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'''Notts County Football Club''' is a professional [[association football]] club based in [[Nottingham]], England. The team compete in [[EFL League Two]], the fourth level of the [[English football league system]].
'''Notts County Football Club''' is a professional [[association football]] club based in [[Nottingham]], England. The team compete in [[EFL League Two]], the fourth level of the [[English football league system]].


Founded on 7 December 1864, it is the [[Oldest football clubs|oldest professional association football club in the world]] and predates [[the Football Association]] itself. The club became one of the 12 founder members of the [[English Football League|Football League]] in 1888. They are nicknamed the "Magpies" due to the black and white colour of their home strip, which inspired Italian club [[Juventus]] to adopt the colours for their kit in 1903. After playing at different home grounds during its first fifty years, including [[Trent Bridge]], the club moved to [[Meadow Lane]] in 1910 and remains there. Notts County has a local [[Nottingham derby|rivalry]] with city neighbour [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], as well as with other nearby clubs such as [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]].
Founded on 28 November 1862, it is the [[Oldest football clubs|oldest professional association football club in the world]] and predates [[the Football Association]] itself. The club became one of the 12 founder members of the [[English Football League|Football League]] in 1888. They are nicknamed the "Magpies" due to the black and white colour of their home strip, which inspired Italian club [[Juventus]] to adopt the colours for their kit in 1903. After playing at different home grounds during its first fifty years, including [[Trent Bridge]], the club moved to [[Meadow Lane]] in 1910 and remains there. Notts County has a local [[Nottingham derby|rivalry]] with city neighbour [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], as well as with other nearby clubs such as [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]].


Notts County finished third in the top flight of English football in the 1890–91 season, which, together with the same achievement 10 seasons later, remains their highest ever league position. They also reached the [[1891 FA Cup final]], finishing as runners-up to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. However three years later the club won the [[1894 FA Cup final]] with a 4–1 victory over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. From 1897 until 1920 they played in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] which was then the top flight, barring the 1913–14 season when they won the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] immediately following relegation the previous year. They won the Second Division for a third time in the 1922–23 campaign, before suffering relegations down to the [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]], which they won in their first attempt in 1930–31.
Notts County finished third in the top flight of English football in the 1890–91 season, which, together with the same achievement 10 seasons later, remains their highest ever league position. They also reached the [[1891 FA Cup final]], finishing as runners-up to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. However three years later the club won the [[1894 FA Cup final]] with a 4–1 victory over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. From 1897 until 1920 they played in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] which was then the top flight, barring the 1913–14 season when they won the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] immediately following relegation the previous year. They won the Second Division for a third time in the 1922–23 campaign, before suffering relegations down to the [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]], which they won in their first attempt in 1930–31.

Revision as of 21:20, 15 October 2024

For the women's team, see Notts County Women F.C.

Notts County
Full nameNotts County Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magpies
Founded28 November 1862; 161 years ago (28 November 1862)
GroundMeadow Lane
Capacity19,841[1]
Coordinates52°56′33″N 1°8′14″W / 52.94250°N 1.13722°W / 52.94250; -1.13722
OwnerAlexander and Christoffer Reedtz[2]
ChairmanChristoffer Reedtz[3]
Head coachStuart Maynard
LeagueEFL League Two
2023–24EFL League Two, 14th of 24
Websitehttps://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/
Current season

Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team compete in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system.

Founded on 28 November 1862, it is the oldest professional association football club in the world and predates the Football Association itself. The club became one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888. They are nicknamed the "Magpies" due to the black and white colour of their home strip, which inspired Italian club Juventus to adopt the colours for their kit in 1903. After playing at different home grounds during its first fifty years, including Trent Bridge, the club moved to Meadow Lane in 1910 and remains there. Notts County has a local rivalry with city neighbour Nottingham Forest, as well as with other nearby clubs such as Mansfield Town.

Notts County finished third in the top flight of English football in the 1890–91 season, which, together with the same achievement 10 seasons later, remains their highest ever league position. They also reached the 1891 FA Cup final, finishing as runners-up to Blackburn Rovers. However three years later the club won the 1894 FA Cup final with a 4–1 victory over Bolton Wanderers. From 1897 until 1920 they played in the First Division which was then the top flight, barring the 1913–14 season when they won the Second Division immediately following relegation the previous year. They won the Second Division for a third time in the 1922–23 campaign, before suffering relegations down to the Third Division South, which they won in their first attempt in 1930–31.

The club were back in the Third Division South by World War II, but were again promoted as champions in 1949–50 and spent most of the 1950s in the second tier before successive relegations saw them drop back into the Fourth Division. County won promotion as runners-up in 1959–60. They returned to the fourth tier by 1964, but were promoted as champions in the 1970–71 season, before securing promotion out of the Third Division under the stewardship of Jimmy Sirrel in 1972–73. They made their return to the top flight by finishing as runners-up of the Second Division in 1980–81. County were relegated after a three-season stay, and ended the decade back in the third tier, before Neil Warnock masterminded play-off successes in 1990 and 1991 that saw them promoted back into the top flight. Immediate relegations followed, and despite a number of ownership changes between 2009 and 2017, County were eventually relegated from the Football League for the first time in 2018–19. Four years later in 2022–23, they returned to League Two via the National League play-offs.

