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| Full name | Notts County Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Magpies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Meadow Lane Nottingham (Capacity 19,588) |
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| Chairman | John Armstrong-Holmes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Ian McParland |
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| League | League Two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | League Two, 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The Meadow Lane Stadium (usually known simply as Meadow Lane) is a football stadium in Nottingham, England. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Ian John 'Charlie' McParland (born 4 October 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish former professional footballer and currently manager Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] The club currently plays in Football League Two of the Coca-Cola Football League, part of the English football league system. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although "The Magpies" play their home games at the Meadow Lane stadium in black and white striped shirts.
The club have had several spells in the top division of English football, the most recent in 1991–92, when they played in the last season of the old First Division before creation of the Premier League. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs
Well-known former managers of Notts County include Jimmy Sirrel, Neil Warnock, and Sam Allardyce. James " Jimmy " Sirrel (2 February 1922 – 25 September 2008 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted for his success Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace. Samuel "Sam" Allardyce (born 19 October 1954 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English football manager and former
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History
Formation and early years
Notts County were formed in 1862. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The club pre-dated The Football Association and initially played a game of its own devising, rather than association football. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey At the time of its formation, Notts County, like most sports teams, were considered to be a "gentlemen-only" club. The term gentleman (from Latin gentilis, belonging to a race or "gens" and "man" Cognate with the French word gentilhomme Notts County are considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern game, even being credited with the invention of the offside trap. Notts County are the oldest of the world's professional association football clubs (There are older professional clubs in other codes of football. The title of the world's oldest Football club, or the oldest club in a particular country is often disputed or is claimed by several different clubs across several different )
The club initially played at Park Hollow in the grounds of the old Nottingham Castle. Nottingham Castle is a Castle in Nottingham, England. It is located in a commanding position with 130 foot cliffs to the south and west In December 1864, the decision was made to play games against outside opposition, and it was decided that the club needed to find a bigger venue. After playing at several grounds, The Magpies settled at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in 1883. Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County Cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire,
Football League
In 1888, Notts County, along with eleven other football clubs, became a founding member of The Football League[2]. The following are the Association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs They finished their first league season in 11th place, but avoided the dubious honour of the wooden spoon, which went to Midlands rivals Stoke. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. However, Notts County did achieve their highest ever league finish of 3rd in 1890-91, an achievement they repeated ten seasons later.
FA Cup finals
On March 25, 1891, Notts County reached the FA Cup final for the first time. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. The 1891 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Notts County at the Kennington Oval. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Magpies were defeated 3–1 by Blackburn Rovers at The Oval, despite having beaten the same side 7-1 in the league only a week earlier. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London
Notts County made up for this on 1894-03-31, when they won the FA Cup at Goodison Park for the first and thus far only time in their history. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton FC in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40157 all-seated The Magpies defeated Bolton Wanderers 4-1 in a game in which Jimmy Logan scored the first hat-trick in FA Cup final history. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts This achievement is also memorable for Notts County becoming the first club outside the top division to win the FA Cup: Notts County finished 3rd in Division Two that season. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.
Juventus F C shirts
The Italian football club Juventus F.C. derived its famous black-and-white striped kits from Notts County. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Juventus have played in black and white striped shirts, with white shorts, 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. [3] 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. Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional [4]
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1920s
Notts County were relegated in 1926 in what was to be their last season in the English top flight for over half a century. The 1925–26 season was the last season that famed goalkeeper Albert Iremonger played for the club. Legend among Notts County supporters it has been said he had 'hands like the claws of a JCB. '[5]
World War II through the 1950s
The club suspended all fixtures during the 1941–42 season after Meadow Lane was hit by enemy bombing. In the 1946–47 season, the ground was used temporarily by Nottingham Forest after the River Trent flooded both Meadow Lane and the City Ground. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire between Biddulph and Biddulph Moor. The City Ground is a football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. Forest again used Meadow Lane in 1968, after fire destroyed the main stand at the City Ground. The 'golden age' of the club came just after the end of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including County stunned the footballing world by signing Tommy Lawton from Chelsea for a then-record fee. Tommy Lawton ( 6 October, 1919 - 6 November, 1996) was an English association footballer who rose to fame a short time before
Lawton's arrival increased crowds by over 10,000. One incident during this period saw 10,000 fans locked outside the ground. In the 1949-50 season, Notts County clinched the Third Division (South) championship. The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 Crowds averaged 35,000 as The Magpies held off Nottingham Forest in a thrilling championship race. The 1950–51 season was to be the last season in which Notts County would compete in a higher league than their city rivals.
