Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Stockport County 3rd with 87 points, Shrewsbury Town 24th with 33, 54 apart. On the form table Shrewsbury Town stood 19th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.57/0.91 for Stockport County and 0.89/1.72 for Shrewsbury Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Stockport County wins, 2 for Shrewsbury Town, 0 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
Edgeley Park in Stockport staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,841. Stockport County led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Stockport County: Oliver Norwood (37')