History

Formation to World War I

Plaque at the George Hotel, Nottingham, commemorating the formal establishment of Notts County

Although formally organised on 7 December 1864,[a] there is evidence that the club's founding members had been playing together informally before this, and Notts County's traditional foundation date is 1862.[5] Notts played their first recorded match on 8 December 1864 against a team known as Trent Valley, of which little is known.[b] On 2 January 1865, Notts were beaten 1–0 by Sheffield at the Meadows Cricket Ground, Nottingham,[7] the latter's first match against an opponent from outside of Sheffield.[8] The club's early members were overwhelmingly from middle class backgrounds, including bankers, solicitors and men involved in Nottingham's lacemaking industry.[9] Notts are thought to have mostly played under Sheffield Rules in their early days, though certain matches are recorded as being played according to "Nottingham Rules".[10]

In 1872, Harwood Greenhalgh played for England in the first international match against Scotland, so becoming Notts County's first international representative.[11] The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in the 1877–78 season,[12] and the team reached semi-finals in 1883 (losing to Old Etonians)[13] and 1884 (losing to Blackburn Rovers).[14] It was during this period that Harry Cursham played for Notts; his 49 FA Cup goals remains the competition record.[15] The Football Association legalised professionalism in 1885, and Notts immediately recognised six of its players as professionals.[16] In 1888, the club had just experienced what Mark Metcalf described as their worst ever season, but nevertheless Notts County became one of the twelve founding members of the Football League.[17] Notts finished eleventh in the competition's inaugural year and were obliged to apply for re-election to the League for the following season; the club received seven votes, the fewest of the four League clubs required to reapply for their place, but nonetheless were re-elected.[18]

In 1894, Notts County won the FA Cup for the only time in their history.

In 1891, Notts County reached the FA Cup final for the first time. The week before the final, Notts defeated their opponents Blackburn 7–1 in a league match, a result that left the former as a strong favourite to win the Cup. However, Blackburn would win the final 3–1 at Kennington Oval.[19] The Magpies were relegated for the first time in 1893,[20] but in 1894 became the first Second Division team to win the FA Cup.[21] The team defeated Bolton Wanderers 4–1 in the final at Goodison Park, Liverpool, with Jimmy Logan scoring a hat-trick,[22] one of three men to score three goals in an FA Cup final.[23] Notts won the Second Division championship in the 1896–97 season, and won promotion to the First Division following a series of "test matches".[24] The Magpies would spend 18 of the next 19 seasons in the first tier; in 1913–14, their only season outside of the First Division, the team won the Second Division title.[25]

Inter-war years, Lawton era and decline

League football was suspended for most of World War I.[26] Upon its resumption in 1919–20, Notts were relegated to the Second Division.[27] In 1921–22, while still a Second Division club, the Magpies reached the FA Cup semi-final, losing 3–1 to Huddersfield Town at Turf Moor, Burnley.[28] In 1922–23, Notts won the Second Division championship and promotion back to the First Division,[29] where they remained for three seasons. The team conceded only 31 goals and were in contention for the league championship for much of the 1924–25 season, but they were relegated the following year; Keith Warsop speculates that a change to the offside law was the reason for Notts County's swift decline.[30] The Magpies were relegated to the third tier for the first time in 1930, but they immediately won promotion back to the Second Division as champions of the Third Division South.[31] It was during 1930–31 that Tom Keetley scored 39 league goals for Notts, a club record which would stand for 92 years.[32]

Jackie Sewell (left) and Tommy Lawton

By 1935, Notts County were back in the Third Division South,[33] where they remained at the outbreak of World War II; once again, competitive football was suspended.[34] In 1947, after the league had resumed, and whilst still a third tier club, Notts broke the British transfer record to sign England international forward Tommy Lawton.[35] Lawton's presence resulted in an immediate and significant increase in Notts County's crowds. A home match with Swansea Town on Boxing Day 1947 was attended by 45,116 spectators, with an estimated 10,000 locked outside.[36] Over the next three seasons, Lawton forged a productive goalscoring partnership with Jackie Sewell,[37] culminating in the Magpies winning the Third Division South title in the 1949–50 season. The championship was secured with a 2–0 home win over Nottingham Forest played before 46,000 spectators.[38]

Sewell was controversially sold to Sheffield Wednesday in 1951, and Lawton left in 1952.[39] Notts spent most of the 1950s in the Second Division, but suffered consecutive relegations in 1958 and 1959 to drop into the Fourth Division for the first time.[40] They immediately won promotion as runners-up, and celebrated their centenary in 1962 as a Third Division club; the occasion was marked with a friendly against an England XI.[41] Prominent players during this period include Tony Hateley, who established himself as one the club's most prolific strikers before being sold to Aston Villa in 1963.[42] The Magpies were ultimately relegated back to the Fourth Division in 1963–64,[43] and continued to struggle for the next few years; in 1966–67, the team finished 20th, avoiding the need to apply for re-election only on goal average ahead of Rochdale.[44]

