club are an English football team. ... Jim Gannon, (born September 7, 1968), is an Irish football manager and former player. ... The 2005â€“06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ...

Colours and Crest

Stockport County's traditional kit colours are blue & white, although they have played in other colours throughout their history. Originally competing in blue & white striped jerseys and white shorts, they experimented with red & white stripes in the early 1900s and from the mid-1930s to mid-1960s played in white jerseys & black shorts. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

No set pattern has been established for the clubs use of blue & white as main colours, at various times playing in a white jersey with a blue band and blue shorts; blue jersey with white pin stripes and white shorts; a short experiment with an Argentina-style kit, light blue & white stripes with black shorts, after the 1978 World Cup, which was abandoned after the outbreak of the Falklands War^[7]; and a return to blue & white striped tops with blue shorts in the 1980s. The current kit, manufactured by Diadora, is a blue shirt with a white horizontal band, blue shorts & white socks. The away kit is the same style, with inverted colours; white jersey with a blue band, white shorts, blue socks. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. ... Belligerents Argentina United Kingdom Commanders President Leopoldo Galtieri Vice-Admiral Juan Lombardo Brigadier-General Ernesto Crespo Brigade-General Mario MenÃ©ndez Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse Rear-Admiral John â€œSandyâ€ Woodward Major-General Jeremy Moore Casualties and losses 649 killed 1,068 wounded 11,313 taken prisoner... Diadora is a football, tennis, running, cycling, rugby and athletic shoe, clothing, and fashion accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy, the United States, and Hong Kong. ...

The club badge is based on the achievement of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It was further altered slightly in 2006, to resemble the town's arms even more closely, including the Latin motto Animo et Fide, which translates as With Courage and Faith. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the main settlement, see Stockport. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ...

The blue shield is taken from the coat of arms of the de Stokeport family, from whom Stockport derives its name. The twin-towered castle above the shield is Stockport Castle, which stood until 1775.

Grounds

Heaton Norris Rovers originally played home matches at the Heaton Norris Recreation Ground, then at various locations in Stockport until settling at a park on Green Lane, Heaton Norris, in 1889. The nearby Nursery Inn served as the team's home, with players using a barn as changing rooms.^[1] Edgeley Park is the home of Stockport County Football Club and Sale Sharks rugby union club. ... Image File history File links Edgeley_Park_panoramic. ... Image File history File links Edgeley_Park_panoramic. ...

In 1902 the club required a larger ground and moved to Edgeley Park, then home of Stockport Rugby League Club, who went out of business three years later^[8]. Stockport County have played home games there ever since, celebrating the centenary in 2002. Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ...

The first major development at Edgeley Park was the construction of the Main Stand on the Hardcastle Road side of Edgeley Park, initially holding 500 seats. This was a timber structure, and was destroyed by a fire in 1935, taking most of the club's records with it. It was replaced by a new stand one year later, which stands today, seating just over 2,000 and containing players' changing rooms and some club offices. On the opposite side of the ground is the Popular Side (often shortened to Pop Side). The first structure on this side of the ground was a small, covered enclosure with a capacity of 1,400. This was replaced with a larger stand in 1927, and in one FA Cup match against Liverpool held 16,000 people. In 1978 the rear of the stand was dismantled and capacity halved, and in the early 1990s the Popular Side was made all-seater. It currently holds 2,200. This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ...

The first Cheadle End, built in 1923, was a small, covered timber stand with room for 3,000 people until it was made all-seater in 1967. It was demolished in 1985 after the Valley Parade fire, and replaced by a shallow, concrete terrace. In 1994 an entirely new stand was contsructed and was opened in July of that year with a 2-2 draw with Manchester City, seating 5,200, containing conference & banqueting facilities & club offices. The Railway End, formerly an uncovered terrace that could hold up to 6,000 in its heyday, was the last part of Edgeley Park to be converted to seating in 2001, making the ground all-seater^[8]. ... Manchester City F.C. is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ...

In late 2000 the club considered moving to Maine Road, the former home of rivals Manchester City. The potential move was unpopular with supporters, and protests were staged after it was suggested that the club would change its name to Man-Stock County after the move. Ultimately the protests were not necessary as Manchester City Council decreed that Sale Sharks would make better tenants^[9]. Maine Road has since been demolished to make way for a housing estate and, ironically, Edgeley Park is now shared with Sale, who own the groud. Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England. ... Official website www. ...

In March 2008, County launched a campaign to raise funds to enable them to buy the ground back from Sale Sharks. The www.groundforapound.com site raised £50,000 within a week of opening, with a target of £1m.

Honours

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Club Records

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Nine Game Winning Run

Stockport County F.C. currently hold the record for winning Football League matches without conceding a goal, namely nine. The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ...

Wayne Hennessey, who was on loan to Stockport at the time from Wolves, kept all the clean sheets in his first nine games in professional football. He made his footballing debut against Boston United where Stockport won 2-0. The players involved in the record-breaking run are below: Boston United Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. ...

