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| nickname = The Hatters,
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1883}} (as Heaton Norris Rovers)
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Stockport left Green Lane in 1902 and moved to [[Edgeley Park]],<ref name="The Four Heatons Through Time" /><ref name="Secret Stockport">{{cite book|last1=Page|first1=Phil|title=Secret Stockport|last2=Littlechilds|first2=Ian|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|year=2017|isbn=9781445651378|location=Gloucestershire}}</ref> which was also home to [[rugby league]] club [[Stockport RFC]].<ref name="About Stockport County">{{cite web|url=http://www.stockport.gov.uk/aboutstockport1/stockportcounty/aboutcounty|title=About Stockport County|website=Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213192316/http://www.stockport.gov.uk/aboutstockport1/stockportcounty/aboutcounty|archive-date=13 February 2010}}</ref> County finished in the bottom three for their first four seasons, and failed to gain [[Re-election (Football League)|re-election]] at the end of the [[1903–04 Football League|1903–04 season]].<ref name="Division 2 1903/04">{{cite web|title=First team 1903-04 – Football League : Division Two|url=http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/190304/190304Fdetails.html|last1=Watts|first1=Ian|last2=Heap|first2=Marucs|date=30 August 2015|website=Go Go Go County The website of Stockport County's Historical Advisors|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> After spending one season in the [[Lancashire Combination]],<ref name="England – Lancashire Combination">{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/englancacombhist.html| title= England – Lancashire Combination| work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=11 April 2012|last=Abbink|first=Dinant|date=2 May 2007}}</ref> the club was readmitted to the [[English Football League|Football League]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19050622/147/0005|title=In view of the election of Stockport County to the, second division of the League.|date=22 June 1905|work=[[Lancashire Evening Post]]|access-date=26 April 2020|page=5|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In October 1908, it was confirmed that Stockport County would become a '[[limited liability company]]'.<ref>Freeman & Harnwell, p.18</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19080914/079/0005|title=The Athletic News. Monday|date=14 September 1908|work=[[Athletic News]]|access-date=27 April 2020|location=Lancashire|page=5|via=British Newspaper Archieve|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The team remained in the Second Division for seven years until the [[1912–13 Football League|1912–13 season]], when they again had to seek re-election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19130527/104/0008|title=Football league|date=27 May 1913|work=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|access-date=27 April 2020|location=Lancashire|page=8|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19130818/094/0005|title=Athletic News – Stockport County|date=18 August 1913|work=Athletic News|access-date=26 April 2020|page=5|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Stockport gained 22 votes and retained their Football League status.<ref name="Division 2 1912/13">{{cite web|title=First team 1912-13 – Football League : Division Two|url=http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/191213/191213Fdetails.html|last1=Watts|first1=Ian|last2=Heap|first2=Marcus|date=30 August 2015|website=Go Go Go County The website of Stockport County's Historical Advisors|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>
[[David Ashworth]] was appointed as the team's first [[Manager (association football)|manager]] in 1914.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19140501/021/0003|title=Stockport County F.C. Mr. D. G. Ashworth appointed manager|date=1 May 1914|work=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|access-date=27 April 2020|location=Lancashire|page=3|via=British Newspaper Archieve|url-access=subscription}}</ref> After the outbreak of the First World War, competitive football was suspended. Stockport did, however,
The [[1920–21 Football League|1920–21 campaign]] saw Stockport finish bottom of the Second Division; however, instead of facing re-election, they were placed in the new [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]].<ref name="Division 2 1920/21">{{cite web|title=First team 1920-21 – Football League : Division Two|url=http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/192021/192021Fdetails.html|last1=Watts|first1=Ian|last2=Heap|first2=Marcus|date=30 August 2015|website=Go Go Go County The website of Stockport County's Historical Advisors|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> The team won their first Football League title in [[1921–22 Football League|1921–22]], when they defeated [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] in front of 18,500 fans at Edgeley Park.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19220424/139/0007|title=The First Champions, Stockport Subdue Their Northern Rivals.|date=24 April 1922|work=Athletic News|access-date=27 April 2020|location=Lancashire|page=4|via=British Newspaper Archieve|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The manager Albert Williams was presented with the trophy seven days later, before the final home game against [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]].