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BBC News
2 days ago
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Stockport sign Peterborough defender Edun
Stockport County have signed Peterborough left-back Tayo Edun on a free 27-year-old Fulham youth product will join Dave Challinor's side on a two-year deal after his contract at the Weston Homes Stadium expires at the end of the joined Posh from Charlton Athletic during the January transfer window and made 17 appearances, scoring made two league appearances for Fulham, and six on loan at Ipswich Town, before heading on to Lincoln City, Blackburn Rovers and then move comes in a busy week for the League One club, who reached the play-offs last season, after manager Challinor signed a new three-year deal before Doncaster Rovers centre-back Joseph Olowu joined on told the club website, external: "Getting Tayo to the club is a big coup for us. He comes at a great age, with brilliant experience, and is someone we feel can have a big impact on our team."He's another player that has real adaptability in the positions that he plays, anywhere down the left-hand side, and he will add real quality to our group over the coming seasons."
BBC News
3 days ago
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Stockport sign Doncaster centre-back Olowu
Stockport County have made their first signing of the summer transfer window after agreeing a three-year deal with Doncaster Rovers defender Joseph 25-year-old centre-back was a regular in Rovers' League Two title-winning campaign last season and turned down the club's offer of a new contract to join came through the academy system at Charlton Athletic before continuing his development at failing to break into the Gunners' first team, Olowu moved to Doncaster in September 2021 and went on to make 144 appearances. County boss Dave Challinor, who signed a new three-year deal 24 hours earlier, said he was "great business" to sign Olowu and knows the player thought hard about leaving the Keepmoat Stadium."I know it was a big decision for him, as he'd had a great season and enjoyed his time there," Challinor said."He was a player that we tried to sign in January, but understandably Doncaster wanted to keep him in to assist in their objective, which they achieved. "To pick him up on a free transfer is great business for us and in my opinion we have a player who is in his prime years, but also has real development in him."Stockport are preparing for another shot at promotion from League One next season after losing in the semi-finals of the play-offs last term.
BBC News
4 days ago
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Stockport boss Challinor signs new three-year deal
Stockport County manager Dave Challinor has signed a new three-year contract with the whose existing deal was due to expire in 12 months, will now be with the Edgeley Park outfit until the summer of 49-year-old has been in charge of 207 games for the Hatters since joining from Hartlepool United in November that time, Stockport have won both the National League and League Two and they finished third in League One last season."Last season gives me even more motivation to improve and aim to meet the shared objectives we have," he told the club's website. First, fourth, first, third Challinor's spell has been one of the most successful in Stockport's history with the team finishing no lower than fourth in any of the last four had already secured three promotions in non-league with Fylde and had taken Hartlepool into the English Football League only a few months earlier when he was appointed at Edgeley Park with the team ninth in the National months later, in May 2022, the Hatters won the title to end an 11-year spell in then finished fourth in League Two 12 months later only to lose on penalties to Carlisle United at Wembley in the play-off team recovered from that to top the table in the next season, which included a record-equalling fourth tier run of 12 successive needed little time to adjust to League One, earning a club-record 87 points at that level only to be beaten by Leyton Orient on penalties in the play-off semi-final last month. Challinor is driven to bring Championship back to the club for the first time since 2002."We've had great success, excitement, ups and the odd down over this period," he said."Next season will undoubtedly be tougher than the last, and we have to continue to develop and move forward as a club year-on-year. "But we still remain positive that together we can achieve what we all want, and importantly what the original plan was – Championship football."
