2023–24 Stockport County F.C. season

Stockport County
2023–24 season
OwnerMark Stott
ChairmanKen Knott
ManagerDave Challinor
StadiumEdgeley Park
League Two1st
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Isaac Olaofe (20)
All: Paddy Madden (22)

The 2023–24 season is the 142nd season in the history of Stockport County and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

On 13 April 2024, Stockport secured promotion to League One, the third division of English football, for the first time in 14 years with a 2–0 win over Morecambe.[1] The following day, defender Fraser Horsfall was named in the League Two Team of the Season at the annual EFL Awards.[2]

Current squad

As of 18 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Ben Hinchliffe GK England Preston (1987-09-10) 10 September 1987 (age 37) AFC Fylde 1 July 2016 Free 30 June 2024
12 Jordan Smith GK England South Normanton (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 30) Nottingham Forest 13 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
13 Bobby Jones GK Republic of Ireland (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23) AFC Fylde 19 September 2022 Free 30 June 2024
Defenders
2 Kyle Knoyle RB England Newham (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 28) Doncaster Rovers 13 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
3 Ibou Touray LB The Gambia England Liverpool (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 30) Salford City 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
5 Neill Byrne CB Republic of Ireland Portmarnock (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31) Tranmere Rovers 6 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
6 Fraser Horsfall CB England Huddersfield (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28) Northampton Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
7 Macauley Southam-Hales RB Wales Cardiff (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28) Fleetwood Town 2 September 2020 Free 30 June 2024
15 Ethan Pye LB England Manchester (2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 22) Rochdale 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
23 Ethan Bristow LB Saint Kitts and Nevis England Maidenhead (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 23) United States Minnesota United 1 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
26 Rhys Bennett CB England Manchester (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) Manchester United 19 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
29 Josh Popoola CB England (2004-05-07) 7 May 2004 (age 20) Bournemouth 31 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
32 Lewis Cass CB England North Shields (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 24) Port Vale 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
34 Todd Kane RB England Huntingdon (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31) Gibraltar Manchester 62 12 March 2024 Free 30 June 2024
52 Joe Hillary CB England Academy 28 December 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Midfielders
4 Akil Wright CM England Derby (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 (age 28) York City 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
8 Callum Camps CM Northern Ireland England Stockport (1995-11-30) 30 November 1995 (age 29) Fleetwood Town 4 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
10 Antoni Sarcevic CM England Manchester (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32) Bolton Wanderers 22 October 2021 Free 30 June 2024
11 Nick Powell AM England Crewe (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) Stoke City 7 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
14 Will Collar DM England Horsham (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27) Scotland Hamilton Academical 6 February 2021 Free 30 June 2025
17 Ryan Rydel LM England Oldham (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23) Fleetwood Town 22 April 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
18 Ryan Croasdale CM England Lancaster (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 30) AFC Fylde 29 September 2020 Free 30 June 2024
22 Rico Richards AM England West Bromwich (2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 (age 21) Aston Villa 18 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
24 Connor Lemonheigh-Evans AM Wales Swansea (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27) Torquay United 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
27 Odin Bailey AM England Birmingham (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) Salford City 9 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
28 Ashton Mee CM England Stockport Academy 22 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
30 Cody Johnson CM England Oldham (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 January 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
9 Paddy Madden CF Republic of Ireland Dublin (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 34) Fleetwood Town 15 March 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
16 Jack Stretton CF Scotland Newhall (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 23) Derby County 7 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
19 Kyle Wootton CF England Kidderminster (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28) Notts County 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
20 Louie Barry LW England Sutton Coldfield (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 21) Aston Villa 28 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
21 Myles Hippolyte LW Grenada England London (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30) Scunthorpe United 31 January 2022 Free 30 June 2024
25 Isaac Olaofe CF England Lewisham (1999-11-21) 21 November 1999 (age 25) Millwall 1 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
31 Ben Knight RW England Cambridge (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 22) Manchester City 12 March 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Out on Loan
Ethan Ross GK England Enfield (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) Lincoln City 8 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023 CF England Billy Chadwick England Hull City Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2023 LB The Gambia Ibou Touray England Salford City Free Transfer [4]
7 July 2023 AM England Nick Powell England Stoke City Free Transfer [5]
31 July 2023 RB England Sam Bird † England Fleetwood Town Free Transfer [6]
31 July 2023 CM England Ackeme Francis-Burrell † England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free Transfer [6]
31 July 2023 LB England Taylor McMahon † England Stoke City Free Transfer [6]
31 July 2023 CB England Josh Popoola † England Bournemouth Free Transfer [6]
9 January 2023 AM England Odin Bailey England Salford City Undisclosed [7]
12 March 2024 RB England Todd Kane Gibraltar Manchester 62 Free Transfer [8]

