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(File:NottsCountyGeorgeHotel1862.jpg|thumb|Plaque at the George Hotel Nottingham commemorating Notts County Football Club’s first meeting to elect officers and committee on 7 December 1864)File:Notts County FC League Performance.svg|thumb|right|Chart showing the progress of Notts County F.C. through the English football league systemEnglish football league systemBeginnings 1862–1942
Notts County was formed on 28 November 1862 as Nottingham Football ClubWEB, Notts County FC - Club history,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/club/history/club-history/, 19 May 2023, ‘The opening of the Nottingham Football Club commenced on Tuesday last at Cremorne Gardens. A aide was chosen by W. Arkwright and Chas. Deakin. A very spirited game resulted in the latter scoring two goals and two rouges against one and one.’ - The Nottingham Guardian from 28 November 1862; Notts County Football Club, now universally recognised as the world’s oldest Football League club, was formed in 1862. Official formation followed two years later as the ‘Notts. Foot Ball Club’., 7 April 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230407204626/https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/club/history/club-history/, live, with official formation taking place during committee meeting at the George Hotel on 7 December 1864 as ‘Notts. Foot Ball Club’,NEWS, 18 June 2018, Notts County: Plaque for ‘hugely significant’ meeting,www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-44505958, BBC News, 19 May 2023, 19 May 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230519121138/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-44505958, live, thus claiming it to be the oldest professional association football club in the world.NEWS, Happy 150th to Notts County, a very decent football club, Richard, Williams, The Guardian,www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/nov/26/happy-150th-notts-county, 26 November 2012, 10 July 2016, 8 November 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181108192705/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/nov/26/happy-150th-notts-county, live, BOOK, Wain, Paul, 2004, Notts County – A Pictorial History, Uxbridge, London, Yore Publications, 8, 978-0-9547830-3-7, The club predates The Football Association and initially played a game of its own devising, rather than association football. At the time of its formation, Notts County, like most sports teams, were considered to be a “gentlemen-only” club. Notts County are considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern game and are the oldest of the world’s professional association football clubs (there are older professional clubs in other codes of football, and Sheffield F.C., an amateur club founded in 1857, are the oldest club now playing association football).NEWS,www.sheffieldfc.com/, Portal, Sheffield F.C., Sheffieldfc.com, 10 July 2016, 10 February 2011,www.sheffieldfc.com/," title="web.archive.org/web/20110210070745www.sheffieldfc.com/,">web.archive.org/web/20110210070745www.sheffieldfc.com/, live, In November 1872, the Notts County full-back Harwood Greenhalgh played for England against Scotland in the first-ever international match, thereby, becoming the club’s first international player.WEB, Club Affiliations – Notts County, England Football Online,www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamClubs/Clubs/NottsCo.html, 11 July 2016, 22 June 2016,www.englandfootballonline.com/teamclubs/Clubs/NottsCo.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20160622052202www.englandfootballonline.com/teamclubs/Clubs/NottsCo.html,">web.archive.org/web/20160622052202www.englandfootballonline.com/teamclubs/Clubs/NottsCo.html, live, In 1888, Notts County, along with 11 other football clubs, became a founding member of The Football League.The Magpies Keith Warsop page 31 {{ISBN|0-86023-214-X}} They finished their first league season in 11th place, but avoided the dubious honour of the wooden spoon, which went to Midlands rivals Stoke City.WEB, Notts County 1888–1889: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1888-1889/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1888-1889/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160711010237www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1888-1889/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160711010237www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1888-1889/table, 11 July 2016, dead, However, the club did achieve their highest ever league finish of third in 1890–91,WEB, Notts County 1890–1891: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1890-1891/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1890-1891/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160711011039www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1890-1891/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160711011039www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1890-1891/table, 11 July 2016, dead, an achievement they repeated ten seasons later.WEB, Notts County 1900–1901: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1900-1901/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1900-1901/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160711011924www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1900-1901/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160711011924www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1900-1901/table, 11 July 2016, dead, (File:Notts county 1894.jpg|thumb|right|The team that won the 1894 FA Cup)On 21 March 1891, Notts County played in the FA Cup final for the first time.FA Cup Final 1891 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. County made up for this on 31 March 1894, when they won the FA Cup at Goodison Park, defeating Bolton Wanderers 4–1 in a game in which Jimmy Logan scored the second hat-trick in FA Cup final history. This achievement is also memorable for Notts County becoming the first club outside the top division to win the FA Cup: Notts County finished third in Division Two that season. In 1910 they moved to Meadow Lane. County were relegated in 1926 in what was to be their last season in the English top flight for over half a century.WEB, Notts County 1925–1926: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1925-1926/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1925-1926/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160711025034www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1925-1926/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160711025034www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1925-1926/table, 11 July 2016, dead, The 1925–26 season was the last season that famed giant 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 and was a seven foot tall monster”.NEWS, Francis, Tony, Tears not necessary as Notts County survive,www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2420405/Tears-not-necessary-as-Notts-County-survive.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2420405/Tears-not-necessary-as-Notts-County-survive.html, 11 January 2022, subscription, live, The Daily Telegraph, London, 8 September 2003, 27 September 2009, {{cbignore}}The club suspended all fixtures during the 1941–42 season after Meadow Lane was hit by enemy bombing.NEWS, History of Meadow Lane: The Magpies 1940 to 1949,www.nottinghampost.com/history-meadow-lane-magpies-1940-1949/story-12269609-detail/story.html, Nottingham Post, Nottingham, 28 September 2010, 11 July 2016, dead,www.nottinghampost.com/History-Meadow-Lane-Magpies-1940-1949/story-12269609-detail/story.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20151011004908www.nottinghampost.com/History-Meadow-Lane-Magpies-1940-1949/story-12269609-detail/story.html,">web.archive.org/web/20151011004908www.nottinghampost.com/History-Meadow-Lane-Magpies-1940-1949/story-12269609-detail/story.html, 11 October 2015,Two golden ages 1945–1987
