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.
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Season | League record | FA Cup | EFL Cup[a] | Other | Top scorer[b] | |||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Competition | Result | Name | Goals | ||||
1891–92 | Combination | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 16 | 11th | — | — | — | — | G. Perry | 7 | |
1892–93 | Combination | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 6th | QR2 | — | — | — | E. Grecock | 11 | |
1893–94 | Combination | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 4th | R1 | — | — | — | Hewitt[c] | 11 | |
1894–95 | Lancashire | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 69 | 25 | 9th | QR2 | — | — | — | Robert Mann | 10 | |
1895–96 | Lancashire | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 29 | 12th | QR2 | — | — | — | G. Smith | 12 | |
1896–97 | Lancashire | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 42 | 31 | 9th | QR2 | — | — | — | Rimmer Brown G. Smith |
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1897–98 | Lancashire | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 27 | 34 | 3rd | QR5 | — | — | — | William Foster | 21 | |
1898–99 | Lancashire | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 42 | 26 | 6th | QR5 | — | — | — | William Foster | 21 | |
1899–1900 | Lancashire | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 80 | 23 | 45 | 1st | QR4 | — | — | — | Frank Chesworth | 19 | |
1900–01 | Division 2[d] | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 68 | 25 | 17th | QR4 | — | — | — | William Foster | 10 | |
1901–02 | Division 2 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 72 | 23 | 17th | QR5 | — | — | — | Joe Davies | 8 | |
1902–03 | Division 2 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 74 | 20 | 17th | QR2 | — | — | — | Issac Evenson | 7 | |
1903–04 | Division 2 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 72 | 27 | 16th | QR4 | — | — | — | Joe Raby | 9 | |
1904–05 | Lanc Comb[e] | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 28 | 49 | 1st | QR6 | — | — | — | Tommy Green | 16 | |
1905–06 | Division 2[f] | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 56 | 35 | 10th | R1 | — | — | — | Robert Manson | 11 | |
1906–07 | Division 2 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 52 | 35 | 12th | R1 | — | — | — | Fred Crump James Pass |
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1907–08 | Division 2 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 67 | 32 | 13th | R1 | — | — | — | Fred Crump | 11 | |
1908–09 | Division 2 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 39 | 71 | 31 | 18th | R2 | — | — | — | Benjamin Whitehouse | 13 | |
1909–10 | Division 2 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 47 | 34 | 13th | R2 | — | — | — | Francis Kelly Benjamin Whitehouse |
10 | |
1910–11 | Division 2 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 79 | 30 | 17th | QR4 | — | — | — | Richard Prout | 17 | |
1911–12 | Division 2 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 54 | 33 | 16th | R1 | — | — | — | Norman Rodgers | 11 | |
1912–13 | Division 2 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 78 | 26 | 19th | R1 | — | — | — | Norman Rodgers | 19 | |
1913–14 | Division 2 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 57 | 36 | 12th | QR4 | — | — | — | Norman Rodgers | 12 | |
1914–15 | Division 2 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 60 | 37 | 14th | R1 | — | — | — | Norman Rodgers | 21 | |
1915–19 | No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Division 2 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 61 | 37 | 16th | R1 | — | — | — | Harry Crossthwaite Arthur Metcalf Norman Rodgers |
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1920–21 | Division 2 ↓ | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 75 | 30 | 22nd | R1 | — | — | — | Albert Waterall | 8 | |
1921–22 | Division 3N ↑ | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 21 | 56 | 1st | QR5 | — | — | — | Joseph O'Kane | 12 | |
1922–23 | Division 2 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 58 | 36 | 20th | QR5 | — | — | — | Tommy Green | 16 | |
1923–24 | Division 2 | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 42 | 13th | QR6 | — | — | — | Wilf Woodcock | 8 | |
1924–25 | Division 2 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 57 | 37 | 19th | R2 | — | — | — | Tommy Meads | 10 | |
1925–26 | Division 2 ↓ | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 51 | 97 | 25 | 22nd | R3 | — | — | — | Tommy Mitchell | 9 | |
1926–27 | Division 3N | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 93 | 69 | 49[g] | 6th | R1 | — | — | — | Harry Burgess | 28 | |