Sirrel and Warnock eras

In 1969, Notts County appointed Jimmy Sirrel as manager.[45] He already had several promising players at his disposal, including Les Bradd, to become Notts County's all-time record goal scorer,[44] and Don Masson, described in one club history as Notts County's greatest ever passer of the ball.[43] In 1970–71, Hateley returned to the club; he scored 22 goals and the Magpies won the Fourth Division championship. The team amassed 69 points, equalling the then record, and completed the entire season unbeaten at home.[46] Notts narrowly missed out on consecutive promotions in 1971–72, finishing fourth in the Third Division,[47] but they ended runners-up a year later, and so were promoted to the Second Division.[45] Masson was sold to Queens Park Rangers in 1975,[48] but the team nevertheless began the 1975–76 season with six wins and two draws. However, Sirrel then left the club to become manager of Sheffield United, and Notts County's promotion bid ultimately foundered.[45]

Statue of Jimmy Sirrel (left) with his trainer Jack Wheeler

Sirrel returned as manager in 1977,[49] and Masson followed in 1978.[45] In 1980–81, the Magpies finished as runners-up in the Second Division, and so won promotion to the First Division after a 55 year absence.[50] Their first match back in top flight was away at Villa, the reigning league champions, and resulted in a 1–0 win for Notts.[51] The Magpies had been a pre-season favourite for immediate relegation, but the team finished 15th, surviving comfortably despite losing 4 of their last 5 games.[52] The 1982–83 season saw off-field changes, with Sirrel becoming "club manager" and Howard Wilkinson becoming "team manager", and the team once again avoided the drop.[53] Wilkinson moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1983, replaced by Larry Lloyd; there was talk of the team being capable of qualifying for European competitions,[53] but they were relegated back to the Second Division in 1984.[51]

Lloyd and his successor Richie Barker were both sacked before Sirrel once again took charge during the 1984–85 season; he could not however prevent Notts from suffering a second consecutive relegation.[54] Sirrel remained in post until 1987, and is regarded as the club's greatest manager.[55] Notts were still a Third Division club in 1989, when they appointed Neil Warnock as manager. In 1989–90, his first full season in charge, Warnock led the Magpies to third place in the Third Division, and the team ultimately won promotion to the Second Division by beating Tranmere Rovers 2–0 in the Third Division play-off final, the club's first ever match at Wembley Stadium.[56] Notts returned to Wembley 12 months later, this time for the Second Division play-off final, and the team won consecutive promotions to the First Division by beating Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1.[56] Notts County's return to the First Division was short lived, and they were relegated back to the second tier at the end of the 1991–92 season.[57]

Recent history

Relegation meant that Notts County narrowly missed out on participating in the first season of the Premier League.[58] Warnock departed in 1993,[57] and the team was relegated to the Second Division (as the third tier was now known) in 1995, though they did also win the Anglo-Italian Cup that year.[59] After losing the 1996 Second Division play-off final to Bradford City,[60] the Magpies suffered a club-record 20 game winless run during 1996–97 and were consequently relegated to the Third Division.[61] Under manager Sam Allardyce,[62] Notts won the Third Division championship in 1997–98, becoming the first team since World War II to win promotion in March.[63] The team broke several club records during that season, including most points (99),[64] fewest defeats (5) and longest winning run (10 games).[65][c] A 3–1 win at Bury on 9 October 1999 put the Magpies second in the Second Division,[67] but Allardyce resigned shortly afterwards to become manager of Bolton,[68] and Notts would ultimately finish the 1999–2000 season in eighth.[69]

Beginning in the early 21st century, Notts County were beset by a series of serious off-field problems.[70] Between 2002 and 2003, the club spent a record 534 days in administration and, although bankruptcy was avoided,[71] the team were relegated to the fourth tier (shortly to be rechristened League Two) in 2004.[72] They were still there in 2009, when the club was taken over by Munto Finance, purportedly an ambitious Middle East-based consortium who appointed former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson as director of football.[73] In reality, Munto Finance was controlled by the convicted fraudster Russell King;[74] the takeover had collapsed by December 2009,[75] and Notts were left at risk of being wound up over unpaid debts.[76] This was prevented in a further takeover by Ray Trew,[77] and the 2009–10 season ended successfully, with the team winning the League Two championship.[78] The Magpies remained in League One for five seasons before being relegated back to League Two in 2015.[79]