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.NEWS, Forest play at Meadow Lane,www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000321/19461123/029/0004, subscription, Nottingham Evening Post, Nottingham, 1, 23 November 1946, British Newspaper Archive, 16 July 2016, Forest again used Meadow Lane in 1968, after fire destroyed the main stand at the City Ground.NEWS, The day fire ripped through City Ground,www.nottinghampost.com/forest-s-history-brought-life-new-book/story-12185154-detail/story.html, Nottingham Post, Nottingham, Trinity Mirror plc, 10 December 2009, 21 July 2016, dead,www.nottinghampost.com/forest-s-history-brought-life-new-book/story-12185154-detail/story.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20160721022152www.nottinghampost.com/forest-s-history-brought-life-new-book/story-12185154-detail/story.html,">web.archive.org/web/20160721022152www.nottinghampost.com/forest-s-history-brought-life-new-book/story-12185154-detail/story.html, 21 July 2016, The ‘golden age’ of the club came just after the end of the Second World War. County stunned the footballing world by signing Tommy Lawton from Chelsea for a then-record fee of £20,000 ({{Inflation|UK|20000|1947|r=-2|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} 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.WEB, Notts County 1949–1950: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1949-1950/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1949-1950/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160716175544www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1949-1950/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160716175544www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1949-1950/table, 16 July 2016, dead, Crowds averaged 35,000 as The Magpies held off Nottingham Forest in a thrilling championship race. 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 did not play each other again in a League match for 16 years, until 26 December 1973.BOOK, The Official History of Notts County, Brown, Tony, Wain, Paul, Warsop, Keith, Yore, 1996, 9781874427612, appendix seasonal statistics, (File:Jimmy_and_Jack_statue.jpeg|thumb|right|Jimmy Sirrel & Jack Wheeler statue at Meadow Lane)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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} This situation continued until Jack Dunnett, a local member of parliament, took control of the club.NEWS, Legendary Magpies’ chairman to return to Notts for first time in 25 years for special event,www.nottinghampost.com/legendary-magpies-chairman-return-notts-time-25/story-14971813-detail/story.html, Nottingham Post, Nottingham, Trinity Mirror plc, 19 January 2012, 12 July 2016, {{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} He appointed Jimmy Sirrel, a charismatic Scot who had once played for Celtic, as manager in November 1969. In the 1970–71 season County clinched the Fourth Division title in record-breaking style, remaining unbeaten at Meadow Lane.WEB, Notts County 1970–1971: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1970-1971/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1970-1971/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160716174456www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1970-1971/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160716174456www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1970-1971/table, 16 July 2016, dead, Two seasons later Notts County was again promoted, this time to Division Two.WEB, Notts County 1972–1973: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1972-1973/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1972-1973/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160716175043www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1972-1973/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160716175043www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1972-1973/table, 16 July 2016, dead, Sirrel departed for Sheffield United in October 1975 but returned two years later.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} He completed the remarkable transformation of Notts County in May 1981.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} He had turned The Magpies from Fourth Division strugglers to a top division side in little over a decade, ending an absence of 55 years from the top flight. This achievement was with the same chairman (Jack Dunnett) and trainer (Jack Wheeler) throughout the decade.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}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 1981-82 season. The Villa team had paraded their 1980-81 League Championship trophy to an expectant crowd before kickoff, but against all odds, County came away with a 1–0 victory. After surviving relegation at the end of the season, Sirrel became the club’s general manager, with his assistant Howard Wilkinson taking over as manager.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} County survived relegation a little more comfortably the following season, but Wilkinson was tempted away by the manager’s job at his boyhood club, Sheffield Wednesday, and the board recruited former Wigan Athletic manager Larry Lloyd to replace him. Despite a good run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, where they were knocked out by eventual winners Everton, the club had a poor league campaign that ultimately resulted in their relegation.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} This poor form continued into the following season, resulting in Lloyd’s dismissal with the club bottom of the Second Division. Richie Barker took over as manager, but failed to improve the club’s fortunes, and was dismissed after less than six months in charge.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}Jimmy Sirrel took charge of the team once again, and while the club’s form improved, it came too late, and County suffered their second successive relegation.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} After two decent but unremarkable finishes in the Third Division, Sirrel finally retired in 1987, bringing to a close one of the most successful and memorable periods in Notts County’s history.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}Chasing the Premier League 1987–1995
Sirrel was replaced by John Barnwell, who nearly steered the club to automatic promotion in the season that followed, but a late stumble meant they had to settle for the play-offs, where they lost to eventual winners Walsall.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} The team failed to repeat their form the following season, resulting in Barnwell being dismissed just before Christmas.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}In late 1988, a new manager arrived. Neil Warnock had previously led Scarborough into the Football League as champions of the Football Conference. 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. 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. 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.The following season was disappointing, seeing Notts County relegated from the top flight after just one season back there. Their first game of that season was a visit to Manchester United at Old Trafford, where they lost 2–0. However, they did manage to hold Manchester United to a 1–1 draw in the return game at Meadow Lane just after the turn of the year, as United began a dismal second half of the season which ultimately cost them the league title. County’s relegation came shortly after the sale of strikers Paul Rideout and Tommy Johnson, which raked in nearly £2million in total and contributed towards a £5million stadium revamp which saw Meadow Lane rebuilt on three sides shortly afterwards.JOURNAL, Notts County 1991–92, Martin, Naylor,www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/1720/29/, When Saturday Comes, 17 July 2013, February 2005, 216,www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/1720/29/," title="web.archive.org/web/20120523163422www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/1720/29/,">web.archive.org/web/20120523163422www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/1720/29/, 23 May 2012, dead, With the introduction of the Premier League, County were relegated from the old Division One to the new Division One. Warnock was dismissed in January 1993 and was succeeded by Mick Walker. Walker successfully averted a second consecutive relegation.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}The Magpies narrowly missed the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} The season is most remembered for a 2–1 victory over archrivals Nottingham Forest in which Charlie Palmer scored the winning goal with just four minutes remaining. Notts had led for much of the game, until Forest got a free kick from which they equalised. Notts fans were reluctantly resigning themselves to a draw, when Palmer headed in the winner. This was all the more remarkable because he only scored 4 goals in his whole career. The game has become a celebrated event among Notts County fans, who have dubbed 12 February (the anniversary of the game) Sir Charlie Palmer Day, and Charlie Palmer has been referred to as “Sir Charlie” by Notts fans ever since.weblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710194633www.nottinghampost.com/February-12-Charlie-Palmer-Day/story-18167402-detail/story.html|date=10 July 2015}} In March 1994, Notts County lost the Anglo-Italian Cup final to Brescia.NEWS,www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-anglo-italian-cup-final-countys-charge-comes-too-late-brescias-wembley-victory-1430722.html, Anglo-Italian Cup Final: County’s charge comes too late: Brescia’s Wembley victory, Owen, Slot, The Independent, 21 March 1994, 26 March 2019, 25 April 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190425203511/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-anglo-italian-cup-final-countys-charge-comes-too-late-brescias-wembley-victory-1430722.html, live, Walker was surprisingly sacked in September 1994.