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This week in County History ... 2000

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With the season's opener at Gillingham due on 12 th August, County had a couple of friendlies to negotiate that week.   They had completed a tour of Denmark and Sweden earlier in pre-season, but the first game this week was down the road at Altrincham.       Some matches at this stage of a club's preparations can be interesting and entertaining. Not this one, with no goals scored by a mixture of first team and youth squad men.     The teams on Wednesday 2nd August 2000 were: Altrincham: Stuart Coburn, Barry Crowe (Jason Gallagher), Danny Adams, Mark Maddix (Adam Farley), Gary Talbot, Steve Hawes (Mark Ward), Stuart Quinn (Paul Walsham), Stuart Scheuber, Richard Landon (Carl Furlong), Leroy Chambers and Kevin Ellison (Scott Wilson). Unused Sub(s): Mark O'Connor, Phil Power Three of those men had or would have time on County's books, namely Adams, Landon and Ellison. County: Andy Dibble, John Myers, Colin Woodthorpe, Jonas Larsson, Ben Jo...
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Stockport County 1 Preston North End 0( Ben Hinchliffe Testimonial Match) Saturday 1 August 2026

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        Jimmy Mc Nulty`s County side gave a thoroughly first class performance , at Edgeley Park today ,winning 1-0 against a strong Preston North End side who are preparing for another season in the Championship. County `s 90 odd minute showing was littered with individual performances of heartening quality( of which more later)- entirely fitting as the game was Ben Hinchliffe`s final one in County colours and his Testimonial Game . It was brilliant to see County supporters respond so well- with a crowd of 5303 inside the stadium to give Ben a fitting send off. Ben got the warmest of welcomes ……. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jeFd6iZcVazKexxzAa-eBEMaRWMqLw6G/view?usp=sharing Video by hedgegrower.   The team responded brilliantly also- never looking second best in a well contested game against a Preston side with 4 international players in their midst. It was a real test and augurs well for the season to come for County- I thought Eoghan O`Connell...
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