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Stockport County vs Northampton Town
17 Mar 2026, 19:45 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Scott OldhamLeague One 2025/2026 · 18 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Stockport CountyMin
Northampton Town- ⚽
Josh Stokes 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Oliver Norwood
Left foot shot
2′ Tanto Olaofe
Yellowcard
Foul
11′- 42′⚽
Cameron McGeehan 1-1
Goal · Header
Header
- 46′⇄
Jake Evans
Substitution
Off: C. McCarthy
- ⚽
Kyle Wootton 2-1
Goal · Header
With: Josh Stokes
Header
58′ - 63′⇄
Max Dyche
Substitution
Off: Jack Burroughs
- ⇄
Lewis Bate
Substitution
Off: Josh Stokes
72′ - ⇄
T. Edun
Substitution
Off: Ben Osborn
72′ - ⇄
A. Sidibeh
Substitution
Off: Tanto Olaofe
72′ - 74′
Sam Hoskins
Yellowcard
Foul
- 79′⇄
Kyle Edwards
Substitution
Off: Tom Eaves
- 79′⇄
Terry Taylor
Substitution
Off: Jon Guthrie
- 81′⇄
Michael Jacobs
Substitution
Off: Tyrese Fornah
- ⇄
Joseph Olowu
Substitution
Off: Odin Bailey
90+2′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.13 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.86 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 7.36 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 7.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 6.93 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 7.93 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 7.02 | |
| 72 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.26 | |
| 72 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 9.03 | |
| 72 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.25 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 7.74 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.68 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.59 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Stockport County
Latest: Wigan Athletic · 4–2
Match stats
21 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Wigan Athletic · 2025/2026
Northampton Town
Latest: AFC Wimbledon · 0–1
Match stats
8 Mar 2026, 12:00 · Away vs AFC Wimbledon · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Stockport County’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Stockport County’s home games with Northampton Town’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Stockport County
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Northampton Town
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Stockport County
Northampton Town
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Stockport County
Northampton Town
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Stockport County
Northampton Town
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.