2009–10 Stockport County F.C. season

The 2009–10 season is Stockport County's 128th season in football, and the second in England's third tier of football since gaining promotion via the League Two Play Offs in 2008. Stockport completed the whole season in Administration. This season ran from 8 August 2009 to 8 May 2010.^[5]

Stockport County

2009–10 season
Chairman	Administrators
Manager	Gary Ablett[1]
Stadium	Edgeley Park
League One	24th [2]
FA Cup	Second Round
League Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Carl Baker (9) [3] All: Carl Baker (13) [3]
Highest home attendance	7,768 vs Leeds United, League One, 28 December 2009 [4]
Lowest home attendance	3,281 vs Swindon Town, League One 19 January 2010 [4]
Average home league attendance	4,420 [4]
Home colours Away colours
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Gary Ablett was named manager of Stockport for the whole of the season after his Predecessor Jim Gannon was made redundant in the summer of 2009.^[6]

Background

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

After ending the 2008–09 season in 18th position with 50 points (60 points without the ten-point deduction), Stockport County were placed into administration following a battle to repay creditors.^[7] A creditor of the club wrote a petition to repay a loan of around £300,000 to him. The club has also struggled to repay a tax debt of £250,000 to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.^[8]

On 17 June the Administrators agreed terms with the Melrose Consortium for the sale of Stockport County.^[9] The club also announced that they will play Huddersfield Town away in the League Cup First Round.,^[10] As well as announcing the fixtures for the season^[11]

On 3 July Administrators agree Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) with previous shareholders and creditors.^[12]

On 8 July Stockport County appointment Gary Ablett as new manager.^[1][13]

On 22 July Stockport Announced their new kit for the season which was manufactured my Macron. The home kit was a traditional blue and white, while there was a new away kit which consisted of orange and black.^[14]

On 27 July Gary Ablett appointed Paul Gerrard as the club's goalkeeping coach, Gerrard also carried on his playing career for the club as he registered as cover for first choice goalkeeper Owain Fôn Williams .^[15]

On 3 September Carl Baker became the first Stockport County player to score consecutive away hat-tricks, after he scored Three in a 4–2 win over Brighton in the League and also three in a 4–1 win over Crewe in the Football League Trophy^[16] Due to Carl'shat -trick against Crewe, Stockport advanced to the second round where they faced Port Vale^[17] However a day later Assistant Manager John Ward left the club to take up same position at Colchester United.^[18]

On 18 September Gary Ablett was handed a one match touchline ban after he was dismissed to the stands against Leeds United away from home.^[19]

On 16 December 2009 the team's training ground was put up for sale.^[20]

Summary

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
46	5	10	31	35	95	−60	25	2	6	15	21	51	−30	3	4	16	14	44	−30

Last updated: 5 June 2010.
Source: SCFC League One Results

Round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	15	20	21	15	14	18	18	13	13	16	20	13	18	20	21	21	21	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2010. Source: League One Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League One table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Hartlepool United	46	14	11	21	59	67	−8	50[a]
21	Gillingham (R)	46	12	14	20	48	64	−16	50	Relegation to Football League Two
22	Wycombe Wanderers (R)	46	10	15	21	56	76	−20	45
23	Southend United (R)	46	10	13	23	51	72	−21	43
24	Stockport County (R)	46	5	10	31	35	95	−60	25

Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.^[21]

Statistics

Goalscorers

^[22]

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
10		MF	Carl Baker	9	1	0	3	13
10		FW	Jabo Ibehre	5	0	0	0	5
36		FW	George Donnelly	4	0	0	0	4
9		FW	Peter Thompson	2	1	0	0	3
24		FW	Nicholas Bignall	2	0	0	1	3
15		MF	David Poole	0	1	1	0	2
11		DF	Michael Rose	2	0	0	0	2
11		FW	Jemal Johnson	2	0	0	0	2
11		MF	Greg Tansey	2	0	0	0	2
11		MF	Paul Turnbull	0	2	0	0	2
11		FW	Michael Raynes	1	0	0	0	1
11		FW	Danny Pilkington	1	0	0	0	1
11		MF	Richie Partridge	1	0	0	0	1
11		DF	Johnny Mullins	1	0	0	0	1
11		FW	Oli Johnson	1	0	0	0	1
11		MF	Liam Bridcutt	0	0	0	1	1
			Own Goals	2	0	0	0	2

