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COUNTY PRIDE IN POSTCODE DERBY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 July 2017

By Gareth Evans

CLINICAL: Matty Warburton chips home for the second of his three goals
PICTURE: Mike Petch

STOCKPORT COUNTY sounded an impressive declaration of intent by firing five past Cheshire neighbours Macclesfield Town in what has become a regular summer ‘postcode derby’.
The Silkmen made the 14- mile trip to Edgeley Park for their sole pre-season venture away from home with a squad that featured just four surviving players from the previous season, which had seen the National League outfit reach the FA Trophy final.
Macclesfield’s rebuilt side looked to be ge...

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