2024–25 Stockport County F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 143rd season in the history of Stockport County Football Club and their first season back in League One since the 2009–10 season following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Stockport County
2024–25 season
OwnerMark Stott
ChairmanKen Knott
ManagerDave Challinor
StadiumEdgeley Park
2025–26 →

Transfers

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] RW   Jayden Fevrier   Colchester United Undisclosed [1]
14 June 2024[b] DM   Jay Mingi   Colchester United Undisclosed [2]
27 June 2024 GK   Corey Addai   Crawley Town Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2024[c] CM   Lewis Bate   Leeds United Free [4]
1 July 2024[d] DM   Callum Connolly   Blackpool Free [5]
1 July 2024[e] LW   Jack Diamond   Sunderland Free [6]
1 July 2024 CB   Sam Hughes   Burton Albion Free [7]
1 July 2024[f] CB   Ethan Mann[g]   Mickleover Free [8]
1 July 2024[h] GK   Max Metcalfe   Middlesbrough Free [9]
2 July 2024 CM   Lewis Fiorini   Manchester City Undisclosed [10]
8 July 2024 GK   Andrew Wogan[g]   Drogheda United Undisclosed [11]
23 August 2024 CM   Oliver Norwood   Sheffield United Free [12]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 3 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window reopened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window reopened
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Leeds United contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Blackpool contract expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sunderland contract expired
  6. ^ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Mickleover contract expired
  7. ^ a b Signed initially for the Emerging Talent Programme
  8. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Middlesbrough contract expired
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CB   Neill Byrne   Bradford City Undisclosed [13]
8 July 2024 CB   Akil Wright   Ross County Undisclosed [14]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
16 July 2024 CF   Michael Mellon   Burnley End of Season [15]
26 July 2024 LB   Tayo Adaramola   Crystal Palace End of Season [16]
2 August 2024 CF   Louie Barry   Aston Villa End of Season [17]
9 August 2024 CM   Tyler Onyango   Everton End of Season [18]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
4 July 2024 CM   Ashton Mee   South Shields End of Season [19]
8 July 2024 GK   Andrew Wogan   Drogheda United 30 November 2024 [11]
9 July 2024 CB   Ethan Mann   Buxton End of Season [20]
6 August 2024 CM   Cody Johnson   King's Lynn Town 1 January 2025 [21]
16 August 2024 RB   Jid Okeke   South Shields 1 January 2025 [22]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 DM   Ryan Croasdale   Port Vale 1 July 2024 [23][24]
30 June 2024 LM   Myles Hippolyte   AFC Wimbledon 1 July 2024 [23][25]
30 June 2024 GK   Bobby Jones   Curzon Ashton 1 July 2024 [23][26]
30 June 2024 AM   Connor Lemonheigh-Evans   Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2024 [27][28]
30 June 2024 CF   Paddy Madden   Chesterfield 1 July 2024 [23][29]
30 June 2024 CM   Antoni Sarcevic   Bradford City 1 July 2024 [30][31]
30 June 2024 GK   Jordan Smith   Hibernian 18 July 2024 [23][32]
30 June 2024 RB   Todd Kane [23]
30 June 2024 LB   Taylor McMahon [23]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 2 May, Stockport announced they would return to San Pedro del Pinatar for a five day warm-weather training camp.[33] A week later, Derby County were confirmed as the opponents in Spain.[34] A further four pre-season matches were added to the schedule, against Chester, Oldham Athletic, Blackburn Rovers and Carlisle United. A sixth was added on May 24, versus Barrow.[35] In the June, a final pre-season match was confirmed, home to Stoke City.[36]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly Chester 2–3 Stockport County Chester
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,265
13 July 2024 Friendly Oldham Athletic 1–0 Stockport County Oldham
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,197
19 July 2024 Friendly Stockport County v Derby County San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST
(10:00 BST)
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
23 July 2024 Friendly Barrow Cancelled Stockport County Barrow-in-Furness
19:30 BST Stadium: Holker Street
Note: Fixture was cancelled due to a change in the club's training schedule.[37]
27 July 2024 Friendly Stockport County 1–0 Stoke City Stockport
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,159
2 August 2024 Friendly Stockport County v Blackburn Rovers Stockport
19:30 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
3 August 2024 Friendly Carlisle United 2–1 Stockport County Carlisle
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,880

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Charlton Athletic 6 4 1 1 6 3 +3 13 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Huddersfield Town 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12
5 Stockport County 5 3 2 0 9 2 +7 11
6 Lincoln City 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
7 Barnsley 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[38]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 3 2 0 9 2  +7 11 2 0 0 4 0  +4 1 2 0 5 2  +3

