The 2026–27 season is the 145th season in the history of Stockport County Football Club and their third consecutive season being in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Managerial changes Prior to the season starting Dave Challinor mutually parted ways with the club as manager and was later replaced by former player Jimmy McNulty on a three-year contract - having guided Rochdale to promotion.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 15 June 2026 LB Owen Dodgson Burnley 15 June 2026 RW Ryan Glover Barnet Undisclosed 1 July 2026 CAM James Bailey Manchester United Free 1 July 2026 GK Goodness Gospel-Eze Everton 1 July 2026 CB Kyron Gordon Rochdale 1 July 2026 CB Eoghan O'Connell Barnsley 7 July 2026 CAM Jason Adigun Chelmsford City Undisclosed 16 July 2026 CAM Harry Wood Shelbourne 27 July 2026 CM Ben Osborn Derby County Free 31 July 2026 GK Luca Ashby-Hammond Plymouth Argyle 5 August 2026 CF Mikael Mandron St Mirren 11 August 2026 CB Tom Wilson-Brown Leicester City Undisclosed 17 August 2026 RW Ethan Ennis Manchester United 28 August 2026 CB Mamadou Jobe Cambridge United
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef. 1 July 2026 GK Oliver Whatmuff Manchester City End of season
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. 15 July 2026 GK Corey Addai Burton Albion End of Season 17 July 2026 LW Arian Allen FC Halifax Town 18 September 2026 28 July 2026 GK Goodness Gospel-Eze Bamber Bridge End of Season 11 August 2026 LB Owen Dodgson Mansfield Town 27 August 2026 LW Malik Mothersille Wycombe Wanderers 28 August 2026 CM Owen Moxon Cambridge United 16 September 2026 CAM James Bailey Scunthorpe United 2 January 2027 19 September 2026 LW Arian Allen Barrow End of Season
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 5 July 2026 CB Christy Grogan Derry City Undisclosed 21 July 2026 CB Joseph Olowu Leyton Orient 28 July 2026 RW Jayden Fevrier Blackburn Rovers £500,000
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoined dateRef. 30 June 2026 CAM Odin Bailey Portsmouth 1 July 2026 CB Callum Connolly Bradford City RB Jid Okeke Waldhof Mannheim CB Rhys Watson Connah's Quay Nomads 31 July 2026 GK Ben Hinchliffe GK Max Metcalfe Solihull Moors 8 August 2026 31 August 2026 CB Arttu Hoskonen
New Contract DatePos.PlayerContract expiryRef. 1 July 2026 CF Joe Astles 30 June 2029 CB Dan Marshall 30 June 2028 7 July 2026 CM Oliver Norwood 30 June 2028 29 July 2026 CB Ethan Pye 30 June 2029 11 September 2026 RW Che Gardner 30 June 2028 23 September 2026 CF Richard Ilara 30 June 2029
Pre-season and friendlies On 27 May, Stockport announced their first pre-season friendly against Preston North End to mark Ben Hinchliffe's testimonial. A six-day training camp in San Pedro del Pinatar was confirmed, with a fixture against Bristol City. On 18 June, a trip to face Oldham Athletic was added.
Competitions League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the League One fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Stockport were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the first round.
EFL Trophy
Group stage
Stockport were drawn against Tranmere Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and Everton U21 into Northern Group E.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Awards Player Awards EFL League One Goal of the Month MonthPlayerOppositionResultRef.August Mikael Mandronv. Wycombe Wanderers
Manager Awards EFL League One Manager of the Month MonthManagerResultRef.August Jimmy McNulty
References