Notts County
2022–23 season
Notts County captain Kyle Cameron with the play-off trophy following his team's victory in the 2023 National League play-off final.
ChairmanChristoffer Reedtz
ManagerLuke Williams
National League2nd (promoted via play-offs)
FA CupFourth qualifying round
FA TrophyFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Macaulay Langstaff (42)
All: Macaulay Langstaff (42)
Highest home attendance16,511 (vs. Yeovil Town, 19 November 2022)
Lowest home attendance2,040 (vs. Chorley, 20 December 2022)

The 2022–23 season was Notts County's fourth in the National League following its relegation to non-League in 2019. The team was involved in an intense race with Wrexham for the league title and solitary automatic promotion place.[lower-alpha 1] The two clubs dominated the 2022–23 National League season, together surpassing previous records for points, wins and goals scored. Their second meeting of the campaign, less than three weeks before the regular season's conclusion, was played with the teams level on 100 points and 25 points clear of third place. The match was won 3–2 by Wrexham, who went on to claim the title by a four-point margin. Forced into a six-team play-off to determine the second promoted club, Notts overturned a 0–2 deficit to defeat Boreham Wood 3–2 in extra time in the semi-final. The team then gained a place in the English Football League (EFL) by beating Chesterfield on penalties in the 2023 National League play-off final following a 2–2 draw at Wembley Stadium. The team fared less well in cup competitions, losing to Coalville Town in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup and to Maidstone United in the fourth round of the FA Trophy.

Head coach Ian Burchnall left Notts County shortly following the conclusion of the 2021–22 season and was replaced by Luke Williams. The club released, sold or could not secure a new contract with six members of its 2021–22 season squad. Notts signed eight new players before and during the season, with a further five coming in on loan as the season progressed. Across all competitions, the club used 30 different players and had 19 different goal scorers. The team set new club records for wins in a season, points, goals scored and longest unbeaten run, while Macaulay Langstaff scored 42 league goals during the campaign, setting new Notts County and National League records for the most goals scored by one player in a single season. Langstaff was named the National League's player of the year; he and four of his teammates were included in the National League's team of the year.

The season was affected by tragedy when, on 30 March, Jason Turner, the club's chief executive officer, died suddenly at the age of 50. The club made a banner featuring Turner's image in tribute, which was displayed at Wembley, and the team featured a framed photograph of him in its promotion celebrations following the play-off final. Promotion meant Notts County regained its status as the EFL's oldest club, while the team's predicament of not winning automatic promotion despite accumulating 107 points and finishing significantly ahead of its play-off rivals prompted discussion about increasing the number of promotion and relegation places between the National League and English Football League. The team's season-long rivalry with Wrexham featured in season two of Welcome to Wrexham.

Background

The National League was founded in 1979 as the Alliance Premier League.[1] It became the Football Conference in 1986,[1] before adopting its current name in 2015.[2] Its top division forms the fifth tier of the English football league system and the first tier of non-League football.[lower-alpha 2][3] At the time of its formation, the league was overwhelmingly semi-professional, with most players having other jobs.[1] Before the 1986–87 season, no system of promotion and relegation existed between the Football League (as the EFL was then known) and non-League. Instead, non-League clubs seeking League membership had to stand for election each year against the League's least successful clubs (beginning in 1958–59, usually those finishing in the bottom four of the Fourth Division).[4] Voters were delegates from League clubs, and it was rare for non-League clubs to succeed in gaining election: between 1960 and 1986, only five members of the Fourth Division were replaced.[4]

Beginning with the 1986–87 season, a single promotion place was introduced for the team finishing top of the Conference.[1] A second promotion place was added in 2002–03, with the top-placed team awarded promotion automatically and a second team winning promotion via play-offs.[5] This arrangement continued as of the 2022–23 season.[6] Since 2018, the six teams finishing between second and seventh place in the regular season standings have participated in the play-offs.[7] It has not been unusual for the runner-up to fail to win promotion. In the two seasons prior to this one, neither second-placed team went up, with Torquay United defeated by Hartlepool United in the 2021 National League play-off final and Wrexham losing to Grimsby Town in the semi-finals the following year.[8][9] The single automatic promotion place contrasts with the divisions of the EFL: three are available between EFL League Two and EFL League One, and two each between League One and the EFL Championship and the Championship and Premier League.[10]

The introduction of promotion and relegation between the Football League and non-League contributed to the increasing professionalisation of the Conference.[1] In the 2002–03 Conference play-offs, Dagenham & Redbridge was the only part-time club to qualify.[11] In the 2022–23 season, 22 of the 24 National League clubs employed full-time squads,[12] and the league consisted of "a mixture of up-and-coming clubs and ex-EFL sides".[13] Notts County (nicknamed the Magpies) fell into the latter category: it was one of the 12 founding members of the Football League in 1888,[14] and was an ever-present part of it until its relegation in 2019.[15] With only two promotion places, a "bottleneck" had developed of former League clubs vying to return and historically non-League clubs aiming to reach the EFL for the first time.[13]

The 2022–23 season was Notts County's fourth consecutive season in the National League. Each of its three previous campaigns had ended in defeat in the play-offs. Relegated in 2019 amidst a serious financial crisis,[16] Notts finished third in the 2019–20 season, losing the 2020 National League play-off final 3–1 to Harrogate Town.[17] During the 2020–21 season, the Magpies sacked manager Neal Ardley and replaced him with head coach Ian Burchnall.[18] The team finished fifth,[19] and reached the semi-final stage of the play-offs, losing 4–2 in extra time to Torquay United.[20] In 2021–22, Burchnall's only full season in charge, Notts again finished fifth.[21] Rúben Rodrigues gave the Magpies a 1–0 lead in their play-off quarter-final against Grimsby Town at Meadow Lane, Nottingham. However, Grimsby would find an equalising goal in the final moments of normal time, and won the match 2–1 late in extra time.[22]

Coaching changes and player transfers

John Bostock (pictured in 2016) joined Notts County during the 2022–23 seasaon.

