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Stockport County 3 Rotherham United 2 ( Football League 1 ) Saturday 17 January 2026

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            County claimed another 3 points at Edgeley Park today , beating Matt Hamshaw`s Rotherham United side 3-2. Whilst the win was arguably deserved, over 600 travelling fans watching from the Railway End I wager might see it differently. They`d be wrong though, in my view , probably overjoyed at , at last seeing their side shape a bit after a wearying run of disappointing games. For sure, County did not perform to their absolute best , indeed at times   County`s best, on the day,   looked more than a touch off. Rotherham came to frustrate and largely succeeded in that endeavour- their tiresome time-wasting tactics far from original but good enough to take advantage of Referee Aaron Bannister`s obvious short comings, successfully breaking up any rhythm County might have built up. County`s goals came via a deflected effort by Josh Dacre-Cogley, a good old-fashioned no-nonsense finish by Josh Stokes and a neat tap in from Iceman Be...
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Stockport County 1 Huddersfield Town 0 ( Football League 1 ) Saturday 10 January 2026

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    I understand that there was considerable excitement elsewhere in the FA Cup today, but I wager none of the thrills in that excellent tournament could hold a candle to the sheer joy and happiness engendered at Edgeley Park where Stockport County beat high flying Huddersfield Town with the last kick of the game! It was a fantastic goal ….. laid on by Ollie Norwood and Jid Okeke and put away by Beno Andresson- an entirely suitable way to end a game that County had dominated from start to finish , barring for a few minutes late in the second half when the tedious time- wasting tactics of the Yorkshire side briefly interrupted the flow for County-Karma in fact ! It was so…so good to see …for once….these awful mind numbing tactics punished so completely – I loved it ……and so did all the locals in the 9486 crowd – I could still hear Beno`s name being sung minutes after game`s end – wonderful stuff, and I was made up to see the substantial part young Jid had in County`s win ...
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