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Stockport County 3 Peterborough United 1 ( Football League 1 ) Saturday 25 April 2026

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        County saw off their penultimate scheduled home match in fine style, coming from 1-0 behind to secure 3 most valuable points with a 3-1 win against Peterborough United at Edgeley Park today. It was a compelling performance from County, if by no means a perfect one- a heady mix of uncertain defending at times, and irresistible attacking play.   County had Corey Addai to thank that Posh only scored 1 ….they went close a number of times- denied and defied by the County keeper who would have walked off with the M.O.M award , in my view, but for   a superb performance by Louie Barry who won the game for County with as brilliant a hat-trick of goals as you are likely ever to see- all executed with ruthless efficiency by   a player who seems to add extra powers to his game when he dons a County shirt! It was so good to see, and positions us nicely now for the playoffs, with 2 games still to play. ……………………………… Che Gardner for Ben Osborn was...

Stockport County 0 Mansfield Town 1 ( Football League 1 ) Tuesday 21 April 2026

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      County`s promotion push took an almighty knock last night as Nigel Clough`s   Mansfield Town took all the points with a 1-0 win under the lights at Edgeley Park. It was a result that always looked on the cards on an evening when the blues were constantly struggling in vain to put together coherent moves. There were good performances in the County mix for sure…Mothersille again lifted his personal performance bar with his best showing in a County shirt yet…..and Louis Barry showed more than occasional glimpses of what we know he can produce in the hour he was pitch side, but elsewhere whilst Wootton, and Pye worked hard and Edun and Osborn put themselves about well at times , County found the Stags too tough an opponent to digest when they really needed 3 points. …………………………………..     With the 11 names announced earlier, ….I was expecting Tayo Edun to be played out of position on the right side of a back 4, but it was interesting to see Ben O...