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Jon Stead has claimed that beating Wycombe Wanderers could reinvigorate Notts County's season. The Magpies have fallen to four League Two defeats in a row to slip into the bottom six, but an improved performance in their FA Cup second-round clash against Peterborough United stopped the rot. "We are still looking upwards, rather than over our shoulders. This is the same group of players that were producing good performances earlier in the season and were in and around the play-off place

Kevin Nolan has urged Notts County to finish the season on a high with a win at Newport County and get momentum going into the 2017-18 campaign. The Magpies have the luxury of not having to worry about their League Two future at Rodney Parade, while the hosts need to win to make sure of a place in the Football League. However, Nolan insists that he does not want the players to mentally be on their holidays and warns that a lot of them may not see each other again, so must make the most

Kevin Nolan has stressed that he wants Notts County to give their all in Tuesday night's EFL Cup home encounter with Mansfield Town. The Magpies currently sit second in Northern Group G on three points, level with Lincoln City, who won their opening group game against the Stags 3-1. Although the competition - currently branded as the Checkatrade Trophy - continues to divide opinion among fans and club staff up and down the country, Nolan is eager to get to the next stage, maintain thei

Former Notts County defender Haydn Hollis has warned his Forest Green Rovers teammates not to switch off for a second in Saturday's League Two clash at the New Lawn as the Magpies "always score late goals". The 25-year-old came through the ranks at Meadow Lane and made upwards of 100 appearances for Notts between 2011 and 2018, but was moved on by Kevin Nolan in January as he linked up with former boss Mark Cooper in Nailsworth. Hollis was an unused substitute in the reverse fixture ba

Jon Stead has described Notts County's signing of David Vaughan as a “coup”. The 35-year-old was snapped up by the Magpies following his departure from Nottingham Forest at the end of last season. “It’s a coup isn’t it?” Stead told the Nottingham Post. “He’s been at the top level and the way he carries himself and the way he controls the ball, he is very clever. “He is very relaxed and being a striker it’s somebody I look at and know that if I make that double movement, he wi

The city of Nottingham was alive with anticipation as two of its local football clubs, Notts County and Nottingham Forest, prepared to play in a pre-season friendly at Meadow Lane. The match was a chance for both teams to showcase their skills and for fans to get a glimpse of what the upcoming season might hold. As the day of the match approached, excitement grew among the residents of Nottingham. Flags and banners were hung from windows and balconies, and the streets were filled with the s

At last, a very welcome win for Notts albeit against bottom placed Leyton Orient. League One is now beginning to take shape with the top 4 clubs having a clear lead at the top. Bristol City have a game in hand which has opened up a gap in 1st place, closely followed by Swindon 4 points behind and MK Dons another point lower, still 3rd despite losing on Monday at Bradford. Preston keep 4th spot and are a further 3 points behind. There is then a gap of 10 points to

Rob Milsom has expressed his delight with putting a frustrating first season for Notts County behind him. The 30-year-old has impressed in midfield in 2016-17 and was rewarded with the Fans' Player of the Year and the Players' Player of the Year awards. Milsom is happy with having secured the accolades, but more so because of redemption after an indifferent, injury-disrupted maiden season at Meadow Lane. "I've come a long way because I struggled in the first season," the 2015 sign

Kevin Nolan has bemoaned Notts County's inability to see out their game with Accrington Stanley, insisting the players "did the wrong things at the wrong times". For the second successive game, the Magpies took a two-goal lead, only to relinquish it, and there was to be no late rally as the match finished 2-2. Jon Stead's successful spot kick and Jorge Grant's strike were cancelled out through Mark Hughes's goal midway through the second half and loanee Mallik Wilks's injury-time strik

Kevin Nolan has suggested that he will make numerous changes to the Notts County starting XI for tonight's EFL Trophy meeting with Mansfield Town. Although the Magpies boss is taking the much-maligned competition seriously, he appears eager for some of his lesser-used players to stake their claims for a first-team place at Meadow Lane tonight. “It’s a great game for the players who haven’t had the exposure of minutes they perhaps would have wanted,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post.

