The Stockport County Herald
Match15 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Stockport County
0‑3 against Cardiff City, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 29 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Stockport County
Kyle Wootton was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Malik Mothersille runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Stockport County
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Oliver Norwood gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market17 Aug 2026
Robert Hall steps up from the Stockport County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Hall has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Robert James steps up from the Stockport County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert James has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Stockport County promote Richard Smith from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Richard Smith has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Simon Barnes steps up from the Stockport County academy
- Boardroom Nobody left the Stockport County dressing room in a hurry
- Squad The manager has not finished forgetting Lewis Bate's mistake