2017–18 Notts County F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Notts County's 155th season in their history and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Alan Hardy | |||
| Chairman | Alan Hardy | |||
| Manager | Kevin Nolan | |||
| Stadium | Meadow Lane Nottingham (Capacity: 20,229) | |||
| League Two | 5th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth Round (replay) (knocked out by Swansea City A.F.C.) | |||
| EFL Cup | 1st Round (knocked out by Scunthorpe United F.C.) | |||
| EFL Trophy | Eliminated at Group Stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jorge Grant (15) All: Jorge Grant (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 17,274 (league) 17,615 (playoffs) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,738 (league) 1,409 (EFL Trophy) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 7,910 | |||
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First-Team Squad
Statistics
- As of match played 18 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two [lower-alpha 1] | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Adam Collin | 34 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Matt Tootle | 42 | 2 | 38+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Carl Dickinson | 32 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
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Elliott Hewitt | 50 | 4 | 37+8 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Richard Duffy | 50 | 3 | 45+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Haydn Hollis | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | |
Matty Virtue | 15 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
Lewis Alessandra | 48 | 7 | 28+13 | 7 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  |
Michael O'Connor | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  |
Shola Ameobi | 37 | 6 | 26+9 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Jorge Grant | 56 | 19 | 37+10 | 16 | 5+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Terry Hawkridge | 37 | 3 | 29+2 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | |
Elliot Hodge | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  |
Branislav Pindroch | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  |
Jonathan Forte | 38 | 10 | 15+17 | 8 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | |
Curtis Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | |
Shaun Brisley | 46 | 3 | 38+1 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Alan Smith | 26 | 1 | 0+18 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | |
Liam Noble | 21 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | |
Nicky Hunt | 19 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  |
Liam Walker | 15 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  |
Noor Husin | 14 | 2 | 10+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Ryan Yates | 29 | 6 | 25+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | |
Daniel Jones | 33 | 4 | 25+4 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | |
Robert Milsom | 22 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Ben Hall | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | |
Callum Saunders | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | |
Mason Bennett | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | |
Jon Stead | 52 | 13 | 40+5 | 9 | 5+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | |
Pierce Bird | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | |
Ross Fitzsimons | 21 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Includes playoffs
Goals Scored
As of end of season
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two [lower-alpha 1] | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | LM | Jorge Grant | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | 30 | | CF | Jon Stead | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 14 | | CF | Jonathan Forte | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 7 | | RW | Lewis Alessandra | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | | CF | Shola Ameobi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | | CM | Ryan Yates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 | | CB | Elliott Hewitt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | | LB | Daniel Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | 5 | | CB | Richard Duffy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | | RM | Terry Hawkridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | | CB | Shaun Brisley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | 2 | | RB | Matt Tootle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | | MF | Noor Husin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | 3 | | LB | Carl Dickinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | CB | Haydn Hollis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | | CM | Alan Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | | CM | Liam Noble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | | LM | Robert Milsom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | | FW | Mason Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 71 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 88 | ||||
- Includes playoffs
Disciplinary Record
- As of end of season
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two [lower-alpha 1] | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 34 | | GK | Ross Fitzsimons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | | CB | Elliott Hewitt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | | CB | Richard Duffy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | | LM | Jorge Grant | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | | RB | Matt Tootle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | | CF | Shola Ameobi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | CM | Liam Noble | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | | CF | Jon Stead | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | | LM | Matty Virtue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | | LB | Carl Dickinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | CB | Shaun Brisley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | MF | Noor Husin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | LB | Daniel Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 11 | | RM | Terry Hawkridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | CM | Ryan Yates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 7 | | RW | Lewis Alessandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | CF | Jonathan Forte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | CM | Alan Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | LM | Robert Milsom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 6 | | DF | Haydn Hollis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | RB | Nicky Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | CB | Ben Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 1 | ||||
- Includes playoffs
Competitions
Friendlies
On 12 April 2017, Notts County announced they will face Nottingham Forest as part of pre-season.[1] The Magpies also confirmed that they will visit Basford United.[2] Two weeks later, Wigan Athletic was added as further opposition.[3] A fifth friendly was arranged against York City.[4]
| 8 July 2017 | Rolls Royce Select XI | 0–6 | Notts County | Hucknall |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Milsom  Tootle Stead x2'Ameobi Smith |
Stadium: Watnall Road |
| 15 July 2017 | Basford United | 0–2 | Notts County | Basford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Jones Howes |
Stadium: Greenwich Avenue |
| 19 July 2017 | Notts County | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Brereton 51' Vellios 88' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane |
| 22 July 2017 | Notts County | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Alessandra |
Report | Duffy (O.G.) 64' Lang |
Stadium: Meadow Lane |
| 29 July 2017 | Carlton Town | 1–1 | Notts County | Carlton |
| 12:00 BST | McNicholas 21' |
Report | Stead ?' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stokeld Stadium |
| 29 July 2017 | York City | 1–2 | Notts County | York |
| 15:00 BST | Parkin 83' (pen.) |
Report | Walker 45+1' Bird 90+1' |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers (P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Exeter City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 80 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 77 | |
| 6 | Coventry City (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 75 | |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 75 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
Result summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 77 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 29 | −1 |
Last updated: 8 May 2018.