Last updated: 14 September 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12346
GroundHAHAA
ResultWWWDD
Position21114
Points3691011
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2024.[39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Stockport County 2–0 Cambridge United Edgeley
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,457
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
17 August 2024 2 Blackpool 0–3 Stockport County Blackpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 12,567
Referee: Simon Mather
24 August 2024 3 Stockport County 2–0 Bristol Rovers Edgeley
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,423
Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[40]
31 August 2024 4 Mansfield Town 1–1 Stockport County Mansfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8,293
Referee: Scott Oldham
14 September 2024 6 Crawley Town 1–1 Stockport County Crawley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Referee: James Linington
21 September 2024 7 Stockport County v Leyton Orient Edgeley
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
28 September 2024 8 Barnsley v Stockport County Barnsley
19:45 BST Stadium: Oakwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[40]
1 October 2024 9 Shrewsbury Town v Stockport County Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Stadium: New Meadow
5 October 2024 10 Stockport County v Wigan Athletic Edgeley
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
12 October 2024 11 Stockport County v Wycombe Wanderers Edgeley
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
19 October 2024 12 Charlton Athletic v Stockport County Charlton
15:00 BST Stadium: The Valley
22 October 2024 13 Stockport County v Northampton Town Edgeley
19:45 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
26 October 2024 14 Lincoln City v Stockport County Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: Sincil Bank
29 October 2024 5[41] Stockport County v Reading Edgeley
19:45 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for September 7, but was postponed due to international call-ups for the opposition.[42][41]
9 November 2024 15 Stockport County v Bolton Wanderers Edgeley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgeley Park
16 November 2024 16 Stockport County v Wrexham Edgeley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgeley Park
23 November 2024 17 Burton Albion v Stockport County Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
3 December 2024 18 Birmingham City v Stockport County Bordesley
19:45 GMT Stadium: St Andrew's
7 December 2024 19 Stockport County v Exeter City Edgeley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgeley Park
14 December 2024 20 Stevenage v Stockport County Stevenage
15:00 GMT Stadium: Broadhall Way
20 December 2024 21 Stockport County v Peterborough United Edgeley
19:45 GMT Stadium: Edgeley Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 December, but was moved in order an extra days recovery for both teams during the Christmas period.[43]
26 December 2024 22 Huddersfield Town v Stockport County Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
29 December 2024 23 Rotherham United v Stockport County Rotherham
12:30 GMT Stadium: New York Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[44]

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Stockport being drawn at home against Blackburn Rovers.[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Stockport County 1–6 Blackburn Rovers Stockport
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,790
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Stockport were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Accrington Stanley, Tranmere Rovers and Everton U21.[46][47]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Stockport County 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Everton U21 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3 L2 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
4 L2 Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 September 2024. Source: EFL

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3 September 2024 Group stage Accrington Stanley 1–4 Stockport County Accrington
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 791
Referee: Scott Jackson
17 September 2024 Group stage Stockport County v Everton U21 Edgeley
19:00 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
12 November 2024 Group stage Stockport County v Tranmere Rovers Edgeley
19:00 GMT Stadium: Edgeley Park

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 14 September 2024

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Ben Hinchliffe 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 MF   GAM Ibou Touray 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF   ENG Lewis Bate 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ENG Sam Hughes 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   ENG Fraser Horsfall 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 FW   ENG Jack Diamond 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF   NIR Callum Camps 7 1 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 1
9 FW   ENG Isaac Olaofe 5 1 0+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW   ENG Jayden Fevrier 7 1 1+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF   ENG Nick Powell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF   ENG Will Collar 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
15 DF   ENG Ethan Pye 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF   ENG Callum Connolly 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   ENG Jay Mingi 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   ENG Kyle Wootton 6 2 5+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 FW   ENG Louie Barry 6 5 5+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
21 FW   SCO Jack Stretton 1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 2
24 MF   ENG Tyler Onyango 7 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
26 MF   ENG Oliver Norwood 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF   ENG Odin Bailey 6 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
31 MF   ENG Che Gardner 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF   IRL Tayo Adaramola 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 GK   JAM Corey Addai 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF   ENG Bruno Cina 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
44 DF   ENG John Williams-Lawless 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
45 DF   ENG Jake Lewis 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
46 DF   ENG Nathaniel Mapengu 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
54 MF   ENG Freddie Redshaw 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
55 MF   ENG Rhys Watson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
56 MF   ENG Lee Williams 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
Players who featured but departed on loan during the season:
29 DF   GER Jid Okeke 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

References

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