1927–28 | Division 3N | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 89 | 51 | 54 | 3rd | R2 | — | — | — | Joe Smith[h] | 40 † | |
1928–29 | Division 3N | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 111 | 58 | 62 | 2nd | R3 | — | — | — | Harry Burgess | 32 | |
1929–30 | Division 3N | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 44 | 63 | 2nd | R3 | — | — | — | Frank Newton[i] | 38 † | |
1930–31 | Division 3N | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 77 | 61 | 49 | 7th | R2 | — | — | — | Frank Newton | 37 | |
1931–32 | Division 3N | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 53 | 37 | 12th | R1 | — | — | — | Joe Griffiths | 11 | |
1932–33 | Division 3N | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 99 | 58 | 54 | 3rd | R2 | — | — | — | Joe Griffiths | 21 | |
1933–34 | Division 3N | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 115 | 52 | 59 | 3rd | R2 | — | Football League Third Division North Cup | RU | Alf Lythgoe[j] | 52 † | |
1934–35 | Division 3N | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 90 | 72 | 47 | 7th | R5 | — | Football League Third Division North Cup | W | Joseph Hill | 17 | |
1935–36 | Division 3N | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 49 | 48 | 5th | R3 | — | Football League Third Division North Cup | R1 | Joseph Hill | 19 | |
1936–37 | Division 3N ↑ | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 84 | 39 | 60 | 1st | R1 | — | Football League Third Division North Cup | R2 | Joseph Hill | 23 | |
1937–38 | Division 2 ↓ | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 70 | 31 | 22nd | R3 | — | — | — | Jimmy Smailes | 7 | |
1938–39 | Division 3N | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 91 | 77 | 43 | 9th | R4 | — | — | — | Charles Sargeant | 23 | |
1939–40 | Division 3N | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22nd[k] | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
1939–45 | No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War. | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | — | R1[l] | — | — | — | Eric Hyde Kenneth Shaw |
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1946–47 | Division 3N | 42 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 53 | 50 | 4th | R3 | — | — | — | Kenneth Shaw | 17 | |
1947–48 | Division 3N | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 67 | 38 | 17th | R4 | — | — | — | Tommy Barkas | 15 | |
1948–49 | Division 3N | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 56 | 43 | 8th | R3 | — | — | — | Thomas Swinscoe | 16 | |
1949–50 | Division 3N | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 52 | 45 | 10th | R5 | — | — | — | David Herd | 19 | |
1950–51 | Division 3N | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 63 | 48 | 10th | R4 | — | — | — | Andy Black | 18 | |
1951–52 | Division 3N | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 59 | 3rd | R1 | — | — | — | Jack Connor Allen Oliver |
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1952–53 | Division 3N | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 82 | 69 | 47 | 11th | R3 | — | — | — | Jack Connor | 31 | |
1953–54 | Division 3N | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 77 | 67 | 47 | 10th | R3 | — | — | — | Jack Connor | 34 | |
1954–55 | Division 3N | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 84 | 70 | 48 | 9th | R1 | — | — | — | Jack Connor[m] | 30 † | |
1955–56 | Division 3N | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 90 | 61 | 51 | 7th | R1 | — | — | — | Jack Connor | 30 | |
1956–57 | Division 3N | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 91 | 75 | 54 | 5th | R1 | — | — | — | Ray Drake | 19 | |
1957–58 | Division 3N | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 67 | 47 | 9th | R4 | — | — | — | Bill Holden | 20 | |
1958–59 | Division 3 ↓ | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 65 | 78 | 36 | 21st | R3 | — | — | — | Arnold Jackson | 12 | |
1959–60 | Division 4 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 10th | R2 | — | — | — | Michael Davock | 13 | |
1960–61 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 66 | 45 | 13th | R4 | R2 | — | — | Tommy Anderson | 15 | |
1961–62 | Division 4 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 69 | 43 | 16th | R1 | R1 | — | — | Charlie McDonnell | 16 | |
1962–63 | Division 4 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 70 | 41 | 19th | R1 | R1 | — | — | Charlie McDonnell | 16 | |
1963–64 | Division 4 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 68 | 42 | 17th | R1 | R1 | — | — | John Evans Hugh Ryden |
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1964–65 | Division 4 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 44 | 87 | 27 | 24th | R4 | R1 | — | — | Derek Hodgkinson | 11 | |