<ref name="Top Hatters' Silver Salvo">{{cite news | first=Phil | last=Brennan | title=Top Hatters' Silver Salvo | location = Stockport | newspaper=Stockport Express | page = 56 | date=16 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="Division 3 (North) 1921/22">{{cite web|title=First team 1921–22 – Football League : Division Three (North)|url=http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/192122/192122Fdetails.html|last1=Watts|first1=Ian|last2=Heap|first2=Marcus|date=30 August 2015|website=Go Go Go County The website of Stockport County's Historical Advisors|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref>{{efn|Lincoln were the final game opponents in each of Stockport's first three title winning seasons.<ref>Freeman &Harnwell, p.24</ref>}} The club's goalkeeper [[Harry Hardy]] was called up for the [[England national football team|England national team]] in 1924,<ref>Nelson, p.11</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19241201/002/0001|title=The team to meet Belgium follows|date=1 December 1924|work=Athletic News|access-date=27 April 2020|location=Lancashire|page=6|via=British Newspaper Archieve|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and kept a [[clean sheet]] in a 4–0 win against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]].<ref name="England Hero Harry Is One of a Kind">{{cite news | first=Phil | last=Brennan | title=England Hero Harry Is One of a Kind | location = Stockport | newspaper=[[Stockport Express]] | page = 56 | date=16 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Hardy England Cap back at Edgeley Park">{{cite web|url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/news/article/2013-07-14-hardy-england-cap-911894.aspx|title=Hardy England Cap back at Edgeley Park|date=14 July 2013|work=Stockport County Official Website|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103202815/http://www.stockportcounty.com/news/article/2013-07-14-hardy-england-cap-911894.aspx|archive-date=3 January 2014|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>{{efn|Hardy was also selected for England for their 1925 tour of Australia while at Stockport. However, as these matches were classified as 'test' matches they are not recognised on international records.<ref name="England in Australia in 1925">{{cite web | url=http://sesasport.com/?p=2069 | title= England in Australia in 1925 | publisher= Sports & Editorial Services Australia | date=24 January 2013 |last=Hay|first=Roy | access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref>}} Stockport remained in the Third Division North during the 1920s, with two consecutive second-place finishes but failed to gain [[Promotion and relegation|promotion]].<ref name="DIVISION 3 (North) 1928/29">{{cite web|title=First team 1928-29 – Football League : Division Three (North)|url=http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/192829/192829Fdetails.html|last1=Watts|first1=Ian|last2=Heap|first2=Marcus|date=30 August 2015|website=Go Go Go County The website of Stockport County's Historical Advisor|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="DIVISION 3 (North) 1929/30">{{cite web|title=First team 1929-30 – Football League : Division Three (North)|url=http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/192930/192930Fdetails.html|last1=Watts|first1=Ian|last2=Heap|first2=Marcus|date=30 August 2015|website=Go Go Go County The website of Stockport County's Historical Advisors|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>
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In April 2009, Stockport County was placed into [[Administration (British football)|administration]] due to a loan to a creditor of around £300,000, and a tax debt of £250,000 to [[Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs]].<ref name="Stockport go into administration">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/8027353.stm|title=Stockport go into administration|date=30 April 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="Stockport enter administration after failing to pay creditors">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/30/stockport-county-administration-football|title=Stockport enter administration after failing to pay creditors|date=30 April 2009|work=The Guardian|publisher = Guardian News & Media Limited|access-date=8 September 2013|location=London}}</ref> Two months later, County's administrator, [[Leonard Curtis]], announced terms had been agreed with the Melrose Consortium—headed by ex-Manchester City player [[Jim Melrose]]—for the sale of the club.<ref name="Stockport set to be rescued by sale to Melrose consortium">{{cite news|last=Gripper|first=Ann|url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/football-spy/league-one/Stockport-set-to-be-rescued-by-sale-to-Melrose-consortium-article86757.html|title=Stockport set to be rescued by sale to Melrose consortium|date=12 June 2009|work=Mirror|access-date=8 September 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607050529/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/football-spy/league-one/Stockport-set-to-be-rescued-by-sale-to-Melrose-consortium-article86757.html|archive-date=7 June 2012|publisher=Trinity Mirror}}</ref><ref name="Deal agreed for Stockport buy-out">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/8098042.stm|title=Deal agreed for Stockport buy-out|date=12 June 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> In July, administrators agreed to a [[company voluntary arrangement]] with the previous shareholders and creditors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~1712966,00.html|title=Official Statement|date=3 July 2009|website=Stockport County Official Website|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305224109/http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~1712966,00.html|archive-date=5 March 2012|access-date=19 September 2009}}</ref> The Melrose Consortium bid was rejected by the Football League, however, in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 April 2010|title=A year to forget for County|work=Manchester Evening News|publisher=M.E.N Media|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/a-year-to-forget-for-county-888348|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> A new consortium, the 2015 Group, was given exclusivity to work towards a takeover of the club.