† signed for Emerging Talent Group

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 CB England Ben Barclay England Carlisle United Free Transfer [9]
30 June 2023 RB Scotland Phil Bardsley Free agent Released [10]
30 June 2023 DM England Jacob Davenport England Morecambe Released [10][11]
30 June 2023 RB England Chris Hussey England Walsall Released [10][12]
30 June 2023 CB Northern Ireland Ryan Johnson England AFC Wimbledon Released [10][13]
14 July 2023 CF Republic of Ireland Daniel Okwute Republic of Ireland Kerry Free Transfer [14]
17 July 2023 CF England Scott Quigley England Eastleigh Free Transfer [15]
30 August 2023 RW England Ollie Crankshaw England Altrincham Undisclosed [16]
2 January 2024 CF England Billy Chadwick England York City Free Transfer [17]
10 January 2024 CB Wales Joe Lewis England AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed [18]
11 January 2024 RB England Sam Bird Scotland Stirling Albion Free Transfer [19]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
26 July 2023 RB England Jayden Richardson Scotland Aberdeen 12 January 2024[a] [20][21]
28 July 2023 LW England Louie Barry England Aston Villa End of Season [22]
28 August 2023 AM Wales Joel Cotterill Wales Swansea City 15 January 2024[b] [23][24]
31 August 2023 CB England Alfie Pond England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 January 2024[c] [25][26]
1 September 2023 AM England Odin Bailey England Salford City 1 January 2024 [27]
1 January 2024 LB Saint Kitts and Nevis Ethan Bristow United States Minnesota United End of Season [28]
18 January 2024 AM England Rico Richards England Aston Villa End of Season [29]
19 January 2024 CB England Rhys Bennett England Manchester United End of Season [30]
1 February 2024 CB England Lewis Cass England Port Vale End of Season [31]
12 March 2024 RW England Ben Knight England Manchester City End of Season [8]
  1. ^ On 12 January, Richardson was recalled back to Aberdeen early.
  2. ^ On 15 January, Cotterill returned back to Swansea early from his season-long loan.
  3. ^ On 2 January, Pond was mutually recalled back to Wolves early from his season-long loan.

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref
1 July 2023 CB Wales Joe Lewis England AFC Wimbledon 10 January 2024[a] [32][18]
25 July 2023 GK England Ethan Ross England Altrincham End of Season [33]
1 August 2023 CF England Billy Chadwick England Gateshead 2 January 2024[b] [34][17]
1 September 2023 AM Wales Connor Lemonheigh-Evans England AFC Wimbledon 10 January 2024[c] [35][18]
1 September 2023 CB England Josh Popoola England Spennymoor Town 29 September 2023 [36]
25 February 2024 GK Republic of Ireland Bobby Jones England Marine End of Season [37]
29 March 2024 CB England Luke Partington England Guiseley End of Season [38]
  1. ^ On 10 January, Lewis joined Wimbledon permanently.
  2. ^ On 2 January, Chadwick was recalled back from his loan at Gateshead in order to sign for York.
  3. ^ On 10 January, Lemonheigh-Evans was recalled back early from his loan at Wimbledon.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 30 May, Stockport announced their first pre-season friendly, against Preston North End to celebrate the club's 140th anniversary.[39] Three days later, a further four matches were confirmed against Lincoln City, Altrincham, Chester and Huddersfield Town.[40] On 6 June, the club announced their sixth and final pre-season opposition, against Blackburn Rovers.[41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 1–1 Lincoln City San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00 CEST
12:00 BST		 Sarcevic 14' Smith 38' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
15 July 2023 Friendly Altrincham 2–4 Stockport County Altrincham
15:00 BST Linney 36'
Amaluzor 90'		 Sarcevic 54'
Camps 58'
Powell 76'
Lemonheigh-Evans 80'		 Stadium: Moss Lane
18 July 2023 Friendly Chester 2–3 Stockport County Chester
19:45 BST Caton 8'
Weeks 70' (pen.)		 Report Lemonheigh-Evans 2'
Sarcevic 42'
Madden 65'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 957 (220 away)
22 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 0–4 Huddersfield Town Stockport
15:00 BST Ward 4'
Koroma 33'
Rudoni 62'
Hudlin 77'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
28 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Stockport
19:30 BST Report Gilsenan 70' (pen.) Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,416 (878 away)
29 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 2–0 Preston North End Stockport
15:00 BST Collar 17'
Rydel 74'		 Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,200 (685 away)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 5 August 27 April Matchday 1 Champions 45 27 11 7 96 48 +48 060.00
FA Cup 4 November 13 December First round 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 033.33
EFL Cup 8 August 8 August First round First round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
EFL Trophy 23 August 5 December Group stage Second round 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 025.00
Total 53 29 14 10 108 59 +49 054.72