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} 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, with Walker, Russell Slade, Howard Kendall and Steve Nicol each taking control of the team at different times throughout the season, before the club appointed yet another manager, Colin Murphy after the season ended.WEB, Colin Murphy,www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/colin-murphy/, The League Managers Association, 14 July 2016, 7 July 2016,www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/colin-murphy/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160707091448www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/colin-murphy/,">web.archive.org/web/20160707091448www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/colin-murphy/, live,Mixed fortunes 1995–2002
County made another visit to Wembley Stadium in the 1996 play-off final, but missed the chance of a return to Division One with a 2–0 defeat to Bradford City.NEWS, Collings, Tim, Hamilton engineers Bradford’s elevation,www.independent.co.uk/sport/hamilton-engineers-bradfords-elevation-1349367.html, The Independent, London, Independent Print, 26 May 1996, 14 July 2016, 25 April 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190425202024/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/hamilton-engineers-bradfords-elevation-1349367.html, live, 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.WEB, Notts County 1996–1997: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1996-1997/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1996-1997/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160324085207www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1996-1997/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160324085207www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1996-1997/table, 24 March 2016, dead, Relegation to the league’s basement division happened just six years after promotion to the top flight. However, success followed relegation under Sam Allardyce.BOOK, Allardyce, Sam, Sam Allardyce, 2015, Big Sam: My Autobiography, London, Headline Publishing Group, 111, 978-1-4722-3267-0, The Magpies secured the Division Three title in March 1998 by a record margin of seventeen points.WEB, Notts County 1997–1998: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1997–1998/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1997-1998/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160324164041www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1997-1998/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160324164041www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1997-1998/table, 24 March 2016, dead, They became the first side since World War II to win promotion in mid-March, with six games still remaining.WEB, Notts County 1997–1998: Table: 31.03.1998,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1997-1998/table/1998-03-31, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1997-1998/table/1998-03-31," title="web.archive.org/web/20160714142739www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1997-1998/table/1998-03-31,">web.archive.org/web/20160714142739www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/1997-1998/table/1998-03-31, 14 July 2016, dead, (File:Notts County FC.png|thumb|right|100px|Logo used from 2002 to 2009)Allardyce left in October 1999 to join his old team Bolton Wanderers.BOOK, Allardyce, Sam, Sam Allardyce, 2015, Big Sam: My Autobiography, London, Headline Publishing Group, 123, 978-1-4722-3267-0,Financial troubles 2002-2009
In September 2003, Notts County faced the real possibility of dissolution.NEWS, County handed lifeline,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/3089430.stm, BBC Sport, 8 September 2003, 16 July 2016, 19 May 2006,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/3089430.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20060519062213news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/3089430.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20060519062213news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/3089430.stm, live, 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 supporters put together a supporters trust and helped save the club from extinction.NEWS, Conn, David, County leave world of deals and leases to breathe again,www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/david-conn-county-leave-world-of-deals-and-leases-to-breathe-again-81341.html, The Independent, London, Independent Print Limited, 6 December 2003, 16 July 2016, 16 July 2016,www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/david-conn-county-leave-world-of-deals-and-leases-to-breathe-again-81341.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20160716034506www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/david-conn-county-leave-world-of-deals-and-leases-to-breathe-again-81341.html,">web.archive.org/web/20160716034506www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/david-conn-county-leave-world-of-deals-and-leases-to-breathe-again-81341.html, live, Despite new ownership, the club were unable to avoid relegation back to the bottom division in 2004.WEB, Notts County 2003–2004: Table: Final Table,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/2003-2004/table, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/2003-2004/table," title="web.archive.org/web/20160716160845www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/2003-2004/table,">web.archive.org/web/20160716160845www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/2003-2004/table, 16 July 2016, dead, 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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}Ian Richardson replaced Gary Mills as manager in November 2004.NEWS,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~585012,00.html, Club Statement, Notts County F.C, 4 November 2004, 16 July 2016,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~585012%2C00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120219194130www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~585012%2C00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120219194130www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~585012%2C00.html, 19 February 2012, dead, Richardson managed to guide the club away from the relegation zone and held the manager’s job until the end of the season when Gudjon Thordarson became the club’s sixth manager in five years.NEWS, Thordarson given Notts County job,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/4554663.stm, BBC Sport, 17 May 2005, 16 July 2016, 7 April 2023,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/4554663.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20230407234723news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/4554663.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20230407234723news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/4554663.stm, live, The 2005–06 season began well for the Magpies: they won or drew their first seven league games and were top of the table in September.WEB, Notts County 2005–2006: Table: 29.08.2005,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/2005-2006/table/2005-08-29, Statto Organisation,www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/2005-2006/table/2005-08-29," title="web.archive.org/web/20160716162822www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/2005-2006/table/2005-08-29,">web.archive.org/web/20160716162822www.statto.com/football/teams/notts-county/2005-2006/table/2005-08-29, 16 July 2016, dead, But their form dropped and they escaped relegation only on the final day of the season with a 2–2 draw against Bury, whilst Oxford United lost and went down.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/4957558.stm, Notts County 2–2 Bury, BBC Sport, 6 May 2006, 26 March 2019, 27 March 2019,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/4957558.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20190327004622news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/4957558.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20190327004622news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/4957558.stm, live, The Magpies’ 21st place in League Two, and 89th place overall, was the lowest position the club had ever finished, and at the end of the season both the chairman and the manager left, a long-standing youth squad programme was ended, and many of the first-team players were out-of-contract or nearing contract maturity.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}In 2006, the supporters trust took majority control of the club, buying it from Haydn Green. Former assistant manager Steve Thompson was appointed as manager and he led the team to a 13th place division finish in 2006–07.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} The following season started with poor results, including early exits from the League Cup and the EFL Trophy, and Thompson was sacked in October 2007, to be replaced by Ian ‘Charlie’ McParland.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} However, the team’s poor form continued and safety from relegation was only secured in the penultimate match of the season.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}The 2009–10 season