Source:
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[5][6]
| 5 August 2017 1 | Coventry City | 3–0 | Notts County | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 29', 80', 90+5' |
Report | Hewitt 76' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,350 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Notts County | 2–0 | Chesterfield | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Grant 60', 90+6', 73' |
Report | 29' Ugwu 45' Scott Wiseman 49' Reed 63' Weir 90+5' Hird |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–4 | Notts County | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 BST | Gape 48' Freeman 49'Jacobson 68'El-Abd 90+2' |
Report | Duffy 14' El-Abd 15' (o.g.)Jones 27'Forte 84'Alessandra 89'Ameobi 90' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 25 August 2017 4 | Notts County | 2–2 | Accrington Stanley | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Stead 33' (pen.) Grant 54'Duffy 58'Hewitt 63'Tootle 80' 90+1' |
Report | Hughes 58' Donacien 65'Leacock-McLeod 66'Wilks 90+1' 90+4' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 2 September 2017 5 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Notts County | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Worrall 90+2' |
Report | Alessandra 67' Hewitt 88' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,656 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 9 September 2017 6 | Notts County | 2–0 | Morecambe | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 27' Hewitt 65'Forte 85' |
Report | Rose 26' Müller 88' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,305 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 12 September 2017 7 | Notts County | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Stead 32' (pen.) |
Report | Luke Norris 33' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,107 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 16 September 2017 8 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Notts County | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Yorwerth 79' |
Report | Grant 55' Forte 88' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,352 Referee: John Busby |
| 23 September 2017 9 | Notts County | 4–1 | Lincoln City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Stead 39' Milsom 41'Tootle 55'Grant 71'Hawkridge 88' |
Report | Knott 28' Anderson 47'Bostwick 52'Raggett 79'Habergham 87' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 11,672 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Exeter City | 0–3 | Notts County | Exeter |
| 19:45 | Report | Alessandra 2' Dickinson 59'Grant 61', 82'Hunt 64' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,760 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 30 September 2017 11 | Mansfield Town | 3–1 | Notts County | Mansfield |
| 13:00 BST | Rose 47', 59' Hemmings 60'Duffy 63' (o.g.) |
Report | Dickinson 90+2' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,072 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 7 October 2017 12 | Notts County | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Duffy 2' Milsom 76' 90+6' |
Report | Traoré 7' Collins 19'Bugiel 30'Cooper 90+1' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 13,267 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 14 October 2017 13 | Notts County | 2–1 | Barnet | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Ameobi 16' Yates 52'Dickinson 66' |
Report | Ricardo 48' Akinola 81'Nelson 84' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,804 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 17 October 2017 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Notts County | Crewe |
| 19:45 BST | Lowery 31' Raynes 44'Bowery 66'Ng 68'Porter 88' |
Report | Yates 64' Ameobi 70'Dickinson 82' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,339 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 21 October 2017 15 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Notts County | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Hope 25' Miller 90' |
Report | Yates 58' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,730 Referee: David Webb |
| 28 October 2017 16 | Notts County | 3–0 | Newport County | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Grant 36', 55' Ameobi 52'Tootle 57'Duffy 67' |
Report | Dan Butler 34' Nouble 42'Demetriou 62' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,019 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 11 November 2017 17 | Stevenage | 1–1 | Notts County | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Newton 38' Wilkinson 41'Henry 45+1'Samuel 83'Martin 90+4' |
Report | Hewitt 36' 58' Hawkridge 38' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,962 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 18 November 2017 18 | Notts County | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Grant 30', 52' Brisley 54' |
Report | Winchester 35' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,809 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 21 November 2017 19 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Notts County | Yeovil |
| 19:45 GMT | Zoko 80' (pen.) Nelson 88' |
Report | Forte 41' Grant 83' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,338 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 25 November 2017 20 | Notts County | 2–1 | Colchester United | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Tootle 10' Duffy 64'Ameobi 68' (pen.) 74'Grant 77'Yates 90+3' |
