Match details

Date	Saturday 28th September 1996
Competition	Nationwide League Division Two
Season	1996/97
League matchday	9
Venue	Edgeley Park
Referee	Alan Wiley
Attendance	6,049 (349 away)
Kick off	15:00

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Lineups and substitutes

Stockport County

Starting line up:

1. Paul Jones
2. Sean Connelly
3. Lee Todd
4. Tom Bennett
5. Mike Flynn
6. Jim Gannon
7. Kieron Durkan
8. Paul Ware
9. Brett Angell
10. Alun Armstrong
11. John Jeffers

Substitutes bench:

12. Neil Edwards
13. Richard Landon
14. Tony Dinning

Changes made

Tony Dinning ON / Paul Ware OFF	86

Gillingham

Starting line up:

1. Jim Stannard
2. John Humphrey
3. Jon Ford
4. Andy Hessenthaler
5. Mark Harris
6. Matt Bryant
7. Neil Smith
8. Simon Ratcliffe
9. Iffy Onuora
10. Mark Morris
11. Ian Chapman

Substitutes bench:

12. Lenny Piper
13. David Puttnam
14. Dennis Bailey

Changes made:

Lenny Piper ON / John Humphrey OFF	64
David Puttnam ON / Jon Ford OFF	64
Dennis Bailey ON / Mark Harris OFF	64

Managers

Stockport County:
Dave Jones

Gillingham
Tony Pulis

League positions (before / after)

Stockport County:
20th / 16th

Gillingham:
14th / 17th

Facts and figures

This was the 15th meeting between the two sides at Edgeley Park. After this game our overall record against Gillingham at Edgeley Park now reads 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat

This was the 28th meeting between the two sides overall. After this game our overall record against Gillingham now reads 14 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats

This was the 1969th game played at Edgeley Park. After this game our record at Edgeley Park now reads 1055 wins, 483 draws and 431 defeats

Before this game the last win against Gillingham was on Saturday 13th April 1991

The last win in the Nationwide League Division Two was on Saturday 21st September 1996

This was the 77th time that Dave Jones has been in charge of us. After this game his managerial record now reads 33 wins, 21 draws and 23 defeats

This was the 5th time that Tony Pulis has managed a team against us. After this game his managerial record against us now reads 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat

This was the 3rd time that Alan Wiley has officiated a competitive game involving us. After this game, our record against teams when Alan has officiated now reads 2 wins, 0 draws, and 1 defeat

Andy Hessenthaler was the first opposition player to be sent off against us since Waynne Phillips for Wrexham on 10th September 1996

Mark Morris was the first opposition player to score an own goal for us since Stephen Raffell for Blyth Spartans on 2nd December 1995

Andy Hessenthaler was sent off in the 90th minute

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