Penalties Awarded

Date	Success?	Penalty Taker	Opponent	Competition	Notes
22 August 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Brighton & Hove Albion	League One
29 August 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Southampton	League One
12 September 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Yeovil Town	League One
12 October 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Tranmere Rovers	League One
7 November 2009	Y	Carl Baker	Tooting & Mitcham United	FA Cup
6 February 2010	N	George Donnelly	Milton Keynes Dons	League One
3 April 2010	Y	Jabo Ibehre	Walsall	League One

Assists

^[23]

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
10		MF	Danny Pilkington	1	1	0	1	3
10		MF	Liam Bridcutt	3	0	0	0	3
36		MF	David Poole	2	1	0	0	3
9		FW	Jabo Ibehre	2	0	0	0	2
24		MF	Carl Baker	1	0	0	1	2
15		MF	Richie Partridge	2	0	0	0	2
11		MF	James Vincent	1	0	0	0	1
11		DF	Michael Rose	0	0	1	0	1
11		MF	Paul Turnbull	1	0	0	0	1
11		DF	Johnny Mullins	0	1	0	0	1
11		DF	Paul Huntington	1	0	0	0	1
11		DF	Mat Sadler	1	0	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

^[24]

Note: Cards from all competitions are included.

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total
20		DF	Johnny Mullins	8	0
20		MF	Paul Turnbull	6	0
20		MF	Greg Tansey	5	0
20		DF	Michael Raynes	5	0
20		DF	Michael Rose	5	0
20		MF	David Poole	4	2
20		FW	Jabo Ibehre	4	1
20		MF	Liam Bridcutt	4	1
20		MF	David Perkins	4	0
20		DF	Danny Swailes	3	1
20		DF	Paul Huntington	3	1
20		DF	Mat Sadler	2	0
20		FW	Jemal Johnson	2	0
20		MF	Danny Pilkington	2	0
20		DF	George Donnelly	2	0
20		DF	Carl Baker	1	1
20		DF	Peter Thompson	1	0
20		DF	James Vincent	1	0
20		DF	Richie Partridge	1	0
			Totals	63	7

Player Awards

Date	Player	Award	Notes
24 August 2009	Carl Baker	League One Team of the Week	[25]
14 September 2009	Carl Baker	League One Team of the Week	[26]
8 May 2010	Johnny Mullins	Player of The Season Award
8 May 2010	Danny Pilkington	Young Player of The Season Award
8 May 2010	Danny Pilkington	Goal of The Season Award	Goal Scored vs Brighton & Hove Albion (Home)
8 May 2010	Johnny Mullins	Community Player of The Season Award	[27]

Overall statistics

Statistic	Total	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy
Games played	51	46	2	1	2
Games won	7	5	1	0	1
Games drawn	10	10	0	0	0
Games lost	34	31	1	1	1
Goals scored	46	35	5	1	5
Goals conceded	106	95	4	3	4
Goal difference	−60	−60	1	−2	1
Clean sheets	7	6	1	0	0
Yellow cards	63	59	1	2	1
Red cards	7	7	0	0	0
Biggest win	4–1 vs Crewe Alexandra, Football League Trophy, 1 September 2009.
Biggest defeat	0–6 vs Huddersfield Town, League One, 24 April 2010.
Most appearances	Owain Fôn Williams — 46 (46 starts, 0 substitute)
Top scorer	Carl Baker — 13
Top assists	Danny Pilkington — 3 Liam Bridcutt — 3 David Poole — 3
Worst discipline	Johnny Mullins — 8 0 David Poole — 4 2

Last updated: 10 May 2010.
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Review

Pre-season

Stockport County wore a pink and black kit to raise money for leukaemia research

During Stockport's Pre-Season campaign they wore a limited edition kit containing the colours of pink and black which was manufactured by Prostar. This was worn until the official kits were announced. The pink and black kits were used to raise money for leukaemia research.^[28] These kits were then auctioned off after pre-season.^[29]

