2010–11 Stockport County F.C. season

Stockport County
2010–11 season
ChairmanAlwin Thompson (until 7 January)
Mary Gibbons
ManagerPaul Simpson (until 4 January)
Peter Ward (until 9 March)
Ray Mathias
StadiumEdgeley Park
League Two24th
FA Cup1st round
League Cup1st round
League Trophy2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Greg Tansey (10)
All: Greg Tansey (11)
Highest home attendance5,470
(v Macclesfield Town)
Lowest home attendance2,001
(v Peterborough United, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance4,163

The 2010–11 season was Stockport County's 100th season in the Football League, and 96th consecutively. However, they eventually finished 24th in Football League Two and were relegated to the Football Conference.

The season began with the club being taken over by the 2015 consortium, following the club being in administration since April 2009.[1] Following the takeover, Gary Ablett left the position of manager[2] and was replaced by Paul Simpson.[3] However, in January Simpson was sacked and was replaced on a part-time basis by assistant Peter Ward.[4] Ward was unable to stop Stockport's slide down the league, and was himself replaced by Ray Mathias[5] who had initially joined the club as a technical adviser to Ward.[6] Results improved under Mathias, picking up 10 points from the final 6 home matches, but it wasn't enough to save the Hatters and relegation was confirmed following a 2–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra[7]

Stockport lost in the first round of both the League Cup and the FA Cup, losing to Peterborough United and Preston North End respectively.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Morecambe 46 13 12 21 54 73 −19 51
21 Hereford United 46 12 17 17 50 66 −16 50[a]
22 Barnet 46 12 12 22 58 77 −19 48
23 Lincoln City (R) 46 13 8 25 45 81 −36 47 Relegation to Conference National
24 Stockport County (R) 46 9 14 23 48 96 −48 41
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Torquay United deducted one point and Hereford United deducted three points[8]

Results

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Pre-season friendlies

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Stockport County opted not to name players on trial who played in friendlies, following other clubs chasing Belgian striker Esteban Casagolda after he scored twice in a behind-closed-doors friendly. Hence a number of goals were listed as scored by 'trialist'.

As Edgeley Park is owned by Sale Sharks, problems with the pitch have arisen from having both football and Rugby Union on the same surface. Consequently, Stockport played their 'home' friendly against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Wincham Park, home of Witton Albion.

20 July 2010 (2010-07-20) Northwich Victoria 0–5 Stockport County Victoria Stadium, Northwich
19:30 Report Swailes 8'
Poole 11'
Tansey 30' (pen.)
trialist 75'
Partridge 77'
24 July 2010 (2010-07-24) Skelmersdale United 0–3 Stockport County Stormy Corner, Skelmersdale
15:00 Conlon 7' (pen.)
trialist 19'
Turnbull 40'
Report
28 July 2010 (2010-07-28) Woodley Sports 1–0 Stockport County Lambeth Grove, Stockport
19:30 Clarke 32' Report
31 July 2010 (2010-07-31) Glossop North End 0–3 Stockport County Surrey Street, Glossop
15:00 Report Donnelly 43'
Conlon 70' (pen.)
Poole 85'
Attendance: 458

