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
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[lower-alpha 1]
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

Pre-season friendlies

Stockport County opted not to name players on trial who played in friendlies, following other clubs chasing Australian 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 Victoria0–5Stockport CountyVictoria Stadium, Northwich
19:30 Report Swailes  8'
Poole  11'
Tansey  30' (pen.)
trialist  75'
Partridge  77'
24 July 2010 (2010-07-24) Skelmersdale United0–3Stockport CountyStormy Corner, Skelmersdale
15:00 Conlon  7' (pen.)
trialist  19'
Turnbull  40'		 Report
26 July 2010 (2010-07-26) Stockport County0–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleWincham Park, Northwich
19:30 Report Sutherland  80' Attendance: 329
28 July 2010 (2010-07-28) Woodley Sports1–0Stockport CountyLambeth Grove, Stockport
19:30 Clarke  32' Report
31 July 2010 (2010-07-31) Glossop North End0–3Stockport CountySurrey Street, Glossop
15:00 Report Donnelly  43'
Conlon  70' (pen.)
Poole  85'		 Attendance: 458

Football League Two
7 August 2010 1Southend United1–1Stockport CountyRoots Hall
15:00 Sturrock  90' Report Donnelly  83' Attendance: 5,589
14 August 2010 2Stockport County0–0Wycombe WanderersEdgeley Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,837
21 August 2010 3Stevenage3–1Stockport CountyBroadhall Way
15:00 Griffin  29', 71'
Bostwick  43'		 Donnelly  90' Attendance: 2,726
28 August 2010 4Stockport County0–4Shrewsbury TownEdgeley Park
15:00 Robinson  41'
Harrold  58'
Wright  63', 82'		 Attendance: 4,350
4 September 2010 5Macclesfield Town0–2Stockport CountyMoss Rose
15:00 Donnelly  45'
Assoumani  59'		 Attendance: 3,683
11 September 2010 6Stockport County1–1Bradford CityEdgeley Park
15:00 Donnelly  78' Syers  56' Attendance: 4,277
18 September 2010 7Oxford United0–1Stockport CountyKassam Stadium
15:00 Donnelly  41' Attendance: 7,033
25 September 2010 8Stockport County2–2Aldershot TownEdgeley Park
15:00 Turnbull  73', 82' Straker  27'
M. Morgan  38'		 Attendance: 4,231
28 September 2010 9Stockport County2–2Accrington StanleyEdgeley Park
19:45 Fisher  78'
Donnelly  84'		 Procter  40'
Gornell  76'		 Attendance: 3,584
2 October 2010 10Burton Albion2–1Stockport CountyPirelli Stadium
15:00 Webster  64', 68' Turnbull  19' Attendance: 3,107
9 October 2010 11Gillingham2–1Stockport CountyPriestfield Stadium
15:00 McDonald  3'
J. Payne  37'		 Pulis  81' Attendance: 4,755
16 October 2010 12Stockport County2–1BarnetEdgeley Park
15:00 Donnelly  52'
R. Williams  79'		 Byrne  46' Attendance: 4,177
23 October 2010 13Lincoln City0–0Stockport CountySincil Bank
15:00 Attendance: 4,809
30 October 2010 14Stockport County0–5Hereford UnitedEdgeley Park
15:00 Purdie  9', 12'
Manset  52'
Fleetwood  86'
Assoumani  90' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 4,017
2 November 2010 15Morecambe5–0Stockport CountyGlobe Arena
19:45 Jevons  8' (pen.), 38', 66'
Bentley  33'
Brown  68'		 Simpson  8' Attendance: 2,005
13 November 2010 16Bury0–1Stockport CountyGigg Lane
15:00 Fletcher  15' Attendance: 4,244
20 November 2010 17Stockport County1–1Torquay UnitedEdgeley Park
15:00 Tansey  75' O'Kane  61' Attendance: 3,772
23 November 2010 18Stockport County0–5Port ValeEdgeley Park
19:45 Assoumani  43' Rigg  23'
M. Richards  44' (pen.), 62' (pen.)
J. Richards  90'
Speight  90'		 Attendance: 4,571
4 December 2010 19Northampton Town2–0Stockport CountySixfields Stadium
15:00 Thornton  4'
Jacobs  75'		 Attendance: 4,088
11 December 2010 20Stockport County3–3Crewe AlexandraEdgeley Park