On 27 May, four days after the play-off defeat to Grimsby Town, head coach Ian Burchnall departed Notts County to take the same position at League One side Forest Green Rovers.[23] His assistant Michael Doyle followed four days later.[24] Burchnall was replaced as head coach by former Swindon Town manager Luke Williams, with Ryan Harley as his assistant.[25] Several players also departed during the off-season: Dion Kelly-Evans, Alex Lacey and Tyreace Palmer were released,[26] Kyle Wootton made a free transfer to Stockport County,[27] and Lewis Knight and Callum Roberts were sold for undisclosed fees to Gateshead and Aberdeen respectively.[28][29] The club also agreed to terminate the contract of forward Elisha Sam.[30] There was one additional departure during the season, with Notts agreeing to terminate the contract of Joel Taylor on 13 March.[31]

Notts County's first player signings came before Williams's arrival, with wing-back Tobi Adebayo-Rowling being the first to be announced on 29 May.[32] The Magpies added two other players to their defensive ranks during the off-season, with Aden Baldwin's signing announced on 23 June,[33] and that of fellow centre-back Geraldo Bajrami coming the following day.[34] Notts also made three attacking signings in the off-season, all of whom featured in National League North's 2021–22 team of the season.[35] Notts paid undisclosed fees for Gateshead duo Macaulay Langstaff and Cedwyn Scott,[36][37] who had scored 28 and 24 league goals respectively in the 2021–22 season.[38][39] Langstaff had earned National League North's player of the year award.[35] Joining them from Kidderminster Harriers was winger Sam Austin.[34] Notts made two further permanent transfers as the 2022–23 season progressed: John Bostock, who joined the Magpies on 7 December having been without a club since departing Doncaster Rovers in the summer,[40][41] and forward Junior Morias, who joined the Magpies on 15 March from Dagenham & Redbridge.[42]

Notts County brought in five players on loan during the 2022–23 season. Leicester City goalkeeper Brad Young joined on 26 August. Intended as a season-long loan,[43] an injury forced his return to Leicester in January. In Young's place, the Magpies secured the loan of Archie Mair from Norwich City.[44] Midfielder Quevin Castro joined on loan a four-month loan from West Bromwich Albion in September.[45] Following Castro's departure, Notts secured the loan of winger Jodi Jones from Oxford United for the remainder of the season.[46] The club's final loan signing was midfielder Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, who joined on loan from Stockport County in February. Though intended to be a loan until the end of the season,[47] Lemonheigh-Evans was recalled by Stockport on 24 March.[48]

Several Notts County players were loaned to other clubs during the 2022–23 season. Frank Vincent was loaned to Aldershot Town in August,[49] while Joel Taylor joined Dagenham & Redbridge for a time prior to his release.[50] Goalkeeper Tiernan Brooks spent time at Hednesford Town and Boston United,[51] while Luther Munakandafa was loaned to Basford United, Boston United and Gainsborough Trinity during the season.[52][53] Although Kairo Mitchell would feature in the early games of the season, his later playing time became limited due to Langstaff and Scott's goalscoring form. As a result, he was loaned to Eastleigh in February for "the opportunity for more first-team minutes".[54] Ed Francis was the final player to be loaned out, moving to Gateshead until the end of the season in March.[55]

Pre-season

To prepare for the new season, Notts County played a series of friendlies. In their first match, the Magpies defeated Basford United 5–1 with Langstaff, Scott, Rodrigues and Kyle Cameron all scoring.[56] Notts played a behind-closed-doors match at Leicester City's training ground in its next game on 9 July, coming from behind to win 2–1.[57] After a 2–0 win at Alfreton Town on 12 July,[58] Notts played two 70-minute matches against Cambridge United at St Neots Town's Rowley Park on 16 July. Notts lost the first match 2–0, but won the second 3–2 through a seven-minute hat-trick from Langstaff.[59] Following a 1–1 draw at Boston United on 20 July,[60] Notts County played Nottingham Forest in its only home game of pre-season. Forest, fielding a "youthful starting XI", took 1–0 and 2–1 leads, but Notts equalised through Langstaff and Austin, and the match finished 2–2.[61] In its final pre-season match, Notts played at fellow National League side York City, with Jim O’Brien's goal giving the Magpies a 1–0 win.[62]

National League

August–October

Notts County hosted Maidenhead United on the opening day of the season; Langstaff scored two goals on his debut in a 3–0 win.[63] The first away game, a week later at Boreham Wood, ended 2–2, and was the first of three consecutive draws.[64] Following a 1–1 draw at Gateshead,[65] Notts hosted Chesterfield in its second home match of the season. After falling 2–0 down in the 55th minute, Luke Williams made a double substitution in an effort to salvage something from the game, with Austin and Scott coming on in favour of O'Brien and Mitchell.[66] The effects were immediate; Langstaff pulled a goal back in the 60th minute, and headed a second three minutes later from Austin's cross.[67] The match finished 2–2, but Notts fell to tenth place in the league.[66] The Magpies then won consecutive matches for the first time that season. A 4–1 win over Halifax Town (in which Langstaff scored his third brace of the season) was followed by a 1–0 home win over Solihull Moors, with Adam Chicksen scoring the decisive goal.[68][69] Notts County finished August in fifth place with twelve points from six matches.[70]

September began with a 5–0 away win at Dagenham in which Langstaff scored a hat-trick.[71] Notts was due to play Bromley on 10 September,[72] but this match was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[73] Football resumed on 13 September, and the Magpies won a fourth consecutive match, this time defeating Aldershot 2–0.[74] The next match, played four days later at Dorking Wanderers, was 1–1 entering the 90th minute, but Dorking's James McShane scored twice in injury time, and Notts County's unbeaten start to the season was ended with a 3–1 loss.[75][76] Notts was away again the following week, this time at York City. Loanee Quevin Castro put the Magpies 1–0 after five minutes with a long-range free kick.[77] Although Fraser Kerr equalised for York, Langstaff restored Notts County's lead against his former club shortly before half-time, and scored a second in the second half to seal a 3–1 win.[78] September ended with Notts in third place, with 21 points from 10 matches.[77]

Macaulay Langstaff (pictured in 2018) was National League player of the month for August and September.