(File:Notts County FC logo (2009-2010).png|thumb|150px|right|The logo used during the 2009–10 season)In June 2009, it was announced that County were in talks on a takeover by Munto Finance, an unknown financial group that claimed to be a wealthy Middle Eastern consortium owned by Qadbak Investments. Munto was represented by Nathan and Peter Willett and the takeover was coordinated by Russell King, a con man who would later be convicted of fraud. At the time, the club were believed to be getting multimillion-pound backing, and were linked by British tabloids with the Qatari royal family. However, the latter claim was denied by the family.NEWS, Notts County poised for takeover,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8082539.stm, BBC Sport, 4 June 2009, 21 July 2009, 8 June 2009,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8082539.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20090608012647news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8082539.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20090608012647news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8082539.stm, live, The supporters’ trust, which owned the majority 60% share in the club, voted in favour of the takeover.NEWS, Notts County Trust back takeover,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8125876.stm, BBC Sport, 30 June 2009, 12 July 2016, 20 May 2022,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8125876.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20220520214815news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8125876.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20220520214815news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8125876.stm, live, On 14 July 2009, the takeover was confirmed, and County was sold to Munto Finance for £1, with Peter Trembling appointed executive chairman.NEWS, Notts County takeover completed,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8149656.stm, BBC Sport, 14 July 2009, 21 July 2009, 15 October 2009,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8149656.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20091015061008news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8149656.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20091015061008news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8149656.stm, live, A week later, former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson was announced as the club’s new director of football,NEWS, Sven-Göran Eriksson Joins Notts County FC,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~1729552,00.html, Notts County F.C., 28 July 2009, 10 July 2016,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1729552%2C00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120219194734www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1729552%2C00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120219194734www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1729552%2C00.html, 19 February 2012, dead, having been recruited personally by King.NEWS, Fraud office looks at scamming of Sven-Goran Eriksson,www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13109493, BBC News, 18 April 2011, 12 July 2016, 6 January 2016,www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13109493," title="web.archive.org/web/20160106135817www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13109493,">web.archive.org/web/20160106135817www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13109493, live, On 28 July 2009, the club unveiled a new logo.NEWS, New Club Logo Revealed,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~1728423,00.html, Notts County F.C., 28 July 2009, 8 September 2011, dead,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1728423%2C00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20090724152715www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1728423%2C00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20090724152715www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1728423%2C00.html, 24 July 2009, The biggest headlines of the summer were made with the signings of England international defender Sol Campbell, and of goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel, a future Denmark international and Premier League winner, had just been released by Manchester City, and dropped a full three divisions to accept a five-year contract with County. Campbell, 34, moved from Premier League Portsmouth where he had been an FA Cup winner just eight months previously, but played only one game for County before walking out citing false promises.WEB, 2019-09-19, Sven And The Football Revolution That Never Was,www.thesportsman.com/features/ten-years-on-sol-campbell-s-single-appearance-for-notts-county, 2020-09-01, The Sportsman, EN, 23 September 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200923095623/https://www.thesportsman.com/features/ten-years-on-sol-campbell-s-single-appearance-for-notts-county, live, Schmeichel remained for the whole season, travelling with the squad to away games by private jet, but was never paid by the club, claiming in hindsight “it was all a farce” and “I knew something was wrong but I didn’t care because I just wanted to play football”.WEB, Curtis, Leigh, 2019-05-30, Schmeichel on ‘mad’ season of Munto, Eriksson and private jets,www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/kasper-schmeichel-relives-mad-season-2923418, 2020-09-01, NottinghamshireLive, 12 December 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201212221721/https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/kasper-schmeichel-relives-mad-season-2923418, live, On 20 October 2009, the League announced that County’s owners had met its “fit and proper persons” regulations, and that while their structure was “complicated” and featured “both offshore entities and discretionary trusts”, it had provided “extensive disclosure” to the League on their ownership structure.NEWS, Football League says Notts County owners are ‘fit and proper persons’,www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/20/notts-county-owners-football-league, The Guardian, London, 20 October 2009, 20 October 2009, 31 October 2013,www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/20/notts-county-owners-football-league," title="web.archive.org/web/20131031060648www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/20/notts-county-owners-football-league,">web.archive.org/web/20131031060648www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/20/notts-county-owners-football-league, live, The League also stated that public disclosure of their ownership structure was a “matter for the club”. McParland parted company with the club in October 2009 with Notts fifth in League Two and 4 points from the top of the table; Hans Backe, Eriksson’s former assistant at Manchester City, took over as manager under a three-year deal, stating his intent to get the club promoted to League One.On 27 November 2009, The Guardian revealed that the league had reopened inquiries into the ownership of Notts County, and that Eriksson was demanding immediate payment of the multimillion-pound sum owed under the terms of his recruitment.NEWS, Scott, Matt, League renews inquiries into Notts County,www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/27/notts-county-ownership, The Guardian, London, 27 November 2009, 20 May 2010, 31 October 2013,www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/27/notts-county-ownership," title="web.archive.org/web/20131031004204www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/27/notts-county-ownership,">web.archive.org/web/20131031004204www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/27/notts-county-ownership, live, He later on declined the payment that was owed to him of £2.5m stating “I didn’t want to be the man to take Notts County into administration, that’s why I signed the agreement“NEWS, 2010-02-12, Eriksson will not seek Notts cash, en-GB,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8513590.stm, 2023-09-14, 5 October 2023,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8513590.