As the 1950s drew to a close, Nottingham Forest replaced Notts County as the city's biggest club. After the 1957–58 season, the two clubs would not play each other again for sixteen years.
1960s to 1990s
Jimmy Sirrel era
The Magpies struggled during the 1960s, being on the brink of financial ruin and striving to avoid the indignity of having to apply for re-election to the league. This situation continued until Jack Dunnet, a local Member of Parliament, took control of the club. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. He appointed Jimmy Sirrel, a charismatic Scot who had once played for Celtic F.C., as manager in November 1969. James " Jimmy " Sirrel (2 February 1922 – 25 September 2008 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted for his success The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. In the 1970–71 season, The Magpies clinched the Fourth Division title in record-breaking style, remaining unbeaten at Meadow Lane. "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division.
Two seasons later, Notts County were again promoted, this time to Division Two. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. It marked an amazing turnaround in form under Sirrel and would also renew meetings with old adversaries Forest. Sirrel departed for Sheffield United in October 1975 but returned two years later. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Sirrel completed the remarkable transformation of Notts County in May 1981. He had turned The Magpies from Fourth Division strugglers to a top division side in little over a decade, ending an absence of fifty-five years from the top flight. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between This achievement was with the same chairman (Jack Dunnett), captain (Don Masson), and trainer (Jack Wheeler) throughout the decade.
In one of the most famous moments in the club's modern history, Notts County visited newly crowned champions Aston Villa on the opening day of the season. The Villa team had paraded their League Championship trophy to an expectant crowd before kickoff, but against all odds, County came away with a 1–0 victory. Notts County were relegated three seasons later, but not before reaching the FA Cup quarter-final, which they lost to Everton. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Sirrel also retired at the end of that season. He came out of retirement a few months later in an unsuccessful attempt to save Notts County from a second consecutive relegation. Sirrel finally retired in 1987, bringing to a close one of the most successful and memorable periods in Notts County's history.
Neil Warnock era
In late 1988, a new manager arrived. Neil Warnock had previously led Scarborough into the Football League as champions of the Football Conference. Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace. Scarborough Football Club was an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the At the end of his first full season, Warnock had led Notts County to promotion back to Division Two. The club anthem The Wheelbarrow song originated during this season, stemming from the club's historic first game at Wembley Stadium in a 2–0 win over Tranmere Rovers. The Wheelbarrow song is a football chant sung by fans of Notts County Football Club, which goes to the tune of On Top of Old Smoky. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League One and based at Prenton Park, Tranmere Warnock continued to deliver: the 1990–91 season is considered by many County fans to be one of the club's greatest. A famous 1–0 victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup booked them a place in the quarter-final, which they lost to eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Notts County also booked their second successive visit to Wembley and their second successive promotion. The Magpies defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 in front of 60,000 spectators, 25,000 of which were Notts County fans. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex.
The following season was disappointing, seeing Notts County relegated from the top flight. With the introduction of the Premier League, County were relegated from the old Division One to the new Division One. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Warnock quit in January 1993 and was succeeded by Mick Walker. Walker successfully averted a second consecutive relegation.
