2023–24 Stockport County F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 142nd season in the history of Stockport County and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Stockport County
2023–24 season
OwnerMark Stott
ChairmanKen Knott
ManagerDave Challinor
StadiumEdgeley Park
League Two19th
EFL CupFirst round

Current squad
As of 3 October 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Ben HinchliffeGKEnglandPreston (1988-10-09) 9 October 1988AFC Fylde1 July 2016Free Transfer30 June 2024
12Jordan SmithGKEnglandSouth Normanton (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994Nottingham Forest13 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
13Bobby JonesGKRepublic of Ireland (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001Free agent19 September 2022—30 June 2024
Defenders
2Kyle KnoyleRBEnglandNewham (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996Doncaster Rovers13 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
3Ibou TourayLBThe GambiaEngland Liverpool (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994Salford City1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
5Neill ByrneCBRepublic of IrelandPortmarnock (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993Tranmere Rovers6 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
6Fraser HorsfallCBEnglandHuddersfield (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996Northampton Town1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2025
7Macauley Southam-HalesRBWalesCardiff (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996Fleetwood Town2 September 2020Free Transfer30 June 2024
15Ethan PyeLBEnglandManchester (2002-11-07) 7 November 2002Rochdale1 July 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
23Alfie PondCBEnglandExeter (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004Wolverhampton Wanderers31 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
26Jayden RichardsonRBEnglandNottingham (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000Scotland Aberdeen26 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
29Josh PopoolaCBEngland (2004-05-07) 7 May 2004Bournemouth31 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
Midfielders
4Akil WrightCMEnglandDerby (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996York City1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
8Callum CampsCMNorthern IrelandEngland Stockport (1995-11-30) 30 November 1995Fleetwood Town4 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2025
10Antoni SarcevicCMEnglandManchester (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992Bolton Wanderers22 October 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024
11Nick PowellAMEnglandCrewe (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994Stoke City7 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2026
14Will CollarDMEnglandHorsham (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997Scotland Hamilton Academical6 February 2021Free Transfer30 June 2025
17Ryan RydelLMEnglandOldham (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001Fleetwood Town22 April 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
18Ryan CroasdaleCMEnglandLancaster (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994AFC Fylde29 September 2020Free Transfer30 June 2024
22Joel CotterillAMWales (2004-10-10) 10 October 2004Wales Swansea City28 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
27Odin BaileyAMEnglandBirmingham (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999Salford City1 September 2023Loan31 May 2024
28Ashton MeeCMEnglandStockportAcademy22 August 2023—30 June 2024
30Cody JohnsonCMEnglandOldhamAcademy1 January 2023—30 June 2024
Forwards
9Paddy MaddenCFRepublic of IrelandDublin (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990Fleetwood Town15 March 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
16Jack StrettonCFScotlandNewhall (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001Derby County7 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
19Kyle WoottonCFEnglandKidderminster (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996Notts County1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2025
20Louie BarryLWEnglandSutton Coldfield (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003Aston Villa28 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
21Myles HippolyteLWGrenadaEngland London (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994Scunthorpe United31 January 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
25Isaac OlaofeCFEnglandLewisham (1999-11-21) 21 November 1999Millwall1 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
Out on Loan
24Connor Lemonheigh-EvansAMWalesSwansea (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997Torquay United1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
31Billy ChadwickCFEnglandKingston upon Hull (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000Hull City1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
Joe LewisCBWalesNeath (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999Torquay United1 July 2022£45,00030 June 2024
Ethan RossGKEnglandEnfield (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997Lincoln City8 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023CFEngland Billy ChadwickEngland Hull CityFree Transfer[1]
1 July 2023LBThe Gambia Ibou TourayEngland Salford CityFree Transfer[2]
7 July 2023AMEngland Nick PowellEngland Stoke CityFree Transfer[3]
31 July 2023RBEngland Sam Bird †England Fleetwood TownFree Transfer[4]
31 July 2023CMEngland Ackeme Francis-Burrell †England Wolverhampton WanderersFree Transfer[4]
31 July 2023LBEngland Taylor McMahon †England Stoke CityFree Transfer[4]
31 July 2023CBEngland Josh Popoola †England BournemouthFree Transfer[4]