On 1 October, Notts County defeated Altrincham 3–1 at home.[79] As a result of Chesterfield's 2–1 defeat to Maidenhead the same day, Wrexham (nicknamed the Red Dragons) and Notts County moved into first and second place in the table,[80] beginning the intense race between the two teams for the league championship.[81] By coincidence, Notts hosted Wrexham in their first meeting of the season three days later. The match attracted 10,741 spectators, and was won 1–0 by the Magpies through a 13th-minute goal by Langstaff, who was able to finish a well-worked free kick routine. This victory put Notts top of the table.[82] The Magpies retained first place on 8 October with a 3–2 win away at Woking. All three Notts goals were scored during the first half, with a Rodrigues penalty and two goals from Scott.[83]

On 10 October, Langstaff was announced as the National League's player of the month for September.[84] Having previously won the same award for the month of August,[85] Langstaff became the first player to win consecutive player of the month awards.[84] His record of 15 goals in 13 matches was receiving increasing media attention, including favourable comparisons to Manchester City's Erling Haaland.[86][87][88] Langstaff joked that friends were sending him messages every week to remind him that Haaland was closing in on his goal tally.[86] He told Paul Taylor of The Athletic that comparisons with the City forward were a "massive, massive privilege" and that he hoped "to stay ahead of him", but continued "…it is about Notts; about winning promotion and nothing else. If you asked me whether I would rather get more goals than Haaland this season or, alternatively, win promotion — I would pick promotion without hesitation."[88]

Langstaff scored again when league football resumed on 21 October in a 3–0 home win over Maidstone United.[89] This was followed with a 6–1 win at Wealdstone;[90] the first time Notts County had scored six goals in an away league match since a 6–0 win at Chelsea in February 1924.[91] Notts stretched its winning run to seven in the final match of October against Torquay at Meadow Lane. Connell Rawlinson opened the scoring in the 27th minute from the edge of the penalty area, and the Magpies lead was doubled shortly afterward through a Rodrigues penalty. Castro and Bajrami added late goals to secure a 4–0 win. October ended with Notts in first place with 39 points from 16 matches.[92][93]

November–January

Notts County's seven match winning run came to an end in its first match of November. Chicksen gave the Magpies a 1–0 lead at home to Bromley, but Michael Cheek equalised for the away team, and the match finished 1–1.[94] Notts drew again in its next game, played at Southend United on 8 November; Langstaff and Scott gave Notts 1–0 and 2–1 leads, but Southend levelled twice to secure a 2–2 draw.[95] This result, combined with Wrexham's 3–1 win over Scunthorpe United the following night, saw the Magpies fall to second place.[96] This was the first of four consecutive rounds of fixtures where Notts County and Wrexham would exchange first position. Wrexham was held to a 0–0 draw at Wealdstone on 12 November, allowing Notts to regain top spot with a 2–0 win at Eastleigh.[97][98] The following week, Notts was held to a 0–0 draw at home to Yeovil Town, a match notable for drawing a record National League crowd of 16,511, the result of Notts County's ‘Football for a Fiver’ ticket promotion.[99][100] On the same afternoon, Wrexham defeated Aldershot 2–0,[101] meaning November ended with Notts County in second place, with 45 points from 20 matches.[100]

Notts regained top spot on 3 December. That afternoon, Wrexham drew 1–1 at York,[102] while the Magpies defeated Scunthorpe. Caolan Lavery gave Scunthorpe a 1–0 lead, but Notts quickly levelled through Castro, and led 3–1 at half time after goals from O'Brien and Langstaff; Scott's 85th-minute goal made the final score 4–1.[103] Notts was involved in a "thrilling encounter" in its next match, played at Maidenhead on 10 December.[104] First half goals from Rodrigues, Castro and Langstaff had given Notts County a 3–1 lead, but second half goals from Emile Acquah and Kane Ferdinand brought the score back to 3–3. In the 83rd minute, Langstaff scored his second when he "acrobatically" steered Cameron's cross past the Maidenhead goalkeeper, and Notts won 4–3.[105][104] The Magpies finished December with two home matches, the first a 2–0 win over Gateshead in which leading goal scorer Langstaff sustained an injury which kept him out of the following game.[106][107] Notts fared well without its most prolific forward, defeating Oldham Athletic 4–1 on 26 December. Notts County ended 2022 in first place, with 57 points from 24 matches.[108]

Notts faced Oldham again in the first match of 2023, played on New Year's Day at the latter's Boundary Park. Langstaff returned from injury; he and Scott scored, but the game finished 2–2.[109] The Magpies won their next match 3–0 at Aldershot on 7 January,[110] but were then held to a 1–1 draw with Boreham Wood in their first home game of the year.[111] There then followed an 18-day break in league matches, caused firstly by Notts County's participation in the FA Trophy and then the postponement of its scheduled visit to Chesterfield on 21 January due to freezing weather conditions.[112] Wrexham won two league matches during this period, allowing it to temporarily assume top spot.[113][114] With the Red Dragons involved in the FA Cup,[115] the Magpies retook first place on 28 January with a 1–0 home win over Halifax, in the process equalling the club record of 19 matches without a league defeat.[116] The record was broken in the final game of January, a 2–1 win at Solihull. Notts found itself 1–0 down, but secured victory via two Rodrigues penalties, the second coming in the final minutes of the game. Notts ended January in first place, with 68 points from 29 games.[117]

February–April

Notts County players applaud their supporters following the team’s win at Chesterfield.