1965–66 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 71 | 70 | 42 | 13th | R2 | R1 | — | — | Len White | 15 | |
1966–67 | Division 4 ↑ | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 42 | 64 | 1st | R1 | R1 | — | — | Herbert Lister | 11 | |
1967–68 | Division 3 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 75 | 47 | 13th | R1 | R2 | — | — | Bill Atkins Jim Fryatt |
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1968–69 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 67 | 68 | 46 | 9th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Bill Atkins | 20 | |
1969–70 | Division 3 ↓ | 46 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 71 | 23 | 24th | R2 | R1 | — | — | John Rowlands | 9 | |
1970–71 | Division 4 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 46 | 11th | R1 | R1 | — | — | Sammy McMillan | 17 | |
1971–72 | Division 4 | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 55 | 87 | 32 | 23rd | R2 | R2 | — | — | Sammy McMillan | 14 | |
1972–73 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 53 | 48 | 11th | R3 | R4 | — | — | John Griffiths Ian Lawther |
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1973–74 | Division 4 | 46 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 69 | 34 | 24th | R1 | R3 | — | — | Mick Hollis | 15 | |
1974–75 | Division 4 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 70 | 38 | 20th | R1 | R1 | — | — | Mick Hollis | 11 | |
1975–76 | Division 4 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 76 | 38 | 21st | R1 | R1 | — | — | Wyn Davies Mick Hollis |
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1976–77 | Division 4 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 53 | 57 | 45 | 14th | R1 | R3 | — | — | Barney Daniels | 19 | |
1977–78 | Division 4 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 56 | 42 | 18th | R2 | R1 | — | — | Eddie Prudham | 13 | |
1978–79 | Division 4 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 60 | 40 | 17th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Stuart Lee | 24 | |
1979–80 | Division 4 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 72 | 40 | 16th | R1 | R2 | — | — | Phil Henson Eddie Prudham |
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1980–81 | Division 4 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 57 | 39 | 20th | R1 | R3 | — | — | Les Bradd | 11 | |
1981–82 | Division 4 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 67 | 49 | 18th | R2 | R1 | — | — | Oshor Williams | 11 | |
1982–83 | Division 4 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 79 | 54 | 16th | R1 | R1 | — | — | Micky Quinn | 24 | |
1983–84 | Division 4 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 12th | R1 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | R1(N) | Micky Quinn | 17 | |
1984–85 | Division 4 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 58 | 79 | 47 | 22nd | R1 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | R1(N) | Tommy Sword | 12 | |
1985–86 | Division 4 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 71 | 64 | 11th | R1 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | PR(N) | Mark Leonard | 23 | |
1986–87 | Division 4 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 69 | 51 | 19th | R1 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | PR(N) | Vernon Allatt | 10 | |
1987–88 | Division 4 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 58 | 51 | 20th | R3 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | PR(N) | Bob Colville | 18 | |
1988–89 | Division 4 | 46 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 20th | R1 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | PR(N) | Rodger Wylde | 14 | |
1989–90 | Division 4 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 62 | 74 | 4th | R1 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | QF(N) | Brett Angell[n] | 28 † | |
1990–91 | Division 4 ↑ | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 47 | 82 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | R1(N) | Paul Williams | 16 | |
1991–92 | Division 3 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 51 | 76 | 5th[o] | R2 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | RU | Kevin Francis | 26 | |
1992–93 | Division 2[p] | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 57 | 72 | 6th[q] | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | RU | Kevin Francis | 39 | |
1993–94 | Division 2 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 44 | 85 | 4th[r] | R4 | R1 | Football League Trophy | SF(N) | Kevin Francis | 34 | |
