{"id":1681,"date":"2026-06-05T20:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:34:51","slug":"jim-mcnulty-stockport-county-appoint-rochdale-boss-as-new-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=1681","title":{"rendered":"Jim McNulty: Stockport County appoint Rochdale boss as new manager"},"content":{"rendered":"


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McNulty takes over a Stockport side who missed out on promotion from League One in May’s play-off final at Wembley, when they were well beaten by near neighbours Bolton.<\/p>\n

Prior to his exit, Challinor had been the fifth longest-serving manager in the EFL and won two promotions with Stockport, lifting them from the National League to the third tier.<\/p>\n

In the past two seasons, however, they have finished third in League One and missed out on promotion via the play-offs.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dale narrowly missed out on automatic promotion from the National League in a thrilling battle with York City, culminating in a dramatic final-day draw against the Minstermen<\/a>who sealed the title at their expense courtesy of a 103rd-minute equaliser.<\/p>\n

Undeterred, Rochdale then achieved promotion through the play-offs, but McNulty’s side were made to work for it – having come back from 2-0 down to Boreham Wood to take it to 2-2 and extra time, and eventually winning on penalties.<\/p>\n

McNulty initially took over at Rochdale on an interim basis as they dropped out of the EFL in 2022-23 and later signed a two-year deal as they began their first non-league campaign.<\/p>\n

Having led them to an 11th-place finish in their first season in the National League, McNulty sealed a play-off spot in 2024-25 before their promotion winning campaign last term.<\/p>\n

“We celebrated so much during my time here as a player, because we played a brand of football that we were so proud of as players and we knew the fans loved, and we found a way to win whilst doing it,” he added.<\/p>\n

“That is the idea that I want to cultivate for our supporters again, and I’m very excited to meet them and begin to develop that idea together.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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