Notts County's first match in February was at Torquay. Langstaff gave the Magpies a 1–0 first-half lead, but the home side found an equaliser before half time. Early in the second half, Notts was awarded a penalty, and Rodrigues restored his team's lead. Rodrigues was sent off for a second bookable offence with 25 minutes remaining, but Notts held on for a 2–1 win.[118] The team played a third consecutive away game on 11 February, this time at Chesterfield. Once again, Langstaff opened the scoring for Notts, this time after controlling a long pass from goalkeeper Sam Slocombe and beating Ross Fitzsimons. Once again, the home team found an equaliser shortly before half time. In the second half, Chesterfield's Jeff King was dismissed for a second yellow card, and Notts took advantage of its extra man in the 71st minute, when Chicksen scored to secure a 2–1 win.[119]

Notts scored four goals in each of its next three matches, starting in a 4–1 home victory over Barnet on 14 February.[120] Its next match, played at Yeovil on 18 February, was 1–1 as late as the 84th minute when the Magpies were awarded a penalty, duly converted by Rodrigues. Langstaff scored two goals in injury time to make the final score 4–1, in the process securing a hat-trick and his 30th goal of the season.[121] He extended his tally to 32 on 21 February, as Notts defeated Southend 4–0 at home, with Austin also scoring his first two league goals for the club.[122] Notts County's club record 25-game unbeaten run came to an end in its final match of February. Rodrigues gave the Magpies a 1–0 first-half lead at home to Dagenham; the Daggers, however, levelled through Ángelo Balanta ten minutes later. Notts had numerous second half chances, but found itself unable to regain the lead, and Dagenham found an 86th-minute winner through Inih Effiong.[123] On 28 February, Wrexham defeated Chesterfield 2–1 to move ahead of Notts; as a result, the Magpies ended February in second place, with 83 points from 35 matches.[124]

Notts was held to a 1–1 draw at Bromley in its first game of March,[125] but then beat both Dorking and Eastleigh 3–1 despite falling 0–1 down in both matches.[126][127] Notts was held to another 1–1 draw in its next game, away at Barnet on 18 March, a result that led to the team falling three points behind Wrexham.[128] Langstaff scored his 38th and 39th goals of the season on 25 March in a 4–0 home win over Scunthorpe, in the process equalling the club record for most goals scored in a single season by an individual player.[129] The record was broken in Notts County's final game of the month, played at Altrincham on 28 March. Bostock caught the home side off guard with a quickly taken free kick, which Langstaff duly finished for his 40th goal of the season. Archie Mair saved a first half penalty to keep the score at 1–0, and Rodrigues's second-half penalty for the away team made the final score 2–0.[130] This match was brought forward from 1 April due to Altrincham's involvement in the FA Trophy,[131] allowing Notts to temporarily move into first place.[132] In its final match before facing Wrexham, Notts defeated Wealdstone 3–0. Langstaff scored his 41st goal, this time breaking the National League record for most goals scored in a season.[133]

10 April 2023: Wrexham vs. Notts County

National League leading positions, 7 April 2023[134]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Notts County 42 30 10 2 106 36 +70 100
2 Wrexham 41 31 7 3 106 39 +67 100
3 Woking 41 22 9 10 67 42 +25 75

On 7 April, the same day Notts defeated Wealdstone, Wrexham lost 3–1 at Halifax, its first defeat in 28 matches.[135] These results meant that, ahead of their meeting at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, on 10 April, the Magpies and Wrexham were tied on 100 points, although Wrexham had a game in hand.[133] Both teams had scored 106 goals, already surpassing the previous National League record, and both were six points away from bettering Crawley Town's record 105-point haul; Wrexham had already equalled the previous record for most wins in a season with 31, and David Richardson of Sky Sports anticipated that both clubs would soon exceed it.[136] With only the champions certain of winning promotion, and the runner-up facing the risk of not going up at all, interest in the match was considerable. BT Sport selected it for live television coverage,[137] and the game attracted international attention: "I haven’t slept since Christmas", Luke Williams told Rory Smith of The New York Times on the prospect of his team being forced into "the National League’s somewhat arcane and distinctly treacherous playoff system."[138]

The first half was goalless going into added-on time when Wrexham was penalised for a foul 25-yards from its own goal, and Bostock put the Magpies 1–0 up from the subsequent free kick, which he swept into the top corner of the net. Wrexham was level through Paul Mullin shortly after half time, and the home side took a 2–1 lead in the 69th minute when Mullin sent a ball across the Notts penalty area and found Jacob Mendy. Wrexham's goalkeeper Ben Foster was forced into a fine save from Austin minutes later, but Notts was level from the subsequent corner, with Cameron heading home after being left unmarked. Wrexham was soon ahead again, with Elliot Lee restoring its lead in the 78th minute. In the sixth minute of injury time, Notts was awarded a penalty for a handball in the area by Eoghan O'Connell. Foster saved the subsequent attempt from Scott, and Wrexham held on to win the match 3–2.[139][140]

In post-match interviews, Williams conceded that Wrexham was now the more likely to win automatic promotion: "we had an opportunity to make it much more difficult for them, but I think now the momentum is with them and we have to try to apply maximum pressure by winning our remaining games." Of the penalty save, Williams remarked: "I would always back Cedwyn with his quality of strike to finish but he is up against a very good goalkeeper."[141] Reflecting on his free kick, Bostock told reporters: "It's been a while since I've scored – but it's bittersweet…It was a big wall, honestly I think everyone in that wall was six three, six four, so I knew if I got it over that I knew I had a chance, but when it left my foot I felt like it was going in." On his team's prospects of a successful conclusion to the season, Bostock continued: "…football is full of twists and turns and either way, we have to go and make sure that our goal is complete at the end of the season, as champions or at Wembley."[142]

Remainder of April

Notts defeated Woking 3–0 at home in its next match, temporarily reducing the gap on Wrexham to one point following the latter's draw at Barnet.[143][144] However, Wrexham would defeat Yeovil on 18 April to win its game in hand and move four points clear, meaning a victory in either of its two remaining matches would clinch the title.[145] That victory duly came on 22 April, when the Red Dragons beat Boreham Wood 3–1.[146] That same day, Notts played its final away match of the season at Maidstone, a 5–2 win in which O'Brien scored a hat-trick.[147] In its final match of the regular season, Notts drew 1–1 with York at Meadow Lane, with Langstaff scoring his 42nd goal of the season.[148] Notts ended the regular season in second place with 107 points from 46 matches, a points tally sufficient to have won the title in any National League season prior to this one.[149]

