Match details

Date	Saturday 29th November 1997
Competition	Nationwide League Division One
Season	1997/98
League matchday	20
Venue	Edgeley Park
Referee	Eddie Wolstenholme
Attendance	11,351 (2,534 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. Tom Bennett
5. Mike Flynn
6. Martin McIntosh
7. Jim Gannon
8. Paul Cook
9. Brett Angell
10. Alun Armstrong
11. Tony Dinning

Substitutes bench:

12. Martin Nash
13. Kevin Cooper
14. Chris Byrne

Changes made

Chris Byrne ON / Paul Cook OFF	75

Manchester City

Starting line up:

1. Martyn Margetson
2. Richard Edghill
3. Tony Vaughan
4. Eddie McGoldrick
5. Kit Symons
6. Gerard Wiekens
7. Ged Brannan
8. Kevin Horlock
9. Paul Dickov
10. Georgi Kinkladze
11. Craig Russell

Substitutes bench:

12. Jason van Blerk
13. Chris Greenacre
14. Michael Brown

Changes made:

Michael Brown ON / Eddie McGoldrick OFF	68

Managers

Stockport County:
Gary Megson

Manchester City
Frank Clark

League positions (before / after)

Stockport County:
7th / 7th

Manchester City:
20th / 21st

Facts and figures

This was the 3rd meeting between the two sides at Edgeley Park. After this game our overall record against Manchester City at Edgeley Park now reads 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats

This was the 6th meeting between the two sides overall. After this game our overall record against Manchester City now reads 1 win, 0 draws and 5 defeats

This was the 2004th game played at Edgeley Park. After this game our record at Edgeley Park now reads 1078 wins, 493 draws and 433 defeats

This is the first ever win against Manchester City

The last win in the Nationwide League Division One was on Saturday 22nd November 1997

This was the 24th time that Gary Megson has been in charge of us. After this game his managerial record now reads 11 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats

This was the 10th time that Frank Clark has managed a team against us. After this game his managerial record against us now reads 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats

This was the 6th time that Eddie Wolstenholme has officiated a competitive game involving us. After this game, our record against teams when Eddie has officiated now reads 3 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats

Paul Cook scored his last goal for the club in this game

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