Stockport began pre-season with a 0 – 0 away draw against Barrow in Gary Ablett's first match in charge.^[30] Stockport's next Pre-Season match was away to Nostell Miners Welfare in which Stockport won 5 – 0. With Goals coming from Oli Johnson, Peter Thompson (Northern Ireland footballer) (Who scored two) and Tom Fisher (footballer) (Who also scored two).^[31] Four Days later Stockport won their third consecutive Pre-Season match when they won 1 – 0 away to Vauxhall Motors. Craig Roberts scored the only goal of the game for Stockport from 30 yards. ^[32] On 25 July Stockport won their first Pre-Season home game when they beat Grimsby Town 1 – 0. David Poole scored the only goal for Stockport.^[33] Matty Mainwaring would suffer a serious leg injury in this match ruling him out for the season.^[34] Stockport would then travel to Belfast to play against striker Peter Thompson's former club Linfield in Glenn Ferguson's testimonial match. Stockport ran away with a 3 – 1 win with, Greg Tansey, Danny Pilkington and Adam Griffin scoring for Stockport. Glenn Ferguson scored the home sides consolation.^[35] Stockport's final Pre-Season match was against La Liga outfit Real Valladolid in a match they lost 3 – 1. Gianluca Havern scored Stockport's only goal after 20 minutes.^[36]

August

Stockport earned a point in their first League match of the season with a 0 – 0 draw against Oldham Athletic.^[37] Stockport exited this season's Carling Cup in the first round when the lost 3 – 1 away to Huddersfield Town. Jordan Rhodes scored 2 for the home side and Theo Robinson extended the lead to 3. David Poole scored a consolation for Stockport in the 88th minute.^[38] Stockport then lost 2 – 0 at home to Bristol Rovers. Danny Coles and Jo Kuffour scored the Rovers goals.^[39] Three days later, Stockport then lost for the second time in succession in the league when they lost 2 – 1 at home to Carlisle United. Kevan Hurst opened the scoring but one minute later Stockport were lever via a Richard Keogh own goal.Joe Anyinsah rounded off the scoring to give Carlisle the points.^[40] Stockport won their first match of the season when they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4 – 2, in a match that was full of instances. Three of Stockport's four goals were scored by Carl Baker (One of which was a penalty) the other was scored by Oli Johnson. Liam Bridcutt was sent off on his Stockport début. Nicky Forster and Former Stockport star Liam Dickinson scored while Tommy Elphick and Colin Hawkins were sent off for the home side.^[41] Stockport finished the month with a 1 – 1 draw at home to Southampton. Carl Baker scored his second penalty in a week to salvage a point in second half stoppage time. Former Stockport midfielder Rickie Lambert scored a penalty for Southampton in first half stoppage time.^[42]

September

Results

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Pre-season friendlies

Barrow v Stockport County

15 July 2009 Friendly	Barrow	0–0	Stockport County	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45		Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 427

Nostell Miners Welfare v Stockport County

18 July 2009 Friendly	Nostell Miners Welfare	0–5	Stockport County	Crofton
14:30		Report	Thompson 46', 72' Johnson 55' Fisher 61', 75'	Stadium: Cougar Park Attendance: 300

Vauxhall Motors v Stockport County

22 July 2009 Friendly	Vauxhall Motors	0–1	Stockport County	Ellesmere Port
19:15		Report	Roberts 80'	Stadium: Rivacre Park

Stockport County v Grimsby Town

25 July 2009 Friendly	Stockport County	1–0	Grimsby Town	Stockport
15:00	Poole 53'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,144

Linfield v Stockport County

1 August 2009 Friendly	Linfield	1–3	Stockport County	Belfast, Northern Ireland
15:00	Ferguson 14'	Report	Tansey 58' Pilkington 75' Griffin 77'	Stadium: Windsor Park

Stockport County v Real Valladolid

4 August 2009 Friendly	Stockport County	1–3	Real Valladolid	Stockport, England
19:30	Havern 20'	Report	Nivaldo 37' Font 75' Manucho 88'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,993

League One

Main article: 2009–10 Football League One

Oldham Athletic v Stockport County

8 August 2009 1	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Stockport County	Oldham
15:00	Whitaker  78'	Report	Havern  66' Williams  90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,918

Stockport County v Bristol Rovers

15 August 2009 2	Stockport County	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Stockport
15:00		Report	Kuffour 3' Coles 8'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,084

Stockport County v Carlisle United

18 August 2009 3	Stockport County	1–2	Carlisle United	Stockport
19:45	Keogh og 14'	Report	Hurst 13' Anyinsah 65'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,009

Brighton & Hove Albion v Stockport County

22 August 2009 4	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–4	Stockport County	Brighton
15:00	Forster 28' Dickinson 59' Elphick  62' Hawkins  65'	Report	Baker 30', 54', 66' (pen.) Johnson 89' Bridcutt  84'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,270

Stockport County v Southampton

29 August 2009 5	Stockport County	1–1	Southampton	Stockport
15:00	Baker 90'	Report	Lambert 45'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,680

