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Dave Conlon is currently Stockport County F.C. 1st team coach. He is the longest serving member of the backroom team[1] having coached/assisted over 500 first team games and achieved three promotions. He has worked under four different managers [1] (Alan Lord,[2][3] Jim Gannon, Simon Rusk,[4] Dave Challinor).

Dave [2] held the position of caretaker manager [3] List of Stockport County F.C. managers[5] on three occasions[6] firstly after Alan Lord stepped down,[3] secondly when Jim Gannon was dismissed[7][8] and for the third time when Simon Rusk was dismissed[9] before Dave Challinor took over.[10]

Dave Conlon

Before Dave was full-time at Stockport County he was a PE Teacher at Aquinas College[11] and coached Stockport County part-time.[12]

Coaching Background[edit]

Dave worked part-time at the club with Alan Lord after joining part way through the 2013/14 season and for the 2014/15 season before Alan stepped down and the club appointed a new manager.[13] Dave then joined Jim Gannon as assistant at Northwich Victoria FA for the 2015/16 season when they got to the FA Cup 2nd round and were defeated by Northampton Town [14][15][16]. Jim Gannon then returned to Stockport as manager in January 2016 and appointed Dave as his assistant manager. [17]

The club transitioned during this time to hybrid before going full time under the new ownership of Mark Stott[18] Stockport returned to full-time status for the season 2021-22 [19] After Jim was dismissed in January, Dave was the caretaker manger for the against Boreham Wood [20] before Simon Rusk [4] was appointed as manager (with Mark McGhee joining as joint assistant manager [21] the end of the 2020/2021 season saw Stockport lose in the National League playoff semi final. [22] The next season 2021/22 saw Rusk only last in his position as manager until October [23]. Conlon took temporary charge for the next game v Dover [24][25][26]. Dave Challinor was appointed in time for the FA Cup game v Bolton Wanderers [10]. This season the club gained promotion back to the football league as they were crowned National League champions 2021/22. [27][28]

County finished the next (2022/23) in fourth, missing out on automatic promotion on the final day, before going on to lose the League Two Play-Off final on penalties to Carlisle United at Wembley.[29][30]

Getting to know Dave Conlon video [5] [6] Dave is also an coach education tutor [7] for the FA

Honours[edit]

  • National League Champions 2021/22[34][35]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dave Conlon". Stockport County.
  2. ^ "stockport county lord brown conlon - Manchester Evening News". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b "Stockport County boss Alan Lord steps down at Edgeley Park - Manchester Evening News". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Rusk, McGhee and Conlon form new Management Team". Stockport County. January 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dave Conlon - Manager profile". www.transfermarkt.co.uk.
  6. ^ "HattersMatters | Stockport County managerial timeline".
  7. ^ "Stockport County part company with manager Jim Gannon - Manchester Evening News". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Jim Gannon: Stockport County sack manager after five years with the club". BBC Sport. January 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Simon Rusk: Stockport County sack manager after nine months". BBC Sport. October 27, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Dave Challinor returns to County as manager". Stockport County. November 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Sports at Aquinas". Aquinas College.
  12. ^ "Our History".
  13. ^ "Stockport County staff are all in it together - Manchester Evening News". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Northampton Town 3-2 Northwich Victoria". BBC Sport. December 4, 2015.
  15. ^ "Nor'ton v Northwich Vic, 2015/16 | FA Cup". www.premierleague.com.
  16. ^ "Northampton fight back to beat Northwich Victoria in FA Cup second round". Sky Sports.
  17. ^ "Jim Gannon returns to Stockport County for third stint as manager - Manchester Evening News". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  18. ^ Stronge, Isaac Stacey (March 6, 2024). "Who Is Stockport County owner Mark Stott? Net worth, business interests, club plans and more". FootballLeagueWorld.
  19. ^ "Squad Update From Jim Gannon". Stockport County. May 22, 2020.
  20. ^ "Match Preview: Boreham Wood v County". Stockport County. April 23, 2021.
  21. ^ "Shrewd Stockport appoint Brighton U23 boss Simon Rusk as manager". January 27, 2021.
  22. ^ "Stockport County 0-1 Hartlepool United: Rhys Oates strike sends Pools into National League play-off final". BBC Sport. June 13, 2021.
  23. ^ "Stockport County issue update after Simon Rusk's sacking ahead of Bolton Wanderers FA Cup clash - Manchester Evening News". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  24. ^ "Dover Athletic v County". Stockport County.
  25. ^ "MATCH REPORT: DOVER 2-5 STOCKPORT COUNTY – DOVER ATHLETIC FC". October 30, 2021.
  26. ^ "Report: Whites lose seven-goal thriller". Kent Online. October 30, 2021.
  27. ^ Media, P. A. (May 15, 2022). "Stockport seal National League title and EFL return after 11 years". The Guardian.
  28. ^ "We're Back – The story of Stockport County's return to the Football League – Victor Publishing".
  29. ^ Ashdown, John (May 28, 2023). "Carlisle 1-1 Stockport (5-4 pens): League Two playoff final, penalty shootout – as it happened". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  30. ^ "Carlisle 1-1 Stockport AET (5-4 on pens): Cumbrians prevail in play-off final shootout to reach League One". Sky Sports.
  31. ^ "WE ARE CHAMPIONS!". Stockport County. April 27, 2019.
  32. ^ "Honours & Records". Stockport County.
  33. ^ "National League North - Champions". worldfootball.net.
  34. ^ Media, P. A. (May 15, 2022). "Stockport seal National League title and EFL return after 11 years". The Guardian.
  35. ^ "Stockport County club record". www.stevesfootballstats.uk.
  36. ^ "How it happened: Stockport County and Wrexham seal promotion!". EFL. April 13, 2024.
  37. ^ https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-04-17/special-night-as-stockport-county-crowned-champions-of-league-two
  38. ^ "Stockport County trophy parade LIVE as League Two champions celebrate promotion - Manchester Evening News". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  39. ^ "Notts County 2-5 Stockport County". BBC Sport. April 16, 2024.

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