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From the start of the 1930s, Stockport County played in a home kit of white and black and were nicknamed the 'Lilywhites'. [10] In the 1933–34 season they scored 115 goals; a 13–0 home win over Halifax Town on 6 January 1934 included a Joe Hill hat-trick and four goals from Percy Downes.
Stockport County Supporters' Co-operative is the other active supporters' group. [199] [200] It runs the Stockport County Appearance Number Scheme (SCAN), where every player who has played a first-team game is recognised with a framed certificate and a number which shows their position on the list of players who made their debut for the club.
Stockport entered four editions of the Football League Third Division North Cup between 1933 and 1937, winning the trophy in the 1934–35 season. After their exit from the Football League in 2011 Stockport were eligible to take part in the FA Trophy , their furthest run in this competition is reaching the semi-final on two occasions in 2018 ...
Stockport faced York City in their semi-final and the first leg was held at Bootham Crescent in York on 15 May 1994. The home side missed several chances to take the lead while Mike Flynn's header for Stockport was cleared off the York goal-line, and the match ended 0–0. [2] The second leg was played three days later at Edgeley Park in
Martin John Earp (born 6 September 1872) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, Nottingham Forest, Stockport County and The Wednesday. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Earp was the captain of The Wednesday side who beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1896 FA Cup Final .
In the 1999–2000 season, Andy Kilner replaced Gary Megson as Stockport's manager in the summer. Stockport had a brilliant first half of the campaign and on Boxing Day, they sat in the play-off places but afterwards came a dramatic slide in form with just 2 wins from the next 22 league games and Stockport finished the season in a disappointing 17th place.
Had Stockport failed to win the game they would have faced a deciding match away at promotion rivals Luton Town on the final day of the season. As it turned out, County travelled to Kenilworth Road with a chance to win the title, but a 1–1 draw meant that local rivals Bury finished top of the table with Stockport finishing second. [1]
The 2003–04 season is Stockport County's 122nd season in football. Stockport finished the league season in 19th, two places off the relegation zone. [1] This season ran from 9 August 2003 to 8 May 2004. [7]