THE EXILES SPOIL RECORD SEQUENCE FOR HATTERS

STOCKPORT missed out on a place in the record books as boss Dave Challinor admitted they got what they deserved at struggling Newport.

-  George Lane

A 13th win on the bounce for the visitors would have broken the record for consecutive victories in the fourth tier set by Luton Town in 2002.

But Challinor’s side were stunned by the Exiles as goals from Bryn Morris and Shane McLoughlin either side of half-time were enough to secure victory.

“It’s disappointing,” admitted the Stockport manager. “We got from the game what we deserved to get from the game because we weren’t good enough and we didn’t compete how I’d expect us to compete.

“Credit to Newport, they deserved to win, but it was no shock. The players knew what to expect, they just didn’t cope with it. Technically we were terrible.”

Challinor rejected the suggestion that his players had been affected by pre-match talk of the record.