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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 to these I turned. Equally the internet has also been my friend. The publications and websites highlighted below have been my staple source. To the writers my thanks for confirming much that was tucked away in the recesses of my memory; for introducing me to information I was not previously aware of; and in many instances correcting my memory!!

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THE GROUNDS

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Simon Inglis’ books have been a vital source for information on many of the grounds I visited before our drop into non-league. They have been a fixture on my bookshelf for many years, standing alongside tomes on cricket and rugby league grounds. I have long been interested in stadia of all types and enjoy ‘chalking off’ new ones. Inglis first published ‘The Football Grounds of England and Wales’ in 1983; extended it in a second edition in 1987 to incorporate ‘The Football Grounds of Great Britain’ with a third edition in 1996 being a rewrite to reflect that significant changes which arose after the Bradford fire and the Taylor Report, and indeed the development of new grounds. I believe that they are an important piece of work which will provide significant archive material in years to come. They have certainly been more than useful to me!

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COUNTY REFERENCE MATERIAL

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I purchased a copy of “Stockport County – A Complete Record’ on its publication in 1994. Written by Peter Freeman, in association with Richard Harnwell, it is an immensely detailed tome, which traces the Club from its genesis to the end of the 1993/94 season. It includes the history; provides the background to key individuals, (both managers and players), and the statistical content, (matches, line-ups scorers and crowds), has been vital to my writing. A further book, ‘Stockport County Encyclopaedia History and Update 1994-2000’, (also authored by Freeman), took the story forward to the millennium. In 2006 Phil Brennan and Richard Harnwell authored ‘A Pictorial History of Stockport County 1883 – 2006’. I was pleased to be an advance subscriber to this book, knowing that a donation would be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Richard Harnwell was struck down by this most cruel of diseases. I describe it as such as I had seen my own father pass away with it also.

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COUNTY INFORMATION ON THE WEB

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Typing ‘Stockport County’ into a Google search throws up 11.2m results!! I have found sites which have been extremely useful and are clearly a labour of love for the compilers. Maybe this site will also be useful to others in due course. Thank are due to those individuals who have put these sites together.

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COUNTY ON YOU TUBE

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Throughout this site I have linked in a multitude of videos that are available on You Tube. Many of them are from clubs we have played, but the vast majority are from County’s official channel and StockportCounty1883.

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PHOTOGRAPHS

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I have included a multitude of photographs on this site. Some I have taken over the years, but the great majority of them have been accessed from the internet. There is no intentional breach of copyright. If I have done so, then please accept my apologies, and I will readily either remove them, or give an appropriate credit. I would hope that copyright holders will recognise that this site has been created for personal interest, and for readers in general. It is certainly not for profit. Thanks in advance!

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