After a long period of ill-health Jeff passed away on 27th July 2022. I was asked by Steve Bellis to write some words for the Club programme. This I did and the issue for the Colchester United game (13th August 2022) contained my thoughts. These are reproduced below. ********** After a long fight against the […]

SUCCESS BOUGHT IS NOT (AND CAN NEVER BE) SUCCESS ACHIEVED I’ve pondered for some weeks whether or not to pen this piece. Not because I have any self doubt about the content but rather a hesitance which has arisen because what I’m about to outline below will no doubt generate howls of derision and maybe […]

Over the 1,957 games I’ve seen 71 men have stood between the sticks, from Neil Edwards who appeared in 196 (+1) of those games down to Bernie Hirmer, then the goalkeeping coach, who was summoned to the bench, and then came on for a single appearance. It was in March 2012, after Ian Ormson got […]

BY GOALS SCORED Games Goals Kevin Francis 175 (+ 4) 102 (inc 3 pens) Brett Angell 201 (+ 16) 88 (inc 3 pens) Alun Armstrong 180 (+ 6) 58 (inc 1 pen) Jim Gannon 399 (+ 36) 57 (inc 8 pens) Andy Preece 94 (+ 11) 48 Tommy Sword 220 (+ 3) 46 (inc 23 […]

This site was launched on October 2nd 2020. The reaction to it has been very favourable, and I am appreciative of the many messages and supportive tweets. I was asked by the Tameside Reporter, the paper local to where I live in Stalybridge to be interviewed about it. The interview was played out on The […]

THE BIGGEST WINS Competition Date Opposition Venue Res F A Attendance Vanarama National League North 09/04/19 Chester Deva Stadium W 6 0 2,565 Coca-Cola Football League – League 2 05/05/07 Darlington Darlington Arena W 5 0 5,184 Coca-Cola Football League – League 1 14/08/04 Blackpool Bloomfield Road W 4 0 6,334 Vanarama Conference North 12/12/15 […]

THE BIGGEST WINS Competition Date Opposition Venue Res F A Attendance Football League Division 4 11/11/77 Hartlepool United Edgeley Park W 6 0 4,179 Canon League Division 4 25/02/85 Aldershot Edgeley Park W 6 0 1,220 Barclays League Division 4 15/09/89 Hartlepool United Edgeley Park W 6 0 3,884 Coca-Cola Football League – League 2 […]

First Visit: Saturday 12th October 1963 Competition: Football League Division 4 – (Tier 4) Result: Stockport County 2 – 2 Aldershot Attendance: 5,947 County Line-up Graham Beighton; Trevor Porteous; Ean Cuthbert; John Wylie; Colin Parry; Graham Ricketts; Derrick Ward; John Evans; Hughie Ryden; Mike Davock; Peter Bircumshaw Scorers: John Evans (2 inc 1 pen) Manager: […]

The concept of this site was originally to write about my trips round the country, watching County. As I put pen to paper, metaphorically, I had many memories which needed fleshing out with facts and figures. I have assembled a reasonable library of sports books, (and thousands of match day programmes), over the years, and […]

SOME PERSONAL THOUGHTS PENNED IN NOVEMBER 2018 I retired from full time employment in March 2016, having been Deputy Chief Executive of a largish Housing Association for 16 years, and prior to that working for the local Council for 25 years.  It was time for a rest and having decided to take the early bath […]

Setting out to pull this site together I gave myself a set of parameters. One thing is certain – this is not a comprehensive history of Stockport County. Yes there’s a wealth of statistical information, (derived from the records I’ve kept over the years supplemented by other sources which I hope to have covered in […]

Watching football is to my mind a social activity. A time to gather with people who share the same interest, but who are not a part of your social circle otherwise. I’ve sat with the same group of people in the Main Stand at Edgeley Park for many years now, yet not once I have […]