Mick Walker era
Walker's first full season as manager was memorable for Notts County fans. The Magpies narrowly missed the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The season is most remembered for a 2–1 victory over arch rivals Nottingham Forest in which Charlie Palmer scored the winning goal with just four minutes remaining. This has become a celebrated event among Notts County fans, who have dubbed February 12 (the anniversary of the game) Sir Charlie Palmer Day. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the The Nottingham Derby is the name given to football matches contested between Nottingham Forest and Notts County. This game was the last competitive Nottingham derby fixture to date. The Nottingham Derby is the name given to football matches contested between Nottingham Forest and Notts County. In March 1993 Notts County lose Anglo-Italian Cup against Brescia. The Anglo-Italian Cup, sometimes referred to as the Anglo-Italian Tournament, was a football cup competition held between clubs in England and Italy Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Italy. The club was formed in 1911 and currently plays in the Italian Serie B, having
Walker was surprisingly sacked in September 1994. This event triggered a dramatic decline in the club's fortunes that has persisted to the present. Notts won the Anglo-Italian Cup at Wembley in March 1995, but ended the season relegated to Division Two. The Anglo-Italian Cup, sometimes referred to as the Anglo-Italian Tournament, was a football cup competition held between clubs in England and Italy County made another visit to Wembley Stadium in the 1996 play-offs, but missed the chance of a return to Division One with a 2–0 defeat to Bradford City. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford
Sam Allardyce era
The following season ranks among the club's worst, as they managed just seven victories all season and finished in the bottom position of the league table. Relegation to the league's basement division happened just six years after promotion to the top flight. However, success followed relegation under Sam Allardyce. Samuel "Sam" Allardyce (born 19 October 1954 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English football manager and former The Magpies secured the Division Three title in March 1998 by a record margin of seventeen points. They became the first side since World War II to win promotion in mid-March, with six games still remaining. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
2000s
Financial crisis and relegation battles
Allardyce left in October 1999 to join his old team Bolton Wanderers. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater In September 2003, Notts County faced the real possibility of dissolution. Crippling debts and an increasingly impatient Football League board combined to leave the future of the league's oldest club in doubt. However, the considerable efforts of a group of local businessmen and the club's loyal and upbeat supporters helped save the club from extinction. But despite new ownership, the club were unable to avoid relegation back to the bottom division in 2004. In a similar circumstance as their relegation in 1992, due to the rebranding of the Football League, County went from Division Two to League Two. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of
The 2004–05 season was a season of highs and lows for Notts. Despite high levels of expectation about promotion, it soon became apparent that Notts County would not be challenging. Fans would have to wait until October before the club recorded a home win; County even occupied bottom place in September.
Player Ian Richardson relieved Gary Mills as manager in November 2004. Richardson managed to guide the club away from the relegation zone with little experience at football management. He held the manager's job until the end of the season in January 2005, and the club announced in April that Richardson would not be the manager during the following season. On May 17, 2005, former Iceland manager Gudjon Thordarson became the club's sixth manager in five years. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. Guðjón Þórðarson (in English - Thordarson (born September 14, 1955) is an Icelandic football manager
The 2005–06 season began promisingly for the Magpies. Thordarson and assistant manager Ross MacLaren instituted a strenuous fitness regime, including double training sessions. These actions ensured that the Notts County squad were fitter than the rest of the league at the start of the season.
The club won or drew their first seven league games and were top of the table in September. Fans began to speak cautiously of promotion. But soon the fitness of other squads matched that of the Magpies, who stumbled and lost or drew the next fourteen games. A strong January with just one defeat saw talk of promotion re-emerge, but a disappointing stretch in February included five consecutive defeats and one draw, ending all talk of promotion. The club managed to win just thirteen points out of a possible forty-eight in their last sixteen games, and again faced relegation.
On the final day of the season, Notts were just two points above the relegation zone as they faced Bury, another side in danger of relegation. Bury Football Club is an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. A season high attendance of 9,817, of which 8,594 were home supporters, watched the game. The Magpies at one point trailed by a score of 2–0. With Oxford United and Stockport County drawing their games, the club were only one Oxford United goal away from relegation. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England. But a late rally saw Notts level the score at 2–2, and Oxford's 3–2 defeat ensured the Magpies' safety.
Despite avoiding relegation, Notts County finished in 21st place in League Two and in 89th place overall, the lowest position the club had ever finished. The state of the club seemed worrisome as a number of issues had become apparent. This situation resulted in the departure of both the chairman and the manager, the cessation of a long-standing youth squad program, and many of the players out of contract or nearing contract maturity.
Thompson returns
The announcement of Steve Thompson as the club's new manager on June 12 stirred strong emotions in the fan base. Steven Paul Thompson (born July 28, 1955) is an English football manager and former player Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Thompson had previously been assistant to Colin Murphy, who was widely blamed for the relegation in the 1996–97 season. Colin Murphy is a former amateur footballer and professional manager who has taken charge of numerous clubs during a long management career including Derby County Thompson's only real success as a manager had been with Southend over ten years previously. Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex Notts County's new boss signed fourteen new players, including former Nottingham Forest player Jason Lee. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Jason Lee (born 9 May 1971 in Forest Gate) is an English footballer.
However, the club lost only twice in their first fifteen games and became a promotion contender. But a blip in form and inconsistency plagued the team over the rest of the season, resulting in a 13th place finish.
