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Stockport Town v Stockport CountyPre-season

Thursday, 16th July 2015Kick-Off 8.00pm, Stockport Sports Village

EST. 1982

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We at Stockport town are thrilled to have been accepted into the NWCFL, and are desperate to get started in the league. We have an intense

pre season schedule which I believe will prepare the players perfectly for the requirements of a season in the Nwcfl division 1.

Tonight’s game is one we are looking forward to, welcoming a Stockport County XI in a repeat of last years friendly fixture. There should be some great talent on show and I’m sure a few new players on both sides, and we will both be looking to show what great talent we have in the Stockport area.

We hope you enjoy the game, and continue being a part of our journey.

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Welcome

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We caught up with Manager, Calum Sykes earlier this evening

regarding his thoughts for the upcoming season.

“Firstly I’m delighted that we have been given the opportunity to compete in the NWCFL Division 1 this season.

After a full quota of friendlies last year, all the hard work both

on and off the field has finally paid off”. We also asked how he thought pre season training was

going, “I’ve been delighted with the commitment from the players and staff to carry out our pre season training programme. We want to be one of the fittest teams in the league and have carefully planned the schedule to involve

plenty of ball work, fitness days and have also enjoyed the odd boxing

session”. We quizzed Calum on his thoughts

on the pre season fixtures, “I am now really looking forward to our upcoming friendlies, starting with a fantastic Inter Stockport Tournament featuring Linotype Cheadle Heath Nomads and Stockport Georgians, both of which won their respective leagues last season. We also have

some fantastic tests following this including Stockport County and

Glossop North End which will give us a good idea of where we are up to.”


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Stockport County History

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Established in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, in 1890 the name was changed to Stockport County to

reflect the town gaining County Borough status.

After winning the Lancashire League in 1900, the County gained admittance to the Football League, drawing their first match 2-2 away to Leicester Fosse (now Leicester City). After finishing in the bottom three in their first four seasons, County failed to gain re-election in 1904 and so spent a season in the Lancashire Combination; they won the League at the first time of asking and made an immediate return to the professional ranks. County would be proud Football League members for more than a century. Joining the League meant the club soon outgrew their ground behind the Nursery Inn on Green Lane in Heaton Norris and, in 1902, they moved south of the River Mersey to Edgeley Park, then home of Stockport RLFC. County have played there ever since. Hatmaking was an established industry in north Cheshire & south-east Lancashire by the 16th century. By the late 19th century Stockport had become a national centre for the trade, and by 1900 County’s nickname of ‘The Hatters’ had became synonymous with the club. Having played in a variety of kit colours in the club’s early years, usually a variation on blue & white, County switched to white shirts and black shorts from the ‘30s until the mid ‘60s. Throughout this period they were often referred to as the Lilywhites. In 1965 flamboyant chairman Vic Bernard, as part of his GO GO GO COUNTY revolution, reintroduced the Hatters’ famous royal blue strip; colours they still adopt today. The club stayed in the 4th Division doldrums until the turn of the 90s, when Uruguayan manager Danny Bergara turned the Hatters into regular top-of-the-table challengers. Promotion came in 1991, and was followed by four visits to Wembley in two years - twice in playoff finals, twice in the Football League Trophy. Unfortunately County lost on each occasion. Following Bergara’s departure in 1995, Dave Jones took charge and gave the club its most memorable season. In 1996/97, the Hatters won four games against Premiership opposition, including a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough in the League Cup semi-final - unfortunately, the tie was lost 2-1 on aggregate. Other runs in the FA Cup and League Trophy meant County played almost 70 games that season, and finished 2nd in the Second Division - the large amount of games almost certainly costing them the title. After Jones’ departure for Southampton, County consolidated in the First Division until