<ref name="Second group in bid for Stockport">{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/second-group-in-bid-for-stockport-886524|title=Second group in bid for Stockport|date=12 January 2013|work=Manchester Evening News|access-date=30 August 2015|publisher=M.E.N Media}}</ref>
The purchase of Stockport County by the 2015 Group was approved by the Football League in May 2010, with the takeover announced in June.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stockport-takeover-boost-889686|title=Stockport takeover boost|last1=Dawson|first1=Rob|date=15 May 2010|website=Manchester Evening News|publisher=M.E.N Media|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> Before the start of the [[2010–11 Stockport County F.C. season|2010–11 season]], the new owners pledged to "rebuild the club from top to bottom",<ref>{{cite news|last=Dawson|first=Rob|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/stockportexpress/sport/football/stockport_county/s/1263090_nightmare_ends_with_the_dawn_of_new_era|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130422042521/http://menmedia.co.uk/stockportexpress/sport/football/stockport_county/s/1263090_nightmare_ends_with_the_dawn_of_new_era|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2013|title=Nightmare ends with the dawn of new era|date=23 June 2010|work=Stockport Express|access-date=23 March 2012|publisher=M.E.N Media
===Non-league era (2011–2022)===
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After relegation, a Liverpool-based businessman tried, and ultimately failed, to buy the club.<ref name="Tony Evans resigns directorship of Stockport County">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14929259 |title=Tony Evans resigns directorship of Stockport County |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2011 |access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref> [[Dietmar Hamann]], who had no prior managerial experience, was named manager in July 2011.<ref name="Dietmar Hamann takes over as Stockport County boss">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14033079 |title=Dietmar Hamann takes over as Stockport County boss |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2011 |access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref> He won only three of nineteen matches before resigning, after his position had been undermined by a fans' meeting in November.<ref name="Dietmar Hamann resigns as Stockport County manager">{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15620388.stm |title = Dietmar Hamann resigns as Stockport County manager|access-date=7 November 2011|date=7 November 2011|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Hamann|first=Dietmar|title=The Didi Man|publisher=[[Hachette UK]]|year=2012|isbn=9780755362820}}</ref> The fans called for Gannon to be re-appointed as manager.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jim-gannon-poised-as-dietmar-hamann-875298|title=Jim Gannon poised as Dietmar Hamann quits County|last=Dawson|first=Rob|date=8 November 2011|website=Manchester Evening News|publisher=M.E.N Media|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite journal|last=Summers|first=Jamie|title=Stockport County Jim Gannon|journal=The Non-League Magazine|publisher=Media Publishing and Design Ltd.|volume=6|pages=50}}</ref> He was reinstated, steered Stockport away from the relegation zone and finished 16th.<ref name="Stockport County 2011-2012 : English Conference Premier Table">{{cite web | url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/stockport-county/2011-2012/table| title=Stockport County 2011–2012 : English Conference Premier Table| work=Statto | access-date=9 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703014808/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/stockport-county/2011-2012/table |archive-date=3 July 2015 }}</ref>
The club regained sole tenancy of their Edgeley Park stadium for the first time in nine years in 2012, after Sale Sharks relocated to [[Salford Red Devils|Salford City Reds]]' new ground.<ref name="It's business as usual for County as Sale move out">{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Ben|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/stockport_county/s/1490299_its-business-as-usual-for-county-as-sale-move-out?all_comments=1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505114928/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/stockport_county/s/1490299_its-business-as-usual-for-county-as-sale-move-out?all_comments=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=It's business as usual for County as Sale move out|date=4 April 2012|work=Manchester Evening News|access-date=4 April 2012|publisher=M.E.N Media
[[File:Turnbull Nuneaton 270419-002.jpg|thumb|Stockport County lift the National League North title]]
