Unreliable History

To be written.

 

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Club Records


Formed 1862

Turned Professional 1885

Became a Limited Company 1890

Previous names

Previous grounds Park Hollow, The Park Estate = 1862-1863
Meadows Cricket Ground = 1863-1873
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground = 1873-1877
Beeston Cricket Ground = 1877-1880
Castle Ground = 1880-1894
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground = 1894-1910

Nickname “THE MAGPIES”

Motto

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Record Football League Win 11-1  v  Newport County  (Division 3 South)  15.01.1949

Record Football League Defeat 1-9  v  Aston Villa  (Division 1)     29.09.1888
1-9  v  Blackburn Rovers  (Division 1)    16.11.1889
1-9  v  Portsmouth  (Division 2)     09.04.1927

Record Cup Win 15-0  v  Rotherham Town   (FA Cup First Round)  24.10.1885

Record Fee Paid £685,000 to Sheffield United for Tony AGANA (November 1991)

Record Fee Received £2.5 million from Derby County for Craig SHORT (September 1992)

Record Appearances 601  –  Albert IREMONGER  (1905-1926)

Record League Appearances 564  –  Albert IREMONGER  (1905-1926)

Record League goal-scorer 125  –  Les BRADD  (1967-1978)

Record all-time goal-scorer 137  –  Les BRADD  (1967-1978)

Record goal-scorer in a League season 39  –  Tom KEETLEY   Division 3 South  (1930-1931)  (46 games)

Record goal-scorer in a season 39  –  Tom KEETLEY   Division 3 South  (1930-1931)  (46 games)

Most goals scored in a League match 5  –  Robert JARDINE  v  Burnley  (Division 1)  27.10.1888
5  –  Daniel BRUCE  v  Port Vale  (Division 2)  26.02.1895
5  –  Bertie MILLS v  Barnsley  (Division 2)  19.11.1927

Record Home Attendance 47,310  v  York City  (FA Cup Sixth Round)    12.03.1955

Record total of goals in a League season 107  –  Division 4  (1959-1960)

Record League points total 2 points for a win  :  69  –   Division 4  (1970-1971)  (46 games)
3 points for a win  :  99  –    Division 3  (1997-1998)  (46 games)

Most Capped Player while at club 15  –  Kevin WILSON  (Northern Ireland)

Youngest Player Jermaine PENNANT  –  15 years and ?? days  v  ??   (FA Cup)  ..

Oldest Player ??

 

Stadium details 

Address :  Meadow Lane Stadium, Meadow Lane, Nottingham NG2 3HJ

Telephone :   0115 952 9000
Ticket Office :  0115 955 7219

Capacity :   20,229
Away Allocation :  1,300
Pitch size :  104m x 69m  (114 yards  x 76 yards)
Official website :   nottscountyfc.co.uk

Directions

There are good directions to the Meadow Lane Stadium on the Notts County website.

Honours


Division Four Runners-up  (Fourth Tier) 1959-1960

Division Two Champions  (Second Tier) 1896-1897, 1913-1914, 1922-1923

Division Two Runners-up  (Second Tier) 1894-1895, 1980-1981

Division Three South Champions  (Third Tier) 1930-1931, 1949-1950

Division Three Champions  (Fourth Tier) 1997-1998

Division Three Runners-up  (Third Tier) 1972-1973

Division Four Champions  (Fourth Tier) 1970-1971

League Two Champions  (Fourth Tier) 2009-2010

FA Cup Winners 1894

FA Cup Finalists 1891

Anglo-Scottish Cup Finalists 1981

Anglo-Italian Cup Winners 1995

Anglo-Italian Cup Finalists 1994

 