Report | Mandron 67' Jackson 74'Kent 84'Odelusi 89' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,770 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Notts County | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Mullins 26' Sheehan 62' |
Report | Dickinson 23' Hewitt 54'Ameobi 61' 76'Stead 67' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,063 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 16 December 2017 22 | Notts County | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Yates 90 +3' |
Report | Jones 38' McKeown 70' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8016 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 23 December 2017 23 | Notts County | 3–3 | Cambridge United | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Alessandra 74' Brisley 87' 53'Forte 90+3' |
Report | Ikpeazu 40' 14' Brown 49', 68' 21'Carroll 72'Forde 90+1' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 26 December 2017 24 | Morecambe | 1–4 | Notts County | Morecambe |
| 15:00 | Lang 89' |
Report | Grant 13', 59' Alessandra 21', 86' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,947 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 30 December 2017 25 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Notts County | Swindon |
| 15:00 | Norris 47' Dunne 90+3' |
Report | Brisley 17' Grant 90+4' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,247 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 1 January 2018 26 | Notts County | 1–0 | Port Vale | Nottingham |
| 15:00 | Duffy 31' Hewitt 74'Stead 86' (pen.) |
Report | Pope 56' Davis 90+5' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,241 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 13 January 2018 27 | Lincoln City | 2–2 | Notts County | Lincoln |
| 15:00 | Rhead 30' Frecklington 37'Williams 49'Green 67'Waterfall 82' |
Report | Stead 35' Hawridge 59'Alessandra 70'Grant 76' 81'Fitzsimons 90+6' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,603 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 20 January 2018 28 | Notts County | 1–2 | Exeter City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 | Stead 73' (pen.) |
Report | Taylor 8' Stockley 42'Archibald-Henville 73' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,677 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 23 January 2018 29 | Notts County | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Nottingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Virtue 28' 90' Brisley 45'Stead 58' (pen.) Fitzsimons 90+3' |
Report | Smith 25' Verheydt 37'Lelan 48'Payne 90+5' (pen.) |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 3 February 2018 30 | Notts County | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Husin 15' 65' Hewitt 41', 60'Bennett 89' |
Report | Miller 11' Nolan 43' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 17,274 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 10 February 2018 31 | Barnet | 1–0 | Notts County | Canons Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Nicholls 90+3' |
Report | Duffy 15' Husin 62'Noble 74' |
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,752 Referee: John Busby |
| 13 February 2018 32 | Notts County | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Nottingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Stead 19', 35' Noble 62'Duffy 79'Husin 80'Alessandra 81' |
Report | Devitt 75' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,889 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 17 February 2018 33 | Newport County | 0–0 | Notts County | Newport |
| 15:00 UTC | Pipe 36' Labadie 86' |
Report | Stead 51' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,326 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 20 February 2018 34 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Notts County | Cambridge |
| 19:45 GMT | Elito 30' |
Report | Grant 56' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 24 February 2018 35 | Notts County | 2–0 | Stevenage | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Husin 67' Grant 77'Ameobi 80' |
Report | Martin 43' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,684 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 6 March 2018 36 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Notts County | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Morrell 66' Graham 90+2' |
Report | Hawkridge 42' Grant 90+2' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 10 March 2018 37 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Notts County | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Campbell 72' Collins 86'Cooper 90+3' |
Report | Noble 34' 89' Tootle 80'Duffy 87' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,893 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 17 March 2018 38 | Notts County | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Nottingham |
| 13:00 GMT | Hawkridge 35' Hewitt 90+8' |
Report | Atkinson 53' Benning 72' MacDonald 88'Hemmings 90+9' (pen.) |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 12,563 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 25 March 2018 39 | Chesterfield | 3–1 | Notts County | Chesterfield |
| 13:30 BST | Nelson 16' Zavon Hines 39'Whitmore 82'Dennis 90+8' (pen.) |
Report | Stead 63' Jones 85' |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 30 March 2018 40 | Notts County | 0–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Hawkridge 55' Tootle 58'Brisley 77'Noble 86'Ameobi 90+2' |