† signed for Emerging Talent Group

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023CBEngland Ben BarclayEngland Carlisle UnitedFree Transfer[5]
30 June 2023RBScotland Phil Bardsley Free agentReleased[6]
30 June 2023DMEngland Jacob DavenportEngland MorecambeReleased[6][7]
30 June 2023RBEngland Chris HusseyEngland WalsallReleased[6][8]
30 June 2023CBNorthern Ireland Ryan JohnsonEngland AFC WimbledonReleased[6][9]
14 July 2023CFRepublic of Ireland Daniel OkwuteRepublic of Ireland KerryFree Transfer[10]
17 July 2023CFEngland Scott QuigleyEngland EastleighFree Transfer[11]
30 August 2023RWEngland Ollie CrankshawEngland AltrinchamUndisclosed[12]

Loaned in
Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
26 July 2023RBEngland Jayden RichardsonScotland AberdeenEnd of Season[13]
28 July 2023LWEngland Louie BarryEngland Aston VillaEnd of Season[14]
28 August 2023AMWales Joel CotterillWales Swansea CityEnd of Season[15]
31 August 2023CBEngland Alfie PondEngland Wolverhampton WanderersEnd of Season[16]
1 September 2023AMEngland Odin BaileyEngland Salford City1 January 2024[17]

Loaned out
Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref
1 July 2023CBWales Joe LewisEngland AFC WimbledonEnd of Season[18]
25 July 2023GKEngland Ethan RossEngland AltrinchamEnd of Season[19]
1 August 2023CFEngland Billy ChadwickEngland GatesheadEnd of Season[20]
1 September 2023AMWales Connor Lemonheigh-EvansEngland AFC WimbledonEnd of Season[21]
1 September 2023CBEngland Josh PopoolaEngland Spennymoor Town29 September 2023[22]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 30 May, Stockport announced their first pre-season friendly, against Preston North End to celebrate the club's 140th anniversary.[23] Three days later, a further four matches were confirmed against Lincoln City, Altrincham, Chester and Huddersfield Town.[24] On 6 June, the club announced their sixth and final pre-season opposition, against Blackburn Rovers.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 1–1 Lincoln City San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00 CEST
12:00 BST		 Sarcevic 14' Smith 38' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
15 July 2023 Friendly Altrincham 2–4 Stockport County Altrincham
15:00 BST Linney 36'
Amaluzor 90'		 Sarcevic 54'
Camps 58'
Powell 76'
Lemonheigh-Evans 80'		 Stadium: J. Davidson Stadium
18 July 2023 Friendly Chester 2–3 Stockport County Chester
19:45 BST Caton 8'
Weeks 70' (pen.)		 Report Lemonheigh-Evans 2'
Sarcevic 42'
Madden 65'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 957 (220 away)
22 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 0–4 Huddersfield Town Stockport
15:00 BST Ward 4'
Koroma 33'
Rudoni 62'
Hudlin 77'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
28 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Stockport
19:30 BST Report Gilsenan 70' (pen.) Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,416 (878 away)
29 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 2–0 Preston North End Stockport
15:00 BST Collar 17'
Rydel 74'		 Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,200 (685 away)

Competitions

Overall record
Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two Matchday 1 12 7 2 3 23 13 +10 058.33
FA Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 14 7 4 3 25 15 +10 050.00

Last updated: 7 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

League Two
Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stockport County 15 10 2 3 31 16 +15 32 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Notts County 15 9 3 3 33 26 +7 30
3 Wrexham 15 7 6 2 30 27 +3 27
4 Mansfield Town 14 6 8 0 25 11 +14 26 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Crewe Alexandra 15 7 5 3 34 25 +9 26
6 Accrington Stanley 15 8 2 5 24 20 +4 26
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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[26]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
15 10 2 3 31 16  +15 32 5 2 1 16 7  +9 5 0 2 15 9  +6

Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultLLDWLDWWWWWWWWW
Position20222216192017139842111
Points00144581114172023262932
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[27]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Stockport County 0–1 Gillingham Stockport
15:00 BST Report Williams Yellow card 3'
Coleman Yellow card 45'
Ogie Yellow card 58'
Nichols Yellow card 76'
McKenzie 86'
Clarke Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,116
Referee: Ben Speedie
12 August 2023 2 Walsall 2–1 Stockport County Walsall
15:00 BST Johnson 24'
Stirk Yellow card 42'
Draper Yellow card 49'
Hutchinson Yellow card 63'
Oteh 79'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 7'
Horsfall Yellow card 67'
Barry Yellow card 70'
Southam-Hales Yellow card 75'
Olaofe Yellow card 82'
Rydel 90+7'		 Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,008
Referee: Jacob Miles
15 August 2023 3 Stockport County 1–1 Bradford City Stockport
19:45 BST Knoyle Yellow card 20'
Olaofe 80'
Croasdale Yellow card 87'		 Report Gilliead Yellow card 20'
Pattison 47'
Oyegoke Yellow card 52'
Platt Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,296
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 August 2023 4 Stockport County 1–0 Barrow Stockport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,364
Referee: Peter Wright
26 August 2023 5 Mansfield Town 3–2 Stockport County Mansfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 7,492
Referee: Ollie Yates
2 September 2023 6 Stockport County 3–3 Crawley Town Stockport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,986
Referee: Marc Edwards
9 September 2023 7 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Stockport County Wimbledon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 7,607
Referee: Alan Young
16 September 2023 8 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Stockport County Bletchley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,085
Referee: Edward Duckworth
23 September 2023 9 Stockport County 5–0 Wrexham Stockport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Carl Brook
30 September 2023 10 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Stockport County Accrington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 3,913
Referee: Tom Reeves
3 October 2023 11 Stockport County 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Stockport
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,517
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 October 2023 12 Stockport County 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Stockport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,522
Referee: Adam Herczeg
14 October 2023 13 Harrogate Town 1–3 Stockport County Harrogate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Thomas Parsons
21 October 2023 14 Stockport County 3–2 Grimsby Town Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,498
Referee: Scott Simpson
24 October 2023 15 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Stockport County Crewe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 6,634
Referee: Martin Woods

FA Cup
Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

County were drawn at home to Worksop Town in the first round.[28]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Stockport County v Worksop Town Stockport
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgeley Park

EFL Cup
Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Stockport were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Sheffield Wednesday 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Stockport County Sheffield
19:45 BST Valentín Yellow card 8'
Vaulks Yellow card 45'
Paterson Yellow card 90+5'
Bakinson 90+7'		 Report Lemonheigh-Evans Yellow card 4'
Olaofe Yellow card 10'
Madden 16'
Rydel Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 10,886
Referee: Lewis Smith
Penalties
Windass soccer ball with check mark
Paterson soccer ball with check mark
Bannan soccer ball with check mark
Gregory soccer ball with check mark		 Madden soccer ball with red X
Rydel soccer ball with check mark
Barry soccer ball with red X

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.[30]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers (A) 2 2 0 0 0 11 1 +10 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Stockport County 2 1 0 1 0 4 2 +2 4
3 ACA Manchester United U21 2 0 1 0 1 2 9 −7 2
4 L2 Salford City 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 August 2023 Group stage Stockport County 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Manchester United U21 Stockport
19:30 BST
Report
  • Ogunneye Yellow card 55'
  • Hugill soccer ball with red X 64', 64'
 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Matthew Corlett
Penalties
10 October 2023 Group stage Salford City 1–3 Stockport County Salford
19:30 BST
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium

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