Matches

6 August 2022 1 Notts County 3–0 Maidenhead United Nottingham
15:00
  • Langstaff 22', 44'
    Taylor 59'
 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,331
Referee: Aaron Jackson
13 August 2022 2 Boreham Wood 2–2 Notts County Borehamwood
15:00
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Steven Copeland
16 August 2022 3 Gateshead 1–1 Notts County Gateshead
19:45
Report
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 1,825
Referee: Aaron Bannister
20 August 2022 4 Notts County 2–2 Chesterfield Nottingham
17:20
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,287
Referee: Scott Tallis
27 August 2022 5 Halifax Town 1–4 Notts County Halifax
15:00
Report
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: Daniel Middleton
29 August 2022 6 Notts County 1–0 Solihull Moors Nottingham
15:00
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,004
Referee: Gareth Rhodes
3 September 2022 7 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–5 Notts County Dagenham
15:00 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: Adrian Quelch
13 September 2022 8 Notts County 2–0 Aldershot Town Nottingham
19:45
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,607
Referee: Matthew Dicicco
17 September 2022 9 Dorking Wanderers 3–1 Notts County Dorking
15:00 McShane 19', 90', 90+5' Report Scott 50' Stadium: Meadowbank
Attendance: 2,402
Referee: Jason Richardson
24 September 2022 10 York City 1–3 Notts County York
15:00 Kerr 35' Report Castro 5'
Langstaff 43', 80'		 Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Lewis Smith
1 October 2022 11 Notts County 3–1 Altrincham Nottingham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,458
Referee: Scott Jackson
4 October 2022 12 Notts County 1–0 Wrexham Nottingham
19:45
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 10,741
Referee: Gareth Rhodes
8 October 2022 13 Woking 2–3 Notts County Woking
15:00
Report
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Sam Mulhall
21 October 2022 14 Notts County 3–0 Maidstone United Nottingham
19:45
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,765
Referee: Scott Simpson
25 October 2022 15 Wealdstone 1–6 Notts County Ruislip
19:45
Report
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Elliot Swallow
29 October 2022 16 Notts County 4–0 Torquay United Nottingham
15:00
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,563
Referee: David Richardson
1 November 2022 17 Notts County 1–1 Bromley Nottingham
19:45
Report
  • Cheek 60'
 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,389
Referee: Lewis Smith
8 November 2022 18 Southend United 2–2 Notts County Southend-on-Sea
19:45
Report
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,603
Referee: Daniel Middleton
12 November 2022 19 Eastleigh 0–2 Notts County Eastleigh
15:00 Report
Stadium: Ten Acres
Attendance: 3,055
Referee: James Durkin
19 November 2022 20 Notts County 0–0 Yeovil Town Nottingham
15:00 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 16,511
Referee: Gary Parsons
3 December 2022 21 Scunthorpe United 1–4 Notts County Scunthorpe
12:30
Report
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,196
Referee: Matthew Corlett
10 December 2022 22 Maidenhead United 3–4 Notts County Maidenhead
15:00
Report
Stadium: York Road
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Alan Dale
13 December 2022 23 Notts County 2–0 Gateshead Nottingham
19:45
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,539
Referee: Aaron Bannister
26 December 2022 24 Notts County 4–1 Oldham Athletic Nottingham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,789
Referee: Andrew Miller
1 January 2023 25 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Notts County Oldham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,312
Referee: David Richardson
7 January 2023 26 Aldershot Town 0–3 Notts County Aldershot
15:00 Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,039
Referee: Scott Simpson
10 January 2023 27 Notts County 1–1 Boreham Wood Nottingham
19:45
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,033
Referee: Paul Marsden
28 January 2023 28 Notts County 1–0 Halifax Town Nottingham
15:00
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,548
Referee: Matthew Dicicco
31 January 2023 29 Solihull Moors 1–2 Notts County Solihull
19:45
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: Robert Massey-Ellis
Referee: 2,260
4 February 2023 30 Torquay United 1–2 Notts County Torquay
15:00
Report
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Paul Johnson
11 February 2023 31 Chesterfield 1–2 Notts County Chesterfield
17:20
Report
Stadium: Technique Stadium
Attendance: 9,706
Referee: Matthew Corlett
14 February 2023 32 Notts County 4–1 Barnet Nottingham
19:45
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,891
Referee: Aaron Jackson
18 February 2023 33 Yeovil Town 1–4 Notts County Yeovil
15:00
  • Oluwabori 65'
 Report
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Aji Ajibola
21 February 2023 34 Notts County 4–0 Southend United Nottingham
19:45
Report
    		Stadium: Meadow Lane
    Attendance: 7,237
    Referee: Gareth Rhodes
    25 February 2023 35 Notts County 1–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Nottingham
    17:20
    		Report
    		Stadium: Meadow Lane
    Attendance: 7,441
    Referee: Lewis Smith
    4 March 2023 36 Bromley 1–1 Notts County Bromley
    15:00
    		Report
    		Stadium: Hayes Lane
    Attendance: 3,417
    Referee: Scott Tallis
    11 March 2023 37 Notts County 3–1 Dorking Wanderers Nottingham
    17:20
    		Report
    		Stadium: Meadow Lane
    Attendance: 7,060
    Referee: Edward Duckworth
    14 March 2023 38 Notts County 3–1 Eastleigh Nottingham
    19:45
    		Report
    		Stadium: Meadow Lane
    Attendance: 6,058
    Referee: Scott Simpson
    18 March 2023 39 Barnet 1–1 Notts County Canons Park
    15:00
    		Report
    		Stadium: The Hive Stadium
    Attendance: 2,969
    25 March 2023 40 Notts County 4–0 Scunthorpe United Nottingham
    15:00
    		Report
      		Stadium: Meadow Lane
      Attendance: 16,086
      Referee: Scott Simpson
      28 March 2023 41 Altrincham 0–2 Notts County Altrincham
      19:45
        		Report
        		Stadium: Moss Lane
        Attendance: 2,011
        Referee: Dean Watson
        7 April 2023 42 Notts County 3–0 Wealdstone Nottingham
        15:00
        		Report
          		Stadium: Meadow Lane
          Attendance: 9,786
          Referee: Steven Copeland
          10 April 2023 43 Wrexham 3–2 Notts County Wrexham
          15:00
          		Report
          		Stadium: Racecourse Ground
          Attendance: 9,924
          Referee: Scott Tallis
          15 April 2023 44 Notts County 3–0 Woking Nottingham
          17:20
          		Report
            		Stadium: Meadow Lane
            Attendance: 8,520
            Referee: Scott Jackson
            22 April 2023 45 Maidstone United 2–5 Notts County Maidstone
            15:00
            		Report
            		Stadium: Gallagher Stadium
            Attendance: 2,391
            Referee: Andrew Miller
            29 April 2023 46 Notts County 1–1 York City Nottingham
            17:30
            		Report
            		Stadium: Meadow Lane
            Attendance: 11,336
            Referee: Greg Rollason