Report | Jacobson 27' Tyson 33' Brown 50' El-Abd 90+3' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,038 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 2 April 2018 41 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Notts County | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Mark Hughes 9' |
Report | Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 3,039 Referee: John Busby |
| 7 April 2018 42 | Notts County | 2–1 | Coventry | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Noble 50' Ameobi 52'Forte 60', 86' |
Report | Biamou 45' McDonald 52' Bayliss 57' Burge 60'Ponticelli 85' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,316 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 14 April 2018 43 | Colchester United | 1–3 | Notts County | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Wright 9' |
Report | Forte 51' Virtue 52'Ameobi 69'Duffy 76'Stead 82'Hewitt 86' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,599 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 21 April 2018 44 | Notts County | 4–1 | Yeovil Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 45+2' James 54' (o.g.) Hewitt 69'Stead 73' Alessandra 73' |
Report | Gobern 31' Fisher 90+2' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,359 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Notts County | Grimsby |
| 15:00 BST | Clarke 29' Woolford 59'Matt 90+3'Rose 90+6' |
Report | Virtue 24' Jones 90' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,133 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 5 May 2018 46 | Notts County | 0–0 | Luton Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 65' Forte 72'Hall 81' |
Report | Danny Hylton 45+1' 58' Alan Sheehan 90' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 12,184 Referee: Darren Handley |
Football League play-offs
| 12 May 2018 Semi final (1st leg) | Coventry City | 1–1 | Notts County | Coventry |
| 19:30 BST | Stokes 26' Doyle 28' Hyam 75' McNulty 87' (pen) |
Report | Forte 49' Grant 74' Duffy 86' O'Connor 89' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 17,404 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 18 May 2018 Semi final (2nd leg) | Notts County | 1–4 (2–5 agg.) | Coventry City | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Tootle 16' Alessandra 30' Grant 44' Brisley 45+4' |
Report | Biamou 6', 71' Doyle 24' McNulty 37', 45+5' Bayliss 86' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 17,615 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Notts County were drawn at home against Bristol Rovers in the first round.[7] Another home tie, against non-league Oxford City, was confirmed for the second round.[8] A trip to Championship side Brentford was set for the third round.[9]
| 3 November 2017 First round | Notts County | 4–2 | Bristol Rovers | Nottingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Yates 30', 31' Stead 58'Jones 90+4'Grant 90+6' |
Report | Sercombe 8' Sinclair 12'Clarke 64' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,228 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 2 December 2017 Second round | Notts County | 3–2 | Oxford City | Nottingham |
| 12:30 GMT | Duffy 31' Stead 56' (pen.)Grant 90+5' |
Report | Sinclair 53' Grant 55'Paterson 73' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,092 Referee: John Brooks |
| 6 January 2018 Third round | Brentford | 0–1 | Notts County | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Tootle 52' Duffy 54'Stead 65'Jones 68'Noble 90+2' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,935 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 27 January 2018 Fourth round | Notts County | 1–1 | Swansea City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stead 62' Grant 84' |
Report | Sanches 22' Narsingh 45'Nordfelt 55' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 9,802 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 6 February 2018 Fourth round replay | Swansea City | 8–1 | Notts County | Swansea |
| 20:05 GMT | Abraham 18', 45+3' Dyer 20', 30'Clucas 41'Naughton 53'Routledge 57'Carroll 65' James 82' |
Report | Husin 35' Virtue 90+1' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,822 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Notts County were drawn away to Scunthorpe United in the first round.[10]
| 8 August 2017 First round | Scunthorpe United | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Notts County | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Madden 69' (pen.), 105+1' Holmes 86' |
Report | Grant 22' Brisley 90+2' Yates 117' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,874 Referee: David Webb |
| Penalties | ||||
EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Notts County were drawn alongside Everton U23s, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town in Northern Group G.[11]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Lincoln City (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Mansfield Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Notts County (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Everton U21s (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
| 15 August 2017 Group Game 1 | Notts County | 2–1 | Everton U21s | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Forte 30' Hollis 36' |
Donkor 55' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,409 |
| 24 October 2017 Group Game 2 | Notts County | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Smith 34' 74' |
Report | Angol 1' Hamilton 73' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 7 November 2017 Group Game 3 | Lincoln City | 2–1 | Notts County | Lincoln |
| 19:45 GMT | Bird 37' (o.g.) Ginnelly 86' |