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15-05-2025
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Challinor criticises Stockport fans who left during shootout
Dave Challinor led Stockport County to a third-placed finish in League One before their eventual play-off defeat by Leyton Orient [Rex Features] Stockport County boss Dave Challinor has criticised fans who left midway through the penalty shootout they lost to Leyton Orient in Wednesday's League One play-off semi-final second leg at Edgeley Park. The Hatters were defeated 4-1 on penalties by Orient after the second leg finished 1-1 and 3-3 on aggregate. Advertisement Jack Diamond saw his penalty saved, while Ryan Rydel struck the post in the shootout. Some fans had left before Orient struck the winning spot-kick. "I get that there's disappointment. No-one's more disappointed than how much we are. There are players in the dressing room where it will live with them for the rest of their lives," Challinor told BBC Radio Manchester. "They deserve better than people walking out. Maybe they thought the game was over." Challinor has led Stockport to two promotions during his time with the club, taking them from the National League to the third tier. Advertisement Prior to this season's play-off campaign, they ended the season in third position, missing out on automatic promotion by five points. "If the players walked off with five minutes to go, we wouldn't be in the position we're in. That is a bit of a frustration," he added. "I get people may want to get away and avoid traffic and things, but our season has come to an end and I think it would have been nice and justified for people to have stayed in. "The majority did, don't get me wrong, and I massively thank them for that, to appreciate what the players have done because the effort they've given for nine months has been incredible." Advertisement Stockport had prior experience of losing on penalties in the play-offs, having lost to Carlisle United on spot-kicks at Wembley in the 2023 League Two final. Challinor's side went on to win the fourth tier title the following season, but he does not feel they will have things all their way in 2025-26. "I don't in any way think it will be as easy as that. To go back to the play-off game against Carlisle, we were hampered by injuries. I felt in that season we deserved to be promoted, we were one of the best teams," he said. "Unfortunately we've missed out at this stage. Football is ruthless, it moves on quickly." Advertisement A big summer awaits for the club as they look to make changes to their line-up in order to remain competitive next season. Challinor said: "Obviously there are players out of contract and we need to look at our squad. "There will be players at the club whose opportunities have been limited this year and will move on and it's my job to shape our squad in order to give ourselves the opportunity of being as successful next year as we have been this year. "There certainly won't be an understanding from my perspective, as I imagine there will be from a lot of other people, that says that because we finished third this year that we'll just happily waltz to an automatic spot next year and get promoted. "We've got to be better than this year not to stand still. And that becomes all of our jobs to make sure that happens."
BBC News
15-05-2025
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Challinor criticises Stockport fans who left during shootout
Stockport County boss Dave Challinor has criticised fans who left midway through the penalty shootout they lost to Leyton Orient in Wednesday's League One play-off semi-final second leg at Edgeley Hatters were defeated 4-1 on penalties by Orient after the second leg finished 1-1 and 3-3 on Diamond saw his penalty saved, while Ryan Rydel struck the post in the fans had left before Orient struck the winning spot-kick."I get that there's disappointment. No-one's more disappointed than how much we are. There are players in the dressing room where it will live with them for the rest of their lives," Challinor told BBC Radio Manchester. "They deserve better than people walking out. Maybe they thought the game was over."Challinor has led Stockport to two promotions during his time with the club, taking them from the National League to the third to this season's play-off campaign, they ended the season in third position, missing out on automatic promotion by five points."If the players walked off with five minutes to go, we wouldn't be in the position we're in. That is a bit of a frustration," he added."I get people may want to get away and avoid traffic and things, but our season has come to an end and I think it would have been nice and justified for people to have stayed in."The majority did, don't get me wrong, and I massively thank them for that, to appreciate what the players have done because the effort they've given for nine months has been incredible." Stockport had prior experience of losing on penalties in the play-offs, having lost to Carlisle United on spot-kicks at Wembley in the 2023 League Two side went on to win the fourth tier title the following season, but he does not feel they will have things all their way in 2025-26."I don't in any way think it will be as easy as that. To go back to the play-off game against Carlisle, we were hampered by injuries. I felt in that season we deserved to be promoted, we were one of the best teams," he said."Unfortunately we've missed out at this stage. Football is ruthless, it moves on quickly."A big summer awaits for the club as they look to make changes to their line-up in order to remain competitive next said: "Obviously there are players out of contract and we need to look at our squad. "There will be players at the club whose opportunities have been limited this year and will move on and it's my job to shape our squad in order to give ourselves the opportunity of being as successful next year as we have been this year."There certainly won't be an understanding from my perspective, as I imagine there will be from a lot of other people, that says that because we finished third this year that we'll just happily waltz to an automatic spot next year and get promoted."We've got to be better than this year not to stand still. And that becomes all of our jobs to make sure that happens."
