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| Full name | Stockport Town Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | The Lions, Town | ||
| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Stockport Sports Village,Woodley,Stockport | ||
| Capacity | 2,384 (192 Seats) | ||
| Owner | Mark Stott | ||
| Chairman | Carlos Roca | ||
| Manager | Paul Turnbull | ||
| League | North West Counties League Premier Division | ||
| 2024–25 | North West Counties League Premier Division, 10th of 24 | ||
| Website | stockporttownfc | ||
Stockport Town Football Club is a semi-professionalfootball club based inWoodley, a town just outside ofStockport,Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of theNorth West Counties League Premier Division, the ninth tier of English football, and play at Stockport Sports Village. Nicknamed "the Lions", the club was founded in 2014 and were accepted into theNorth West Counties Football League a year later.[1]
Stockport Town was founded in 2014. Based at Stockport Sports Village, the club began with ambitious aims to begin life at the tenth tier of theEnglish football league system. Stockport Town suffered a setback in their plans after being unsuccessful in applying for the league. After positive meetings,the FA told Stockport Town they were not convinced that the club met the required standards for a new club attempting to join theNorth West Counties. Despite this, the club board were convinced that a year of development would only benefit the club's application chances. On 29 April 2015, three of the club's representatives travelled toWembley to meet with the Leagues' Committee. They highlighted how the club had been successfully run over the past year, with encouraging results against some high-profile clubs from the region.[2]
On 14 May 2015, was accepted into theNorth West Counties Football League Division One for the 2015–16 season.
Calum Sykes was manager of the club for its first two full seasons. On 17 December 2016, Sykes announced that he was to resign, and later that same day he was announced as the manager of nearby clubNew Mills.[3] On 6 January 2017, the club announced that Dave Wild, with previous experience of coaching atNorthwich Victoria andMaine Road, would replace him.[4] Wild's reign began away atFC Oswestry Town, where a rebuilt squad put a stop to consecutive defeats and earned a point in a 0–0 draw.
Wild would lose just 4 out of 18 matches in his half-season in charge of the Lions, ending with a win rate of 50%, securing a tenth-place finish having scored 92 goals throughout the season.
On 29 March 2018, it was announced by the club that Wild and his backroom staff were to depart with immediate effect, joiningDivision One North clubMossley with U21s boss, Jake Davies, put in interim charge alongside his assistant Tom Upton. During their 11 games at the helm Jake and Tom finished with a better win percentage of previous managers Dave Wild and Calum Sykes combined in which concluded a tough season for the Lions.
Concluding the2017–18 season, the club appointed Alan Lord as manager for the new2018–19 season with interim manager Jake Davies and Tom Upton taking up first team coaching roles for the upcoming season.
Former Wales internationalRobbie Savage signed for the club in November 2019. He signed because he "wants to help young players to get back into football after they have been released by a club". His last professional game had been in May 2011.[5]
In October 2020,Macclesfield Town's stadium and all available assets were purchased by Robert Smethurst, the owner of Stockport Town, with the aim of returning professional football to Macclesfield by creating the phoenix club asMacclesfield F.C.[6] Smethurst appointed Savage as a member of the board for the new phoenix club.[7]
Stockport Town play their home matches at Stockport Sports Village, inWoodley, on a 3G Pitch (artificial turf). The stadium has a capacity of 2,384 spectators which includes 192 seats. In addition to the first-team pitch, the Stockport Sports Village Campus also accommodates 16floodlit 3G pitches which are used by the localCharter Standard football teams and members of the public. The stadium was previously used byStockport Sports before the club wasliquidated in 2015.
The ground has two stands, the seated main stand located along the halfway line, which houses the club’s changing rooms, bar and toilet facilities, and a terrace located on the southern end of the ground.
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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| 2015–2016 | Joma | Metro Taxis |
| 2016–2017 | Leemic | |
| 2018– | Nike | kitlocker.com |
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| Position | Staff |
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| Chairman |  Rob York |
| Secretary | Rob Clare |
| Director | Ian Dixon Seb Rowe |
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head of Management team | Alan Lord |
| Player Manager | Paul Turnbull |
| First-team Coach | Jordan Robinson |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Jim Nasium |
| Physiotherapist | Tanya Audas Chris Pownall |
| U-21s Head Coach | Oliver Bell |
| U-21s Assistant Manager | Josh Bramely |
| Head of Scouting and Recruitment | Christian "Bigsy" Batt |
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| Dates | Name |
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| 2014–2016 | Calum Sykes |
| 2016–2018 | Dave Wild |
| 2018–2018 | Jake Davies |
| 2018– | Alan Lord |
