Stockport County Football Club, a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, was founded in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport County in 1890 after the County Borough of Stockport. They joined The Combination for the 1891–92 season, and after three seasons they joined the Lancashire League in 1894. After six seasons in the Lancashire League, Stockport were elected to play in the Football League in 1900 and were placed in the Second Division. After failing to be re-elected into the Football League in 1904 they joined the Lancashire Combination for one season before re-joining the Football League. During their time in the Football League Stockport were relegated and promoted in various divisions on 14 occasions, with the club achieving their highest league placing after finishing in 8th place of the 1997–98 Football League First Division, when it was the second level of the English football league system. Stockport were relegated to the Conference National after finishing bottom of the League Two in the 2010–11 season, ending 106 years of Football League membership. After 11 seasons in non-League football, Stockport were champions of the 2021–22 National League and were promoted into EFL League Two.

Stockport County's furthest FA Cup run has seen them reach the fifth round on three occasions in 1934–35, 1949–50 and 2000–01. The furthest they have reached in the EFL Cup is the semi-finals in the 1996–97 edition. The club first participated in the EFL Trophy in 1983 when it was named the Associate Members' Cup; they were the runners-up in 1992 and 1993. Stockport entered four editions of the Football League Third Division North Cup between 1933 and 1937, winning the trophy in the 1934–35 season. After their exit from the Football League in 2011 Stockport were eligible to take part in the FA Trophy, their furthest run in this competition is reaching the semi-final on two occasions in 2018–19 and 2021–22.

Key

Key to divisions Combination – The Combination Lancashire – Lancashire League Lanc Comb – Lancashire Combination Division 1 – Football League First Division Division 2 – Football League Second Division Division 3 – Football League Third Division Division 3N – Football League Third Division North Division 4 – Football League Fourth Division League 1 – Football League One League 2 – Football League Two Conference – Football Conference Conference N – Conference North National – National League National N – National League North

Key to rounds PR – Preliminary round QR1 – First qualifying round, etc. Group – Group stage R1 – First round, etc. R1(N) – First round Northern section, etc. QF – Quarter-finals QF(N) – Quarter-final Northern section SF – Semi-finals SF(N) – Semi-final Northern section RU – Runners-up RU(N) – Runners-up Northern section W – Winner

Key to positions and symbols – Champions – Runners-up – Promoted – Relegated – Top or joint-top league scorer in Stockport's division – Stockport did not enter the competition