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20231005085016news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8513590.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20231005085016news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8513590.stm, live, .The League chairman, Brian Mawhinney, confirmed that the club had been sent a series of questions relating to its ownership structure. On 12 December 2009, Munto Finance sold the club to Peter Trembling for a nominal fee.NEWS, Peter Trembling completes management buy-out of Notts County,www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/12/notts-county, The Guardian, London, 12 December 2009, 11 July 2016, 26 August 2016,web.archive.org/web/20160826030137/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/12/notts-county, live, Backe, who had never gotten the budget he was promised to sign new players, resigned three days later.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8413678.stm, Notts County manager Hans Backe resigns from his job, BBC Sport, 15 December 2009, 15 December 2009, 5 January 2010,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8413678.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20100105202219news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8413678.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20100105202219news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8413678.stm, live, After two months without a permanent manager, and being served with a second winding-up petitions from HM Revenue and Customs due to demands for a late PAYE payment of around £500,000,NEWS, Notts County confident of heading off winding up threat,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8440636.stm, BBC Sport, 5 January 2010, 10 July 2016, 10 August 2022,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8440636.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20220810153532news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8440636.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20220810153532news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8440636.stm, live, Ray Trew bought the club in February 2010 for £1.NEWS, 11 February 2010, Peter Trembling Statement, Notts County F.C.,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~1963308,00.html, dead, 10 July 2016,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1963308%2C00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120219200433www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1963308%2C00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120219200433www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1963308%2C00.html, 19 February 2012, Trembling promised to sue Munto Finance, and investigations into Munto, Qadbak, and Russell King followed.NEWS, James, Stuart, 2010-02-13, Peter Trembling vows to sue Munto Finance over Notts County losses, en-GB, The Guardian,www.theguardian.com/football/2010/feb/13/peter-trembling-notts-county-munto-finance, 2023-06-06, 0261-3077, 6 June 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230606190434/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/feb/13/peter-trembling-notts-county-munto-finance, live, WEB, BBC One - Panorama, The Trillion Dollar Con-Man,www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010p00r, 2023-06-06, BBC, en-GB, 6 June 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230606192529/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010p00r, live, Steve Cotterill signed on as manager until the end of the 2009–2010 season.NEWS, County appoint Cotterill,www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11750_5974039,00.html, Sky Sports, 23 February 2010, 12 July 2016, 1 July 2016,www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11750_5974039,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20160701214649www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11750_5974039,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20160701214649www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11750_5974039,00.html, live, NEWS, Cotterill named Notts County boss,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8530392.stm, BBC News, 23 February 2010, 24 March 2010, 27 October 2023,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8530392.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20231027125734news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8530392.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20231027125734news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8530392.stm, live, Cotterill led the club to the League Two title after a 5–0 away win against the already-relegated Darlington,NEWS, Notts County Promoted After Eriksson Exit, Rochdale Up,www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/17/sports/sports-uk-soccer-england-promotion.html, 17 April 2010, New York Times, 17 April 2010, {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}} becoming the third club to win the fourth tier of English football three times. A month after winning the title, Cotterill stated that he would not be renewing his contract at Meadow Lane.Falling out of the Football League, 2010–2019
A succession of short-term managers were able to keep the club afloat in League One. Ex-Notts County player Craig Short replaced Cotterill as manager but was relieved of duties on 24 October 2010.NEWS, Short And Kevan Relieved Of Duties,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~2195198,00.html, Notts County F.C., 29 October 2010, 12 July 2016, dead,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2195198%2C00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120318071320www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2195198%2C00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120318071320www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2195198%2C00.html, 18 March 2012, Paul Ince took over in October 2010,NEWS, New Manager Announced,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~2198587,00.html, Notts County F.C., 28 October 2010, 12 July 2016, dead,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2198587%2C00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120318071410www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2198587%2C00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120318071410www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2198587%2C00.html, 18 March 2012, then Martin Allen in April 2011,NEWS, Allen Appointed Boss,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~2335969,00.html, Notts County F.C., 11 April 2011, dead,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2335969%2C00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120826101330www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2335969%2C00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120826101330www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2335969%2C00.html, 26 August 2012, Keith Curle in February 2012, Chris Kiwomya in March 2013 after a short caretaker spell,WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21951220, Notts County: Chris Kiwomya named permanent Magpies boss, 27 March 2013, 27 March 2013, BBC Sport, 28 March 2013,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21951220," title="web.archive.org/web/20130328062844www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21951220,">web.archive.org/web/20130328062844www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21951220, live, and Shaun Derry in November 2013.NEWS, Notts County name Shaun Derry as player-manager,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24838192, BBC Sport, 6 November 2013, 12 July 2016, 19 December 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181219042558/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24838192, live, Derry was able to turn the team’s fortunes around and avoid relegation thanks to a 1–1 draw away at Oldham Athletic on the final day of the 2013–14 season.NEWS, Oldham 1–1 Notts County,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27167977, BBC Sport, 3 May 2014, 12 July 2016, 8 July 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190708140357/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27167977, live, In March 2015, following