            Play-offs

            Semi-final vs. Boreham Wood

            Supporters invade the pitch in celebration following Notts County’s semi-final victory.

            Notts faced Boreham Wood in the play-off semi-final, the latter having beaten Barnet 2–1 in the quarter-final.[150] Although Notts had finished 35 points ahead of Boreham Wood in the league standings,[151] Williams anticipated a close match, telling reporters: "…on the day, we know that anything can happen and I don't think there is much difference between any of the teams that a fixture is a given."[152] Notts named the same starting eleven as its final regular season match against York City.[153]

            The semi-final, played at Meadow Lane on 7 May, was attended by 15,617 spectators. The Magpies missed a series of chances during the first half, and their wastefulness was punished in the 37th minute when Femi Ilesanmi scored from close range to put Boreham Wood 1–0 up. Aden Baldwin then had two opportunities to equalize for Notts from long range, but Boreham Wood was able to double its lead when Lee Ndlouv pounced on a loose pass from Bostock to Baldwin and found himself one-on-one with Slocombe. The away team led 2–0 at half time. Early in the second half, Baldwin's third long-range effort found the back of the net to reduce the deficit to 1–2. The Magpies then had the opportunity to equalise when they were awarded a penalty for a foul on Rodrigues; Rodrigues took the penalty himself, but saw it saved by Joe McDonnell, a goalkeeper signed on an emergency loan two days before the match.[154] The match remained 1–2 until the sixth minute of injury time, when a powerful cross from substitute Jodi Jones met the head of Baldwin, who directed the ball into the net to make the score 2–2 in the final moments of normal time. Both sides had chances in extra time, but the scores remained tied until the final minute, when Jones's speculative effort from the edge of the penalty area found its way past McDonnell. Notts County won the match 3–2.[155][153][156]

            At full time, Notts County supporters poured onto the pitch in celebration.[153] Baldwin's two goals were the first of his professional career.[155] Speaking to reporters after the match about his equalising goal, Baldwin said "it is one of the best feelings I have ever felt – for Jodi to cut in and hit it as hard as he did, I just needed to connect with it, which I did, and I had that realisation that we could only go on to win the game from there."[157] Jones's goal was his first since October 2018; he had suffered from a series of anterior cruciate ligament injuries which had prevented him from playing for much of the intervening period.[158] Discussing the immediate aftermath of his goal, Jones told Ben Fisher of The Guardian "I remember trying to pull my shirt off; I was just so excited I didn’t know what to do. I saw all the bench coming towards me, the gaffer trying to chase me but he couldn’t keep up."[159] The win meant that Notts County qualified for the play-off final, played at Wembley Stadium the following Saturday.

            Final vs. Chesterfield

            Notts County players and supporters celebrate shortly after the play-off final’s conclusion.

            Notts County faced Chesterfield (nicknamed the Spireites) in the final, the latter having beaten Bromley 3–2 in extra time in the semi-final.[160] This was Notts County's seventh appearance at Wembley Stadium following the 1990 Third Division play-off final, 1991 Second Division play-off final, 1994 Anglo-Italian Cup final, 1995 Anglo-Italian Cup final, 1996 Second Division play-off final and 2020 National League play-off final. Asked what a win would mean to the club after missing automatic promotion, Luke Williams said "we would feel some sort of justification, a sense of confirmation, that all our hard work paid off." He anticipated "a real huge clash between two very good teams for the level."[161] Williams named an unchanged starting eleven from that which had begun the semi-final.[162]

            The match was played on 13 May, and was attended by 38,138 spectators. The Magpies had to defend an indirect free kick in their own penalty area in the opening minutes, after Slocombe inadvertently took two touches of the ball following a goal kick. Slocombe saved the subsequent attempt from Jeff King, but gave away a penalty for a foul on Andrew Dallas shortly after, and Dallas put Chesterfield 1–0 up; this remained the score at half time. Notts came close to equalising through Austin and Rawlinson during the second half, but the match remained 1–0 until the 87th minute. Awarded a free kick along the right-hand side, Bostock caught goalkeeper Ross Fitzsimons out of position and equalised for the Magpies at the near post. The match was 1–1 at full time.[163][164]

            Chesterfield regained its lead early in the first half of extra time through Armando Dobra, who had time and space to place a shot past Slocombe. Langstaff and Rawlinson both had opportunities to equalise for the Magpies, but the Spireites lead 2–1 at half time in extra time. Notts equalised early in the second half through Rodrigues, whose bouncing volley looped into the back of the net, and the match finished 2–2, meaning the second promoted club would be decided by a penalty shootout.[163][164] Late in extra time, Williams substituted Slocombe, who had not saved a penalty during the season, for Archie Mair, who had.[165] Langstaff, Rodrigues and Jones all scored with Notts County's first three attempts, while Mair would save two of Chesterfield's first four penalties. This gave Bostock the opportunity to win the match for the Magpies, but his attempted panenka hit the crossbar. Joe Quigley scored Chesterfield's fifth and final penalty, leaving Cedwyn Scott to seal promotion for his team with Notts County's final kick.[163][164]