Trew sold the club in Alan Hardy in December 2016.[80] Notts reached the League Two play-off semi-finals in 2018,[81] but Hardy put the club up for sale in January 2019 with the team bottom of the table.[82] The Magpies ended the 2018–19 season relegated from the Football League for the first time in their history,[83] before Hardy sold to Christoffer and Alexander Reedtz in July 2019.[84] Notts lost the 2020 National League play-off final to Harrogate Town,[85] and ultimately remained a National League club for three more years. In 2022–23, led by head coach Luke Williams, the Magpies amassed 107 points, and striker Macaulay Langstaff set a new club record by scoring 42 goals in a season, but nevertheless the team finished four points behind Wrexham,[86] their points tally setting a record for a team finishing second.[87] Notts would eventually win promotion to League Two via the play-offs, defeating Chesterfield 4–3 in a penalty shootout in the 2023 National League play-off final following a 2–2 draw at Wembley Stadium.[88]

Kit and badge

Notts County's first known colours were amber and black hooped shirts, dating from the 1870s. This was followed by short spells playing in amber, then chocolate and blue halves. In 1890, the club adopted black and white striped shirts, and have played in these colours for most of the rest of their history.[89]

Juventus F.C. shirts

The Italian football club Juventus derived its famous black-and-white striped kits from Notts County. Juventus have played in black and white striped shirts, and with white or sometimes black shorts, since 1903. Originally, they played in pink shirts with a black tie, which only occurred due to the wrong shirts being sent to them. The father of one of the players made the earliest shirts, but continual washing faded the colour so much that in 1903 the club sought to replace them.[90] Juventus asked one of their team members, Englishman John Savage, if he had any contacts in England who could supply new shirts in a colour that would better withstand the elements. He had a friend who lived in Nottingham, who being a Notts County supporter, shipped out the black and white striped shirts to Turin.[91] Juve have worn the shirts ever since, considering the colours to be aggressive and powerful.[91]

On 8 September 2011 to mark the opening of their new stadium in Turin, Juventus invited Notts County for an historic exhibition match. After a spectacular opening ceremony referencing Juve's history, the game ended 1–1, with goals from Luca Toni and Lee Hughes both coming in the second half.[92][93]

Grounds

Early grounds

The testimony of founding members indicates that, prior to the club's formal organisation, they would meet at Park Hollow in The Park Estate, Nottingham, to play football informally amongst themselves.[94] From December 1864, once formally organised and playing outside opposition, Notts played home matches at the Meadows Cricket Ground, today the site of the Queen's Walk Recreation Ground. This remained the club's main home ground until October 1877,[95] though the team occasionally played important fixtures, such as an 1873 match against a representative team from London, at Trent Bridge.[96] In 1877, Notts moved home matches to the Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire Cricket Club's ground in Beeston,[97] and, between 1878 and 1880, the club split its games between the Meadows, Trent Bridge and Beeston.[98] In 1880, Notts moved to the Castle Ground, where they remained until 1883.[95]

Trent Bridge

Photograph of Trent Bridge c. 1890

Notts moved to Trent Bridge in 1883, taking over the tenancy from Forest. Football was played on the Fox Road side of the ground,[95] and facilities were initially basic, with only a small stand at the Radcliffe Road end and the pavilion, the latter of which being some distance away from the football pitch.[13] Later developments included a stand which Notts would take with them when they moved to Meadow Lane in 1910.[99] Notts County's record attendance at Trent Bridge was 25,000, reported for an FA Cup third round tie against Tottenham Hotspur in February 1907 and again for a First Division match against Everton in December 1908.[100]

Cricket took priority at Trent Bridge, and Notts were consequently required to play early and late season fixtures at other grounds.[101] Initially, they used the Meadows and the Castle Ground as alternative venues, but eventually they began using Forest's grounds.[102] Notts first used the Town Ground in 1895, and first played at the City Ground in 1899; they continued to use the latter as their alternative venue until 1908.[95] In 1901, a row broke out when Stoke defeated Notts 4–2 at the City Ground, a result crucial to the former avoiding relegation. Other clubs argued that Stoke had gained an unfair advantage by not playing at Notts County's main home venue,[103] and in 1902 the Football League asked that Notts play all their home matches at one ground.[101] Eventually, in 1908, the trustees of Trent Bridge decided not to renew the football club's lease, giving them two years to find a new ground.[102]

Meadow Lane

Meadow Lane following redevelopment in the 1990s

Notts leased land on Meadow Lane from Nottingham Corporation in 1910, and swiftly set about developing a new ground there. It opened on 3 September 1910, when Notts drew 1–1 with Forest before 27,000 spectators.[104] Originally, a stream ran adjacent to the ground on its "Leenside", and the club employed a man with a long pole and cane basket charged with retrieving the ball when it entered the water. In 1925, the stream was covered and the County Road stand was built.[105] In 1941, during World War II, the ground was heavily damaged by bombing, forcing Notts to withdraw from wartime competition in the 1941–42 season.[106] In 1949, 10 to 12 feet of height was added to the Spion Kop end of the ground to help accommodate the large crowds attending matches at that time.[102]