Kevin Nolan has acknowledged that Notts County "were below our normal levels" in the 1-0 loss at Swindon Town but believes there wasn't much between both sides. The Magpies' superb 2017 ended on a sour note as they relinquished their League Two unbeaten run at the County Ground thanks to a Luke Norris goal early in the second half. "It's disappointing to end the year with a defeat because there was nothing really in the game," Nolan told the official Notts site. "The conditions we

Notts County head coach Stuart Maynard expressed mixed emotions following his side's hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Morecambe. Matty Platt’s late equaliser, set up by a sublime Sam Austin cross, salvaged a point for the Magpies in a match that began poorly for the visitors. Despite the draw, Maynard believes the result could have been different had Notts capitalised on key moments and avoided the early concession. Reflecting on the game, Maynard acknowledged the difficulty of fallin

In this weeks PoN's preview to the League One games played on the 14th of February, several key games have been identified – None more important than the Bristol City v Sheffield United game, which several teams within League One will be looking out for. Bristol City against Sheffield United is an important game this week as it effects both the title race and the play off places. Neither side will want to lose as it will effect their chances of promotion. However

Izale McLeod has been nominated for the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month after scoring four goals in December. The Magpies’ front man scored a brace against Newport County AFC and Morecambe. McLeod will be competing for the award against Carlisle United’s Jacob Ibehre and Portsmouth midfielder Gareth Evans. The reported £150,000 striker has scored currently scored nine goals in eighteen appearances since his arrival back in late August, eight of which

Speculation has arisen linking Notts County manager Mark Cooper with the job at Forest Green Rovers after the Magpies finish their season this weekend against Carlisle United. The Gloucester Citizen has published an article saying Cooper is set to be named as the new boss of the National League side, who are in the playoffs to be promoted to the Football League. Journalist Jon Palmer also posted a tweet appearing confident that the move will take place after the Football League regular

Mansfield Town boss Steve Evans has confirmed that he will make wholesale changes for tonight's EFL Trophy clash at Notts County as he played down the importance of the competition. While Notts boss Kevin Nolan has stressed that he is taking the competition seriously, the Mansfield boss admitted that he was more concerned about their League Two game with Exeter City at the weekend. "We want to go there and represent our football club with some pride, but at the same time, I'm just hone

Kevin Nolan is "absolutely delighted" with Notts County's 2-1 win at Forest Green Rovers and feels the victory was "well-deserved". The Magpies had not won away since Boxing Day and it looked like Saturday's League Two game at the New Lawn was going to finish as a draw following goals from Liam Noble and Tahvon Campbell. But County managed to claim all three points when Matt Tootle struck a late winner and kept the visitors third in the table, with their automatic promotion hopes still

Notts County will take on Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town and Newcastle United's academy side in the group stage of the EFL Trophy. The Magpies have been placed in Group G of the competition’s Northern section. The 48 EFL clubs have been placed into pre-determined groups, with consideration given to ensure travel time is minimised for supporters and recovery time is maximised for players. Players from EFL clubs who are out on loan in the National League and below are now eligible t

Notts County responded with the opening goal on 10 minutes as Jodi Jones’ excellent cross was headed home by Crowley inside the area.  They had to wait another two minutes to have the ball in the net again, though, as Brindley met Jones’ half-cleared cross with a sweet strike from 20 yards. Some of the standout players for Notts County in the match were Dan Crowley, David McGoldrick, and Richard Brindley. Telford United played well in their counter-attacking football, being direct and

Notts County winger Jodi Jones is set for an extended period on the sidelines after sustaining a small fracture to his tibia during the Magpies’ 1-0 defeat to Gillingham on 21st September 2024.  The injury occurred after a challenge from Gillingham's Jacob Wakeling at Meadow Lane, a blow that saw Jones initially attempt to continue before eventually succumbing to the pain. After the challenge, Jones bravely got to his feet, clearly determined to carry on. However, after only a moment,

Notts have signed Lincoln City defender Sean Newton on loan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old passed a medical on Friday and signed a deal that also sees Notts defender Jordan Cranston move to the Imps until the end of the campaign. -- Barnsley have sacked manager Danny Wilson and assistant boss Chris Hutchings. The Tykes are 17th in the table, seven points clear of the relegatio

Gavin Foxall, a director at Newport County says that Notts County have not made any sort of approach for the Exiles manager John Sheridan. It is rumoured that John Sheridan is heavily linked with the vacant position at Meadow Lane, however bookmakers have suspended betting for the position as manager of Notts – whom held the favourite likely to succeed the recently departed Ricardo Moniz. Whilst it is understood, that Notts County board have made Newport County’s manager t