Last updated: 20 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League Two

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stockport County (C, P) 46 27 11 8 96 48 +48 92 Promoted to EFL League One
2 Wrexham (P) 46 26 10 10 89 52 +37 88
3 Mansfield Town (P) 46 24 14 8 90 47 +43 86
4 Milton Keynes Dons 46 23 9 14 83 68 +15 78 Qualified for League Two play-offs
5 Doncaster Rovers 46 21 8 17 73 68 +5 71
6 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 14 13 69 65 +4 71
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[42]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 27 11 8 95 46  +49 92 15 5 3 48 17  +31 12 6 5 47 29  +18

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262830313233342713537383940414243363442924546
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLLDWLDWWWWWWWWWWWWLDDWWDDLWWDWLLDDWDDWWWWWWWWL
Position202222161920171398421111111111111111111112222211111111
Points0014458111417202326293235384141424346495051515457586161616263666768717477808386899292
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 27 (vs Gillingham) was postponed due Gillingham's FA Cup involvement.
  • 2 Matchday 29 (vs Notts County) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  • 3 Matchday 36 (vs Colchester United) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Stockport County 0–1 Gillingham Stockport
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,116
Referee: Mr Ben Speedie
12 August 2023 2 Walsall 2–1 Stockport County Walsall
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,008
Referee: Mr Jacob Miles
15 August 2023 3 Stockport County 1–1 Bradford City Stockport
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,296
Referee: Mr Seb Stockbridge
19 August 2023 4 Stockport County 1–0 Barrow Stockport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,364
Referee: Mr Peter Wright
26 August 2023 5 Mansfield Town 3–2 Stockport County Mansfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7,492
Referee: Mr Ollie Yates
2 September 2023 6 Stockport County 3–3 Crawley Town Stockport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,986
Referee: Mr Marc Edwards
9 September 2023 7 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Stockport County Wimbledon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,607
Referee: Mr Alan Young
16 September 2023 8 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Stockport County Milton Keynes
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,085
Referee: Mr Edward Duckworth
23 September 2023 9 Stockport County 5–0 Wrexham Stockport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Mr Carl Brook
30 September 2023 10 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Stockport County Accrington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,913
Referee: Mr Tom Reeves
3 October 2023 11 Stockport County 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Stockport
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,517
Referee: Mr Ross Joyce
7 October 2023 12 Stockport County 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Stockport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,522
Referee: Mr Adam Herczeg
14 October 2023 13 Harrogate Town 1–3 Stockport County Harrogate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Mr Thomas Parsons
21 October 2023 14 Stockport County 3–2 Grimsby Town Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,498
Referee: Mr Scott Simpson
24 October 2023 15 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Stockport County Crewe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,634
Referee: Mr Martin Woods
28 October 2023 16 Stockport County 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,735
Referee: Mr Christopher Pollard
11 November 2023 17 Swindon Town 2–4 Stockport County Swindon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 8,475
Referee: Mr Sam Purkiss
18 November 2023 18 Stockport County 2–0 Colchester United Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,664
Referee: Mr Andy Davies
25 November 2023 19 Newport County 2–1 Stockport County Newport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,053
Referee: Mr Darren Drysdale
28 November 2023 20 Stockport County 0–0 Salford City Stockport
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,790
Referee: Mr Ollie Yates
9 December 2023 21 Morecambe 1–1 Stockport County Morecambe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,505
Referee: Mr John Busby
16 December 2023 22 Stockport County 8–0 Sutton United Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,703
Referee: Mr Adam Herczeg
22 December 2023 23 Stockport County 2–1 Notts County Stockport
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,243
Referee: Mr Seb Stockbridge
26 December 2023 24 Barrow 2–2 Stockport County Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Mr Martin Coy
29 December 2023 25 Bradford City 0–0 Stockport County Bradford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 9,657
Referee: Mr Lewis Smith
1 January 2024 26 Stockport County 0–2 Mansfield Town Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,334
Referee: Mr Daniel Middleton
13 January 2024 28 Stockport County 3–1 Walsall Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,742
Referee: Mr Ben Atkinson
27 January 2024 30 Doncaster Rovers 1–5 Stockport County Doncaster
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 7,469
Referee: Mr David Rock
3 February 2024 31 Stockport County 1–1 Harrogate Town Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,325
Referee: Mr Ben Toner
10 February 2024 32 Grimsby Town 1–3 Stockport County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,732
Referee: Mr Thomas Parsons
13 February 2024 33 Stockport County 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Stockport
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,363
Referee: Mr Neil Hair
17 February 2024 34 Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Stockport County Birkenhead
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,882
Referee: Mr Alex Chilowicz
20 February 2024 27[44] Gillingham 0–0 Stockport County Gillingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,321
Referee: Mr Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was originally due to take place on 6 January, but was postponed due to Gillingham's FA Cup involvement.
24 February 2024 35 Stockport County 0–0 Swindon Town Stockport
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,389
Referee: Mr Carl Brook
9 March 2024 37 Stockport County 1–0 Newport County Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,865
Referee: Mr Tom Reeves
14 March 2024 38 Salford City 2–2 Stockport County Salford
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Mr Ollie Yates
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 March, but was moved back for live Sky Sports coverage.[45]
18 March 2024 39 Crawley Town 1–1 Stockport County Crawley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: Mr Matthew Russell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 16 March, but was moved back due to the Salford away game be rescheduled.[45]
23 March 2024 40 Stockport County 5–0 Milton Keynes Dons Stockport
17:15 GMT
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,727
Referee: Mr Marc Edwards
Note: Tea-time kick-off due to live coverage on Sky Sports.
29 March 2024 41 Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Stockport County Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,145
Referee: Mr Charles Breakspear
1 April 2024 42 Stockport County 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Stockport
15:00 BST
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,550
Referee: Mr Lewis Smith
6 April 2024 43 Sutton United 1–3 Stockport County Sutton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: Sunny Singh Gill
Referee: 3,852
9 April 2024 36[46] Colchester United 1–2 Stockport County Colchester
19:45 BST
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Mr Ben Atkinson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 2 March, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[47]
13 April 2024 44 Stockport County 2–0 Morecambe Stockport
15:00 BST
Edwards Yellow card 31'
Bedeau Yellow card 45+6'
Brown Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,148
Referee: Lee Swabey
16 April 2024 29[48] Notts County 2–5 Stockport County Nottingham
19:45 BST
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,656
Referee: Mr Alex Chilowicz
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[49]
20 April 2024 45 Stockport County 4–2 Accrington Stanley Stockport
15:00 BST
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,180
Referee: Mr Simon Mather
27 April 2024 46 Wrexham 2–1 Stockport County Wrexham
15:00 BST
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,562
Referee: Mr Steve Martin