The Meadow Lane end was demolished in 1978,[104] to be replaced by a complex containing a social club, executive boxes and squash and tennis courts.[107] In 1985, the pitch was shortened as spectators in the boxes were unable to see the goalmouth directly below them.[102] Major redevelopment work to convert Meadow Lane into an all-seater stadium occurred in the 1990s,[108] with three stands rebuilt during one summer in 1992. The original main stand stood until 1994 when it too was replaced.[57] In 2019, the stadium held a maximum capacity of 19,841 spectators for football matches, with 20,211 seats overall.[109] During the 2023–24 season, average attendance at the ground was 10,905, the third highest in League Two.[110]

Supporters and rivalries

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Notts County supporters celebrate the team reaching the 2023 National League play-off final

Supporters gained representation on the board of directors in 2003 through the Notts County Supporters' Trust.[111] The Trust later gained a majority shareholding in the club, but in July 2009 Trust members were persuaded to transfer the shares to Munto Finance.[112] Munto Finance's takeover had collapsed by December 2009, and Notts County have been cited as an example of fan ownership of clubs gone awry.[113] A 2007 survey declared Notts County as the most stressful team to support on account of its frequent on-field struggles and financial problems;[114] the survey was still being cited in the press as relevant in 2023.[115]

Notts County supporters are known to chant the "Wheelbarrow Song" to the tune of "On Top of Old Smokey", consisting of the lyrics "I had a wheelbarrow, the wheel fell off".[116] In 1981, a group of supporters produced a record to mark the team's promotion to the First Division; Noel Edmunds would later feature it on his BBC Radio 1 show in a competition to establish the worst record ever made.[117] Fans produced various fanzines between the 1980s and the 2000s, the longest running of which was The Pie, which ran for 87 issues between 1987 and 2009.[118] In 2024, the National Lottery Heritage Fund supported a project led by LeftLion, a Nottingham-based arts and culture magazine, to digitize and make available online all issues of The Pie and The Almighty Brian, its Forest counterpart.[119]

Notts County first played their neighbours Nottingham Forest in March 1866,[10] in Forest's first ever match.[120] This makes the Nottingham derby, as matches between the two clubs are known, one of football's oldest fixtures.[121] A team of 17 Forest players took on a Notts team of 11, and the match finished 0–0.[10] In total, the teams have played each other in 94 league and cup matches, with Notts winning on 30 occasions, Forest 39 and with 25 draws. Competitive matches have grown rare; since 1957, the two clubs have been in the same division during only nine seasons, and a 2011 League Cup match, itself the first meeting of the two in 17 years, remains their most recent encounter.[122] Notts County's other local derby is with Mansfield Town,[123] the two clubs most recently playing each other in the 2023–24 season.[124]

Records and statistics

Chart showing the progress of Notts County F.C. through the English football league system

Goalkeeper Albert Iremonger holds the record for Notts County appearances, having played 601 matches for the club between 1904 and 1926, 564 coming in the league and 37 in the FA Cup.[125] Iremonger also holds the record for consecutive appearances for Notts; he played in 222 straight matches between 1907 and 1912 until suspension brought this run to an end.[126] A road adjacent to Notts County's ground is named in his honour.[127] Les Bradd is the club's all-time leading goal scorer, having scored 137 goals between 1967 and 1978.[128] The record for most goals scored for Notts in a single season is held by Macaulay Langstaff,[32] who scored 42 goals for the Magpies in 2022–23.[86]

Notts recorded their biggest winning margin on 24 October 1885, when they defeated Rotherham Town 15–0 in an FA Cup tie. Their record winning margin in the league is ten goals, accomplished in a 10–0 win over Burslem Port Vale in the Second Division on 26 February 1895 and again in an 11–1 win over Newport County in the Third Division South on 15 January 1949.[129] The 2022–23 team broke several club records; it accumulated 107 points and won 32 league matches,[66] surpassing the records of 99 points and 30 wins held respectively by its 1997–98 and 1970–71 counterparts.[130][65] The 2022–23 team's 117 league goals[66] bettered the 1959–60 team's tally of 107,[65] and it went unbeaten for 25 league matches,[131] surpassing a run of 19 league matches without defeat during 1930.[65]

Notts County's record home attendance was recorded on 12 March 1955, when the Magpies played York City of the Third Division North in an FA Cup quarter-final. The match was attended by 47,310 spectators, and was won 1–0 by the visitors.[132] The record home attendance for a league game was the 46,000 who attended the Third Division South match with Forest on 22 April 1950.[125] It was during the 1949–50 season that a record average crowd of 35,176 attended matches at Meadow Lane.[125] Notts County also hold the record attendance for a National League game, set when 16,511 attended a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town on 19 November 2022.[133] The largest crowd that Notts County have ever played in front of was the 61,003 who attended an FA Cup tie against Liverpool at Anfield on 29 January 1949.[134]

League history

Further information: List of Notts County F.C. seasons

Source:[135]

L1 = Level 1 of the football league system; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system; L3 = Level 3 of the football league system; L4 = Level 4 of the football league system; L5 = Level 5 of the football league system.

