By Joe Jones
Notts County legend Les Bradd has revealed how he would have never become the club's all-time top goalscorer were it not for the support of Jack Wheeler.
The Buxton-born forward played for the Magpies between 1967 and 1978, helping them climb steadily away from the lower reaches of the fourth division into a comfortable second division position.
However, Bradd - who 137 goals in all competitions for Notts - admits things could have been a lot different were it not for a one-to-one conversation with then-caretaker manager Wheeler during the a "low ebb" for the player.
He told Notts TV's Team Talk: “Jack was Mr Notts County for 25 years, he did every job you could think of.
“If it hadn’t have been for him, I wouldn’t have become the top all-time goalscorer – I was at a low ebb when my father took ill with cancer in 1968 and my mind was all over the place.
“He pulled me over to one side and I told him everything – Kettering, a non-league club, had come in looking for me and I said I was going to go there and start a new life.
“He took me into the stands, sat me down for an hour and we talked and talked and he said ‘follow this line’ and that’s what I did.”
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