            Notts County won promotion despite leading its two play-off matches for a combined total of about one minute. In post-play-off final interviews, Williams paid tribute to his team, saying "I've learned that when these guys look like they are done, they are not – they have another roll of the dice."[166] Williams credited the Notts goalkeeping coach Tom Weal for his role in Bostock's equaliser, revealing that, in pre-match analysis, Weal had noticed the Chesterfield goalkeeper's tendency to leave "big, big gaps" and had put this "in the mind of the players."[167] Bostock was able to joke about his penalty miss: "I thought it was crossbar challenge", he told BT Sport.[168] Bostock's miss meant the promotion-winning penalty kick was taken by Scott, who had seen his penalty saved in the decisive league match at Wrexham weeks earlier. Scott admitted that seeing his penalty saved had "hit me hard" but that "the gaffer had a word with me and he was brilliant and backed me all the way, and I had full confidence in the team stepping up to take the penalty and gladly I put it away."[169]

            Matches

            7 May 2023 Semi-final Notts County 3–2 (a.e.t.) Boreham Wood Nottingham
            12.30
            		Report
            		Stadium: Meadow Lane
            Attendance: 15,617
            Referee: Scott Tallis
            13 May 2023 Final Notts County 2–2 (a.e.t.)
            (4–3 p)            		 Chesterfield London
            15:30
            		Report
            		Stadium: Wembley Stadium
            Attendance: 38,138
            Referee: Matthew Corlett

            Cup competitions

            FA Cup

            Notts County entered the FA Cup at the fourth qualifying round stage, where they were drawn to play Coalville Town of the Southern Football League's Premier Division Central at Meadow Lane.[170] The Magpies made eight changes from their previous league game, and found themselves 1–0 down almost immediately. Although Sam Austin equalised for Notts shortly afterwards, Coalville restored its lead in the 23rd minute, and led 2–1 at half time. In the second half, Notts brought on two first-team regulars, Matt Palmer and Rúben Rodrigues, and was level in the 66th minute through Austin's second goal of the game. Macaulay Langstaff was brought on immediately afterwards in an effort to win the match, but Coalville retook the lead in the 86th minute through Luke Shaw, and held on to win 3–2 in a major upset.[171]

            15 October 2022 Fourth qualifying Notts County 2–3 Coalville Town Nottingham
            15:00 Austin 9', 66' Report McGlinchey 2'
            Chambers 23'
            Shaw 86'            		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
            Attendance: 5,060


            FA Trophy

            Notts County's FA Trophy campaign began in the third round with a home tie against Chorley of National League North. Notts made six changes from its previous league match, including bringing in John Bostock for his first start for the club. Chorley took a 1–0 lead through Connor Hall from Scott Leather's cross, but the home side were soon level through Sam Austin, who equalised in the 33rd minute. In first-half injury time, Leather turned a cross from Notts County's Aaron Nemane into his own net to give the home side the lead. With no further scoring in the second half, Notts won the match 2–1.[172]

            In the fourth round, the Magpies were again drawn at home, this time against fellow National League club Maidstone United. Notts made six changes to its starting eleven from its previous league match, and also included youth team members Madou Cisse and Charlie Gill on bench; both would make their senior debuts in this match. Former Notts midfielder Regan Booty gave Maidstone a 1–0 lead through a first-half penalty, and the away side extended its lead in the second half when Notts were caught in possession, and Roarie Deacon fired into an empty net from 45 yards. Adam Chicksen reduced the deficit to 1–2 shortly afterwards, and the home side levelled the game late on when Sam Austin was able to follow up on his own rebound. The match thus went to penalties, with the away team progressing 6–5, Matt Palmer seeing the decisive penalty saved by the Maidstone goalkeeper.[173][174]

            20 December 2022 Third Notts County 2–1 Chorley Nottingham
            19:45 Austin 32'
            Leather 45' (og)            		 Report Hall 18' Stadium: Meadow Lane
            Attendance: 2,040
            15 January 2023 Fourth Notts County 2–2 (a.e.t.)
            (5–6 p)            		 Maidstone United Nottingham
            15:00
            		Report
            		Stadium: Meadow Lane
            Attendance: 2,405

            Player statistics

            Notts County played 51 matches in the 2022–23 season: 46 in the league, two in the play-offs, one in FA Cup qualifying and two in the FA Trophy. Matt Palmer was the only player to feature in every game, starting 48 times and being brought off the bench as a substitute in the other three matches. Across all competitions, Notts made use of 30 different players, four of whom were goalkeepers. A total of nineteen different players scored 128 goals between them for the Magpies across all competitions.

            Key

            Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

            Pos. Nat. Name National League Play-offs FA Cup FA Trophy Total Discipline
            Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangular card A red rectangular card
            MF  ENG Matt Palmer 44 (2)2200 (1)02048 (3)240
            DF  SCO Kyle Cameron 44220002048270
            DF  ZIM Adam Chicksen 4410200011471120
            FW  ENG Macaulay Langstaff 44 (1)42200 (1)00046 (2)4220
            FW  POR Rúben Rodrigues 4318210 (1)00045 (1)1991
            GK  ENG Sam Slocombe 39020000041050
            FW  FRA Aaron Nemane 35 (3)320002039 (3)340
            DF  ENG Aden Baldwin 29 (1)022001032 (1)240
            DF  WAL Connell Rawlinson 27 (1)120101031 (1)160
            DF  ENG Richard Brindley 26 (3)00 (2)0101028 (5)071
            MF  ENG Sam Austin 20 (21)520122225 (21)910
            FW  ENG Cedwyn Scott 21 (15)150 (2)0001022 (17)1510
            DF  ALB Geraldo Bajrami 19 (12)200102022 (12)250
            MF  IRE Jim O'Brien 21 (6)50 (1)0001022 (7)550
            MF  ENG John Bostock 14 (9)121001017 (9)210
            FW  MLT Jodi Jones 8 (8)00 (2)100008 (10)150
            MF  ENG Ed Francis 6 (4)100101 (1)08 (5)140
            DF  ENG Tobi Adebayo-Rowling 6 (5)00010108 (5)000
            MF  POR Quevin Castro 4 (10)40010005 (10)410
            GK  SCO Archie Mair 3 (1)00 (1)001004 (2)020
            GK  IRE Tiernan Brooks 400000004010
            FW  GRN Kairo Mitchell 1 (14)200101 (1)03 (16)210
            MF  ENG Joel Taylor 210010003110
            GK  ENG Brad Young 000010102010
            MF  ENG Frank Vincent 1 (8)10000001 (8)110
            MF  WAL Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 1 (4)00000001 (4)000
            DF  ENG Lucien Mahovo 000010001000
            FW  ENG Junior Morias 0 (2)00000000 (2)000
            FW  ENG Madou Cisse 0000000 (1)00 (1)000
            FW  ENG Charlie Gill 0000000 (1)00 (1)000