Derry and assistant manager Greg Abbott’s sackings they were relegated to League Two.NEWS, Shaun Derry: Notts County sack manager,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32018184, BBC Sport, 23 March 2015, 12 July 2016, 28 July 2015,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32018184," title="web.archive.org/web/20150728131359www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32018184,">web.archive.org/web/20150728131359www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32018184, live, Ricardo Moniz joined on a three-year contract,NEWS, Ricardo Moniz: Notts County confirm new manager,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32197892, BBC Sport, 7 April 2015, 12 July 2016, 30 June 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180630084206/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32197892, live, but lasted only until 29 December 2015.NEWS, Notts County sack manager Ricardo Moniz and backroom staff,www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/29/notts-county-ricardo-moniz-sacked, The Guardian, London, 29 December 2015, 12 July 2016, 26 August 2016,web.archive.org/web/20160826014607/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/29/notts-county-ricardo-moniz-sacked, live, Jamie Fullarton’s reign was even shorter; appointed in January 2016 on a three-and-a-half year contract,NEWS, Notts County Appoint Fullarton as Manager,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-appoint-fullarton-as-manager-2893138.aspx, Notts County F.C., 10 January 2016, 15 January 2016, 10 January 2016,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-appoint-fullarton-as-manager-2893138.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20160110220858www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-appoint-fullarton-as-manager-2893138.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20160110220858www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-appoint-fullarton-as-manager-2893138.aspx, live, but sacked in March after 12 games,NEWS, Notts County Part Company With Jamie Fullarton,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-notts-county-part-company-with-jamie-fullarton-3016313.aspx, Notts County F.C., 19 March 2016, 12 July 2016, 3 July 2016,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-notts-county-part-company-with-jamie-fullarton-3016313.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20160703011442www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-notts-county-part-company-with-jamie-fullarton-3016313.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20160703011442www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-notts-county-part-company-with-jamie-fullarton-3016313.aspx, live, during which time Ray Trew stepped down as chairman. Mark Cooper was Fullarton’s temporary replacement, with the contract to be made permanent if a certain, undisclosed, amount of points total was achieved,NEWS, Notts County Appoint Mark Cooper as First Team Manager,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-appoint-mark-cooper-as-first-team-manager-3017989.aspx, Notts County F.C., 20 March 2016, 12 July 2016, 2 July 2016,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-appoint-mark-cooper-as-first-team-manager-3017989.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20160702224549www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-appoint-mark-cooper-as-first-team-manager-3017989.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20160702224549www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-appoint-mark-cooper-as-first-team-manager-3017989.aspx, live, but on 7 May Cooper left the club of his own volition.NEWS, Notts County confirms manager Mark Cooper has left the club,www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-05-07/notts-county-confirms-manager-mark-cooper-has-left-the-club/, ITV News, London, ITV plc, 7 May 2016, 12 July 2016, 12 July 2016,www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-05-07/notts-county-confirms-manager-mark-cooper-has-left-the-club/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160712010811www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-05-07/notts-county-confirms-manager-mark-cooper-has-left-the-club/,">web.archive.org/web/20160712010811www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-05-07/notts-county-confirms-manager-mark-cooper-has-left-the-club/, live, Later that month John Sheridan left Oldham Athletic to become manager on a three-year contract.NEWS, John Sheridan: Oldham Athletic boss joins Notts County on three-year deal,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36397455, BBC Sport, 27 May 2016, 11 July 2016, 9 July 2016,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36397455," title="web.archive.org/web/20160709121548www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36397455,">web.archive.org/web/20160709121548www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36397455, live, Sheridan was sacked in January 2017 for gross misconduct, following his verbal assaults and threats against match officials during the club’s 2–0 home defeat by Wycombe Wanderers in December.WEB,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/notts-county-alan-hardy-john-sheridan-3535438.aspx, John Sheridan, Nottscountyfc.co.uk, 16 October 2018, 4 February 2017,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/notts-county-alan-hardy-john-sheridan-3535438.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20170204122924www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/notts-county-alan-hardy-john-sheridan-3535438.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20170204122924www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/notts-county-alan-hardy-john-sheridan-3535438.aspx, live, NEWS,www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/01/20/john-sheridans-foul-mouthed-rant-referee-lays-bare-abuse-officials/,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/01/20/john-sheridans-foul-mouthed-rant-referee-lays-bare-abuse-officials/, 11 January 2022, subscription, live, John Sheridan’s foul-mouthed rant at referee lays bare abuse at officials, Jeremy, Wilson, 16 October 2018, 16 October 2018, The Daily Telegraph, {{cbignore}} On 7 January 2017, Notts County set a new club record of 10 successive defeats.On 12 January 2017, Alan Hardy completed the takeover of the club from Ray TrewWEB,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/alan-hardy-notts-county-football-club-takeover-3514368.aspx, Alan Hardy completes takeover, Nottscountyfc.co.uk, 16 October 2018, 18 January 2017,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/alan-hardy-notts-county-football-club-takeover-3514368.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20170118141535www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/alan-hardy-notts-county-football-club-takeover-3514368.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20170118141535www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/alan-hardy-notts-county-football-club-takeover-3514368.aspx, live, and appointed Kevin Nolan as manager, followed in August 2018 by Harry Kewell.WEB,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2018/august/kewell-appointed-manager/, Kewell appointed manager, Notts County F.C., 31 August 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180831141243/https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2018/august/kewell-appointed-manager/, 31 August 2018, dead, Kewell left the club On 13 November 2018, to be replaced by Neal Ardley.WEB,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/12345/, dead, Kewell leaves club, Notts County F.C., 13 November 2018, 13 November 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181113170245/https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/12345/, WEB, Neil Ardley appointed manager,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/neil-ardley-appointed-231118/, Notts County F.C., 27 November 2018, 23 July 2021, 5 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210805054206/https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/neil-ardley-appointed-231118/, live, On 27 January 2019, with County bottom of League Two, Hardy officially put the club up for sale,WEB, Statement from Alan Hardy,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2019/january/alan-hardy-to-sell-club-270119/, 27 January 2019, 28 January 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190128083019/https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2019/january/alan-hardy-to-sell-club-270119/, live, though not before attracting the attention of the FA for accidentally including a picture of his penis in a screenshot posted to Twitter.WEB, 27 January 2019, Notts County owner Hardy facing FA investigation over intimate picture,www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/27/notts-county-owner-hardy-apologises-for-posting-intimate-picture-online, 1 September 2020, The Guardian, 7 November 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201107232328/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/27/notts-county-owner-hardy-apologises-for-posting-intimate-picture-online, live, On 4 May 2019, following a 3–1 defeat away at Swindon Town, Notts County was relegated from the English Football League for the first time in their 157-year history.The Danish Football Radar ownership 2019–
