Match details

Date	Monday 26th December 1977
Competition	English Fourth Division
Season	1977/78
League matchday	21
Venue	Edgeley Park
Referee	Robert Perkin
Attendance	4,777
Kick off	15:00

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Lineups and substitutes

Stockport County

Starting line up:

1. Mike Rogan
2. Chris Lawler
3. John Rutter
4. Alan Thompson
5. Derek Loadwick
6. Graham Smith
7. Mike Summerbee
8. Carl Halford
9. Terry Park
10. Eddie Prudham
11. Steve Massey

Substitutes bench:

12. Peter Fletcher

Changes made

Peter Fletcher ON / Alan Thompson OFF

Reading

Starting line up:

1. Steve Death
2. Gary Peters
3. Alan Lewis
4. Richie Bowman
5. David Sutton
6. Ray Hiron
7. Pat Earles
8. Dennis Nelson
9. Ollie Kearns
10. Paul Bennett
11. Roy Davies

Managers

Stockport County:
Alan Thompson

Reading
Maurice Evans

League positions (before / after)

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Facts and figures

This was the 10th meeting between the two sides at Edgeley Park. After this game our overall record against Reading at Edgeley Park now reads 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats

This was the 19th meeting between the two sides overall. After this game our overall record against Reading now reads 4 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats

This was the 1469th game played at Edgeley Park. After this game our record at Edgeley Park now reads 817 wins, 349 draws and 303 defeats

Before this game the last win against Reading was on Monday 31st March 1975

The last win in the English Fourth Division was on Friday 11th November 1977

This was the 31st time that Alan Thompson has been in charge of us. After this game his managerial record now reads 9 wins, 13 draws and 9 defeats

This was the 1st time that Maurice Evans has managed a team against us. After this game his managerial record against us now reads 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat

This was the 8th time that Robert Perkin has officiated a competitive game involving us. After this game, our record against teams when Robert has officiated now reads 3 wins, 3 draws, and 2 defeats

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

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