            Source:[175][176][177][174]

            Death of Jason Turner

            Notts County's season was affected by tragedy when, on 30 March, Jason Turner, the club's chief executive officer, died suddenly at the age of 50.[178] Among those paying tribute to Turner were the club's owners, Christoffer and Alexander Reedtz;[179] head coach Luke Williams,[180] players from the club and officials from others.[178] The club's first match following Turner's death, at Meadow Lane against Wealdstone on 7 April, was attended by his family, and preceded by a minute's applause, with the team and coaching staff wearing t-shirts bearing Turner's image.[181] Williams dedicated his team's 3–0 win to Turner: "I think that was fitting for Jason," he told BBC Radio Nottingham.[182] Notts County made a large banner featuring Turner in tribute to him;[183] this was taken to Wembley Stadium and draped over the seats there during the play-off final. The players also included a framed photo of him in their celebrations after being presented with the play-off trophy.[184]

            Records and awards

            Records

            The team broke numerous club records during the 2022–23 season.[185] Sam Allardyce's 1997–98 Third Division championship-winning team had held Notts County’s record for most points in a season (99) and fewest league defeats (5).[186] Its 2022–23 counterparts bettered both of these records, accumulating 107 points and being beaten only 3 times. The 32 wins achieved during 2022–23 surpassed the previous record of 30 held by Jimmy Sirrel's 1970–71 Fourth Division-championship winning team.[186] Between 24 September 2022 and 28 February 2023, Notts County was unbeaten in 25 league matches. This exceeded the previous record of 19 league matches, achieved between 26 April 1930 and 17 December 1930,[186] encompassing the final game of the 1929–30 season and first 18 of 1930–31.[187] In the latter season, Tom Keetley scored 39 goals for the Magpies as they won the Third Division South championship.[188] This stood as the record for most goals scored for Notts County by an individual player in a single season until beaten by Macaulay Langstaff's 42 goals during 2022–23. Langstaff also broke the previous National League record for goals in a season, beating Ricky Miller's 40 goals for Dover Athletic in 2016–17.[189] In total, the team scored 117 league goals during the 2022–23 season, 10 more than its 1959–60 counterparts and the previous record holder, which scored 107 times on its way to winning promotion as runners-up in the Fourth Division.[186]

            Awards

            A Notts County player was recognised as National League player of month four times during the 2022–23 season. Three of these awards were won by Macaulay Langstaff, who was player of the month for August, September and March.[85][84][190] Kyle Cameron was named player of the month for December.[191] Langstaff was awarded National League player of the year, while he and Cameron were also named in the National League’s team of the season, alongside their Notts County teammates Adam Chicksen, Matt Palmer and Rúben Rodrigues.[192] Luke Williams won manager of the month awards twice during the season, in October and March.[193][190]

            Aftermath and legacy

            Notts County returned to the EFL four years after becoming the first founding member to be relegated from it.

            Promotion meant Notts County regained its status as the oldest EFL club. Luke Williams described it as an "enormous…massive moment in the history of the club. We have shut the door on the worst times the club has experienced since its beginning."[194] The team returned to Nottingham the day following the play-off final, greeted by hundreds of supporters at Meadow Lane.[195] There were no civic celebrations in the city's Old Market Square to mark the team's achievement, with Nottingham City Council initially announcing that none could take place due to pressure on the council's budget.[196] Following criticism, the council announced that it wanted to stage an event before the start of the following season, though Notts County eventually opted to decline this invitation.[197][198] Council leader David Mellen apologised for the initial decision, saying it had "not been the council's finest hour."[199]

            Notts County's predicament of having to win promotion via the play-offs despite finishing the season with 107 points led to "increasing scrutiny" of the number of promotion and relegation places between the National League and English Football League.[13] "We want to make it [more promotion places] happen," Mark Ives, the National League's general manager, said following the play-off final. "Everyone would think it is fair that the two teams with more than 100 points went up. We were at risk of that not happening. The issue for me is when and how it works."[6] His sentiments were echoed by other figures within the National League, including Chesterfield's manager Paul Cook, who described the league's solitary automatic promotion place "an absolute sporting disgrace", continuing "Notts County should have gone up automatically without a doubt."[200] David Bosomworth, the chairman of Halifax Town, said that the league was "unrecognisable from 10, 12 years ago, and so is the financial climate. You didn't have the depth of the teams there now and their ability to buy players. The minimum has to be three up and three down. Whether it could go even further, who knows."[201]

            Notts County's season-long rivalry with Wrexham was the focus of several episodes of season two of Welcome to Wrexham, the FX show documenting actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds's takeover of Wrexham. Episode 2, titled "Nott Yet", focused on Notts County's 1–0 win over Wrexham in their first meeting of the season,[81] while episode 12, "Hand of Foz" documented the Red Dragons's 3–2 win the second and decisive match.[202] The final episode, "Up the Town?", featured interviews with Luke Williams, John Bostock, Macaulay Langstaff and Cedwyn Scott, and the episode ended with footage of Scott's promotion-winning penalty at Wembley.[203] Scott described the latter as "a nice touch", drawing supportive comments from both McElhenney and Reynolds.[204]

            Notes

            1. ↑ A team wins 'automatic promotion' based solely on its regular season performance without needing to participate in any further matches.
            2. ↑ The term non-League refers to football played outside of the Premier League and English Football League.

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