How Stockport County became ‘bigger than Manchester United’ in China
Oct 22, 2026
Around six years ago, during one of his 105 visits to China, Steve Bellis was approached by a Scotsman at a British Council function.
“He said, ‘Remind me to tell you my Stockport County story before I leave’,” Bellis said.
“I said, ‘Hang on a minute, I do the Stockport County stories around here’.”
The president of the high-flying League One club, which he first joined 37 years ago, Bellis does indeed boast an endless stream of tales about his beloved Stockport. The man from Glasgow’s was...
