Draft:Dave Conlon

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

Dave held the position of caretaker manager  List of Stockport County F.C. managers on three occasions firstly after Alan Lord stepped down, secondly when Jim Gannon was dismissed  and for the third time when Simon Rusk was dismissed before Dave Challinor took over. Before Dave was full-time at Stockport County he was a PE Teacher at Aquinas College and coached Stockport County part-time.

Coaching Background
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. 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. Jim Gannon then returned to Stockport as manager in January 2016 and appointed Dave as his assistant manager.

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

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.

Getting to know Dave Conlon video  Dave is also an coach education tutor  for the FA

Honours

 * National League North Champions 2019/19


 * National League Champions 2021/22


 * EFL 2 Champions 2023/24