Report | Forte 27' Hollis 52'Smith 87' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Tom Nield |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | RW | | Lewis Alessandra | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 1 July 2017 | RM | | Terry Hawkridge | Lincoln City | Free | [13] |
| 3 July 2017 | LB | | Daniel Jones | Chesterfield | Free | [14] |
| 24 July 2017 | CB | | Shaun Brisley | Carlisle United | Free | [15] |
| 25 July 2017 | CM | | Liam Walker | Europa | Free | [16] |
| 27 July 2017 | GK | | Ross Fitzsimons | Chelmsford City | Free | [17] |
| 31 July 2017 | DF | | Pierce Bird | Dunkirk | Free | [18] |
| 31 July 2017 | GK | | Branislav Pindroch | MFK Karviná | Free | [18] |
| 31 July 2017 | CF | | Callum Saunders | Crewe Alexandra | Free | [18] |
| 1 August 2017 | RM | | Elliot Hodge | Lincoln City | Free | [19] |
| 1 August 2017 | RB | | Nicky Hunt | Leyton Orient | Free | [19] |
| 1 January 2018 | CM | | Liam Noble | Forest Green Rovers | Free | [20] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Wes Atkinson | Free agent | Released | [21] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  | Thierry Audel | Barrow | Released | [21][lower-alpha 1] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | | Adam Campbell | Morecambe | Released | [21][lower-alpha 2] |
| 1 July 2017 | ST | | Montel Gibson | Free agent | Released | [21] |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | | Scott Loach | Hartlepool United | Released | [21][lower-alpha 3] |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | | Jack McMillan | Free agent | Released | [21] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Jordan Richards | Free agent | Released | [21] |
| 1 July 2017 | DM |  | Luther Wildin | Nuneaton Town | Released | [21][lower-alpha 4] |
| 1 July 2017 | LW |  | Mark Yeates | Eastleigh | Released | [21][lower-alpha 5] |
- Thierry Audel joined Barrow following his release.[22]
- Adam Campbell joined Morecambe following his release.[23]
- Scott Loach joined Hartlepool United following his release.[24]
- Luther Wildin joined Nuneaton Town following his release.[25]
- Mark Yeates joined Eastleigh following his release.[26]
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2017 | CM | | Jorge Grant | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2018 | [27] |
| 4 August 2017 | CM | | Ryan Yates | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2018 | [28] |
| 30 January 2018 | CB | | Ben Hall | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 June 2018 | [29] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | CB | | Pierce Bird | Leek Town | 13 October 2017 | [30] |
| 8 September 2017 | AM |  | Dominic Brown-Hill | Shaw Lane | Work experience | [30] |
| 8 September 2017 | GK | | Curtis Hall | Kimberley Miners Welfare | Work experience | [30] |
| 21 September 2017 | DF | | Peter Dearle | Gainsborough Trinity | Work experience | [31] |
| 21 September 2017 | RW | | Sam Osborne | Shaw Lane | Work experience | [31] |
| 13 October 2017 | GK | | Curtis Hall | Romulus | Work experience | [32] |
| 13 October 2017 | MF | | Jordon Richards | Halesowen Town | 12 November 2017 | [32] |
| 27 November 2017 | GK | | Joe Searson-Smithard | Radford | Work experience | [33] |
References
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- "Magpies to host Wigan". Notts County Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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- "Notts draw Brentford". Notts County Official Site. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "It's Scunthorpe – again!". Notts County Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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- "Liam Walker signs". Notts County Official Site. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Fitzsimons joins the Magpies". Notts County Official Site. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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- "Hodge and Hunt sign deals". Notts County Official Site. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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- "Retained list 2017". Notts County Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- "Thierry Audel: Barrow sign ex-Notts County defender on one-year deal". BBC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Adam Campbell: Morecambe sign former Notts County forward". BBC. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "Hartlepool United: Jake Cassidy, Jack Munns, Scott Loach & Luke George sign". BBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Wildin Brothers Join Nuneaton". Non League Pitchero. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Eastleigh sign former Premier League winger Mark Yeates". Daily Echo. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Jorge is back!". Notts County Official Site. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "Ryan Yates joins on loan". Notts County Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- "Notts County sign Ben Hall and Mason Bennett on deadline day". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Bird joins Leek". Notts County Official Site. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- "Moves for Osborne and Dearle". Notts County Official Site. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- "Youngsters on the move". Notts County Official Site. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Searson joins Radford". Notts County Official Site. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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