1994–95 | Division 2 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 60 | 65 | 11th | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | QF(N) | |||
1995–96 | Division 2 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 47 | 70 | 9th | R3 | R3 | Football League Trophy | R1(N) | |||
1996–97 | Division 2 ↑ | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 41 | 82 | 2nd | R4 | SF | Football League Trophy | RU(N) | |||
1997–98 | Division 1 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 8th | R4 | R2 | — | — | |||
1998–99 | Division 1 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 60 | 53 | 16th | R4 | R1 | — | — | Brett Angell | 18 | |
1999–2000 | Division 1 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 67 | 54 | 17th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Tony Dinning | 13 | |
2000–01 | Division 1 | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 58 | 65 | 51 | 19th | R5 | R1 | — | — | Aaron Wilbraham | 12 | |
2001–02 | Division 1 ↓ | 46 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 102 | 26 | 24th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Luke Beckett Scott Taylor |
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2002–03 | Division 2 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 70 | 55 | 14th | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R2(N) | Luke Beckett | 29 | |
2003–04 | Division 2 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 62 | 70 | 52 | 19th | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | QF(N) | Rickie Lambert | 13 | |
2004–05 | League 1 ↓ | 46 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 49 | 98 | 26 | 24th | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2(N) | Warren Feeney | 17 | |
2005–06 | League 2 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 57 | 78 | 52 | 22nd | R3 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1(N) | Jermaine Easter | 11 | |
2006–07 | League 2 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 54 | 71 | 8th | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2(N) | Anthony Elding | 11 | |
2007–08 | League 2 ↑ | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 54 | 82 | 4th[s] | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | SF(N) | Liam Dickinson | 21 | |
2008–09 | League 1 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 57 | 50[t] | 18th | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2(N) | Tommy Rowe | 7 | |
2009–10 | League 1 ↓ | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 95 | 25 | 24th | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2(N) | Carl Baker | 13 | |
2010–11 | League 2 ↓ | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 96 | 41 | 24th | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2(N) | Greg Tansey | 11 | |
2011–12 | Conference | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 58 | 74 | 51 | 16th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Tom Elliott Danny Rowe |
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2012–13 | Conference ↓ | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 57 | 76 | 50 | 21st | R1 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | |||
2013–14 | Conference N | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 14th | QR3 | — | FA Trophy | QR3 | |||
2014–15 | Conference N | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 11th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | |||
2015–16 | National N[u] | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 59 | 9th | QR2 | — | FA Trophy | QR3 | |||
2016–17 | National N | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 59 | 41 | 73 | 8th | R1 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | |||
2017–18 | National N | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 57 | 69 | 5th[v] | QR3 | — | FA Trophy | QF | |||
2018–19 | National N ↑ | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 77 | 36 | 82 | 1st | R2 | — | FA Trophy | SF | |||
2019–20 | National | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 8th[w] | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Elliot Osborne | 9 | |
2020–21 | National | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 69 | 32 | 77 | 3rd[x] | R3 | — | FA Trophy | R4 | John Rooney | 21 | |
2021–22 | National ↑ | 44 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 87 | 38 | 94 | 1st | R2 | — | FA Trophy | SF | Paddy Madden | 25 | |
2022–23 | League 2 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 37 | 79 | 4th[y] | R3 | R2 | EFL Trophy | Group | Kyle Wootton | 14 | |
2023–24 | League 2 ↑ | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 96 | 48 | 92 | 1st | R2 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R2 | Paddy Madden | 22 |
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