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So you’ve decided to go beyond the satellite direct TV and head to Stockport to see a match for yourself but you’ve got the kids in tow. Here are a few great activities for you to check out with the whole family while you’re in Stockport:
Vernon Park Museum: It’s a great historical spot with differing exhibits throughout the year. The kids will love how interactive it is and you’ll love how the whole place is practically a babysitter.
Skatecity: It’s been featured on Read the rest of this entry »

The Stockport Football is located in Stockport, Great Manchester, and is the best football team in all of England. The Stock team can trace its rich history back to 1883 when the current team had been known as the Heaton Norris Rovers. The team has all sorts of accomplisments that back up the claim that they are the best football in England.

The team saw its biggest home win on 6 January 1934 as the team won 13 to 0 aganist the Halifax Town. This continues to Read the rest of this entry »

Stockport Football club has a rich history of records and some of the best soccer players around. Since the football club was founded in 1883, a number of key players have emerged and made historical contributions to the football club, one such player is Alf Lythgoe who scored the most goals in a season. In 1933-1934, he scored 46 league goals and 6 cup goals. The most goals were scored by Jack Conner, who also has the record for most hat-tricks in Read the rest of this entry »

English football has a long history. A history that goes back for almost a millennium. The first forms of English football were played across fields of varying sizes. Although the sport was popular with the peasantry, the ruling class did not like it. The sport came into its own at a time when Archery was considered to be important for the defense of many medieval lords. The nobility would make laws banning the game of football and mandating at least an hour of archery practice every day. Some of these laws are still on the books in England. It Read the rest of this entry »

Martin Nash, a now retired football player, was a Stockport Count football player of note. He is Canadian and played with Stockport from 1996 until 1998. James Gannon, now 43, was elected as a member to the Hall of Fame during his tenur at Stockport. He played for the club for ten years from 1990 to 2000. He has gone on to manage teams. Michael Anthony Flynn had some remarkable games while he played for Stockport from 1993 until 2000. Flynn is Read the rest of this entry »