During the summer ahead of the 2019–20 season, the club was sold to Danish businessmen Alexander and Christoffer Reedtz.NEWS, Notts County: Alexander & Christoffer Reedtz complete takeover,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48282230, BBC Sport, 26 July 2019, 6 February 2022, 30 June 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210630162342/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48282230, live, Notts County came within 90 minutes of regaining their Football League status at the first attempt, but lost 3–1 to Harrogate Town on 2 August 2020 in the National League play-off final, held behind closed doors at Wembley Stadium.NEWS, National League promotion final: Harrogate Town beat Notts County 3–1 to secure place in League Two,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53541549, 3 August 2020, BBC Sport, 2 August 2020, 2 August 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200802201423/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53541549, live, In the 2020–21 season, which was also their second consecutive season in the National League, they finished in 5th place, and beat Chesterfield 3–2 in the quarter-final of the promotion play-offs.NEWS, Notts County 3–2 Chesterfield,www.bbc.com/sport/football/57295174, 5 June 2021, 22 September 2021, www.bbc.com, 1 January 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220101174201/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57295174, live, However, they lost 4–2 to Torquay United in the semi-finals in extra time.NEWS, Torquay United 4–2 Notts County,www.bbc.com/sport/football/57367076, 12 June 2021, 22 September 2021, www.bbc.com, 22 September 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210922061312/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57367076, live, In the 2021–22 season, they again finished fifth in the League, but were knocked out by Grimsby Town in the quarter-final.NEWS, Notts County 1–2 Grimsby Town,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61461054, 23 May 2022, 24 May 2022, BBC, 24 May 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220524011935/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61461054, live, In the 2022–23 season, they finished second in the League with 107 points, surpassing the previous league record for points in a season but finishing behind Wrexham thus setting the record for most points without winning the league. In the play-off semi-final, they beat Boreham Wood, coming from two goals down to equalise in stoppage time before securing their win with a goal in the final minute of extra time.NEWS, Notts County - Boreham Wood,www.sofascore.com/notts-county-boreham-wood/gbsrEo, 14 May 2023, Sofascore, 7 May 2023, 13 May 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230513230059/https://www.sofascore.com/notts-county-boreham-wood/gbsrEo, live, In the 2023 National League play-off final, County won promotion to the League Two by defeating Chesterfield at Wembley Stadium.NEWS, Chesterfield - Notts County,www.sofascore.com/chesterfield-notts-county/gbstb, 14 May 2023, Sofascore, 13 May 2023, 13 May 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230513230059/https://www.sofascore.com/chesterfield-notts-county/gbstb, live, The match finished 2–2 after extra time with Notts County winning the subsequent penalty shootout, 4–3.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.WEB,www.historicalkits.co.uk/Notts_County/Notts_County.htm, Notts County, Historical Kits, 7 January 2010, 18 December 2007,www.historicalkits.co.uk/Notts_County/Notts_County.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20071218145028www.historicalkits.co.uk/Notts_County/Notts_County.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20071218145028www.historicalkits.co.uk/Notts_County/Notts_County.htm, live,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.Juventus F.C.#Crest and colours 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.NEWS,www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10426~1028229,00.html, Notts County F.C. official website, Black & White, 21 May 2007, dead,www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1028229%2C00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080907140416www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1028229%2C00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080907140416www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0%2C%2C10426~1028229%2C00.html, 7 September 2008, Extracts taken from the Official History of Notts County and article kindly reproduced by the Daily Mail. Juve have worn the shirts ever since, considering the colours to be aggressive and powerful.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.NEWS, Tie In Turin,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~2445272,00.html, Notts County F.C., 9 September 2011, 9 September 2011, dead,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2445272%2C00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120826101313www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2445272%2C00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120826101313www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2445272%2C00.html, 26 August 2012, NEWS, Juventus open door to new home with Notts County as starstruck guests,www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/sep/08/juventus-new-stadium-notts-county, The Guardian, Richard, Williams, 8 September 2011, 12 December 2016, 5 March 2017,web.archive.org/web/20170305032405/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/sep/08/juventus-new-stadium-notts-county, live,Stadium
(File:ViewFromKop.jpg|thumb|View from Notts County’s home ground, Meadow Lane, in 2007)- 1862 – 1863 Park Hollow, The Park Estate
- 1863 – 1873 Meadows Cricket Ground
- 1873 – 1877 Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
- 1877 – 1878 Beeston Cricket Ground
- 1880 – 1894 Castle Ground
- 1894 – 1910 Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
- 1910 – present Meadow Lane
Supporters and rivalries
{{See also|Nottingham derby}}The Notts County Supporters Trust were the majority shareholders in the club between 2006 and 2009. When the club went into administration in 2003, and looked to be going out of business, the money to keep it in business was only found a week before the Football League’s deadline. During this time, the supporters decided to form a supporters trust. In 2006 the trust eventually took control of Notts County Football Club, buying the club from Haydn Green. In 2009, members of the trust voted to accept a takeover bid from Munto Finance, with Peter Trembling named as chairman. The group saw Sven-Göran Eriksson come in as director of football and Sol Campbell as a player. The club has a very large overseas following, with a large number of overseas fans mostly from Italy and Hungary. It was reported the number was one of the highest in The Football League.WEB,www.nottinghampost.com/notts-county-second-largest-number-overseas-fans/story-26760038-detail/story.html, Notts County has second largest number of overseas fans in Football League, Nottingham Post, Nottingham, 17 June 2017, dead,www.nottinghampost.com/Notts-County-second-largest-number-overseas-fans/story-26760038-detail/story.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150821011650www.nottinghampost.com/Notts-County-second-largest-number-overseas-fans/story-26760038-detail/story.