Stockport County Supporters’ Co-operative (Co-op)

Stockport County Supporters’ Co-operative is a formal, democratic and not-for-profit organisation of fans. Over recent years, led by the government funded Supporters Direct, Co-operatives and Trusts have been established at a number of clubs to allow the fans to have greater input into their clubs.

The Stockport County Supporters’ Co-operative is one of a number of Co-operatives or Trust organisations in the Football League. The majority of Co-operative or Trusts do not own any shareholding in the club, but act on behalf of all supporters to ensure that clubs are run properly and sustainably.

Some Trusts, such as Exeter City in the football league, own the majority of the shareholding in the club, others such as Swansea City and Lincoln City own minority shareholdings, and in non-league football there are many other trust-owned clubs.