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This Week in County History Part 10 ... 1965

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      After a week off, we are back with a trip to the 1960s, or more precisely 1965 - the first of the Go Go Go County years. Vic Bernard launching the slogan, which was apparently adopted from a continental chant, back in July of that year.   Whilst they were in the bottom half of the Division Four table our club had made a much more promising start than the previous season when we had been stranded at the bottom.   The winds of change that were a feature of the TV impresario Bernard's time at the club had a victim this week with a change of team manager as reported on 28 th October. The shock news came through that the future Mr Stockport County Trevor Porteous had resigned and Bury Chief Scout Eddie Quigley would take over with immediate effect.      Eddie Quigley     The following day the new gaffer named his first side for a game against the old Bradford (Park Avenue) side for their visit to EP.   Further ...
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Oxford United 1 Stockport County 0 ( Football League 1 ) Tuesday 27 October 2026

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        County came up against a side on top form in Aaron Ramsey`s Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium tonight – they struggled, but just about survived intact for 30 odd minutes, only to then lose the game due to contentious decisions taken by the officials in charge of the game who allowed a blatantly offside goal scored by U`s Mark Harris to stand. The issue was that Siriki Dembele received a pass whilst a couple of yards offside- I saw it …several hundred other County supporters saw it too, but it mattered not that, first off, the yellow flagged liner apparently did not, which was entirely unsurprising as he was way…way behind play- Referee Stephen Parkinson just rubber stamped the liners incompetence and County were dished! In other circumstances I would be applauding the U`s to the hilt as their forward play, done at outstanding speeds, looked really on the money, and made County`s defence work as hard as they have been asked to do all season so far to...
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