82. Stockport County ( & Reserves)

The only genuine match versus the County First Team was the Cheshire Senior Cup tie played in 2013.

Total Matches Played 67 Won 28 Drawn 11 Lost 28 Goals 120 -104

League Matches Played 53 - (Home) Won 15 Drawn 4 Lost 8 Goals 58-38 - (Away) Won 8 Drawn 4 Lost 14 Goals 39-42

The picture was taken at the snowy Central Ground on January 8th 1949 when Albion won the Cheshire County League game 3-1 (Frank Fidler 2 & Ernie Rothwell), Ken Finney netting the Hatters consolation goal.

First Home Encounter: February 11th 1922 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 1 2-2 att. n/k

Last Home Encounter: December 16th 1967 Cheshire County League 2-1 att. 653

First Away Encounter: December 3rd 1921 Cheshire County League 2-1 att. n/k

Last Away Encounter: November 16th 2013 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 1 0-1# att. 115

Biggest Home Win: April 17th 1922 Cheshire County League 7-0 att. n/k

Biggest Away Win: March 17th 1948 Cheshire County League 6-1 att. n/k

Heaviest Home Defeats: October 7th 1933 Cheshire County League 0-4 att. n/k
January 30th 1937 Cheshire County League 0-4 att. n/k

Heaviest Away Defeat: December 27th 1927 Cheshire County League 2-5 att. n/k

Highest Home Attendance*: September 13th 1952 Cheshire County League 1-0 att. 3,200

Highest Away Attendance*: October 17th 1953 Cheshire County League 0-1 att. 3,900

Lowest Home Attendance*: December 11th 1965 Cheshire County League 1-0 att. 501

Lowest Away Attendance*: November 16th 2013 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 1 0-1# att. 115

* nb. No regular record of attendances pre 1949
# tie awarded to us due to Liam Dickenson being ineligible.

Goal Scorers: (117*): 10: HAROLD HOWARD. 8: Frank Fidler. 7: Bill Challenger 6: Joe Dale 5: Gordon Smith & Jack Christopher. 4: Ralph Piercy & Eric Hyde.
3: John Eyres, Ben Tattum, Harry McCann, Reg Dorsett, Freddie Taberner & Trevor Ogden.
2: Ernie Kershaw, Joseph Jones, Roly Lewis, Colin Barnes, Eric Barber, Len Stephenson, Bill Tynan.
1: George Fletcher, George Reynolds, Reg Watson, Bill Worthington, James Lowe, Steven Morris, Harry Watson, Walter Hough, Jack Whitfield, Ernie Brain, Jackie Cheetham, Tommy Douglas, Bill Smith, Billy Rudd, George Stubbs, Bill Evans, Ron Jones, Harry Millington, Ralph Gregory, Ernie Rothwell, Dennis Hill, Henry Williams, Ron Langham, George Glaister, Jim Pennington, Neville Jones, Archie Elsby, Ian Duthie, Reg Tapley, Jimmy Wallwork, Gilly Prescott, Bobby Cunliffe, Roy Matthews, Eli Gorton, Jimmy McDonald & Brian Rimmer.

* 3 goalscorers missing: 24-Apr-1924 & 4-Sep-1933 (2)

Individual Scoring Feats: 4 goals: RALPH PIERCY in 7-2 home win 23/9/46 & GORDON SMITH in 6-1 away win 17/3/48.

Hat Tricks: Frank Fidler (30/3/49), Jack Christopher (1/3/52)

Goalkeeping Clean Sheets (11): 2: George Scales, Les Newton, Mark Radcliffe & Peter Mellor.
1: George Heppell, Johnny Southern & Ged Johnson.