Leeds United v Stockport County

5 September 2009 6	Leeds United	2–0	Stockport County	Leeds
15:00	Grella 9' Michalík 37'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,870

Yeovil Town v Stockport County

12 September 2009 7	Yeovil Town	2–2	Stockport County	Yeovil
15:00	Tomlin 33' Williams 68' McCarthy  20'	Report	Baker 22', 45'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,519

Stockport County v Leyton Orient

19 September 2009 8	Stockport County	2–1	Leyton Orient	Stockport
15:00	Bignall 49' Tansey 77'	Report	Mkandawire 88'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,091

Huddersfield Town v Stockport County

26 September 2009 9	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Stockport County	Huddersfield
15:00		Report		Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 14,921

Stockport County v Hartlepool United

29 September 2009 10	Stockport County	2–2	Hartlepool United	Stockport
19:45	Bignall 16' Raynes 17'	Report	Boyd 51' Denis Behan 75'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,780

Stockport County v Southend United

3 October 2009 11	Stockport County	0–2	Southend United	Stockport
15:00		Report	Barnard pen 57', 90+5'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,102

Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County

12 October 2009 12	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Stockport County	Birkenhead
19:45		Report	Baker pen 67'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,645

Stockport County v Millwall

17 October 2009 13	Stockport County	0–4	Millwall	Stockport
15:00		Report	Robinson 18' Harris 23', 37', 68'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,394

Brentford v Stockport County

24 October 2009 14	Brentford	2–0	Stockport County	London
15:00	MacDonald 45+1' Weston 70'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,045

Stockport County v Norwich City

31 October 2009 15	Stockport County	1–3	Norwich City	Stockport
15:00	Thompson 82'	Report	Holt 16', 90' Hoolahan pen 69'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,218

Walsall v Stockport County

14 November 2009 16	Walsall	2–0	Stockport County	Walsall
15:00	Richards 37' Byfield 56'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,143

Stockport County v Exeter City

21 November 2009 17	Stockport County	1–3	Exeter City	Stockport
15:00	Rose 81'	Report	Harley 39' Stansfield 90+1' Logan 90+4'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,101

Colchester United v Stockport County

24 November 2009 18	Colchester United	2–0	Stockport County	Colchester
19:45	Lisbie 10' Platt 15'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Referee: Phil Gibbs

Wycombe Wanderers v Stockport County

5 December 2009 20	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Stockport County	High Wycombe
15:00	Westwood 74' Davies 83'	Report	Baker 64'	Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Stockport County v Charlton Athletic

12 December 2009 21	Stockport County	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Stockport
15:00	Elliot 90' (o.g.)	Report	Sodje 13' Wagstaff 74'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Gillingham v Stockport County

19 December 2009 22	Gillingham	3–1	Stockport County	Gillingham
15:00	Oli 9' Brandy 27' Nutter 34'	Report	Rose 65'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: David Phillips

Milton Keynes Dons v Stockport County

26 December 2009 23	Milton Keynes Dons	4–1	Stockport County	Milton Keynes
15:00	Puncheon 25', 82' Easter 28' Quashie 49'	Report	Thompson 76'	Stadium: Stadium MK Referee: Trevor Kettle

Stockport County v Leeds United

28 December 2009 24	Stockport County	2–4	Leeds United	Stockport
12:00	Baker 12' Mullins 61'	Report	Snodgrass 2' Beckford 67', 90' Bromby 87'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Kevin Friend

Stockport County v Swindon Town

19 January 2010 19	Stockport County	0–1	Swindon Town	Stockport
19:45		Report	Paynter 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Graham Salisbury

Carlisle United v Stockport County

23 January 2010 28	Carlisle United	0–0	Stockport County	Carlisle
15:00		Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Referee: Chris Sarginson

Stockport County v Brighton & Hove Albion

26 January 2010 25	Stockport County	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stockport
19:45	Pilkington 58'	Report	Crofts 90'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Peter Quinn

Southampton v Stockport County

30 January 2010 29	Southampton	2–0	Stockport County	Southampton
15:00	Lambert 63' Waigo 69'	Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Referee: Fred Graham

Stockport County v Milton Keynes Dons

6 February 2010 30	Stockport County	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Stockport
15:00	Donnelly 11'	Report	Easter 24' Wilbraham 56' Townsend 74'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Jock Waugh