Managers


Committee 1862 – 1913

Albert FISHER (Secretary-Manager) 1913 – 1917

R. C. White 1917 – 1919

Albert FISHER (Secretary-Manager) 1919 – 1927

Horace HENSHALL (Secretary-Manager) 1927 – 1934

Charlie JONES 1934 – 1935

David PRATT 1935

Percy SMITH 1935 – 1936

Jimmy McMULLAN 1936- 1937

Harry PARKES 1938

J. R. “Tony” TOWERS 1939 – 1942

Frank WOMACK 1942 – 1943

Frank BUCKLEY 1944 – 1946

Arthur STOLLERY 1946 – 1949

Eric HOUGHTON 1949 – 1953

George POYSER 1953 – 1957

Frank BROOME (Caretaker) 1957 

Tommy LAWTON 7 May 1957 – 1 July 1958

Ernie COLEMAN (Caretaker) 1958 

Frank HILL 1958 – 1961

Ernie COLEMAN 1961 – 1963

Eddie LOWE 1963 – 1965

Tim COLEMAN 1965 

Jack BURKITT 1966 – 1967

Andy BEATTIE February 1967 – September 1967

Billy GRAY 1967 – 1968

Jack WHEELER 1968 – 1969

Jimmy SIRRELL 1969 – 1975

Ronnie FENTON 1975 – 1977

Jimmy SIRRELL 1977 – 1982

Howard WILKINSON 1982 – 1983

Larry LLOYD 1983 – 1984

Richie BARKER 1984 – 1985

Jimmy SIRRELL 1985 – 1987

John BARNWELL 1987 – 1988

Neil WARNOCK 5 January 1989 – 14 January 1993

Mick WALKER 14 January 1993 – 14 September 1994

Russell SLADE September 1994 – January 1995

Howard KENDALL 12 January 1995 – 1 April 1995

Steve NICHOL April 1995 – 5 June 1995

Colin MURPHY 5 June 1995 – 23 December 1996

Sam ALLARDYCE 16 January 1997 – 19 October 1999

Gary BRAZIL 23 October 1999 – June 2000

Jocky SCOTT 28 June 2000 – 10 October 2001

Gary BRAZIL 10 October 2001 – 7 January 2002

Billy DEARDEN 7 January 2002 – 6 January 2004

Gary MILLS 9 January 2004 – 4 November 2004

Ian RICHARDSON (Caretaker) 4 November 2004 – 17 May 2005

Gudjon THORDARSON 17 May 2005 – 12 June 2006

Steve THOMPSON 12 June 2006 – 16 October 2007

Ian McPARLAND 18 October 2007 – 13 October 2009

Dave KEVAN/Michael JOHNSON  (Joint Caretakers) 13 October 2009 – 27 October 2009

Hans BACKE 27 October 2009 – 15 December 2009

Dave KEVAN  (Caretaker) 15 December 2009 – 23 February 2010

Steve COTTERILL 23 February 2010 – 27 May 2010

Craig SHORT 1 July 2010 – 24 October 2010

Paul INCE 27 October 2010 – 3 April 2011

Carl HEGGS (Caretaker) 3 April 2011 – 11 April 2011

Martin ALLEN 11 April 2011 – 18 February 2012

Keith CURLE 20 February 2012 – 2 February 2013

Chris KIWOMYA 2 February 2013 – 27 October 2013

Steve HODGE (Caretaker) 27 October 2013 – 6 November 2013

Shaun DERRY 6 November 2013 – 23 March 2015

Paul HART/Mick HALSALL (Joint Caretakers) 23 March 2015 – 7 April 2015

Ricardo MONIZ 7 April 2015 – 29 December 2015

Mick HALSALL/Richard DRYDEN (Joint Caretakers) 29 December 2015 – 10 January 2016

Jamie FULLARTON 10 January 2016 – 19 March 2016

Mark COOPER 20 March 2016 – 7 May 2016

John SHERIDAN 27 May 2016 – 2 January 2017

Alan SMITH (Caretaker) 2 January 2017 – 12 January 2017

Kevin NOLAN 12 January 2017 – 26 August 2018

Steve CHETTLE/Mark CROSSLEY (Joint Caretakers) 26 August 2018 – 31 August 2018

Harry KEWELL 31 August 2018 – 13 November 2018

Steve CHETTLE (Caretaker) 13 November 2018 – 27 November 2018

Neal ARDLEY 28 November 2018 – 24 March 2021

Ian BURCHNALL 25 March 2021 – 

 

League Record

The Football League structure has historically been as follows …

1888-1892 1892-1920 1920-1921 1921-1958 1958-1992 1992-2004 2004 to date
First tier Football League Division One Division One Division One Division One Premiership Premier League
Second tier Division Two Division Two Division Two Division Two Division One Championship
Third tier Division Three Division Three
(North) and (South)
Division Three Division Two  League One
Fourth tier Division Four Division Three League Two

Founder Member of the Football League 1888

Division One  (Top Tier) 1888-1893

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1883-1897

Division One  (Top Tier) 1897-1913

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1913-1914

Division One  (Top Tier) 1914-1920

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1920-1923

Division One  (Top Tier) 1923-1926

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1926-1930

Division Three South  (Third Tier) 1930-1931

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1931-1935

Division Three South  (Third Tier) 1935-1950

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1950-1958

Division Three  (Third Tier) 1985-1959

Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1959-1960

Division Three  (Third Tier) 1960-1964

Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1964-1971

Division Three  (Third Tier) 1971-1973

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1973-1981

Division One  (Top Tier) 1981-1984

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1984-1985

Division Three  (Third Tier) 1985-1990

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1990-1991

Division One  (Top Tier) 1991-1992

Division One  (Second Tier) 1992-1995

Division Two  (Third Tier) 1995-1997

Division Three  (Fourth Tier) 1997-1998

Division Two (Third Tier) 1998-2004

League Two  (Fourth Tier) 2004-2010

League One  (Third Tier) 2010-2015

League Two  (Fourth Tier) 2015-2019

National League  (Fifth Tier) 2019-