HATTERS TO CONTINUE 'VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY'

DAVE Challinor has urged his Stockport County side to press forward on the front foot in their 'voyage of discovery.'

- By RICHARD PARTINGTON

The Hatters were promoted to League One last season and have been operating in the third tier of English professional football for the first time since 2010.

It's very much new territory for Challinor’s squad, but they have taken to it impressively and sit fourth after their midweek 1-1 draw at Northampton.

It keeps County very much in the running for promotion at the start of what Challinor believes will be a pivotal month.

"We came into the division as maybe a little bit of an unknown quantity but, be clear, we were in the unknown as to what we were going to be up against and I think the strides that we've made over the course of this season have been have been brilliant," he said.