Football League Two

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21 August 2010 3 Stevenage 3–1 Stockport County Broadhall Way
15:00 Griffin 29', 71'
Bostwick 43'
Donnelly 90' Attendance: 2,726
28 August 2010 4 Stockport County 0–4 Shrewsbury Town Edgeley Park
15:00 Robinson 41'
Harrold 58'
Wright 63', 82'
Attendance: 4,350
4 September 2010 5 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Stockport County Moss Rose
15:00 Donnelly 45'
Assoumani 59'
Attendance: 3,683
11 September 2010 6 Stockport County 1–1 Bradford City Edgeley Park
15:00 Donnelly 78' Syers 56' Attendance: 4,277
18 September 2010 7 Oxford United 0–1 Stockport County Kassam Stadium
15:00 Donnelly 41' Attendance: 7,033
25 September 2010 8 Stockport County 2–2 Aldershot Town Edgeley Park
15:00 Turnbull 73', 82' Straker 27'
M. Morgan 38'
Attendance: 4,231
28 September 2010 9 Stockport County 2–2 Accrington Stanley Edgeley Park
19:45 Fisher 78'
Donnelly 84'
Procter 40'
Gornell 76'
Attendance: 3,584
2 October 2010 10 Burton Albion 2–1 Stockport County Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Webster 64', 68' Turnbull 19' Attendance: 3,107
9 October 2010 11 Gillingham 2–1 Stockport County Priestfield Stadium
15:00 McDonald 3'
J. Payne 37'
Pulis 81' Attendance: 4,755
16 October 2010 12 Stockport County 2–1 Barnet Edgeley Park
15:00 Donnelly 52'
R. Williams 79'
Byrne 46' Attendance: 4,177
23 October 2010 13 Lincoln City 0–0 Stockport County Sincil Bank
15:00 Attendance: 4,809
30 October 2010 14 Stockport County 0–5 Hereford United Edgeley Park
15:00 Purdie 9', 12'
Manset 52'
Fleetwood 86'
Assoumani 90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,017
2 November 2010 15 Morecambe 5–0 Stockport County Globe Arena
19:45 Jevons 8' (pen.), 38', 66'
Bentley 33'
Brown 68'
Simpson Red card 8' Attendance: 2,005
13 November 2010 16 Bury 0–1 Stockport County Gigg Lane
15:00 Fletcher 15' Attendance: 4,244
20 November 2010 17 Stockport County 1–1 Torquay United Edgeley Park
15:00 Tansey 75' O'Kane 61' Attendance: 3,772
23 November 2010 18 Stockport County 0–5 Port Vale Edgeley Park
19:45 Assoumani Red card 43' Rigg 23'
M. Richards 44' (pen.), 62' (pen.)
J. Richards 90'
Speight 90'
Attendance: 4,571
11 December 2010 20 Stockport County 3–3 Crewe Alexandra Edgeley Park
15:00 Tansey 24', 72' (pen.)
Poole 54'
Donaldson 45', 47'
Shelley 64'
Attendance: 4,036
28 December 2010 21 Barnet 1–3 Stockport County Underhill Stadium
15:00 McLeod 54' Donnelly 51'
Tansey 73', 79' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,045
1 January 2011 22 Chesterfield 4–1 Stockport County B2net Stadium
15:00 Lester 13', 62', 67'
Davies 90'
Mattis 19' (o.g.) Attendance: 7,542
3 January 2011 23 Stockport County 0–2 Morecambe Edgeley Park
15:00 Shuker 29'
Spencer 32'
Attendance: 3,890
8 January 2011 24 Stockport County 1–5 Gillingham Edgeley Park
15:00 Demontagnac 70' McDonald 32', 56', 79'
Barcham 51'
Weston 71'
Attendance: 3,573
11 January 2011 25 Stockport County 3–3 Rotherham United Edgeley Park
19:45 Demontagnac 33'
Husband 50', 68'
Ellison 34'
Grieve 84' (o.g.)
R. Taylor 90'
Attendance: 3,612
15 January 2011 26 Hereford United 3–0 Stockport County Edgar Street
15:00 Halls 3' (o.g.)
Manset 25'
Bauzà 86'
Husband Red card 35' Attendance: 3,154
22 January 2011 27 Stockport County 3–4 Lincoln City Edgeley Park
15:00 Griffin 25'
Poole 63'
Watts 74' (o.g.)
Grimes 5', 60', 65'
Watts 45'
Attendance: 4,348
29 January 2011 28 Rotherham United 4–0 Stockport County Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Brown 12' (o.g.)
R. Taylor 21', 57'
Le Fondre 34'
Attendance: 4,876
1 February 2011 29 Stockport County 1–1 Chesterfield Edgeley Park
19:45 Turnbull 72' Smalley 74' Attendance: 4,092
5 February 2011 30 Torquay United 2–0 Stockport County Plainmoor
15:00 Zebroski 13'
Kee 73'
Attendance: 1,954
12 February 2011 31 Stockport County 2–1 Bury Edgeley Park
15:00 Paterson 66'
Elding 84'
Lowe 88' Attendance: 4,903
19 February 2011 32 Stockport County 1–4 Macclesfield Town Edgeley Park
15:00 Wallace 25' Reid 33'
Barnett 48'
Turnbull 60' (o.g.)
Bencherif 67'
Attendance: 5,470
26 February 2011 33 Bradford City 3–2 Stockport County Valley Parade
15:00 Williams 14' 74'
Evans 90'
Turnbull 27'
Doble 40'
Attendance: 15,332
1 March 2011 34 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Stockport County Whaddon Road
19:45 Thomsom 22'
Thomas 67'
Brown 39' Attendance: 2,191
5 March 2011 35 Stockport County 2–1 Oxford United Edgeley Park
15:00 Patterson 76'
Tansey 90'
Craddock 49' Attendance: 4,119
8 March 2011 36 Accrington Stanley 3–0 Stockport County Crown Ground
19:45 Hessey 28'
Edwards 35' (pen) 42' (pen)
Attendance: 1,831
12 March 2011 37 Stockport County 0–0 Burton Albion Edgeley Park
15:00 Attendance: 4,278
19 March 2011 38 Aldershot Town 1–0 Stockport County Recreation Ground
15:00 Spencer 90' Attendance: 2,263
26 March 2011 39 Stockport County 2–1 Southend United Edgeley Park
13:00 Tansey 28' (pen)
Rowe 90'
Asante 81' Attendance: 3,335
2 April 2011 40 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Stockport County Adams Park
15:00 Montrose 10'
Rendell 41' (pen)
Attendance: 6,836
2 April 2011 41 Stockport County 2–2 Stevenage Edgeley Park
15:00 Tansey 67' (pen)
Peterson 70'
Roberts 59'
Wilson 90'
Attendance: 3,449
16 April 2011 42 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Stockport County New Meadow
15:00 Bradshaw 17'
Wroe 20' (pen)
Attendance: 5,711
23 April 2011 43 Port Vale 1–2 Stockport County Vale Park
15:00 Rigg 55' Elding 20' 87' Attendance: 5,344
25 April 2011 44 Stockport County 2–2 Northampton Town Edgeley Park
15:00 Rodgers 23' (o.g.)
Tansey 88'
Bauza 2'
Harrad 78' (pen)
Attendance: 4,807
30 April 2011 45 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Stockport County Alexandra Stadium
15:00 Goodall 62' (o.g.)
Donaldson 65'
Attendance: 4,799
7 May 2011 46 Stockport County 1–1 Cheltenham Town Edgeley Park
15:00 Tansey 90' (pen) Smikle 23' Attendance: 5,072

