2010–11 Stockport County F.C. season

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.

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 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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7 August 2010 1 Southend United 1–1 Stockport County Roots Hall
15:00 Sturrock   90' Report Donnelly   83' Attendance: 5,589
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   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   43' Rigg   23'
M. Richards   44' (pen.), 62' (pen.)
J. Richards   90'
Speight   90'
Attendance: 4,571
4 December 2010 19 Northampton Town 2–0 Stockport County Sixfields Stadium
15:00 Thornton   4'
Jacobs   75'
Attendance: 4,088
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   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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26 October 2010 Round 2 Tranmere Rovers 0–0
(4–3 p)
Stockport County Prenton Park
19:45 Attendance: 2,223
Penalties

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   WAL Owain Fôn Williams 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 GK   EIR Ian McLoughlin (on loan from Ipswich Town) 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DR   ENG Mark Lynch 35 0 31 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
3 DL   ENG Robbie Williams 25 1 22 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
3 DL   ENG Alan Goodall 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MC   ENG Paul Turnbull 45 5 41 5 2 0 1 0 1 0
5 DC   ENG Danny Swailes 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DC   FRA Mansour Assoumani 40 1 36 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
7 AM   ENG James Vincent 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MC   ENG Greg Tansey 41 11 38 10 1 1 1 0 1 0
9 FW   EIR Barry Conlon 11 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 ST   ENG Anthony Elding (on loan from Rochdale) 21 3 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 ST   ENG George Donnelly (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 27 8 23 8 2 0 1 0 1 0
10 AM   SCO Stephen Husband (on loan from Blackpool) 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   SCO Matthew Paterson (on loan from Southend) 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MR   EIR Richie Partridge 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 MC   WAL Anthony Pulis (on loan from Southampton) 13 1 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
11 WG   ENG Ishmel Demontagnac (on loan from Blackpool) 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 ST   WAL Ryan Doble (on loan from Southampton) 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 WG   ENG Adam Griffin 48 2 45 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
14 WG   ENG David Poole 32 2 29 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
15 MC   ENG Matty Mainwaring 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 WG   ENG Danny Pilkington 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 MC   ENG James Wallace (on loan from Everton) 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DR   ENG Andy Halls 20 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 WG   ENG Danny Rowe 19 1 17 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 FW   ENG Tom Fisher 28 1 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 DC   ENG Jordan Rose 18 0 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
21 MR   ENG Jake Simpson 21 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 DC   ENG Gianluca Havern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 ST   ENG Wes Fletcher (on loan from Burnley) 12 1 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
23 DC   ENG Danny O'Donnell 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MC   WAL Craig Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK   ENG Ian Ormson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FC   ENG Jamie Proctor (on loan from Preston North End) 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DC   ENG Matthew Grieve (on loan from Newcastle United) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 GK   ENG Matthew Glennon 39 0 36 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
28 WG   ENG Cameron Darkwah 8 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW   FRA Yannick Salem 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 DC   ENG Aaron Brown (on loan from Leyton Orient) 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   ENG Ryan Allsopp (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DC   ENG Jack Saville (on loan from Southampton) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DC   SCO Tom Aldred (on loan from Watford) 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DR   ENG Ben Chu-Say 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 ST   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   Adam Griffin - 48 (45 starts, 3 substitute)
Top scorer   Greg Tansey - 10
Top assists   Paul Turnbull - 4
  Jake Simpson - 4
Worst discipline   Greg Tansey - 10   0  

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.