Wayne Hennessey, Robert Clare, Michael Rose, Ashley Williams, Gareth Owen, Stephen Gleeson, Jason Taylor, Adam Griffin, David Poole, Damien Allen, Anthony Pilkington, Tony Dinning, Dominic Blizzard, Liam Dickinson, Adam Proudlock, Tes Bramble & Anthony Elding. Wayne Hennessey (born January 24, 1987, Anglesey, Wales) is a Wales international footballer. ... Robert Clare (born February 28, 1983 in Belper, Derbyshire) is an English football player. ... For the fictional character, see Michael Rose (EastEnders). ... Ashley Williams (born 12 November 1978) in Westchester County, New York, USA) is an American Actress. ... Gareth Owen is a football player for Stoke City, but is on loan to Torquay United. ... Stephen Gleeson (born August 3, 1988) is an Irish professional footballer, playing with Football League Championship side; Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Jason Taylor may refer to: Jason Taylor (American football player) (born 1974) Jason Taylor (rugby league footballer) Jason Taylor (Australian rules footballer) (born 1968) Jason Torrell Taylor (Rapper A.K.A. The Game) This human name article is a disambiguation page â€” a list of pages that might otherwise share the... Adam Griffin was born on the 26 August 1984 in Salford, Greater Manchester, and is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Stockport County. ... David Poole born 12/22/1984, aint afraid of no truck. ... Damien Allen (born August 1, 1986 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. ... Anthony Pilkington is an English football player. ... Tony Dinning (born April 20, 1975 in Wallsend, Tyneside) is an English football player. ... Dominic Blizzard (born 2nd September 1983) is an English central midfielder. ... Liam Dicksinon (born 1985 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. ... Adam Proudlock (born May 9, 1981 in Wellington in Telford, Shropshire) is a footballer who currently plays for Stockport. ... Anthony Elding, born 16 April 1982 in Lincolnshire, is a British football player. ...

During this time Wayne Hennessey got the League Two Player of the Month Award and Jim Gannon was candidate for the Manager of the Month Award twice. Jim Gannon, (born September 7, 1968), is an Irish football manager and former player. ...

Support

With both Manchester United and Manchester City around 7 miles from Edgeley Park, Stockport County have always struggled for local support. Even during the 1998-99 season crowds averaged around 20,000 less than local rivals City, who were a division below County at the time^[10]. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 230 KB) Stockport Countys supporters in the Cheadle End. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 230 KB) Stockport Countys supporters in the Cheadle End. ... MUFC redirects here. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. ... The 1998-1999 season was the 119th season of competitive football in England. ...

As the two Manchester clubs, the closest clubs to Edgeley Park, have rarely been in the same division as Stockport County, they have no traditional local rivals, instead having occasional adversaries from further afield. In the early 1990s two notable rivalries began, with matches against Burnley and Stoke City having added edge for supporters. In the late 1990s and early 2000s Stockport and Manchester City were often in the same division, although with different fortunes since 2002 this rivalry has also diminished somewhat. Burnley, Man City and Stoke are cited as Stockport County fans' biggest rivals^[11]. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club based in Burnley, in east Lancashire, England. ... Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. ...

Although the club has had great misfortunes on the pitch from 2000-01 onwards, crowds have continued to be rather healthy. In fact, during the 2005-06 season home attendances (that is, given attendances minus away support) increased slightly on the season before^[12], helped by a 10,006 crowd against Carlisle on the final day of that season. Away support increased in recent seasons, due to a combination of lower ticket prices, improved results and the close proximity of sides such as Bury, Rochdale & Macclesfield Town, with Stockport's away support outnumbering home supporters on a number of occasions^[12]. The 2006-07 season saw the club average the fourth highest average attendance in League Two^[13], and was the highest average since the club's last season in the First Division^[14]. The 2000-2001 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England. ... Carlisle United F.C. are an English football team based in Carlisle, Cumbria, play in the Football League One this season, after gaining promotion from the Football League Two at the end of the 2005-06 season. ... For the team from Bury St Edmunds, see Bury Town F.C.. Bury Football Club are an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. ... Rochdale A.F.C. are an English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. ... Macclesfield Town Football Club are an English football team. ... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ...

Vocally, the support from Stockport fans has often been cited by manager and players as inspirational & a boost to the team during play^[15]^[16], and for the 2006-07 season led to squad number 12 being allocated to the 'Blue & White Army', the nickname for supporters. Stockport fans also have a wide variety of songs, being ranked 7th on FootballChants.org^[17] for number of individual chants. Stockport County Football Club recently registered their own fans as an official member of their squad, the number 12, as a reference to the fans being known as the twelth man based on the fact that the supporters in the stadium on a match day can sometimes influence the match...

Stockport are one of a number of teams that have looked to use their support to back them beyond the turnstiles and shirt sales. Groundforapound.com has been launched with the intent of selling up to 1 million pixels to anyone who wishes to purchase a pixel upwards. This money will go towards raising £1 million as a deposit on the £4.5 million purchase of the ground.

