Notts County Football Club play at the County Ground, Meadow Lane and are currently in the National League which is English Football’s fifth tier.
Notts County drew with Boston United this evening in a behind closed doors friendly at Meadow Lane in a game played with a view to get much needed match sharpness into the Magpies players legs ahead of next weeks’ National League playoff semi-final. The final score was an entertaining and high scoring 3-3 draw with…
Notts County were beaten 3-1 in a behind closed doors friendly game against Dorking Wanderers at Meadow Lane on Saturday with Magpies Assistant Manager Neil Cox saying after the defeat “it was all about getting 45 minutes into everybody”. It was the first game in almost four months for Notts who arranged the friendly with…
Notts County will face Dorking Wanderers in a behind closed door friendly match at Meadow Lane tomorrow as both sides prepare for their own playoff campaigns which begin later this month. Dorking currently play in the National League South having finished in seventh on a points per game basis imposed by a vote after the…
Notts County midfielder Regan Booty will miss the playoffs through injury after a recurrence of a back injury that has troubled him this season. Booty stated “Absolutely gutted to be ruled out of the play offs due to injury but I’ll be supporting the boys every step of the way and hope we can achieve…
The National League Playoff dates have been announced and Notts County will face the winners of Yeovil Town verses Barnet on Saturday July 25th in a 5pm kick off at Meadow Lane. On the same day Harrogate Town will play the winners of Boreham Wood verses Halifax who face off in an eliminator on July…
On Monday morning the Notts County players returned to Meadow Lane in the sunshine, socially distanced and in small sided groups, to finally get back to training after more than three months of lockdown imposed through government restrictions due to coronavirus. 14th March 2020 was the last time Notts County players took the turf at…
Notts County Manager Neal Ardley is ‘delighted’ and ‘prepared’ following the National League’s decision to continue through with the Play Offs after a vote by clubs received an overwhelming majority towards drawing a close to the season with a fit and proper fair ending. Ardley stated “We’ve gone from early on in the lockdown to…
The National League Members have voted in favour of a points per game basis to determine the final standings of their postponed 2019/20 season which means subject to FA Council approval – Notts County will finish third in the table once all statistics are ‘rounded up’ thus securing a place in the playoffs as they…
Notts County Football Club have confirmed that they will be voting in support of the National League’s Ordinary Resolution, which if passed would see the club compete in the play offs to determine which side joins champions-elect Barrow in gaining promotion to the Football League. The National League have asked clubs to submit votes for…
Notts County’s announcement that eleven players have been released ahead of a potential playoff campaign is unsurprising. Manager Neal Ardley does not require a squad of over 30 players for a maximum of three matches. It also gives the players who definitely aren’t in his plans a bit more time to plot their next move…
Notts County have released eleven players from their squad with all those told that their services are no longer needed free to go once their contracts expire at the end of June. The club have also selected a 24-man squad to resume training and prepare for any potential National League or FA Trophy restart should…
Following a strong campaign that was curtailed due to Covid-19, Notts County will have to confirm their retained list by the 31st May, which is now just over a week away. After a good recruitment policy from manager Neal Ardley both last summer and across the season, here is a look at five players that…
Our newest contributor at Nottingham Sports is Notts County fan and writer Tom Surgay who asks the question in his first article (hopefully of many) for our website… “Has the EFL’s agenda ensured Notts have had a wasted season?” Here’s what Tom has to say. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the planet, the…
It was May 2nd 1962 when a Notts County team having ended their season two days earlier with a two nil loss at Peterborough then took to the field to take on an England XI at Meadow Lane to celebrate 100 years of the Magnificent Magpies. The oldest club in the football league. Notts finished…
After a majority vote by member clubs the National League has agreed to terminate all scheduled remaining league fixtures in the 2019/20 calendar meaning a clear-cut end to Notts County’s dream of promotion at the first time of asking. The latest league statement said “National League clubs were asked to support an ordinary resolution on…
Notts County Women have agreed a partnership with Basford United Football Club to play at the Northern Premier League sides Greenwich Avenue ground for the 2020/21 season and potentially beyond. The Magpies will play all their home games at Basford and will also train at the facility with its all-weather pitch suitable for every occasion…
Our third and final report on the counties three major professional teams focuses on one that sadly had to give up their title as the worlds oldest football league club last summer. Notts County Football Club had a disastrous 2018/19 which started after missing out the year before on promotion with optimism and ended with…
Notts County 4-0 Eastleigh (National League) 14.03.20 Surprisingly due to the cancellation of fixtures in the top four divisions of English football due to the outbreak of Coronavirus the leading team in the country in action today was Notts County Football Club and they didn’t dissapoint in front of near 5,000 hard core supporters that…
Notts County 3-1 Aldershot Town (National League) 10.03.20 Notts County climbed in to the top three of the National League last night as they came from behind to beat Aldershot at Meadow Lane. It was a slow start for the Magpies who were much changed after beating table topping Barrow at the weekend as the visitors…
An exciting fly on the wall documentary is set to air this summer as Notts County Women FC will be involved in a film that focuses on the club and its players tackling key topics faced in society and football today including mental health, discrimination and the rise and popularity of the women’s game in…
