Match details

Date	Saturday 12th October 1996
Competition	Nationwide League Division Two
Season	1996/97
League matchday	12
Venue	Edgeley Park
Referee	Uriah Rennie
Attendance	8,405 (1,872 away)
Kick off	15:00

« Last Fixture

Next Fixture »

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. Chris Marsden
9. Brett Angell
10. Alun Armstrong
11. John Jeffers

Substitutes bench:

12. Tony Dinning
13. Luis Cavaco
14. Andy Mutch

Changes made

Andy Mutch ON / Alun Armstrong OFF	55

Preston North End

Starting line up:

1. Bobby Mimms
2. Kevin Gage
3. Dean Barrick
4. Mark Rankine
5. Russ Wilcox
6. Ryan Kidd
7. Simon Davey
8. Darren Patterson
9. Andy Saville
10. David Reeves
11. Michael Holt

Substitutes bench:

12. Paul Sparrow
13. Ian Bryson
14. Gary Bennett

Changes made:

Ian Bryson ON / Ryan Kidd OFF	46
Gary Bennett ON / Michael Holt OFF	53

Managers

Stockport County:
Dave Jones

Preston North End
Gary Peters

League positions (before / after)

Stockport County:
14th / 11th

Preston North End:
22nd / 23rd

Facts and figures

This was the 13th meeting between the two sides at Edgeley Park. After this game our overall record against Preston North End at Edgeley Park now reads 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats

This was the 27th meeting between the two sides overall. After this game our overall record against Preston North End now reads 8 wins, 6 draws and 13 defeats

This was the 1970th game played at Edgeley Park. After this game our record at Edgeley Park now reads 1056 wins, 483 draws and 431 defeats

Before this game the last win against Preston North End was on Tuesday 23rd August 1994

The last win in the Nationwide League Division Two was on Wednesday 2nd October 1996

This was the 80th time that Dave Jones has been in charge of us. After this game his managerial record now reads 35 wins, 21 draws and 24 defeats

This was the 1st time that Gary Peters 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 4th time that Uriah Rennie has officiated a competitive game involving us. After this game, our record against teams when Uriah has officiated now reads 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat

Tom Bennett made his 50th appearance for the club in this game

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