In the 2007–08 season, Thompson's second as manager, pre-season transfers added Neil MacKenzie from Scunthorpe United, Adam Tann from Leyton Orient, Hector Sam from newly promoted Walsall, Paul Mayo from Lincoln City, Tim Sandercombe from Plymouth Argyle, Myles Weston from Charlton Athletic, Richard Butcher from Peterborough United, Lee Canoville from Boston United F.C., and Spencer Weir-Daley from local rivals Nottingham Forest. Scunthorpe United Football Club are an English Association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. Leyton Orient FC are an English Professional football team from east London currently playing in League One of the Football League Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football team based in Peterborough. Boston United Football Club are a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham The pre-season also saw the exit of David Pipe to League One newcomers Bristol Rovers. David Ronald Pipe (born November 5 1983 in Caerphilly, Wales) is a professional football player Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team based in Bristol. Before his transfer, Pipe was the current longest-serving player at Notts County, with 141 appearances and four goals scored.
The Magpies bowed out of both the Carling Cup and theJohnstone's Paint Trophy in the opening weeks of the season and made a poor start to their league campaign. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( These events saw disappointed fans chanting at Thompson during games and displaying banners calling for his removal. Thompson was finally sacked on 2007-10-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Former player Ian 'Charlie' McParland replaced him two days later on October 18. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
Ian 'Charlie' McParland
Steve Thompson left the club a few days before one of the season's biggest fixtures, an away game at local rivals Mansfield Town. Mansfield Town Football Club are an English football club who from the 2008&ndash09 season will compete in the Conference National. At first, the club announced that Thompson's assistant manager John Gannon would take charge of the first team, but hours after the press conference was held to announce McParland as Thompson's successor at Meadow Lane, the press were told that Gannon (and Thompson's ex-Sheffield United teammate and recently appointed Notts kitman Paul Beesley) had followed the ex-manager out of the club, leaving McParland in charge for one of the biggest games of the season only two days after taking the managerial reins at the club. McParland then appointed former Notts players David Kevan as his assistant and Tommy Johnson as coach. The pair were hailed as the 'Dream ticket' by the chairman who went on to offer 'Charlie season tickets' in a bid to bring back the dwindling support. However, the poor form continued and only a series of sterling defensive displays helped Notts secure safety in the penultimate match of the season. A Richard Butcher strike against a much weakened Wycombe Wanderers side securing League 2 football for next season.
Club grounds
Various, 1867–1883
The most regular venues during this period were the Meadows Cricket Ground and later the Castle Cricket Club. Home games were occasionally played at Trent Bridge.
Trent Bridge, 1883–1910
Notts County moved into the Trent Bridge cricket ground after it was vacated by their rivals Nottingham Forest in 1883. Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County Cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The club remained at Trent Bridge until they moved to their own purpose-built football stadium at nearby Meadow Lane. When Trent Bridge was needed for cricket matches, Notts played home games at the Castle Cricket Ground and then on Nottingham Forest's grounds, Town Ground and City Ground.
Meadow Lane, 1910 to the present
In 1910, County moved to their current home, Meadow Lane. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1910 throughout the world The Meadow Lane Stadium (usually known simply as Meadow Lane) is a football stadium in Nottingham, England. The first game there was a 1–1 draw with old rivals Nottingham Forest, played in front of 28,000 fans.
Notts County's Meadow Lane and Nottingham Forest's City Ground are the two closest grounds in England, situated only 330 yards (300 m) apart, though the River Trent flows between them. The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire between Biddulph and Biddulph Moor. Meadow Lane lies to the north of the river, the City Ground to the south. Notts County is the only fully professional football club based within the boundary of the city of Nottingham, as the City Ground stands in West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe. The City Ground is a football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. West Bridgford is a town in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. Rushcliffe is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England.