Stockport County will be playing at Wembley on Monday. Wembley, until 1965 a borough in its own right, forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. ...

Current squad

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Michael Rose (born August 27, 1982 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Jason Taylor (born January 28, 1987 is an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Gareth Owen is a football player for Stoke City, but is on loan to Torquay United. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... David Poole (born 12 November 1984 in Manchester) is a footballer currently playing for Stockport County. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Gary Dicker, born in Dublin on July 31, 1986, is a footballer currently playing with English Championship club Birmingham City on a six month loan deal from Eircom League side UCD AFC. UCD AFC Belfield Park Categories: | | | | | | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about association football players. ... Matthew Matty McNeil (born July 14, 1976 in Manchester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Stockport County. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Adam Griffin was born on the 26 August 1984 in Salford, Greater Manchester, and is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Stockport County. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Michael Raynes (born October 15, 1987 in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... James Tunnicliffe (born January 17, 1989 in Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Anthony Pilkington is an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Stephen Gleeson (born August 3, 1988) is an Irish professional footballer, playing with Football League Championship side; Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club are an English professional football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about association football players. ... Liam Dicksinon (born 1985 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Tommy Rowe is an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Shaleum Logan is a footballer at Manchester City. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... John Ruddy (born October 24, 1986) is an English footballer. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Gianluca Havern (born 24 September 1988 in Manchester) is an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Conrad Logan (born April 18, 1986 in Letterkenny, County Donegal) is an Irish goalkeeper currently playing for Stockport County, on loan from Leicester City. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Paul Turnbull (born January 23, 1989 in Handforth, Cheshire) is an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Dominic Blizzard (born 2nd September 1983) is an English central midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about association football players. ... Adam Proudlock (born May 9, 1981 in Wellington in Telford, Shropshire) is a footballer who currently plays for Stockport. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about association football players. ... Ryan Lowe was born in Liverpool on the 18th of September 1978. ... Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to that towns links with the rail industry. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ...

Out on loan

Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Greg Tansey (born November 21, 1988 in Huyton, Merseyside) is an English football player. ... Altrincham Football Club is a football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about association football players. ... Daniel Ellis (born November 18, 1988 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English football player, Who attended Bramhall High School. ... Droylsden Football Club of Conference North are based in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, only a few miles from neighbours, FA Premier League side Manchester City. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about association football players. ... Chris Coward (born January 23, 1989 in Crumpsall, Manchester) is an English football player. ... Woodley Sports F.C. is a football club based in Stockport,England. ...

Notable former players

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... John Warren is a tool and his hair looks like shit!! MBE OAM (known as Johnny Warren) (May 17, 1943 in Sydney, Australia â€“ November 6, 2004 in Sydney) was an association football (soccer) player, coach, administrator, writer, promoter and legend of the game in Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Brett Angell (born August 20, 1968) is the youth and reserve coach at Portsmouth Football Club, having retired from playing in 2004. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Kevin Cooper, born 8 February 1975, Derby, is an English professional footballer, on loan to Yeovil Town from Cardiff City. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Michael Anthony Flynn is a former professional footballer who played in the English Football League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Kevin Francis (born December 6, 1967) is a retired professional footballer who played at centre-forward and was 6 7 tall. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Harry Hardy (???? â€“ 17 February 1969) was a football player from Stockport, England, regarded as one of the best players that Stockport County have ever had. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Chris Marsden (born in 3 January 1969, Sheffield) is a former Huddersfield Town and Southampton player who is famed for his bald head and great mind for football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Andrew Mutch (born Liverpool, 1963) was a professional footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Former football player who has gained fame as manager of both Bury FC and currently Worcester City F.C.. . Categories: ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Michael Micky Quinn, (born May 2, 1963), was an English footballer of Irish descent. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Arthur Wharton, (October 28, 1865 â€“ December 13, 1930) was the first black professional association football player in the world. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Len White (11 May 1924 - June 1994) was a former English professional football player who played as a centre-forward, most noted for playing at Newcastle United. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Shefki Kuqi (born November 10, 1976 in Vushtrri, Kosovo[1]) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Jarkko Wiss (born April 17, 1972 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Tampere United in Finlands Veikkausliiga. ... Image File history File links Ulster_banner. ... George Best (22 May 1946 â€“ 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish football player best known for his years with Manchester United. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Ed Brookes was an Irish international footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Jim Gannon, (born September 7, 1968), is an Irish football manager and former player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Paul Jones (born Chirk April 18, 1967) started his career at Kidderminster Harriers in 1986 and then moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of Â£60,000 in 1991. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Peter Ward is a retired striker in the sport of soccer, whose most successful times were with Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., a club from Brighton, United Kingdom. ...

Club staff

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Recent managers

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References

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Contents

History

Colours and Crest

Grounds

Honours

Club Records

Nine Game Winning Run

Support

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable former players

Club staff

Recent managers

References

See also

External links

Contents

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Colours and Crest

Grounds

Honours

Club Records

Nine Game Winning Run

Support

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable former players

Club staff

Recent managers

References

See also

External links

History