Match details

Date	Saturday 18th April 1998
Competition	Nationwide League Division One
Season	1997/98
League matchday	44
Venue	Edgeley Park
Referee	Paul Danson
Attendance	9,892 (2,947 away)
Kick off	15:00

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Lineups and substitutes

Stockport County

Starting line up:

1. Eric Nixon
2. Sean Connelly
3. Damon Searle
4. Chris Byrne
5. Mike Flynn
6. Martin McIntosh
7. Paul Cook
8. Simon Travis
9. Brett Angell
10. Aaron Wilbraham
11. Kevin Cooper

Substitutes bench:

12. Ian Gray
13. Waynne Phillips
14. Stephen Grant

Changes made

Waynne Phillips ON / Simon Travis OFF	83
Stephen Grant ON / Aaron Wilbraham OFF	90

Nottingham Forest

Starting line up:

1. Dave Beasant
2. Thierry Bonalair
3. Alan Rogers
4. Jon Olav Hjelde
5. Steve Chettle
6. Andy Johnson
7. Steve Stone
8. Scot Gemmill
9. Pierre Van Hooijdonk
10. Kevin Campbell
11. Chris Bart-Williams

Substitutes bench:

12. Marco Pascolo
13. Craig Armstrong
14. Ian Woan

Changes made:

Ian Woan ON / Kevin Campbell OFF	86

Managers

Stockport County:
Gary Megson

Nottingham Forest
Dave Bassett

League positions (before / after)

Stockport County:
9th / 9th

Nottingham Forest:
1st / 1st

Facts and figures

This was the 11th meeting between the two sides at Edgeley Park. After this game our overall record against Nottingham Forest at Edgeley Park now reads 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat

This was the 23rd meeting between the two sides overall. After this game our overall record against Nottingham Forest now reads 9 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats

This was the 2016th game played at Edgeley Park. After this game our record at Edgeley Park now reads 1085 wins, 495 draws and 436 defeats

Before this game the last draw against Nottingham Forest was on Friday 25th March 1921

The last draw in the Nationwide League Division One was on Saturday 21st March 1998

This was the 50th time that Gary Megson has been in charge of us. After this game his managerial record now reads 20 wins, 8 draws and 22 defeats

This was the 7th time that Dave Bassett has managed a team against us. After this game his managerial record against us now reads 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats

This was the 10th time that Paul Danson has officiated a competitive game involving us. After this game, our record against teams when Paul has officiated now reads 4 wins, 5 draws, and 1 defeat

After this game, our last 10 results in all competitions was LWLLDLLWLD