  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 30
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 37
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 34
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 18
  • Seasons spent at Level 5 of the football league system: 4

With a total of 14 promotions and 17 relegations,[136] no club has moved between the divisions of the Football League on more occasions than Notts County.

Most appearances

Name Career Appearances
1 England Albert Iremonger 1904–26 601
2 England Brian Stubbs 1968–80 486
3 England Pedro Richards 1974–86 485
4 England David Needham 1965–77 471
5 Scotland Don Masson 1968–82 455
6 England Les Bradd 1967–78 442
7 England Percy Mills 1927–39 434
8 England Billy Flint 1908–26 408
England David Hunt 1977–87 408
10 England Dean Yates 1985–95 394

Most goals

Name Career Goals
1 England Les Bradd 1967–78 137
2 England Tony Hateley 1958–63, 1970–72 114
3 England Jackie Sewell 1946–51 104
4 England Tommy Lawton 1947–52 103
5 England Tom Keetley 1929–33 98
6 Scotland Don Masson 1968–82 97
7 Scotland Tom Johnston 1948–57 93
8 Scotland Ian McParland 1980–89 90
9 England Harry Daft 1885–95 81
10 England Mark Stallard 1999–2004, 2005 79
England Trevor Christie 1979–84 79
England Gary Lund 1987–95 79

Players

Current squad

As of 30 August 2024[137]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Alex Bass
2 DF England ENG Kellan Gordon
3 DF England ENG Rod McDonald
4 DF Grenada GRN Jacob Bedeau
5 DF England ENG Matty Platt
6 MF England ENG Jack Hinchy
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Dan Crowley
8 MF England ENG Sam Austin
9 FW England ENG Cedwyn Scott
10 MF Malta MLT Jodi Jones
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Grant
12 DF England ENG Lucas Ness
14 FW Jamaica JAM Jevani Brown (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
17 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David McGoldrick
18 MF England ENG Matt Palmer (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Josh Martin
20 MF Scotland SCO Scott Robertson
21 GK England ENG Sam Slocombe
22 MF England ENG Curtis Edwards
24 DF England ENG Robbie Cundy
25 DF Cyprus CYP Nick Tsaroulla
28 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Macari
29 FW The Gambia GAM Alassana Jatta
33 MF England ENG George Abbott (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
40 MF England ENG Ryley Reynolds
43 MF England ENG James Sanderson
44 FW England ENG Madou Cisse
— GK Bermuda BER Milai Perott

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Cameron (at St Johnstone until the end of the 2024–25 season)[138]
23 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Adam Chicksen (at Woking until January 2025)
26 GK England ENG Aidan Stone (at Boston United until January 2025)
27 FW Jamaica JAM Junior Morias (at Dagenham and Redbridge until January 2025)

Development squad

As of 18 August 2024[139][140]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Archie Aves
— DF England ENG Freddie Pitts
— DF England ENG Cassius Cissé
— DF England ENG Owen Bickley
— DF England ENG Harrison Hazard
— DF England ENG Elias Reaney
— DF Bermuda BER Zhani Burgess
— DF England ENG Frankie Devereux
— DF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Kieran Cooney
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 MF England ENG Madou Cisse
— MF England ENG Charlie Gill
— MF England ENG Alfie Goodwin
— MF England ENG Sudais Saleh
— MF England ENG Daniel Adiefeh
— MF Australia AUS Carter Foxe
— FW Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Diego Edwards
— FW England ENG Zac Denman

Players of the season

As voted for by supporters of the club.[141]
Year Winner
1965 England George Smith
1966 England Brian Bates
1967 Scotland Alex Gibson
1968 England Keith Smith
1969 Scotland Don Masson
1970 England David Needham
1971 England Brian Stubbs
1972 England Les Bradd
1973 England Roy Brown
1974 Scotland Don Masson
1975 England Bill Brindley
1976 Republic of Ireland Ray O'Brien
1977 Scotland Arthur Mann
1978 England Mick Vinter
1979 Northern Ireland Eric McManus
Year Winner
1980 England David Hunt
1981 Scotland Don Masson
1982 Scotland Iain McCulloch
1983 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radojko Avramović
1984 Nigeria John Chiedozie
England Trevor Christie
1985 England Pedro Richards
1986 Saint Kitts Tristan Benjamin
1987 England Dean Yates
1988 England Geoff Pike
1989 England Chris Withe
1990 England Phil Turner
1991 England Craig Short
1992 England Steve Cherry
1993 England Dave Smith
Year Winner
1994 England Phil Turner
1995 Australia Shaun Murphy
1996 Australia Shaun Murphy
1997 England Matt Redmile
1998 England Gary Jones
1999 England Ian Richardson
England Darren Ward
2000 England Alex Dyer
2001 England Mark Stallard
2002 Australia Danny Allsopp
2003 England Mark Stallard
2004 England Ian Richardson
Year Winner
2005 England Ian Richardson
2006 Wales David Pipe
2007 England Mike Edwards
2008 England Kevin Pilkington
2009 England Matt Hamshaw
2010 England Neal Bishop
2011 Wales Ben Davies
2012 Republic of Ireland Alan Judge
2013 England Gary Liddle
2014 Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan
2015 Northern Ireland Roy Carroll
2016 England Jon Stead
2017 England Robert Milsom
2018 England Matthew Tootle
2019 England Kane Hemmings
Year Winner
2020 Wales Connell Rawlinson[142]
2021 Portugal Rúben Rodrigues
2022 England Matt Palmer
2023 England Macaulay Langstaff
2024 Malta Jodi Jones
Further information: List of Notts County F.C. players