Neil Young was named as Stockport's new manager in 2015, after he had previous successes in the division with [[Chester F.C.|Chester]],<ref name="Neil Young named new manager of Stockport County">{{cite web|url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/news/article/neil-young-named-new-manager-of-stockport-county-2459326.aspx|title=Neil Young named new manager of Stockport County|last=Evans|first=Gareth|date=16 May 2015|work=Stockport County Official Website|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110818/http://www.stockportcounty.com/news/article/neil-young-named-new-manager-of-stockport-county-2459326.aspx|archive-date=24 September 2015|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Collins|first=Ben|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/stockport-express/20150520/page/84|title=New Hatters chief ready for County challenge|date=20 May 2015|work=Stockport Express|access-date=26 April 2020|publisher=M.E.N Media|page=84|via=Press Reader|url-access=subscription}}</ref> but departed in January 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Green|first=Jim|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chester-fc-neil-young-resigns-10725399|title=Chester FC: Neil Young resigns as Stockport County manager|date=13 January 2016|work=Cheshire Live|access-date=24 April 2020|publisher=Trinity Mirror}}</ref> County once again turned to Gannon, who returned for a third stint.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Byrne|first1=Sam|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/jim-gannon-returns-stockport-county-10754650|title=Jim Gannon returns to Stockport County for third stint as manager|date=18 January 2016|access-date=24 April 2020|publisher=M.E.N Media|website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref> He stabilised the club on the pitch and finished around the play-offs places for the next two seasons.<ref name="National League North Table 2016/17">{{cite web | url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/archive5398-match-info/tables?table_id=d-26693| title= National League North Table 2016/17 |publisher= National League |access-date= 7 April 2020 |date= 24 April 2017 }}</ref><ref name="National League North Table 2017/18">{{cite web | url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/archive6517-match-info/tables?table_id=d-35404| title= National League North Table 2017/18 |publisher= National League |access-date= 7 April 2020 |date= 24 April 2018 }}</ref> In 2017, a local search was carried out to locate descendants of the club's founders.<ref name="The teenage terrace heroes who set up a football club: Details of Stockport County founders revealed for the first time" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=2 August 2017|title=Can you help trace the descendants of the county founders?|page=10|work=[[Stockport Express]]|publisher=M.E.N Media|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/stockport-express/20170802/page/10|url-access=subscription|access-date=26 April 2020|via=Press Reader}}</ref> In [[2018–19 in English football|2018–19]], Stockport reached the semi-finals of the [[2018–19 FA Trophy|FA Trophy]] and won the Conference North, their first league title in 52 years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48080276|title=National League North: Stockport beat Nuneaton 3–0 to secure title and promotion|date=27 April 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=20 April 2020|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name="We Are Champions!">{{cite web|url=https://www.stockportcounty.com/we-are-champions/|title=We Are Champions!|last=Richardson|first=Liam|date=28 April 2019|website=Stockport County Official Website|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
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With both [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Manchester City F.C.]] located around {{convert|7|mi|0}} from Edgeley Park, Stockport County has always vied with top-level clubs for local support. During the mid-1960s, the Football League introduced a minimum admission price for all clubs in the four professional tiers, attempting to boost revenue for smaller clubs. It had the opposite effect in places like Stockport, where many other league clubs were in relatively close proximity. As a result, County moved all their home games to Friday evening, which generated larger crowds and extra business in surrounding pubs and restaurants.<ref name="Trautmann The Biography" />
In 2004, the club attracted a crowd of more than 20,000 for one of its tour matches in China.<ref name="Stockport County scores in China's business league">{{cite news|last=Spencer|first=Richard|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1462568/Stockport-County-scores-in-Chinas-business-league.html|title=Stockport County scores in China's business league|date=22 May 2004|work=The Telegraph|publication-place=London|access-date=9 August 2015|location=Urumqi}}</ref> Stockport were watched by 22,000 in [[Yingkou]] against their then sister side Stockport Tiger Star.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=First team 2003–04 – Nationwide Football League : Division Two|url=http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/200304/200304Fdetails.html|last1=Watts|first1=Ian|last2=Heap|first2=Marcus|date=30 August 2015|website=Go Go Go County The website of Stockport County's Historical Advisors|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="Stockport County: 'Man City were our rivals, now it's Curzon Ashton'">{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Simon|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34344244|title=Stockport County: 'Man City were our rivals, now it's Curzon Ashton'|date=25 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> It is possible this attendance was a result of County's association with their affiliate team, and Tiger Stars' name change to include 'Stockport' two years before.<ref name="County's Tiger bid a roaring success">{{cite news|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/stockportexpress/news/s/311/311386_countys_tiger_bid_a_roaring_success.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505024815/http://menmedia.co.uk/stockportexpress/news/s/311/311386_countys_tiger_bid_a_roaring_success.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=County's Tiger bid a roaring success|date=17 December 2003|work=Stockport Express|access-date=15 April 2012|publisher=M.E.N Media