relegation in 2002. What followed was a largely downward spiral back to the bottom division, twice finishing a season on just 26 points, and by Boxing Day 2005 County were well adrift at the bottom of the Football League. In came former player Jim Gannon as manager, who led the team to a remarkable run of form and, with an incredibly tense 0-0 draw on the final day against Carlisle, eventual safety. This was followed by a promotion push in 2006/07, when County memorably set a new professional record of 9 consecutive wins without conceding. But promotion was just out of touch, with a playoff place being denied by Bristol Rovers in the dying minutes of the season despite County winning 5-0 at Darlington. That success finally came the next season. After finishing fourth, Gannon’s side beat Wycombe in the semi-finals followed by a thrilling 3-2 win over neighbours Rochdale, finally ending the club’s hoodoo at Wembley. Unfortunately, the Hatters couldn’t build on that success and went in to administration before the final game of the season at Brighton. In 09/10 administration took its toll, and County finished on a new record low of 25 points and were relegated back to the bottom flight. In the summer of 2010 the club was taken out of administration by a group of local business people, ensuring the club’s survival. However, fortunes took a downturn on the pitch and the Hatters finished bottom of League Two, meaning that they would compete outside the Football League for the first time since 1905. During 2011, Liverpool-based businessman Tony Evans headed up a consortium of new investors in the club, who appointed former German international Dietmar Hamann as manager. However, following the consortium’s failure to take charge, Hamann’s squad struggled in the league and in November he was replaced by former manager Jim Gannon. The size of the task ahead of Gannon was even bigger than the one in 2006, and the team initially continued to struggle but found resurgent form in Spring. Safety was secured with a 1-1 draw at home to Braintree, allowing the Hatters to enjoy a peaceful summer for the first time in four years. However, that stability didn’t last long and in 2012-13 more financial issues off the pitch restricted the squad on it. With his team in the lower half of the table, Gannon was sacked in January 2013 and replaced by Bosnian coach Darije Kalezic. Unfortunately results got worse, and with County staring at relegation he was replaced by former Gateshead manager Ian Bogie, but he too could not stop the slide. A 4-0 defeat to Kidderminster Harriers saw Stockport County relegated to the Conference North, meaning the Hatters would be playing regional football for the first time since 1905.

Not long into the 2013-14 season Bogie resigned giving way to Alan Lord who took over the task to rebuild the squad and steady the ship. Alan stepped aside end of the 14-15 season and past the rains on to current manager Neil Young.

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Match Action - Inter Stockport Tournament

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Match Action - Inter Stockport Tournament


Inter Stockport Tournament Review

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Last Saturday saw an action packed pre season tournament played in the right spirit between Stockport Town, Stockport Georgians and Linotype

Cheadle Heath Nomads.

Game 1 - Stockport Town 1-0 Stockport Georgians

Historical game as the first meeting between the two teams. Game of few chances, Neequaye came closest rifling an effort against the crossbar for Stockport Town on the 20 minute mark. Georgians almost took the lead when a long ball was misjudged by the goalkeeper, luckily the right back was on hand to mop up.

Neequaye had another chance breaking the offside trap and forcing the Georgians keeper into a smart save. Paul Naylor came close with a left footed drive, again the Georgians keeper saving smartly to his left.

With less than 30 seconds to play Matty German crossed from a set piece and Craig Lawler rose at the back post and bulleted past the keeper.

Game 2 - Stockport Town 1-0 Llinotype Cheadle Heath Nomads

Quite a competitive first 15 minutes, until Smallwood beat the nomads defender to the ball and the referee gave a free kick. Dennis Sherriff bent a 25 yards beauty into the top corner. Sherriff had a chance to double the lead when through on goal, he rounded the keeper and shot towards goal but a Nomads defender cleared off the line.

Carl Sutton showed plenty of ability for Nomads and had an effort from 25 yards which drifted just wide. Raul Correira had a 20 yard effort for Nomads which dipped in front of the keeper who collected at the second attempt.

The match ended with Nomads pushing for an equaliser, but a nervy goal mouth scramble ended up coming to nothing


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Game 3 - Stockport Georgians 0-0 Linotype Cheadle Heath Nomads

With the winner of this match knowing they would make the final, both teams went toe to toe for the full forty minutes. With a game of limited chances the only way to find a winner was with sudden death penalties. This produced 2 of the best saves I’ve seen in a shootout by Georgians 16 year old keeper, James Hodges ensuring Georgians made it through to the final.

The Final - Stockport Town 1-0 Stockport Georgians

The final was a slightly more one sided event, as a tired looking Georgians side seemed to feel the effects of the back to back games. With a number of set pieces challenging the Georgians goal, the breakthrough came from an in swinging corner, three Town players challenged Jamie Pickering who unfortunately headed into his own net. James Hodges made some more fine saves as the match progressed and I’m sure all the spectators would agree he was the player of the tournament.

An enjoyable mini pre season tournament was won by Stockport Town FC - we hope all clubs have a successful season.

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