Club management

Coaching staff

As of 5 June 2024[143]
  • Head Coach: Stuart Maynard
  • Assistant Head Coach: Matthew Saunders
  • First Team Coaches: Craig Saunders & Joao Alves
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Steve Collis[144]
  • Club Secretary & Player Liaison: Jenni Short
  • Head of Medical Services: Craig Heiden
  • Head of Sports Science & Sports Therapist: Jane Jackson
  • First Team Analyst: James Pidcock

Managerial history

As of 5 January 2024
Name Nat From To Days in
charge 		Record
P W D L Win %
by committee[145] England 1862 1913 —
Albert Fisher (secretary – manager) England 1913 1927 — 444 167 114 163 037.61[146]
R.C.White (Fisher's absence due to WW1) England 1917 1919 —
Horace Henshall (secretary – manager) England 1927 1934 — 304 108 81 115 035.53[147]
Charlie Jones Wales 1934 1935 — 61 15 13 33 024.59[148]
David Pratt Scotland 1935 1935 — 7 1 1 5 014.29[149]
Percy Smith England 1935 1936 — 59 22 17 20 037.29[150]
Jimmy McMullan Scotland 1936 1937 — 51 29 11 11 056.86[151]
Harry Parkes England 1938 1938 — 68 24 14 30 035.29[152]
J.R. `Tony`Towers England 1939 1942 — 0 0 0 0 !—[153]
Frank Womack England 1942 1943 — 0 0 0 0 !—[154]
Frank Buckley England 1944 1946 — 4 2 1 1 050.00[155]
Arthur Stollery England 1946 1949 — 122 54 22 46 044.26[156]
Eric Houghton England 1949 1953 — 186 74 39 73 039.78[157]
George Poyser England 1953 1957 — 147 49 31 67 033.33[158]
Frank Broome (caretaker) England 1957 1957 —
Tommy Lawton England 7 May 1957 1 July 1958 — 44 13 6 25 029.55
Ernie Coleman (caretaker) England 1958 1958 —
Frank Hill Scotland 1958 1961 —
Ernie Coleman England 1961 1963 —
Eddie Lowe England 1963 1965 —
Ernie Coleman England 1965 1965 —
Jack Burkitt England 1966 1967 — 42 15 11 16 035.71[159]
Andy Beattie Scotland February 1967 September 1967 — 22 5 3 14 022.73
Billy Gray England 1967 1968 — 51 15 13 23 029.41[160]
Jack Wheeler England 1968 1969 —
Jimmy Sirrel Scotland 1969 1975 — 291 139 72 80 047.77
Ronnie Fenton England 1975 1977 — 90 35 24 31 038.89
Jimmy Sirrel Scotland 1977 1982 — 180 61 57 62 033.89
Howard Wilkinson England 1982 1983 — 49 19 8 22 038.78
Larry Lloyd England 1983 1984 — 66 19 15 32 028.79
Richie Barker England 1984 1985 — 27 5 6 16 018.52
Jimmy Sirrel Scotland 1985 1987 — 110 46 32 32 041.82
John Barnwell England 1987 1988 — 74 28 23 23 037.84
Neil Warnock England 5 January 1989 14 January 1993 1,470 205 90 45 70 043.90
Mick Walker England 14 January 1993 14 September 1994 608 82 31 19 32 037.80
Russell Slade England September 1994 January 1995 — 23 6 5 12 026.09
Howard Kendall England 12 January 1995 1 April 1995 79 15 4 4 7 026.67
Steve Nicol Scotland 20 January 1995 5 June 1995 136 20 4 7 9 020.00
Colin Murphy England 5 June 1995 23 December 1996 567 83 33 24 26 039.76
Sam Allardyce England 16 January 1997 19 October 1999 1,006 145 56 39 50 038.62
Gary Brazil England 23 October 1999 June 2000 — 34 10 9 15 029.41
Jocky Scott Scotland 28 June 2000 10 October 2001 469 71 28 19 24 039.44
Gary Brazil England 10 October 2001 7 January 2002 89 20 4 6 10 020.00
Bill Dearden England 7 January 2002 6 January 2004 730 103 30 27 46 029.13
Gary Mills England 9 January 2004 4 November 2004 301 40 10 11 19 025.00
Ian Richardson (Caretaker) England 4 November 2004 17 May 2005 194 34 11 9 14 032.35
Gudjon Thordarson Iceland 17 May 2005 12 June 2006 391 50 13 16 21 026.00
Steve Thompson England 12 June 2006 16 October 2007 491 65 21 19 25 032.31
Ian McParland Scotland 18 October 2007 12 October 2009 725 103 28 31 44 027.18
Dave Kevan /
Michael Johnson (Caretakers) 		Scotland
Jamaica 		13 October 2009 27 October 2009 14 2 1 1 0 050.00
Hans Backe Sweden 27 October 2009 15 December 2009 49 7 2 3 2 028.57
Dave Kevan (caretaker) Scotland 15 December 2009 23 February 2010 70 11 6 3 2 054.55
Steve Cotterill England 23 February 2010 27 May 2010 93 18 14 3 1 077.78
Craig Short England 1 July 2010 24 October 2010 115 18 8 1 9 044.44
Paul Ince England 27 October 2010 3 April 2011 158 29 10 6 13 034.48
Carl Heggs (caretaker) England 3 April 2011 11 April 2011 8 2 0 0 2 000.00
Martin Allen England 11 April 2011 18 February 2012 313 43 16 10 17 037.21
Keith Curle England 20 February 2012 2 February 2013 348 51 23 14 14 045.10
Chris Kiwomya England 2 February 2013 27 October 2013 267 34 9 9 16 026.47
Steve Hodge (caretaker) England 27 October 2013 6 November 2013 10 2 1 0 1 050.00
Shaun Derry England 6 November 2013 23 March 2015 502 77 26 14 37 033.77
Paul Hart /
Mick Halsall (caretakers) 		England
England 		23 March 2015 7 April 2015 15 3 0 3 0 000.00
Ricardo Moniz Netherlands 7 April 2015 29 December 2015 266 34 11 8 15 032.35
Mick Halsall /
Richard Dryden (caretakers) 		England
England 		29 December 2015 10 January 2016 12 1 0 0 1 000.00
Jamie Fullarton Scotland 10 January 2016 19 March 2016 69 12 3 1 8 025.00
Mark Cooper England 20 March 2016 7 May 2016 48 10 3 2 5 030.00
John Sheridan England 27 May 2016 2 January 2017 220 32 8 6 18 025.00
Alan Smith (caretaker) England 3 January 2017 12 January 2017 10 1 0 0 1 000.00
Kevin Nolan England 12 January 2017 26 August 2018 591 84 35 23 26 041.67
Steve Chettle /
Mark Crossley (caretakers) 		England
Wales 		26 August 2018 1 September 2018 6 1 0 0 1 000.00
Harry Kewell Australia 31 August 2018 13 November 2018 74 14 3 4 7 021.43
Steve Chettle (caretaker) England 13 November 2018 27 November 2018 15 4 1 2 1 025.00
Neal Ardley[161] England 28 November 2018 24 March 2021 855 108 46 29 33 042.59
Ian Burchnall England 25 March 2021 27 May 2022 428 70 36 14 20 051.43
Luke Williams England 14 June 2022 5 January 2024 570 82 48 16 18 058.54

