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2026–27 Stockport County F.C. season

145th season in existence of Stockport County FC

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ140068641 ↗
Source-derived summary

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

Loaned in

Loaned out

Out

Released / Out of Contract

New Contract

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.

Win

Draw

Loss

Fixtures

Competitions

League One

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

On 25 June, the League One fixtures were revealed.

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Draw

Loss

Fixtures

FA Cup

Win

Draw

Loss

Fixtures

EFL Cup

Stockport were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the first round.

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The public source identifies “2026–27 Stockport County F.C. season” as 145th season in existence of Stockport County FC. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Stockport, County and season.

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This entry incorporates text from “2026–27 Stockport County F.C. season” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.