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Stockport County carrying a £7m burden into January
Stockport’s rise has been one of the EFL’s best stories, but a £7m operating loss in their last published accounts is the hard reality behind the romance.
EFL Analysis finance analyst Adam Williams warns that every pound lost has to be covered by owner Mark Scott, who has already injected around £11m in equity.
“In their last set of financial statements, Stockport County made a £7m operating loss. That covered the 2023-24 season. We haven’t got their 2024-25 accounts yet, but it is clearly going to be another big deficit.
“For every pound the club loses, that’s a pound the owner Mark Scott has to find from his own pocket. He has already put £11m in via equity, which is money he won’t be getting back.
“So when you generate £1.5m from a player sale like they did with Tanto Olaofe, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be reinvested – at least, not in the form of new, fee-paying signings.”
The football case remains strong: Dave Challinor’s squad looks deeper than last season with smart loans such as Ben Osborn, Nathan Lowe and Owen Dodgson, and County have already shown they can sustain a promotion push without heavy mid-season spending.
They’ll still be hoping for a promotion push, but it might have to come from the existing squad, rather than getting a boost in January.
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