The deal have been increased so that they will also sponsors the ladies team in addition to the mens team.

The logo for ESEM will appear across the new women's and men's home shirts.

ESEM are owned by long-time County fan Christian Machowski and he said: "We're delighted to be renewing our agreement with County after a very successful season with the club in 2016/17. I've maintained a very personal interest in the club's aims and ambitions and I'm genuinely excited about County's direction of travel. Jim Gannon has lined up some exciting signings for the new campaign and we are delighted to be part of it once again."

He added "The opportunity to increase our involvement by sponsoring County Ladies has also been a very welcome addition, as football is now the top participation sport for women and girls in England, and we look forward to watching the teams flourish next season."

Stockport County's Commercial Manager Simon Dawson said: "We are very grateful to Christian for his ongoing sponsorship of Stockport County Football Club and we are genuinely excited to see ESEM now embedded at different levels of the football infrastructure. The new kit will be available from early July and we think fans will love the new design, which will be a great canvas for the ESEM logo."

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