GROUND HISTORY TRAVEL

Stockport County can list themselves among the handful of Football League clubs that have been ejected from the FA Cup by Stevenage Borough over the seasons, having rolled over at Broadhall Way in 2003/4. The Hatters were a strong performer in the Football League over the decades, however, and as recently as 2001 found themselves in the second tier.

In 2006, the club nearly registered a second successive relegation that would have spelled disaster for the club, finishing perilously close to the trap door leading into the Conference National. The Hatters survived but have encountered financial difficulties in 2008/9, forcing the club to call in the administrators.

The future of the club appeared to be safeguarded in June 2009 when the Melrose Consortium looked to acquire County, although it wasn't until June 2010 that the 2015 Consortium wrapped up a deal. Football League status, however, was relinquished in 2010/1 with relegation to the Blue Square Premier.

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