Stockport County v Colchester United

13 February 2010 31	Stockport County	2–2	Colchester United	Stockport
15:00	Ibehre 22', 77'	Report	Prutton 10' Wordsworth 18'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Andy Haines

Exeter City v Stockport County

20 February 2010 32	Exeter City	0–1	Stockport County	Exeter
15:00		Report	J. Johnson 77'	Stadium: St James Park Referee: Gavin Ward

Swindon Town v Stockport County

23 February 2010 33	Swindon Town	4–1	Stockport County	Swindon
19:45	Ward 4' Paynter 45', 80' Ferry 74'	Report	Tansey 45'	Stadium: County Ground Referee: Roger East

Stockport County v Wycombe Wanderers

27 February 2010 34	Stockport County	4–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Stockport
15:00	Partridge 22' Donnelly 23', 53' J. Johnson 53'	Report	Phillips 67', 70' Williams 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Colin Webster

Bristol Rovers v Stockport County

2 March 2010 26	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Stockport County	Bristol
19:45	Hughes 30'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Dean Whitestone

Charlton Athletic v Stockport County

6 March 2010 35	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Stockport County	Charlton
15:00	Huntington 7' (o.g.) Sodje 10'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Referee: Keith Stroud

Stockport County v Gillingham

13 March 2010 36	Stockport County	0–0	Gillingham	Stockport
15:00		Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: David Foster

Stockport County v Oldham Athletic

16 March 2010 27	Stockport County	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Stockport
19:45	Swailes  24' Turnbull  55' Mullins  90'	Report	Abbott 25' Eaves  90'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Jon Moss

Stockport County v Brentford

20 March 2010 37	Stockport County	0–1	Brentford	Stockport
15:00		Report	MacDonald 46'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Nigel Miller

Millwall v Stockport County

27 March 2010 38	Millwall	5–0	Stockport County	Bermondsey
15:00	Swailes 27' (o.g.) Morison 42' Schofield 45' Huntington 58' (o.g.) Obika 69'	Report		Stadium: The Den Referee: Pat Miller

Stockport County v Walsall

3 April 2010 39	Stockport County	1–1	Walsall	Stockport
15:00	Ibehre 19' (pen.)	Report	Gray 47'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Michael Oliver

Norwich City v Stockport County

5 April 2010 40	Norwich City	2–1	Stockport County	Norwich
15:00	McNamee 3' Holt 25'	Report	Ibehre 12'	Stadium: Carrow Road Referee: Fred Graham

Stockport County v Yeovil Town

10 April 2010 41	Stockport County	1–3	Yeovil Town	Stockport
15:00	Donnelly 82'	Report	Bowditch 21' Williams 32', 74'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Hartlepool United v Stockport County

13 April 2010 42	Hartlepool United	3–0	Stockport County	Hartlepool
19:45	Gamble 14' Monkhouse 56' O'Donovan 90'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Referee: Andy Hall

Leyton Orient v Stockport County

17 April 2010 43	Leyton Orient	2–0	Stockport County	Leyton
15:00	Jarvis 53' Lichaj 80'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Referee: Steve Rushton

Stockport County v Huddersfield Town

24 April 2010 44	Stockport County	0–6	Huddersfield Town	Stockport
15:00		Report	Pilkington 2' Robinson 37' Rhodes 68' Drinkwater 85' Roberts 90' Novak 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Andy Woolmer

Southend United v Stockport County

1 May 2010 45	Southend United	2–1	Stockport County	Southend-on-Sea
15:00	Crawford 75' McCormack 89'	Report	Ibehre 71'	Stadium: Roots Hall Referee: Craig Sarginson

Stockport County v Tranmere Rovers

8 May 2010 46	Stockport County	0–3	Tranmere Rovers	Stockport
15:00		Report	Goodison 38' Thomas-Moore 53' Labadie 76'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Referee: Trevor Kettle

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup

Stockport County v Tooting & Mitcham

7 November 2009 First round	Stockport County	5–0	Tooting & Mitcham	Stockport
15:00	Thompson 13' Poole 20' Baker 38' (pen.) Turnbull 67', 72'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,076

Stockport County v Torquay United

15 December 2009 Second round	Stockport County	0–4	Torquay United	Macclesfield
19:45		Report	Benyon 2', 33', 79' Rendell 28'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,690

League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup

Huddersfield Town v Stockport County

11 August 2009 First round	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Stockport County	Huddersfield
19.45	Rhodes 45', 48' Robinson 74'	Report	Poole 88'	Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 5,120