Seasons +List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results and top scorerSeasonLeague recordFA CupEFL CupOtherTop scorerDivisionCompetitionResultNameGoals 1891–92Combination22721329441611th————71892–93Combination228683835226thQR2———111893–94Combination187653332204thR1———Hewitt111894–95Lancashire26105115369259thQR2———101895–96Lancashire301331456702912thQR2———121896–97Lancashire28151125242319thQR2———G. Smith131897–98Lancashire2615476027343rdQR5———211898–99Lancashire24122104842266thQR5———211899–1900Lancashire2821348023451stQR4———191900–01Division 2341132038682517thQR4———101901–02Division 234871936722317thQR5———81902–03Division 234762139742017thQR2———71903–04Division 2348111540722716thQR4———91904–05Lanc Comb3421766328491stQR6———161905–06Division 2381391644563510thR1———111906–07Division 23812111542523512thR1———James Pass111907–08Division 2381281848673213thR1———111908–09Division 2381432139713118thR2———131909–10Division 2381381750473413thR2———Benjamin Whitehouse101910–11Division 2381181947793017thQR4———171911–12Division 23811111647543316thR1———111912–13Division 2388102056782619thR1———191913–14Division 23813101555573612thQR4———121914–15Division 2381571654603714thR1———211915–19No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.1919–20Division 2421491952613716thR1———Arthur MetcalfNorman Rodgers131920–21Division 2 429122142753022ndR1———81921–22Division 3N 3824866021561stQR5———121922–23Division 2421482043583620thQR5———161923–24Division 24213161344524213thQR6———81924–25Division 24213111837573719thR2———101925–26Division 2 42892551972522ndR3———91926–27Division 3N42227139369496thR1———281927–28Division 3N42238118951543rdR2———40 1928–29Division 3N42286811158622ndR3———321929–30Division 3N42287710644632ndR3———38 1930–31Division 3N42209137761497thR2———371931–32Division 3N4013111655533712thR1———111932–33Division 3N42211299958543rdR2———211933–34Division 3N422411711552593rdR2—Football League Third Division North CupRU52 1934–35Division 3N42223179072477thR5—Football League Third Division North CupW171935–36Division 3N42208146549485thR3—Football League Third Division North CupR1191936–37Division 3N 42231458439601stR1—Football League Third Division North CupR2231937–38Division 2 421192243703122ndR3———71938–39Division 3N42179169177439thR4———231939–40Division 3N200205022nd—————01939–45No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War.1945–46—R1———Kenneth Shaw11946–47Division 3N42242167853504thR3———171947–48Division 3N4213121763673817thR4———151948–49Division 3N421611156156438thR3———161949–50Division 3N421971655524510thR5———191950–51Division 3N462081863634810thR4———181951–52Division 3N462313107440593rdR1———Allen Oliver151952–53Division 3N4617131682694711thR3———311953–54Division 3N4618111777674710thR3———341954–55Division 3N461812168470489thR1———30 1955–56Division 3N46219169061517thR1———301956–57Division 3N46238159175545thR1———191957–58Division 3N461811177467479thR4———201958–59Division 3 4613102365783621stR3———121959–60Division 44619111658544910thR2———131960–61Division 4461891957664513thR4R2——151961–62Division 4441791870694316thR1R1——161962–63Division 44615112056704119thR1R1——161963–64Division 44615121950684217thR1R1——Hugh Ryden91964–65Division 4461072944872724thR4R1——111965–66Division 4461862271704213thR2R1——151966–67Division 4 46261286942641stR1R1——111967–68Division 3461991870754713thR1R2——Jim Fryatt221968–69Division 3461614166768469thR3R2——201969–70Division 3 466112927712324thR2R1——91970–71Division 44616141649654611thR1R1——171971–72Division 4469142355873223rdR2R2——141972–73Division 44618121653534811thR3R4——Ian Lawther131973–74Division 4467201944693424thR1R3——151974–75Division 44612142043703820thR1R1——111975–76Division 44613122143763821stR1R1——Mick Hollis71976–77Division 44613191453574514thR1R3——191977–78Division 44616102056564218thR2R1——131978–79Division 44614122058604017thR3R2——241979–80Division 44614122048724016thR1R2——Eddie Prudham91980–81Division 4461672344573920thR1R3——111981–82Division 44612132148674918thR2R1——111982–83Division 44614122060795416thR1R1——241983–84Division 44617111860646212thR1R2Associate Members' CupR1(N)171984–85Division 4461382558794722ndR1R2Associate Members' CupR1(N)121985–86Division 44617131663716411thR1R1Associate Members' CupPR(N)231986–87Division 44613122140695119thR1R2Associate Members' CupPR(N)101987–88Division 44612151944585120thR3R1Associate Members' CupPR(N)181988–89Division 44610211554525120thR1R1Associate Members' CupPR(N)141989–90Division 4462111146862744thR1R2Associate Members' Cup28 1990–91Division 4 462313108447822ndR1R1Associate Members' CupR1(N)161991–92Division 3462210147551765thR2R1Associate Members' CupRU261992–93Division 2461915128157726thR3R2Football League TrophyRU391993–94Division 246241397444854thR4R1Football League Trophy341994–95Division 2461981963606511thR1R2Football League Trophy 1995–96Division 2461913146147709thR3R3Football League TrophyR1(N) 1996–97Division 2 462313105941822ndR4SFFootball League Trophy 1997–98Division 146198197169658thR4R2—— 1998–99Division 14612171749605316thR4R1——181999–2000Division 14613151855675417thR3R2——132000–01Division 14611181758655119thR5R1——122001–02Division 1 466832421022624thR3R2——Scott Taylor72002–03Division 24615102165705514thR2R2Football League TrophyR2(N)292003–04Division 24611191662705219thR1R2Football League Trophy132004–05League 1 46683249982624thR2R1Football League TrophyR2(N)172005–06League 24611191657785222ndR3R1Football League TrophyR1(N)112006–07League 246218176554718thR2R1Football League TrophyR2(N)112007–08League 2 462410127254824thR1R2Football League Trophy212008–09League 14616121859575018thR2R1Football League TrophyR2(N)72009–10League 1 465103135952524thR2R1Football League TrophyR2(N)132010–11League 2 469142348964124thR1R1Football League TrophyR2(N)112011–12Conference4612151958745116thQR4—FA TrophyR1Danny Rowe82012–13Conference 4613112257765021stR1—FA TrophyR2 2013–14Conference N4212141658575014thQR3—FA TrophyQR3 2014–15Conference N421691756595711thQR4—FA TrophyR2 2015–16National N421514135049599thQR2—FA TrophyQR3 2016–17National N42191675941738thR1—FA TrophyR2 2017–18National N42209137557695thQR3—FA Trophy 2018–19National N 42241087736821stR2—FA Trophy 2019–20National391610135154588thQR4—FA TrophyR292020–21National42211476932773rdR3—FA TrophyR4212021–22National 44304108738941stR2—FA Trophy252022–23League 2462213116537794thR3R2EFL TrophyGroup142023–24League 2 46271189648921stR2R1EFL TrophyR2222024–25League 146251297242873rdR3R1EFL TrophyR2162025–26League 1462211137158773rdR2R2 EFL TrophyRU20

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