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17.05.2022 - 00:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Flags, flares and joy filled the air as the promotion party continued for Stockport County fans this evening. Almost 24 hours after clinching the league title at Edgeley Park, the Hatters were back in town as supporters lined the streets to cheer their heroes.
County will be back in the Football League for the first time in 11 years next season. Jubilant supporters - whose feet still hadn't touched the ground after the side's 2-0 win over Halifax Town on Sunday - gave a roaring welcome to the players and coaches as they made their way from Stockport Town Hall to Edgeley Park.
The heights of Wembley appearances and second tier football had made way for a dour plunge down the football pyramid in more recent years. Administration in 2009 was followed by back-to-back relegations, before the Hatters sunk to the sixth tier of football in 2013.
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Now, County fans are daring to dream again - their promotion heroes already immortalised as icons in the club's history. "It's great after all this time," said Sue Crowe, 71.
She told the Manchester Evening News of her memories from County's dizzying heights in the 1990s. The plunge that followed is now in the past, with glory returning to Edgeley Park. "It's nice this," Sue added.
Supporters young and old poured into Edgeley after the open-top bus parade came to an end. Fans filled Hardcastle Road with a buzz of excitement, before packing the Cheadle End at Edgeley Park ready for the National League trophy presentation.
Each player was given their moment to lift the silverware in front of thousands of their loyal fans. Supporters chanted 'we're on our way back'
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Blackpool's Jake Daniels came out publicly as a gay male professional footballer, the first to do so in the UK since 1990. While Justin Fashanu was the UK's first professional footballer to come out as gay, his career was tragically cut short due to homophobia – he ended his own life in 1998. Footballer Jake, 17, told Sky Sports that he believed he was "ready to tell people my story" after coming out to his parents, his football club and teammates while letting his fans "know the real me".
Matt Lucas and Eddie Izzard are among the stars supporting Blackpool forward Jake Daniels, who has become the first pro footballer to come out as gay in 32 years. Daniels, 17, became the first male professional player in English football to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990 with his incredible statement. Little Britain star Matt wrote on Twitter: ‘It’s a landmark day in British LGBT history.