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Stockport County 0 Luton Town 3 ( Football League 1) Saturday 8 November 2025

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          A County team, cruelly shorn of captain and inspiration Ollie Norwood were outplayed, and outclassed at Edgeley Park today when rookie manager Jack Wilshire`s Luton Town team   took all the available points with a well-deserved 3-0 win. It was a truly awful display by County , one that begs the obvious question ` how can the absence of 1 man, however good he might be, have such a deleterious effect on a team?` and it did, it really did ,the blues   being somewhat fortunate to end up just 3 down. Point to a missed penalty early in the second half, and having to play the last 10 minutes of normal time with 10 men, as Dodgson earned himself a second yellow and saw red ,if you must,   but neither of these moments really influenced the   game`s outcome- that was settled much earlier, and to be fair Luton scored some good goals , and well merited their victory , so   we`ll take it on the chin and go again! ………………………………. ...
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Tranmere Rovers 1 Stockport County 3 ( FA Cup Round 1) Saturday 1 November 2025

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      A business-like performance by County saw them claim a place in Round 2 of the FA Cup today at Prenton Park where they despatched a competitive Tranmere Rovers side 3-1. Quality goals, one each by Jack Diamond and County captain Ollie Norwood , plus a late/late match clincher from substitute Nathan Lowe in added time, saw the blues home, but credit should be given to Andy Crosby`s side for making County work hard for their victory. I was pleased to see that DC fielded   a strong side – not the first eleven but not very far removed from it either. The first half was rather forgettable with neither side able to pin the tail on the donkey- their opponents invariably unwilling to play victim. We needed a better second half , and that’s` what we got – Diamond`s goal really lifting another large County away following. But Rovers just would not lie down and die- instead they pressed County hard ,being rewarded with just under 20 minutes left when Omari Pat...
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