First timer 🙋‍♂️ Cracking view, cracking ground. Fancy a first win of the year but it's a tough ask at the ol' Madejski! #StockportCounty

Sam Hughes has departed #StockportCounty to join Peterborough United on loan for the rest of the season. Would anticipate that County will be looking to add another defender before the end of the window. Potentially also a good sign on Fraser Horsfall's continued recovery.

Late night return home via Edgeley Park... Insert joke about signing a fox in the box 🦊🌙 #StockportCounty

🚨 Louie Barry is to be recalled by Aston Villa. Barry's final #StockportCounty game will be the League One fixture vs Birmingham City at Edgeley Park on New Year's Day. A magnificent young footballer who has added so much to, and grown so much himself with, Dave Challinor's side.

FT - Stevenage 2-1 #StockportCounty Undone by a really poor second half. Good first half, but chances missed before County had a job done on them by a physical Stevenage side. Nothing created in that second half. One of those really frustrating, albeit deserved, defeats.

HT 1-1 at Stevenage. County much the better side but fell behind to a really soft opener to concede, nicely tucked away by Dan Kemp. Callum Camps quickly levelled from distance, and County have gone on to miss a number of good chances since. Plenty in this. #StockportCounty

Big game today ahead of the festive period. Always unpredictable in terms of points returns over Christmas/New Year so would be lovely stuff to get off to a good start to that run of fixtures here at Stevenage. Tough one nonetheless! #StockportCounty

Rise and shine for Stevenage (A)! #StockportCounty

#StockportCounty have confirmed the signing of KR Reykjavik striker Benoný Breki Andrésson on a three & a half year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 19-year-old Andrésson bagged 21 goals in 26 appearances for KR in the Icelandic top division last season (which ended in Sept). 🇮🇸

FT 2-0. Alfie May's first-half double wins it for Birmingham City. #StockportCounty shot themselves in the foot in the first half but a miles better second half with plenty to be upbeat about. By no means a season-defining defeat against a club that'll be back in the Championship next season.

County started brightly on the break - big chance early on with Will Collar off the bar - and looked compact, structured and hard-working at the back. But a combination of individual mistakes & mounting Birmingham pressure on the back of that have been fatal. #StockportCounty

HT 2-0. Alfie May double. Have to caveat the disappointment with the fact that Birmingham City just are a top, top side. But the frustration for DC/everyone is that they haven't really *had* to be a top side so far. Two sloppy goals to concede leave #StockportCounty with Everest to climb.

35' GOAL: 2-0. Down the County left again. Through ball in by Jay Stansfield behind Rydel for the lively Anderson, laid on a plate for Alfie May to tap home. Very good side, the hosts, and no point pretending otherwise. #StockportCounty doing themselves no favours though.

26' GOAL: Alfie May. You don't need that at a place like this! Ben Hinchliffe throws one out loosely toward Touray but never getting there, Anderson pounces and cuts back for May to fire home deflected. A goal completely of County's own doing. 1-0 #StockportCounty

5' County go mightily close early on at St. Andrew's, Louie Barry switching one for Will Collar, took the strike early and cannoned it off the underside of the crossbar and away. Cracking, vocal away turnout too. (0-0) #StockportCounty

One change from the Burton Albion game. Ibby Touray in for the suspended Fraser Horsfall. Sam Hughes was one of the ill players over the weekend so maybe a nod to that. Jack Diamond back on the bench too. #StockportCounty

Strong press lounge scran. Some might say it's second only to a Christmas Dinner in a Cup ™️ #StockportCounty

If ever there was a game to trot out the 'we've come a long way' line, it's probably Birmingham City (3rd) v #StockportCounty (5th) in a league fixture

Already seen a few (no offence!) older fans downplaying this, understandably given many have seen County play Palace. But a ton of younger fans will be buzzing and see this for what it is, a trip to an established Premier League club & a new ground to tick off. #StockportCounty

#StockportCounty will travel to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup third round... All ties will be played across the weekend of 11th January, with the League One fixture against Bristol Rovers that weekend to be rescheduled.

#StockportCounty are ball number 57 tonight. Draw is at 7pm live on BBC Two. Picked out some of the key numbers to keep an eye on, for a classic Hatters FA Cup draw experience. 30. Plymouth Argyle 33. Queens Park Rangers 47. Exeter City 50. Dagenham & Redbridge 56. Peterborough United 62. Reading

FT - #StockportCounty 3-1 Brackley Town Into the hat for the FA Cup third round. Had to work for it after a calamitous Callum Connolly own goal allowed Brackley back into the game, but job done in the end with Tanto Olaofe sealing the deal. Draw is Monday night at 7pm live on BBC.