15:00 Tansey  24', 72' (pen.)
Poole  54'		 Donaldson  45', 47'
Shelley  64'		 Attendance: 4,036
28 December 2010 21Barnet1–3Stockport CountyUnderhill Stadium
15:00 McLeod  54' Donnelly  51'
Tansey  73', 79' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,045
1 January 2011 22Chesterfield4–1Stockport CountyB2net Stadium
15:00 Lester  13', 62', 67'
Davies  90'		 Mattis  19' (o.g.) Attendance: 7,542
3 January 2011 23Stockport County0–2MorecambeEdgeley Park
15:00 Shuker  29'
Spencer  32'		 Attendance: 3,890
8 January 2011 24Stockport County1–5GillinghamEdgeley Park
15:00 Demontagnac  70' McDonald  32', 56', 79'
Barcham  51'
Weston  71'		 Attendance: 3,573
11 January 2011 25Stockport County3–3Rotherham UnitedEdgeley Park
19:45 Demontagnac  33'
Husband  50', 68'		 Ellison  34'
Grieve  84' (o.g.)
R. Taylor  90'		 Attendance: 3,612
15 January 2011 26Hereford United3–0Stockport CountyEdgar Street
15:00 Halls  3' (o.g.)
Manset  25'
Bauzà  86'		 Husband  35' Attendance: 3,154
22 January 2011 27Stockport County3–4Lincoln CityEdgeley Park
15:00 Griffin  25'
Poole  63'
Watts  74' (o.g.)		 Grimes  5', 60', 65'
Watts  45'		 Attendance: 4,348
29 January 2011 28Rotherham United4–0Stockport CountyDon Valley Stadium
15:00 Brown  12' (o.g.)
R. Taylor  21', 57'
Le Fondre  34'		 Attendance: 4,876
1 February 2011 29Stockport County1–1ChesterfieldEdgeley Park
19:45 Turnbull  72' Smalley  74' Attendance: 4,092
5 February 2011 30Torquay United2–0Stockport CountyPlainmoor
15:00 Zebroski  13'
Kee  73'		 Attendance: 1,954
12 February 2011 31Stockport County2–1BuryEdgeley Park
15:00 Paterson  66'
Elding  84'		 Lowe  88' Attendance: 4,903
19 February 2011 32Stockport County1–4Macclesfield TownEdgeley Park
15:00 Wallace  25' Reid  33'
Barnett  48'
Turnbull  60' (o.g.)
Bencherif  67'		 Attendance: 5,470
26 February 2011 33Bradford City3–2Stockport CountyValley Parade
15:00 Williams  14'  74'
Evans  90'		 Turnbull  27'
Doble  40'		 Attendance: 15,332
1 March 2011 34Cheltenham Town2–1Stockport CountyWhaddon Road
19:45 Thomsom  22'
Thomas  67'		 Brown  39' Attendance: 2,191
5 March 2011 35Stockport County2–1Oxford UnitedEdgeley Park
15:00 Patterson  76'
Tansey  90'		 Craddock  49' Attendance: 4,119
8 March 2011 36Accrington Stanley3–0Stockport CountyCrown Ground
19:45 Hessey  28'
Edwards  35' (pen)  42' (pen)		 Attendance: 1,831
12 March 2011 37Stockport County0–0Burton AlbionEdgeley Park
15:00 Attendance: 4,278
19 March 2011 38Aldershot Town1–0Stockport CountyRecreation Ground
15:00 Spencer  90' Attendance: 2,263
26 March 2011 39Stockport County2–1Southend UnitedEdgeley Park
13:00 Tansey  28' (pen)
Rowe  90'		 Asante  81' Attendance: 3,335
2 April 2011 40Wycombe Wanderers2–0Stockport CountyAdams Park
15:00 Montrose  10'
Rendell  41' (pen)		 Attendance: 6,836
2 April 2011 41Stockport County2–2StevenageEdgeley Park
15:00 Tansey  67' (pen)
Peterson  70'		 Roberts  59'
Wilson  90'		 Attendance: 3,449
16 April 2011 42Shrewsbury Town2–0Stockport CountyNew Meadow
15:00 Bradshaw  17'
Wroe  20' (pen)		 Attendance: 5,711
23 April 2011 43Port Vale1–2Stockport CountyVale Park
15:00 Rigg  55' Elding  20'  87' Attendance: 5,344
25 April 2011 44Stockport County2–2Northampton TownEdgeley Park
15:00 Rodgers  23' (o.g.)
Tansey  88'		 Bauza  2'
Harrad  78' (pen)		 Attendance: 4,807
30 April 2011 45Crewe Alexandra2–0Stockport CountyAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Goodall  62' (o.g.)
Donaldson  65'		 Attendance: 4,799
7 May 2011 46Stockport County1–1Cheltenham TownEdgeley Park
15:00 Tansey  90' (pen) Smikle  23' Attendance: 5,072

