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Stockport County could play in front of 18,000 people after it unveiled plans to expand its home. More details have been shared on the bid to grow Edgeley Park, where County have played since 1903. The club are currently flying high in League Two, but can only host 10,852 fans on matchdays.

Salford City have axed manager Neil Wood following a 5-1 home thumping by Tranmere Rovers on Boxing Day.

Some Manchester United supporters have called upon youngster Joe Hugill to start over Anthony Martial if Rasmus Hojlund is not in a position to feature against Everton this afternoon.

Here are your Manchester United headlines for the morning of Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Detectives are appealing for the public's help following a 'shocking' town centre attack in which a man was seriously injured. Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with their investigation.

Graffiti with sectarian slogans was removed in Stockport today after being reported to the police this weekend.

Comedian and impersonator Mike Yarwood has died aged 82, the Royal Variety Charity has announced. A household name in the 1960s and 1970s Mike delighted audiences with his impressions of politicians and other celebrities.

With the first match of the new football season less than 24 hours away, Stockport County have revealed details on their latest collaboration.

Greater Manchester has been hit with heavy rain and thunderstorms for a second day in a row.

Tom Huddlestone will continue his player-coach role in Manchester United's academy.

It may look like a ‘scruffy, overgrown piece of land’ but locals say Stockport County’s plans to turn it into a car park would destroy a ‘haven’ for wildlife left undisturbed for decades. The resurgent club - which narrowly missed out on promotion to the third tier of English football last season - has a seven-year plan to redevelop its Edgeley Park home, as it eyes a return to the game’s big time.It comes after The Hatters secured a 250-year lease from the council for the ground, part of which was occupied by the old Sykes Bleach Works. The proposals include using land behind the ‘pop side’ of the ground as a 60-space car park for staff, players and officials - albeit with a ‘considerable area’ set aside for landscaping and ecology.A planning appliction is expected later this year - but local nature lovers are urging the club to think again. They say the football pitch-sized plot is the only area suitable for wildlife in the whole of Edgeley - bar two pieces of land at the sewage works - hosting a variety of potentially vital flora and fauna.

Tributes are being paid to former Rochdale AFC and Stockport County manager John Hollins after his death aged 76.

A family has paid tribute to a teenager who tragically passed away after being discovered in a river in Cumbria.

Inspirational footballers returned to their former club after beating cancer to help others. Rochdale legend Joe Thompson was joined by former Dale youth player Bader Al-Akkad at Spotland for the Goals for A Cure match.

It was heartbreak for Stockport County supporters as their team missed out on promotion in the cruellest of fashions.

A high heart rate in May is almost an annual tradition for Stockport County manager Dave Challinor.

Stockport County have paid tribute to former record-signing Neil Matthews following his death with cancer aged 56. Matthews played a key role in County's legendary 1990-91 season, scoring two goals in the club's final day 5-0 win over Scunthorpe that secured the club's first promotion in 20 years.

One of Britain's richest men, who used to own Sale Sharks and Stockport County, has snapped up a £37m stake in Manchester-headquartered online retail and software giant THG.

It doesn't take League Two defenders long to find out about Charlie McNeill when they prepare to come up against the Manchester United loanee for the first time.

Put Wayne Rooney and Phil Bardsley's names together in a sentence and it conjures up images of boxing, but it's in the dug-out where the England legend can become a real heavyweight.

At a time when we’re tightening our belts more than ever, the last thing anyone needs is increasing broadband bills. Sadly, this is the case for a huge number of customers as many providers have already announced their plans to increase prices significantly in April.

Wales have qualified for the first time since 1958. The incident that saw him charged allegedly occurred following an exchange between his son and an opponent during an East Manchester Junior Football League (EMJFL) match between Corinthians and Williams’s TSC United on September 18. Williams and the coach were both said to have entered the field of play before clashing in front of shocked parents.

Stockport was one of the big winners at last night’s Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards, winning three of the evening’s most influential gongs. Where The Light Gets In scored the most hotly contested award, winning Restaurant of the Year.

Stockport County FC have put their plans to redevelop their home ground to the public as part of a scheme to bring the club back into the Championship.

The EFL has confirmed that Stockport County's League Two clash with Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Friday evening has been postponed following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

It might seem premature to be discussing roast dinners given that we haven’t quite made the transition to autumn yet, but Manchester’s latest addition is worth being hasty about. While this Sunday pastime might conjure up an image of a country pub with a roaring fire and a nice glass of red, this new spot is eschewing tradition in a big way.

Manchester United centre-back Will Fish is set to join Scottish club Hibernian on loan.

Ian Evatt believes Bolton Wanderers have changed a lot from their last trip to Plymouth Argyle and hopes they can take their mentality for home games on the road with them to replicate their physical output for away clashes.

A car ended up on its roof following a crash in Heywood. Pictures of the scene show two badly damaged vehicles at the scene of the crash, which happened at the junction of Bamford Road and Starkey Street.

There was a large police presence on a Stockport high-street last night after a thief armed with a crowbar stormed a branch of the Co-op and stole cash.