FA Cup

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6 November 2010 Round 1 Stockport County 1–1 Peterborough United Edgeley Park
15:00 Griffin 20' McLean 28' Attendance: 2,001
16 November 2010 Round 1 replay Peterborough United 4–1 Stockport County London Road Stadium
19:45 Tansey 72' Attendance: 2,312

Football League Cup

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10 August 2010 Round 1 Stockport County 0–5 Preston North End Edgeley Park
19:45
Attendance: 3,724

Football League Trophy

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Statistics

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Appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales WAL Owain Fôn Williams 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 GK Ireland EIR Ian McLoughlin (on loan from Ipswich Town) 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DR England ENG Mark Lynch 35 0 31 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
3 DL England ENG Robbie Williams 25 1 22 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
3 DL England ENG Alan Goodall 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MC England ENG Paul Turnbull 45 5 41 5 2 0 1 0 1 0
5 DC England ENG Danny Swailes 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DC France FRA Mansour Assoumani 40 1 36 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
7 AM England ENG James Vincent 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MC England ENG Greg Tansey 41 11 38 10 1 1 1 0 1 0
9 FW Ireland EIR Barry Conlon 11 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 ST England ENG Anthony Elding (on loan from Rochdale) 21 3 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 ST England ENG George Donnelly (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 27 8 23 8 2 0 1 0 1 0
10 AM Scotland SCO Stephen Husband (on loan from Blackpool) 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Matthew Paterson (on loan from Southend) 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MR Ireland EIR Richie Partridge 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 MC Wales WAL Anthony Pulis (on loan from Southampton) 13 1 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
11 WG England ENG Ishmel Demontagnac (on loan from Blackpool) 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 ST Wales WAL Ryan Doble (on loan from Southampton) 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 WG England ENG Adam Griffin 48 2 45 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
14 WG England ENG David Poole 32 2 29 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
15 MC England ENG Matty Mainwaring 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 WG England ENG Danny Pilkington 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 MC England ENG James Wallace (on loan from Everton) 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DR England ENG Andy Halls 20 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 WG England ENG Danny Rowe 19 1 17 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 FW England ENG Tom Fisher 28 1 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 DC England ENG Jordan Rose 18 0 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
21 MR England ENG Jake Simpson 21 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 DC England ENG Gianluca Havern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 ST England ENG Wes Fletcher (on loan from Burnley) 12 1 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
23 DC England ENG Danny O'Donnell 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MC Wales WAL Craig Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK England ENG Ian Ormson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FC England ENG Jamie Proctor (on loan from Preston North End) 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DC England ENG Matthew Grieve (on loan from Newcastle United) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 GK England ENG Matthew Glennon 39 0 36 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
28 WG England ENG Cameron Darkwah 8 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW France FRA Yannick Salem 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 DC England ENG Aaron Brown (on loan from Leyton Orient) 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK England ENG Ryan Allsopp (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DC England ENG Jack Saville (on loan from Southampton) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DC Scotland SCO Tom Aldred (on loan from Watford) 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DR England ENG Ben Chu-Say 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 ST England ENG Danny Whitehead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Overall

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Statistic Total League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Games played 50 46 2 1 1
Games won 9 9 0 0 0
Games drawn 16 14 1 0 1
Games lost 25 23 1 1 0
Goals scored 50 48 2 0 0
Goals conceded 106 96 5 5 0
Goal difference -56 -48 -3 -5 0
Clean sheets 6 5 0 0 1
Yellow cards 68 64 3 0 1
Red cards 6 6 0 0 0
Best result(s) Won 3–1 v Barnet (A), League Two, 28 December 2010
Worst result(s) Lost 5–0 on four occasions -
v Preston North End (H), League Cup, 10 August 2010
v Morecambe (A), League Two, 30 October 2010
v Hereford United (H), League Two, 2 November 2010
v Port Vale (H), League Two, 23 November 2010
Most appearances England Adam Griffin - 48 (45 starts, 3 substitute)
Top scorer England Greg Tansey - 10
Top assists England Paul Turnbull - 4
England Jake Simpson - 4
Worst discipline England Greg Tansey - 10 Yellow card 0 Red card

Last updated: 27 June 2011
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

References

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  1. ^ 2015 Group finally complete protracted Stockport takeover Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Tribalfootball.com
  2. ^ Gary Ablett leaves Stockport County BBC Sport
  3. ^ "Simpson is new boss". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  4. ^ Manager leaves County Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Board statement". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Ray Mathias joins". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  7. ^ "npower Football League 2 - Updated 30/04/2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Torquay and Hereford docked points by Football League". BBC Sport. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.