Rivalries
Notts County have a long-standing rivalry with neighbours Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham During recent stints in the lower levels of the Football League, rivalry has increased with Nottinghamshire neighbours Mansfield Town. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Mansfield Town Football Club are an English football club who from the 2008&ndash09 season will compete in the Conference National. Other clubs sharing local rivalries with Notts County are Derby County, Leicester City, Lincoln City, and Chesterfield. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Current squad
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Honours
With a total of fourteen promotions and fifteen relegations, no club has moved between the divisions of the Football League on more occasions than Notts County. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Kevin William Pilkington (born 8 March 1974 in Hitchin) is an English footballer He currently plays for Notts County. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mike Edwards (born April 25 1980) is an English footballer, currently playing for Notts County. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Adam Tann (born May 12, 1982 in Fakenham) is an English footballer He is a defender and plays for Notts County. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Havant & Waterlooville footballer see Jay Smith (footballer born December 1981 Jay Smith (born 24 September For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Neil MacKenzie (born 15 April, 1976 in Birmingham) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Stef Frost (born July 3 1989 in Nottingham, England) is a professional football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Paul Mayo (born 13 October 1981) is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Notts County, in the English League Two In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Stephen James Hunt (born 11 November 1984) is an English defender who plays for Notts County, as a defender. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Tim Sandercombe (born 15 June 1989) is an English footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Spencer Weir-Daley (born 5 September, 1985, in Leicester, England) is a professional footballer playing for Notts County For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Richard Butcher (born 21 January 1981 in Peterborough) is a footballer for Notts County. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Gavin David Strachan (born 23 December 1978 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish footballer, who plays in midfield for Notts In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Michael Owen Johnson born ( July 4, 1973 in Nottingham England) is a Jamaican footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Myles Weston (born March 12, 1988 in Lewisham, England) is an English left-wing midfield footballer currently
FA Cup Winners 1893–94 FA Cup Finalists 1890–91
Second Division Champions 1896–97, 1913–14, 1922–23 Runners-Up 1894–95, 1980–81 Play-off Champions 1990–91
Third Division Runners-Up 1972–73 Play-off Champions 1989–90 Third Division (South) Champions 1930–31, 1949–50
Fourth Division Champions 1970–71 Runners-Up 1959–60
Third Division (Modern) Champions 1997–98
Anglo-Italian Cup Winners 1994–95 Runners-Up 1993–94
Records
Highest Attendance 47,310 vs York City, FA Cup 6th Round, 1955-03-12
Highest Gate Receipts £124,539 vs Manchester City, FA Cup 6th Round, 1991-02-16
Record League Victory 11-1 vs Newport County, Division Three South, 1949-01-15
Record Cup Victory 15-0 vs Rotherham Town, FA Cup 1st Round, 1985-10-24
Most League Points (2 for a win) 69, Division Four 1970–71
Most League Points (3 for a win) 99, Division Three 1997–98
Most League Goals 107, Division Four 1959–60
Highest Scorer in One Season Tom Keetley, 39, Division Three South1930–31
All Time Top Scorer (League) Les Bradd, 124, 1967–78
All Time Most Appearances (League) Albert Iremonger, 564, 1904–26
Most appearances
| Name | Career | Appearances | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Albert Iremonger |
1904–26 | 601 |
| 2 | Brian Stubbs |
1968–80 | 486 |
| 3 | Pedro Richards |
1974–86 | 485 |
| 4 | David Needham |
1965–77 | 471 |
| 5 | Don Masson |
1968–82 | 455 |
| 6 | Les Bradd |
1967–78 | 442 |
| 7 | Percy Mills |
1927–39 | 434 |
| 8= | Billy Flint |
1908–26 | 408 |
| 8= | David Hunt |
1977–87 | 408 |
| 10 | Dean Yates |
1985–95 | 394 |
Most goals
| Name | Career | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Bradd |
1967–78 | 137 |
| 2 | Tony Hateley |
1958–63, 1970–72 | 114 |
| 3 | Jackie Sewell |
1946–51 | 104 |
| 4 | Tommy Lawton |
1947–52 | 103 |
| 5 | Tom Keetley |
1929–33 | 98 |
| 6 | Don Masson |
1968–82 | 97 |
| 7 | Tom Johnston |
1948–57 | 92 |
| 8 | Ian McParland |
1980–89 | 90 |
| 9 | Harry Daft |
1885–95 | 81 |
| 10= | Mark Stallard |
1999–2004, 2005 | 79 |
| 10= | Trevor Christie |
1979–84 | 79 |
| 10= | Gary Lund |
1987–95 | 79 |
Notable former players
see also Cat:Notts County F.C. players
See also
References
- ^ Notts County - A Pictorial History ISBN 0954783034 page 8
- ^ The Magpies Keith Warsop page 31 ISBN 086023214X
- ^ Juventus_F.C.#Colours.2C_badge_and_nicknames
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