Stockport County Ladies FC

Edgeley Park · Stockport

5th · National League Division One North

Stockport County Ladies were founded in 1989/90, when Stockport County became one of the first non-Premiership clubs in the country to set up a women's team, through a partnership with the local authority. The early story had a twist: some members broke away to form a separate club, Stockport Ladies, and the two ran apart for a decade before reuniting in 2000/01 to become one of the biggest girls' and women's clubs in the country. Nicknamed the Hatters, they won the Northern Combination in 2002/03 to reach the Premier League Northern Division, and later the North West Regional title in 2018/19. A landmark moment came in 2022, when they played their first home match at Edgeley Park, beating Leeds United 4-2 in front of a record crowd for a County Ladies game. In a sign of growing ambition, the club appointed former England netball coach Tracey Neville MBE as managing director, and announced it would compete as Stockport County Women from the 2026/27 season.

National League Division One North — Table

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1 Leeds United Women FC	4	4	0	0	19	2	17	12	WWWW
2 AFC Fylde Women	4	3	1	0	11	3	8	10	WWWD
3 Halifax Women	4	3	0	1	11	8	3	9	LWWW
4 Thornaby FC Women	4	3	0	1	12	12	0	9	LWWW
5 Stockport County Ladies FC	4	2	0	2	16	10	6	6	WWLL
6 Bradford City AFC	4	2	0	2	12	13	-1	6	WLWL
7 Norton & Stockton Ancients LFC	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	4	WLLD
8 York City Women	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	4	DLWL
9 Blackburn Rovers LFC	4	1	1	2	6	10	-4	4	DWLL
10 Durham Cestria LFC	4	1	0	3	5	12	-7	3	LLLW
11 Chester Le Street Town	4	1	0	3	3	13	-10	3	LLLW
12 Chorley F.C. Women	4	0	0	4	3	13	-10	0	LLLL