Stockport County’s Vertu Trophy adventure continued as they prevailed in a penalty shootout at Crewe in the competition’s first knockout round.
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Callum Connolly scores late leveller against former club Barnsley as Stockport County snatch point to end losing run in Sky Bet League One
One-time Barnsley defender Callum Connolly struck late on against his former club to gain a deserved point for Stockport County in front of the television cameras at Edgeley Park as they stopped the rot after suffering back-to-back league defeats for the first time in 21 months.
Stockport County knocked off top spot in League One by lowly but resurgent Peterborough United
Thursday night proved to be anything but Stockport County night as the Hatters marked their return to League One action for the first time in almost a fortnight by falling on a wintry evening at Peterborough United to a second successive three-goal defeat in the third tier.
Stockport County defeat Wigan Athletic on penalties in rain delayed Vertu Trophy tie
Stockport County’s third and final group-stage match in the Vertu Trophy saw them finish second in Northern Group A, and progress to the knockout phase of the competition for the third successive season following a weather-delayed draw at Edgeley Park against Wigan Athletic.
Luton Town are the top Hatters as they win at Stockport County who, despite heavy loss, remain the Sky Bet League One leaders
The first battle of the Hatters for over a dozen years went emphatically the way of mid-table Luton at Edgeley Park as Stockport County’s seven-game unbeaten run in League One came to an abrupt end.