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

County were drawn at home to Worksop Town in the first round.[50]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First round Stockport County 5–1 Worksop Town Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,443
Referee: Aaron Jackson
3 December 2023 Second round Aldershot Town 2–2 Stockport County Aldershot
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: Paul Howard
13 December 2023 Second round Stockport County 0–1 Aldershot Town Edgeley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,855
Referee: Ben Speedie

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Stockport were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round.[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Sheffield Wednesday 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Stockport County Sheffield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 10,886
Referee: Lewis Smith
Penalties

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.[52] After coming second in the group stages, Stockport were drawn away to Wigan Athletic.[53]

Group stage

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Stockport County 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 L2 Salford City 3 1 0 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4 ACA Manchester United U21 3 0 1 0 2 5 13 −8 2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 August 2023 Group stage Stockport County 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Manchester United U21 Stockport
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Matthew Corlett
Penalties
10 October 2023 Group stage Salford City 1–3 Stockport County Salford
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: David Bourne
14 November 2023 Group stage Stockport County 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Stockport
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Scott Oldham
5 December 2023 Second round Wigan Athletic 2–0 Stockport County Wigan
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,051
Referee: Sunny Gill

Goalscorers

League goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 45 matches, for an average of 2.11 goals per match.

20 goals

17 goals

9 goals

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Cup goalscorers

Goals scored in the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy. There were 12 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 1.5 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

1 goal

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