Stockport County Football Club recently registered their own fans as an official member of their squad, the number 12, as a reference to the fans being known as the "twelfth man

12th Man (football)

The 12th man or 12th player is a term used to describe the fans within a stadium during association football or American football games. This term has a different meaning in cricket, referring to the first substitute player who fields when a member of the fielding side is injured...

" based on the fact that the supporters in the stadium on a match day can sometimes influence the match just as much as a player on the pitch.

Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

 were the first club to register their fans, taking the number 13 shirt. Portsmouth

Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...

 followed suit, dedicating the number 12 shirt to the fans.

The officially registered name for County's number 12 shirt is 'Blue And White Army'.

See also

• Stockport County F.C.
  Stockport County F.C.
  Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
  
  
• Stockport County Supporters
• Reading Fans