The 2006–07 season saw the club average the fourth highest average attendance in League Two.<ref name="History of English Football">{{cite web|url=http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/stpc.htm|title=History of English Football|last=Efs|first=Thomas|date=17 August 2017|work=European Football Statistics|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817183329/http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/stpc.htm|archive-date=17 August 2017|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> There was a further increase the following season with Stockport's away support outnumbering home supporters on a number of occasions. Stockport County had an average away attendance of over 900, the highest in the division.<ref name="Jimmy Gannon's Blue & White Army, Stockport County Salute you">{{cite journal |last=Hinks |first=Des |date=17 May 2008|title=Jimmy Gannon's Blue & White Army, Stockport County Salute you |journal=Stockport County Match Programme Vs. Wycombe Wanderers |pages=54, 55 |location= Stockport}}</ref> The club set a National League North record attendance, when 4,797 people attended a home fixture with [[F.C. United of Manchester|F.C. United]] in December 2015.<ref name="National League North – Records – 2015-2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/national-league-north/records/2015-2016|title=National League North – Records – 2015–2016|last=Ekins|first=Gary|date=22 August 2015|website=Football Web pages|publisher=Football Web Pages Ltd 2019|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> This attendance was broken again three times in the following three seasons.<ref name="Patrick 17">{{Cite news|last=Patrick|first=Jack|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/stockport-express/20190306/page/17|title=Loyal County fans break crowd record|date=6 March 2019|work=Stockport Express|access-date=26 April 2020|publisher=M.E.N Media|page=17|via=Press Reader|url-access=subscription}}</ref>{{Efn|The attendances for these matches were: 5,783 vs [[Gloucester City A.F.C.|Gloucester City]] in 2016–17,<ref name="National League North – Records – 2016-2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/national-league-north/records/2016-2017|title=National League North – Records – 2016–2017|last=Ekins|first=Gary|date=22 August 2015|website=Football Web pages|publisher=Football Web Pages Ltd 2019|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> 6,230 vs [[Chorley F.C|Chorley]] in 2017–18,<ref name="National League North – Records – 2017-2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/national-league-north/records/2017-2018|title=National League North – Records – 2017–2018|last=Ekins|first=Gary|date=22 August 2015|website=Football Web pages|publisher=Football Web Pages Ltd 2019|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> and 6,311 vs [[Spennymoor Town F.C.|Spennymoor Town]] in 2018–19.<ref name="National League North – Records – 2018-2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/national-league-north/records/2018-2019|title=National League North – Records – 2018–2019|last=Ekins|first=Gary|date=22 August 2015|website=Football Web pages|publisher=Football Web Pages Ltd 2019|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="Patrick 17">{{Cite news|last=Patrick|first=Jack|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/stockport-express/20190306/page/17|title=Loyal County fans break crowd record|date=6 March 2019|work=Stockport Express|access-date=26 April 2020|publisher=M.E.N Media|page=17|via=Press Reader|url-access=subscription}}</ref>|name=|group=}}
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'''League'''
*[[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] / [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] (level 3)
**Champions: [[1921–22 Football League Third Division North|1921–22]], [[1936–37 Football League Third Division North|1936–37]]
**Runners-up: [[1928–29 Football League Third Division North|1928–29]], [[1929–30 Football League Third Division North|1929–30]], [[1996–97 Football League Second Division|1996–97]]
*[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] / [[EFL League Two|League Two]] (level 4)
**Champions: [[1966–67 Football League Fourth Division|1966–67]], [[2023–24 EFL League Two|2023–24]]
**Runners-up: [[1990–91 Football League Fourth Division|1990–91]]
**Play-off winners: [[2008 Football League
*[[National League (division)|National League]] (level 5)
**Champions: [[2021–22 National League|2021–22]]
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*[http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Stockport_County/Stockport_County.htm List of historical Stockport County kits]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070426213631/http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/towns/stockport3.html Details of the crest of Stockport]}} (archived 26 April 2007)
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