In the opening game of the season Stockport slipped to a home defeat to newly promoted Hereford United:

Coca-Cola League Two, Saturday 5th August 2006 @ 15:00; Edgeley Park
Fleetwood 36 Mkandawire 59
Starting Line-ups 1 Spencer 6 5 Raynes (Dickinson 80) 6 4 Dinning 7 3 Rose 7 16 Owen 8 7 Briggs 8 6 Williams 7 20 Taylor (Allen 51) 7 14 Le Fondre 9 21 Murray 8 19 Malcolm 6 Substitutes 22 Deasy 2 Clare 11 Robinson 8 Allen (Taylor 51) 7 10 Dickinson (Raynes 80)	17 Goal Attempts 6 3 On Target 2 13 Off Target 4 1 Hit Woodwork 0 2 Offsides 3 11 Corners 4 12 Fouls 7 Referee D Drysdale, Lincolnshire Attendance 5297 Stockport Co. Cards (none) Hereford Utd. Cards (none)	Starting Line-ups 1 Brown (Harrison 71) 9 2 Travis 7 16 Williams 7 28 Beckwith (Gulliver 29) 5 5 Mkandawire 8 4 Rose 6 8 Ferrell 6 11 Sheldon (Giles 71) 7 6 Purdie 8 9 Sills 6 10 Fleetwood 7 Substitutes 30 Harrison (Brown 71) 12 Connell 23 Gulliver (Beckwith 29) 6 17 Giles (Sheldon 71) 7 Wallis

Stockport's last visit to Bescot was on the final day of the 2004/5 season. Stockport were bottom of the league and assured of League Two football for the following season. Walsall on the other hand went into the game on the back of four straight victories, providing great optimism for the following season. Of course in reality we like Stockport achieved (if that is the right word) 24th spot in League One and so, we are re-united.

On the sunny May (05) day Walsall beat Stockport convincingly. We bossed the dejected visiting side and Darren Wrack missed a penalty in front of the away end. He missed by a country mile too.









































However, Walsall did not let this put them off and we eased to a 3-0 victory with goals from Fryatt, Kris Taylor and Wright although Stockport rode their luck and made us wait until the 89th and 90th minute to get out of sight.

Coca-Cola League One, Saturday 7th May 2005 @ 15:00; Bescot Stadium
Fryatt 86 Taylor 89 Wright 90
Starting Line-ups 1 Oakes 2 Gerrard 32 Bradley (Fryatt 57) 6 Roper (Taylor 44) 4 Osborn 8 Pead 14 Wright 7 Standing 31 Harkness (Leitao 78) 11 Wrack 33 Joachim Substitutes 29 Murphy 22 Kinsella 15 Taylor (Roper 44) 12 Fryatt (Bradley 57) 9 Leitao (Harkness 78)	19 Goal Attempts 10 7 On Target 8 11 Off Target 2 1 Hit Woodwork 0 2 Offsides 2 4 Corners 4 11 Fouls 14 Referee K Wright, Cambridgeshire Attendance 6971 Walsall Cards Gerrard 81 unsporting behaviour Stockport Co. Cards Williams 88 unsporting behaviour	Starting Line-ups 1 Cutler 2 Hardiker 15 Briggs 19 Horwood 5 Williams 23 Jackman 18 Dje 8 Hurst (Cartwright 67) 30 Allen 29 Le Fondre 21 Barlow Substitutes 32 McEwen 7 Cartwright (Hurst 67) 20 Tomlinson 34 Turnbull 28 Kay