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conceding [kuhn-seed]

Nine wins without conceding a goal

Stockport County F.C. currently hold the record for winning Football League matches without conceding a goal, namely nine.

Wayne Hennessey, who was on loan to Stockport at the time from Wolves, kept all the clean sheets in his first nine games in professional football. He made his footballing debut against Boston United where Stockport won 2-0. The players involved in the record-breaking run were: Wayne Hennessey, Robert Clare, Michael Rose, Ashley Williams, Gareth Owen, Stephen Gleeson, Jason Taylor, Adam Griffin, David Poole, Damien Allen, Anthony Pilkington, Tony Dinning, Dominic Blizzard, Liam Dickinson, Adam Proudlock, Tes Bramble & Anthony Elding.

During this time Wayne Hennessey got the League Two Player of the Month Award and Jim Gannon was candidate for the Manager of the Month Award twice.

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