2024–25 Stockport County F.C. season

143rd season in existence of Stockport County FC
Stockport County 2024–25 football season
Stockport County
2024–25 season
OwnerMark Stott
ChairmanKen Knott
ManagerDave Challinor
StadiumEdgeley Park
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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.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] RW England Jayden Fevrier England Colchester United Undisclosed [1]
14 June 2024[b] DM England Jay Mingi England Colchester United Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2024[c] CM England Lewis Bate England Leeds United Free [3]
1 July 2024[d] DM England Callum Connolly England Blackpool Free [4]
1 July 2024[e] LW England Jack Diamond England Sunderland Free [5]
  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

Out

Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
14 June 2024[a] CB Republic of Ireland Neill Byrne England Bradford City Undisclosed [6]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

Loaned in

Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 DM England Ryan Croasdale England Port Vale 1 July 2024 [7][8]
30 June 2024 LM Grenada Myles Hippolyte England AFC Wimbledon 1 July 2024 [7][9]
30 June 2024 AM Wales Connor Lemonheigh-Evans England Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2024 [10][11]
30 June 2024 CF Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden England Chesterfield 1 July 2024 [7][12]
30 June 2024 CM England Antoni Sarcevic England Bradford City 1 July 2024 [13][14]
30 June 2024 GK Republic of Ireland Bobby Jones [7]
30 June 2024 RB England Todd Kane [7]
30 June 2024 LB England Taylor McMahon [7]
30 June 2024 GK England Jordan Smith [7]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 2 May, Stockport announced they would return to San Pedro del Pinatar for a five day warm-weather training camp.[15] A week later, Derby County were confirmed as the opponents in Spain.[16] 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.[17] In the June, a final pre-season match was confirmed, home to Stoke City.[18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Chester v Stockport County
6 July 2024 Friendly Chester v Stockport County Chester
13:00 BST Stadium: Deva Stadium
Oldham Athletic v Stockport County
13 July 2024 Friendly Oldham Athletic v Stockport County Oldham
15:00 BST Stadium: Boundary Park
Stockport County v Derby County
19 July 2024 Friendly Stockport County v Derby County San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST
(10:00 BST)
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Barrow v Stockport County
23 July 2024 Friendly Barrow v Stockport County Barrow-in-Furness
19:30 BST Stadium: Holker Street
Stockport County v Stoke City
27 July 2024 Friendly Stockport County v Stoke City Stockport
14:00 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
Stockport County v Blackburn Rovers
2 August 2024 Friendly Stockport County v Blackburn Rovers Stockport
19:30 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
Carlisle United v Stockport County
3 August 2024 Friendly Carlisle United v Stockport County Carlisle
15:00 BST Stadium: Brunton Park

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 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[19]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[20]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Stockport County v Cambridge United
10 August 2024 1 Stockport County v Cambridge United Edgeley
17:30 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Stockport were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Accrington Stanley, Tranmere Rovers and a TBC Category One Academy Side.[21]


  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

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
Goalkeepers
GK England ENG Ben Hinchliffe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF England ENG Fraser Horsfall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ethan Pye 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Germany GER Jid Okeke 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Akil Wright 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF England ENG Odin Bailey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Lewis Bate 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Callum Camps 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Will Collar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Callum Connolly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Cody Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ashton Mee 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Jay Mingi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Nick Powell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ethan Pye 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ryan Rydel 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Wales WAL Macauley Southam-Hales 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF The Gambia GAM Ibou Touray 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW England ENG Jack Diamond 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Jayden Fevrier 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Isaac Olaofe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jack Stretton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Kyle Wootton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

  1. ^ "County agree terms for exciting young winger". Stockport County FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Mingi becomes first Summer signing". Stockport County FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Our latest Summer signing: Lewis Bate". Stockport County FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Connolly signs two year deal with County". Stockport County FC. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Diamond set to shine after signing three year deal". Stockport County FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Neill Byrne to join Bantams for undisclosed fee". Stockport County FC. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Club announce Retained and Released list for 24/25". Stockport County FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Ryan Croasdale is a Valiant". Port Vale FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Hippolyte hired! Our second summer signing". AFC Wimbledon. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Lemonheigh Evans to move on". Stockport County FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Lemonheigh-Evans becomes MK Dons' first summer signing". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Forward becomes second signing of the summer". Chesterfield FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Antoni Sarcevic to depart Edgeley Park". Stockport County FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Sarcevic Spells Start of Summer Recruitment". Bradford City AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ "County returning to Pinatar for pre-season". Stockport County FC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Derby County confirmed as Pinatar opponents". Stockport County FC. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Pre-season fixture at Barrow confirmed". Stockport County FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  18. ^ "County to host Stoke City in pre-season". Stockport County FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  19. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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