FA Cup
6 November 2010 Round 1Stockport County1–1Peterborough UnitedEdgeley Park
15:00 Griffin  20' McLean  28' Attendance: 2,001
16 November 2010 Round 1 ReplayPeterborough United4–1Stockport CountyLondon Road Stadium
19:45
Tansey  72' Attendance: 2,312

Football League Cup
10 August 2010 Round 1Stockport County0–5Preston North EndEdgeley Park
19:45
Attendance: 3,724

Football League Trophy
26 October 2010 Round 2Tranmere Rovers0–0
(4–3 p)		Stockport CountyPrenton Park
19:45 Attendance: 2,223
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Owain Fôn Williams 6050001000
1 GK Ian McLoughlin (on loan from Ipswich Town) 7070000000
2 DR Mark Lynch 350310201010
3 DL Robbie Williams 251221200010
3 DL Alan Goodall 130130000000
4 MC Paul Turnbull 455415201010
5 DC Danny Swailes 140130001000
6 DC Mansour Assoumani 401361201010
7 AM James Vincent 200200000000
8 MC Greg Tansey 41113810111010
9 FW Barry Conlon 11090101000
9 ST Anthony Elding (on loan from Rochdale) 213213000000
10 ST George Donnelly (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 278238201010
10 AM Stephen Husband (on loan from Blackpool) 5252000000
10 FW Matthew Paterson (on loan from Southend) 103103000000
11 MR Richie Partridge 1000001000
11 MC Anthony Pulis (on loan from Southampton) 131101200010
11 WG Ishmel Demontagnac (on loan from Blackpool) 7272000000
11 ST Ryan Doble (on loan from Southampton) 3131000000
12 WG Adam Griffin 482451210010
14 WG David Poole 322292201000
15 MC Matty Mainwaring 110110000000
16 WG Danny Pilkington 6050001000
16 MC James Wallace (on loan from Everton) 141141000000
17 DR Andy Halls 200190001000
18 WG Danny Rowe 191171001010
19 FW Tom Fisher 281271001000
20 DC Jordan Rose 180150200010
21 MR Jake Simpson 210190100010
23 DC Gianluca Havern 0000000000
23 ST Wes Fletcher (on loan from Burnley) 12191200010
23 DC Danny O'Donnell 7070000000
24 MC Craig Roberts 0000000000
25 GK Ian Ormson 0000000000
26 FC Jamie Proctor (on loan from Preston North End) 7070000000
26 DC Matthew Grieve (on loan from Newcastle United) 3030000000
27 GK Matthew Glennon 390360200010
28 WG Cameron Darkwah 8060100010
29 FW Yannick Salem 6050100000
29 DC Aaron Brown (on loan from Leyton Orient) 171171000000
30 GK Ryan Allsopp (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) 0000000000
31 DC Jack Saville (on loan from Southampton) 0000000000
32 DC Tom Aldred (on loan from Watford) 7070000000
32 DR Ben Chu-Say 0000000000
39 ST Danny Whitehead 0000000000

Overall
StatisticTotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
Games played5046211
Games won99000
Games drawn1614101
Games lost2523110
Goals scored5048200
Goals conceded10696550
Goal difference-56-48-3-50
Clean sheets65001
Yellow cards6864301
Red cards66000
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
  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
  4. Manager leaves County Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Board statement
  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
  8. "Torquay and Hereford docked points by Football League". BBC Sport. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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