Honours

Source:[162][163]

League

Cup

Notts County in the media

In 1959, Colin Slater began reporting on Notts County for the Nottingham Evening News,[164] his first match covered being a 2–1 win for the Magpies over Chester.[165] He became BBC Radio Nottingham's Notts County correspondent in 1968, first reporting for the station on a 5–0 defeat to Lincoln City, and reported or commentated on more than 2,500 matches before retiring,[166] his final game covered coming against Newport in May 2017.[165] Slater became strongly identified with the club,[164][166] known as "the voice of Notts County". Slater died in January 2022; before his funeral, his cortege visited Meadow Lane, where it was given a guard of honour by dozens of Notts supporters.[167]

In 2002, the BBC broadcast Paradise Heights, a drama series set in Nottingham. Ralph Little's character was a Notts County fan, and Little was required to sing the "Wheelbarrow Song".[168] In 2003, journalist David McVay published Steak…Diana Ross: Diary of a Football Nobody, recounting his time as a Magpies player in the 1970s.[169] In 2012, playwright William Ivory, a Notts County supporter, wrote a play based on McVay's book, which ran at the Nottingham Playhouse.[170] During the 2022–23 season, Notts County were involved in an intense race with Wrexham for the National League's championship and its solitary automatic promotion place.[171] As a result, Notts featured in the FX television show Welcome to Wrexham, documenting the actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's takeover of Wrexham.[86]

Notes

  1. ^ A meeting was held on that date at the George Hotel, Nottingham, where a president, treasurer and committee were elected, and a subscription fee collected.[4]
  2. ^ Foss believes Trent Valley were not an independent club, and the match was played between two teams of Notts County members.[6]
  3. ^ The records for points and fewest defeats have since been bettered by the 2022–23 team.[66]

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