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra v Stockport County

1 September 2009 First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Stockport County	Crewe
19:00	Zola 90'	Report	Baker 8', 33', 90' Bignall 41'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,331

Port Vale v Stockport County

6 October 2009 Second round	Port Vale	3–1	Stockport County	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00	Haldane 4' Dodds 7' Richards 13'	Report	Bridcutt 22'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,154

Team

Due to Stockport starting the season in Administration, the club had to sell some of its best players to accommodate everyday running costs and wage budget. Tommy Rowe was the first to leave after he was bought by Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee 10 days after the previous season ended.^[43] Four days later Leon McSweeney left for Hartlepool United on a free transfer^[44]

Squad

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Total		League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Owain Fôn Williams	46	0	44	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Johnny Mullins	41	0	36	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Michael Rose	28	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
4	MF	ENG	Paul Turnbull	35	0	30	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
5	MF	SCO	Liam Bridcutt	19	0	15	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Michael Raynes	28	0	25	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	James Vincent	39	0	34	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
8	MF	ENG	Greg Tansey	37	0	32	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW	NIR	Peter Thompson	27	0	22	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
10	MF	ENG	Carl Baker	24	13	20	9	1	1	1	0	2	3
11	FW	ENG	Oli Johnson	19	1	16	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Paul Gerrard	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF	ENG	Adam Griffin	21	0	18	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	David Poole	41	1	36	0	2	0	1	1	2	0
16	MF	ENG	Matty Mainwaring	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Danny Pilkington	33	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
18	DF	ENG	Andy Halls	12	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	EIR	Declan Edwards	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Gianluca Havern	10	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
21	MF	WAL	Craig Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Daniel Rowe	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	ENG	Lloyd Rigby	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	FW	ENG	Nicholas Bignall	13	1	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
25	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Christian Ribeiro	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Sam Barnes	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	Tom Fisher	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	John Disney	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Matty McNeil	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Date	Fee	Notes
Paul Gerrard	Sheffield United	27 July 2009	Free	[15]
David Poole	Darlington	1 July 2009	Free	[19]
Gianluca Havern	Mansfield Town	1 July 2009	Free	[19]
Adam Griffin	Darlington	1 July 2009	Free	[19]
Paul Huntington	Leeds United	1 February 2010	Free	[45]

Out

Player	To	Date	Fee	Notes
Tommy Rowe	Peterborough United	12 May 2009	Undisclosed	[43]
Leon McSweeney	Hartlepool United	18 May 2009	Free	[44]
James Tunnicliffe	Brighton & Hove Albion	25 June 2009	Free	[46]
Gary Dicker	Brighton & Hove Albion	25 June 2009	Free	[46]
Dominic Blizzard	Bristol Rovers	9 July 2009	Free	[47]
Josh Thompson	Celtic	June 2009	Free	[48]
Carl Baker	Coventry City	8 January 2010	£300,000	[49][50]
Oli Johnson	Norwich City	8 January 2010	Undisclosed	[51]
Michael Rose	Norwich City	23 January 2010	Free	[52]
Michael Raynes	Scunthorpe United	1 February 2010	Undisclosed	[53]
Declan Edwards	Northwich Victoria	March 2010	Released	[54]
Peter Thompson	Linfield	2 July 2010	Free	[55]

Loans in

Player	From	Start Date	Expiry	Notes
Liam Bridcutt	Chelsea	14 August 2009	22 September 2009	[56]
Nicholas Bignall	Reading	31 August 2009	3 January 2010	[57]
Paul Huntington	Leeds United	4 September 2009	31 October 2009	[58]
Danny Swailes	Milton Keynes Dons	3 January 2010	8 May 2010	[59]
Richie Partridge	Milton Keynes Dons	3 January 2010	8 May 2010	[59]
David Perkins	Colchester United	3 January 2010	8 May 2010	[60]
Jemal Johnson	Milton Keynes Dons	18 January 2010	8 May 2010	[59]
Jabo Ibehre	Milton Keynes Dons	18 January 2010	8 May 2010	[59]
George Donnelly	Plymouth Argyle	29 January 2010	7 May 2010	[52]
Mat Sadler	Watford	29 January 2010	8 May 2010	[52]

Loans out

Player	To	Start Date	Expiry	Notes
Declan Edwards	Northwich Victoria	15 September 2009	15 December 2009	[61]
Peter Thompson	Linfield	January 2010	Until the end of the Season.	[62]