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150821011650www.nottinghampost.com/Notts-County-second-largest-number-overseas-fans/story-26760038-detail/story.html, 21 August 2015, weblink{{dead link|date=February 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}Famous supporters include television and theatre writer William Ivory,WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/05/12/entertainment_films_small_screen_2005_05_william_ivory_a_picture_of_nottinghamshire_feature.shtml, BBC – Nottingham – Entertainment – A Picture of Nottinghamshire, Bbc.co.uk, 16 October 2018, 15 July 2018,www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/05/12/entertainment_films_small_screen_2005_05_william_ivory_a_picture_of_nottinghamshire_feature.shtml," title="web.archive.org/web/20180715103458www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/05/12/entertainment_films_small_screen_2005_05_william_ivory_a_picture_of_nottinghamshire_feature.shtml,">web.archive.org/web/20180715103458www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/05/12/entertainment_films_small_screen_2005_05_william_ivory_a_picture_of_nottinghamshire_feature.shtml, live, musician Jake Bugg who sponsored the club in 2017,NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40295365, Jake Bugg: Notts County agree shirt sponsor deal with rock star, 15 June 2017, 16 October 2018, BBC Sport, 1 November 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181101130621/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40295365, live, MP Kenneth ClarkeThe Notts County Miscellany by David Clayton, The History Press, 17 March 2017 (although he supports Forest as well) and infamously mass-murderer serial killer Harold Shipman.WEB,www.nottscounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/celebrity_fan_138897/index.shtml, Celebrity Fan! – Notts County Mad, Digital Sports Group, LTD, Nottscounty-mad.co.uk, 16 October 2018, 24 September 2018,www.nottscounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/celebrity_fan_138897/index.shtml," title="web.archive.org/web/20180924185856www.nottscounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/celebrity_fan_138897/index.shtml,">web.archive.org/web/20180924185856www.nottscounty-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/celebrity_fan_138897/index.shtml, live, Evil Beyond Belief – How and Why Dr Harold Shipman Murdered 357 People by Wensley Clarkson, John Blake Publishing, 4 March 2005 – True CrimeNotts County view their main rivals as neighbours Nottingham Forest. However, during recent stints in the lower levels of the Football League, rivalry has increased with Nottinghamshire neighbours Mansfield Town. Other clubs sharing local rivalries with Notts County are Derby County, Lincoln City, Leicester City, and Chesterfield.Records and statistics{| class“wikitable”
League history
{{Further|List of Notts County F.C. seasons}}Source:WEB,www.fchd.info/NOTTSCO.HTM, Notts County, Football Club History Database, 5 December 2023, {| class=“wikitable”- 1888–1893 Division 1 (L1)
- 1893–1897 Division 2 (L2)
- 1897–1913 Division 1 (L1)
- 1913–1914 Division 2 (L2)
- 1914–1920 Division 1 (L1)
- 1920–1923 Division 2 (L2)|
- 1923–1926 Division 1 (L1)
- 1926–1930 Division 2 (L2)
- 1930–1931 Division 3 (S) (L3)
- 1931–1935 Division 2 (L2)
- 1935–1950 Division 3 (S) (L3)
- 1950–1958 Division 2 (L2)|
- 1958–1959 Division 3 (L3)
- 1959–1960 Division 4 (L4)
- 1960–1964 Division 3 (L3)
- 1964–1971 Division 4 (L4)
- 1971–1973 Division 3 (L3)
- 1973–1981 Division 2 (L2)|
- 1981–1984 Division 1 (L1)
- 1984–1985 Division 2 (L2)
- 1985–1990 Division 3 (L3)
- 1990–1991 Division 2 (L2)
- 1991–1992 Division 1 (L1)
- 1992–1995 Division 1 (L2)|
- 1995–1997 Division 2 (L3)
- 1997–1998 Division 3 (L4)
- 1998–2004 Division 2 (L3)
- 2004–2010 League Two (L4)
- 2010–2015 League One (L3)
- 2015–2019 League Two (L4)|
- 2019–2023 National League (L5)
- 2023–present League Two (L4)
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
Most appearances{| class“wikitable” style@text-align:center;”
Most goals
{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;”Players
Current squad
{{updated|29 April 2024|WEB,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/, First team, Notts County F.C., 14 July 2023, 5 August 2017,web.archive.org/web/20170805125558/https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/, live, }}{{fs start}}{{fs player |no=1 |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=Sam Slocombe}}{{fs player |no=4 |nat=SCO |pos=DF |name=Kyle Cameron|other=captain}}{{fs player |no=5 |nat=WAL |pos=DF |name=Connell Rawlinson}}{{fs player |no=7 |nat=IRL |pos=MF|name=Dan Crowley}}{{fs player |no=8 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Sam Austin}}{{fs player |no=9 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Macaulay Langstaff}}{{fs player |no=10|nat=MLT |pos=MF |name=Jodi Jones}}{{fs player |no=11|nat=FRA |pos=MF |name=Aaron Nemane}}{{fs player |no=14|nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Will Randall}}{{fs player |no=17|nat=IRL |pos=FW |name=David McGoldrick}}{{fs mid}}{{fs player |no=18|nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Matt Palmer}}{{fs player |no=19|nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Cedwyn Scott}}{{fs player |no=20|nat=SCO |pos=MF|name=Scott Robertson}}{{fs player |no=23|nat=ZIM |pos=DF |name=Adam Chicksen}}{{fs player |no=24|nat=ALB |pos=DF |name=Geraldo Bajrami}}{{fs player |no=26|nat=ENG |pos=GK|name=Aidan Stone}}{{fs player |no=27|nat=JAM |pos=FW |name=Junior Morias}}{{fs player |no=28|nat=SCO |pos=DF |name=Lewis Macari}}{{fs player |no=29|nat=GAM |pos=FW|name=Alassana Jatta}}{{fs player |no=43|nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=James Sanderson}}{{fs end}}Development squad
{{updated|27 October 2023|WEB, Update: Youth Players,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/pro-deals-and-scholarships-170723/, 17 July 2023, 18 July 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230718013857/https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/pro-deals-and-scholarships-170723/, live, }}{{fs start}}{{Fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Archie Aves}}{{Fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Ashaiah Fearon}}{{Fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Freddie Pitts}}{{Fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Cassius Cisse}}{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Owen Bickley}}{{Fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Harrison Hazard}}{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=Elias Reaney}}{{fs player|no=—|nat=BER|pos=DF |name=Zhani Burgess}}{{fs mid}}{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF |name=Brad McGregor}}{{fs player|no=42|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Madou Cisse}}{{fs player|no=41|nat=ENG|pos=MF |name=Charlie Gill}}{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF |name=Alfie Goodwin}}{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF |name=Sudais Saleh}}{{fs player|no=—|nat=SKN|pos=FW |name=Diego Edwards}}{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW |name=Zac Denman}}{{fs end}}Players of the season
As voted for by supporters of the club.WEB, Player of the year,www.magpieweb.co.uk/Playeryear.html, Magpieweb,www.magpieweb.co.uk/Playeryear.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20111113092925www.magpieweb.co.uk/Playeryear.html,">web.archive.org/web/20111113092925www.magpieweb.co.uk/Playeryear.html, 13 November 2011, dead,
{|Club management
Coaching staff
{{updated|18 January 2024}}WEB,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/club/staff-directory/, Staff directory, Notts County, 25 August 2022,- Head coach: Stuart Maynard
- Assistant coach: Matthew Saunders
- First team coach: Craig SaundersWEB,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2024/january/stuart-maynard-appointment-180124/, Head coach: Stuart Maynard, www.nottscountyfc.co.uk,
- First Team Coach: Joao Alves
- Goalkeeping coach: Tom Weal
- Academy manager: Dave Plant
Managerial history
{{updated|5 January 2024}}{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align: center”Honours
Source:WEB, Honours,www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/club/history/honours/, Notts County FC.co.uk, 24 December 2017, 24 December 2017,web.archive.org/web/20171224213841/https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/club/history/honours/, live, WEB, Bygones – Notts Senior Cup Finals,www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/bygones-notts-senior-cup-finals/, 23 July 2021, nottinghamsport.com, 21 May 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220521150529/https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/bygones-notts-senior-cup-finals/, live,
League - Second Division (level 2)
- Third Division South / Third Division (level 3)
- Fourth Division / Third Division / League Two (level 4)
- National league (level 5)
- Play-off winners: 2023
- FA Cup
- Anglo-Italian Cup
- Anglo-Scottish Cup
- Runners-up: 1980–81
- Notts Senior Cup
- Winners: 1884–85, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1924–25, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36
References
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- {{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=notts-county}}
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