Terry Hawkridge "could not turn down" Notts County move

Terry Hawkridge has revealed he "couldn't turn down" a move to hometown club Notts County.

The 27-year-old was born and bred in Nottingham, and counts regional clubs Carlton Town and Hucknall Town among his former employers.

Hawkridge admits he found it difficult to leave Lincoln City following their promotion-winning 2016/17 campaign, but insists he couldn't help but take the chance of joining the Magpies.

"There was a bit of interest towards the end of last year and when the chance came to join Notts I took it with both hands," he told the Nottingham Post. "It's where I grew up as a kid so it was something I couldn't turn down.

"But without a doubt it was difficult to leave Lincoln because of how far I came with those boys. We'd been on a journey and there was so much we did together, not just in winning the league but with the cup runs as well.

"When you win the league with a team, to then decide to leave it is always going to be a very difficult decision.

"But I spoke with (Kevin Nolan) and (Alan Hardy) here and their ambitions matched mine.

"I know how big the club is and I just couldn't turn it down. I am happy with the decision I made.

"Obviously it would be brilliant if I could do the same at Notts as I did at Lincoln and Scunthorpe.

"This is the club where I had two years from 12 to 14 until the youth team got disbanded and that was tough to take.

"But I am back here now and there's a good vibe around the place. We are all looking forward to next season. I hope we can achieve what we want to achieve."

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