86' GGOAALLL TANTO OLAOFE! Relief the overwhelming feeling around Edgeley Park when it just did not need to be. Tayo Adaramola breaks, crosses low for Tanto to clip home. 3-1. #StockportCounty

55' GOAL: What. On. Earth. Callum Connolly has just absolutely punted one into his own goal from the halfway line going for the attempted backpass. Absolutely no chance for Corey Addai. Calamity. 2-1.... #StockportCounty

46' Back underway. Tanto Olaofe and Jayden Fevrier replace Kyle Wootton and Will Collar. Goalscorers off for a rest. #StockportCounty (2-0)

HT and The Hatters lead Brackley Town 2-0 at the break in the FA Cup. All been rather comfortable so far, with County grabbing a quickfire double through Will Collar and Kyle Wootton in the first half. Could, maybe should, have been a few more in there too. #StockportCounty

18' GOOALLL Kyle Wootton! Callum Camps shot blocked, but Will Collar teases a cross back in for Kyle Wootton to just sort of ghost in unmarked and stoop to head home. 2-0! #StockportCounty

15' GOOALLL! Will Collar, The Hatters lead 1-0. Really nice move down the left, Callum Camps in for Odin Bailey, shot blocked but comes to COLLAR to lift it home. #StockportCounty

Brackley Town get us underway at Edgeley Park in FA Cup second round action. A third round tie up for grabs on the day here. #StockportCounty

Oof. Strong. Sam Hughes, Louie Barry, Lewis Bate and Jack Diamond are all ruled out through illness today. #StockportCounty #FACup

#StockportCounty vs Brackley Town must be one of the stranger dynamics for an FA Cup tie today. A regular league fixture for six years until recently (which Brackley often got the best of!) but now a big upset if Brackley win, and a home crowd with a full awareness of their lower-league visitors. 🏆

Dramatic headlines are always going to catch the eye and nothing would be a shock, but even the reports today about a recall say there's no actual decision atm. There were reports last year of a Jan recall and things can (clearly) change so again, nothing is decided until the time comes. 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️

🇮🇸 KR manager Óskar Hrafn Thorvaldsson has told local press today that #StockportCounty are interested in Andrésson. Believe there is plenty of interest from several clubs both in England and overseas in the young striker, but nothing beyond that from anyone at the minute.

Don't think #StockportCounty's shift toward signing young players with potential for high resale value could have gone any better than Lewis Bate. Signed on a free after leaving Leeds United in the summer, installed as captain & already thriving. A genuinely superb footballer.

#StockportCounty boss Dave Challinor has won the Northwest Football Awards' Men's Manager of the Year for 2024. 🎩

Fraser Horsfall has secured League Two Player of the Season 2024 at this evening's Northwest Football Awards. 🐴🏆 #StockportCounty

Great pod (standard) & interesting chat on Louie Barry. Solid arguments both ways but I'd say LB's relationship with club, how he's been handled (especially after injury), able to flourish etc will all be taken into account. But would be naive of me to think those factors will paint whole picture!

Transfer rumour klaxon 🚨 KR Reykjavik striker Benoný Breki Andrésson linked with a move to #StockportCounty ahead of the Jan window. 19-yr-old hit 21 goals in 26 games for KR in the Icelandic top division this season, which ended in Sept. Believe there's a lot of clubs interested in Andrésson. 🇮🇸

Naturally endless speculation between now and January but until that time comes, nothing's decided and nobody knows what'll happen. Until then, it's just got to be about enjoying watching Louie Barry play for County and hoping it continues for the rest of the season. 🤴 #StockportCounty

Ben Hinchliffe. Appearance 384 for #StockportCounty today in a nine-season, three-title spell to date. 🐐 2016/17 - National League North 2017/18 - NLN 2018/19 - NLN 🏆 2019/20 - National League 2020/21 - NL 2021/22 - NL 🏆 2022/23 - League Two 2023/24 - League Two 🏆 2024/25 - League One...

Lewis Bate, Louie Barry and the fellas being pretty good at togger: #StockportCounty

Won't disagree there. Looking at the 'battle' of the number fours out there today, we've played a blinder ending up with Lewis Bate. #StockportCounty

The Inevitable Louie Barry (™️): "I really liked both goals but especially the second. As soon as I cut in on my right foot, I always trust myself." "They're the goals I like to score. I'm not sure I can trademark it, I think Arjen Robben's already done that!" #StockportCounty #AVFC

FT: Burton Albion 0-3 #StockportCounty ⚽️ Lewis Bate, Louie Barry x2 Comprehensive. A complete outclassing of struggling Burton, and Louie Barry the somewhat inevitable star of the show with a superb double. The Hatters up to third in League One with three league wins and clean sheets in a row. 🎩

The bad news atm is that Fraser Horsfall has just gone into the book for alleged time-wasting not long after County's third goal, and will now miss Birmingham City away. #StockportCounty

60' WHAT A GOOOOAAALLLLLLLLL LOUIE BARRY! Inevitable. Trademark. Barry races away down the left, cuts in and in again, and - yep, on that right foot - just bends one into the far corner. 0-3! #StockportCounty

60' Hour gone at the Pirelli Stadium and County are looking comfortable. Still leading thanks to first-half goals from skipper Lewis Bate and the star man Louie Barry. (0-2) #StockportCounty

HT and The Hatters lead 0-2 at Burton Albion. Near total dominance, and first-half goals from Lewis Bate and a 12th League One goal of the season for Louie Barry, who Burton cannot contain so far. #StockportCounty

41' GGOOOOAAALLLLLLLLL LOUIE BARRY! As cool as you bloody like. Ben Hinchliffe up the field to Kyle Wootton, flick-on to Louie BARRY who cuts in onto his right and slides home. 0-2 #StockportCounty!

30' GGOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLL LEWIS BATE! Poor from Burton Albion. Louie Barry races clear from a Burton corner, stumbles into the box and the rebound rather apologetically dribbles into the path of Lewis BATE to roll into the empty net. A deserved lead. 0-1! #StockportCounty